- Year built
- 1986
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 17
- Floors
- 18
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Per the condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2023
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,903
- Listing discount
- 9.3%
- Recorded sales
- 26
- On record
- 2004–2023
52 East 72nd Street — Claremont House — is a 1986 full-service condominium in the heart of Lenox Hill, on the prized block of East 72nd Street between Madison and Park Avenues. Its architecture is deliberately contextual: a red-brick tower rising from a two-story limestone base, with an arched, canopied entrance that gives the address the dignity of its prewar neighbors while offering the systems and flexibility of a 1980s condominium. In an enclave dominated by prewar co-ops, that condominium structure is part of the appeal.
The location is among the most refined on the Upper East Side. Madison Avenue's boutiques — including Ralph Lauren's flagships at 72nd Street — are steps away; the museums and galleries of the neighborhood are close; and Central Park is a short walk to the west, with the shopping and services of Lexington and Third Avenues to the east. For buyers who want this address without a co-op's financing caps and board process, Claremont House is a natural fit.
This is a boutique full-service building whose value is set at the apartment level. With seventeen residences, floor, exposure, and layout drive pricing more than any building-wide figure.
Architecture and unit composition
Claremont House is a well-mannered piece of 1980s contextual design. A two-story limestone base grounds the building, above which a red-brick shaft rises eighteen stories; the arched, canopied entrance signals a serviced building and echoes the vocabulary of the avenue's prewar houses. Inside, the seventeen residences carry the light and layouts of the building's era, with the higher and better-exposed homes commanding the building's premiums.
At eighteen stories and seventeen units, the building is boutique by count with a real service posture — a full-time doorman, an elevator, and private storage — pitched to buyers who want white-glove convenience at a prime Upper East Side address.
Building operations
52 East 72nd Street operates as a boutique full-service condominium: a full-time doorman, an elevator, and private storage, behind a limestone-based, canopied lobby. Common charges reflect a small building carrying full-time staffing; buyers should model the full monthly carry and review reserves and any capital history during due diligence, as is prudent for any condominium now nearly four decades into occupancy. Because the building is a condominium rather than a co-op, ownership flexibility is broad, and the building's character skews toward long-term, primary-residence owners drawn by the address.
Recent sales
As a condominium, 52 East 72nd Street prices on a price-per-square-foot basis, with the higher floors and best-exposed residences carrying the building's premiums. Turnover is light in a seventeen-unit building; both resale and owner-rental activity occur, but this is an ownership condominium, not a rental building. Apartment-level context — floor, exposure, layout, and condition — drives pricing far more than any building average, and the combination of a prime Lenox Hill address, full-service staffing, and condominium flexibility supports pricing for well-presented residences.
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2023 | 15 | 4 BR · 5 BA · 2,430 sf | $4,625,000 | $1,903/sf | -9.3% |
| Nov 18, 2022 | PHA | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,200 sf | $4,150,000 | $1,886/sf | -12.6% |
| Sep 21, 2022 | 6A/B | 4 BR · 4 BA | $3,650,000 | -15.1% | |
| Sep 7, 2022 | 10 | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,430 sf | $3,750,000 | $1,543/sf | -3.8% |
| Oct 22, 2021 | 3AB | 3 BR · 4 BA · 2,430 sf | $4,550,000 | $1,872/sf | -9.0% |
| Sep 8, 2021 | 9 | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,485 sf | $3,780,000 | $1,521/sf | +0.8% |
| Jul 16, 2018 | 14 | 4 BR · 2,430 sf | $4,453,750 | $1,833/sf | -10.8% |
| Jul 12, 2018 | 15 | 4 BR · 5 BA · 2,430 sf | $4,453,750 | $1,833/sf | -19.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2023) cleared a median $1,903/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 9.3% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2007 | PHTRIPLEX | $8,000,000 |
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01386-7502) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
The address plus condo flexibility is the story. A full-service condominium on East 72nd Street between Madison and Park is rare in an area of co-ops; the location and the ownership flexibility are what set the building apart.
It's a boutique doorman building. A full-time doorman backs seventeen residences — white-glove service at boutique scale. Price that combination accordingly.
Condo flexibility is real. Pied-à-terre, subletting, foreign buyers, and LLC/trust ownership are permitted under the declaration; closings run on condo timelines — a meaningful contrast to the co-ops nearby.
Underwrite a mature building. Now nearly forty years old, the building should be reviewed for reserves and any capital history, as with any condominium of its age.
Mansion tax thresholds apply. At this building's pricing, the $1M, $2M, and higher cliffs can be in play. Run pricing through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the location and the flexibility. The prime Lenox Hill address and the condominium structure are the marketing story; foreground both.
Pricing requires apartment-level comps. With seventeen residences, floor, exposure, and layout move the number more than any neighborhood average.
Own the service and the block. The full-time doorman and the block between Madison and Park are genuine selling points; market them plainly.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 52 East 72nd Street, also evaluate these nearby Upper East Side buildings:
- 4 East 72nd Street — neighboring East 72nd Street building
- 19 East 72nd Street — nearby East 72nd Street building
- 36 East 72nd Street — nearby East 72nd Street building
- 31 East 72nd Street — nearby East 72nd Street building
- 55 East 72nd Street — nearby East 72nd Street building
The Roebling Team at 52 East 72nd Street (Claremont House)
The Roebling Team at Compass works the full Lenox Hill and Upper East Side market, including its boutique full-service condominiums. We publish this profile because a full-service condominium on an avenue of prewar co-ops trades on factors generic market commentary misses — the address, the service, and the condominium flexibility.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 52 East 72nd Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point. We'll bring the full context this page provides plus the transactional specifics your situation requires.
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