52 East 72nd Street (Claremont House)
52 East 72nd Street, New York, NY 10021
BBL 1013867502 · BIN 1041430
- Year built
- 1986
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 17
- Floors
- 18
- Landmark
- In a historic district
- Pets
- Per the condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
52 East 72nd Street (Claremont House) sales history: 28 recorded sales
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $2,037
- Listing discount
- 5.8%
- Recorded sales
- 28
- On record
- 2004–2026
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 52 East 72nd Street (Claremont House) would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $14,332/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $70
- Modeled exposure split equally across 17 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Notable fees
- Seller Processing Fee $700; Waiver of Right of First Refusal Fee $350. No flip tax listed
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, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | 7 | 3 BR · 4 BA · 2,430 sf | $4,950,000 | $2,037/sf | -9.2% |
| 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 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 15, 2021 | — | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,485 sf | $3,750,000 | $1,509/sf | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $2,037/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 5.8% 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.
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). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. 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.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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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:
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- 55 East 72nd Street — nearby East 72nd Street building
More Upper East Side buildings
- 50 East 89th Street (Park Regis) — 1974 co-op by Emery Roth & Sons
- 51 East 78th Street — 1893 co-op
- 51 East 90th Street — 1926 co-op by George F. Pelham
- 52 East 78th Street & 61 East 77th Street — 1916 co-op
- 53 East 66th Street — 1923 co-op by Mott B. Schmidt
- 55 East 72nd Street — 1924 co-op by Albert Joseph Bodker
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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