70 East 77th Street
70 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10075
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1013910045 · BIN 1041802
- Year built
- 1917
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median
- $2.5M
- Recent range
- $2.2M – $7.2M
- Listing discount
- 8.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 24
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 70 East 77th Street 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.
70 East 77th Street is a quintessential Lenox Hill pre-war cooperative — a nine-story, red-brick apartment house set mid-block between Madison and Park Avenues, the address that defines the heart of the Upper East Side. Built in 1917, it belongs to the first wave of the neighborhood's purpose-built apartment houses, and it has the hallmarks the era is prized for: large, gracious layouts, real architectural detail, and the kind of quiet, between-avenues siting that buyers on these blocks specifically seek.
The exterior is more refined than its modest height suggests: a two-story terracotta entrance surround, stringcourses, lunettes above the windows, and a scalloped cornice give the building a finely worked face. With only 30 residences across nine floors, it is genuinely boutique — large apartments, few neighbors, and the settled, owner-occupied character that comes with a small shareholder base. The roughly 2,150-square-foot-per-unit average reflects substantial homes rather than carved-up plans.
For buyers, the case is the classic Upper East Side one: an intimate, full-service pre-war cooperative with wood-burning fireplaces and pre-war scale, on a prime Madison-to-Park block within walking distance of Central Park, the museums, and the neighborhood's best retail.
Architecture and unit composition
The building reads as a well-detailed example of the 1917 Lenox Hill type: a red-brick mid-block apartment house with a two-story-high terracotta entrance surround, stringcourses banding the façade, lunettes above the upper windows, and a scalloped cornice crowning the composition. It is restrained but considered — the work of an era that expressed quality through proportion and crafted detail rather than ornament for its own sake.
Inside, the 30 residences carry pre-war scale: high ceilings, well-proportioned rooms, and the gracious entry-and-gallery planning of the period. A standout feature is the presence of wood-burning fireplaces in apartments — an increasingly rare amenity in Manhattan and a genuine draw for buyers of pre-war homes. The mid-block siting between Madison and Park means light from the street and quiet interiors away from avenue traffic. Layouts skew to family-scaled two-, three-, and four-bedroom configurations consistent with the building's large per-unit average.
Building operations
70 East 77th Street operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative scaled to its size: a full-time doorman, a bicycle room, and basement storage. For a 30-unit building, that staffing model delivers attentive service and security without the carrying costs of a large amenity plant — exactly the lean, well-run profile that long-term Upper East Side owners prefer.
On house rules, the cooperative's terms are established: a 3% flip tax applies on sale, and the building permits financing up to 65% of the purchase price. The wood-burning fireplaces are a defining in-unit amenity. These are the concrete facts that shape both underwriting and resale here, and they sit comfortably within the norms of a prime Lenox Hill co-op.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
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 FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | 6A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,600,000 | +4.0% | |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 3C | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,200 sf | $2,500,000 | $1,136/sf | -15.3% |
| Jul 18, 2025 | 6 | 4 BR · 6.5 BA · 4,100 sf | $7,200,000 | $1,756/sf | -12.7% |
| May 25, 2023 | 7A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,175,000 | -3.3% | |
| Jul 13, 2022 | 2A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,150 sf | $3,100,000 | $1,442/sf | +3.5% |
| May 4, 2022 | 8A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,785,000 | -7.2% | |
| Mar 8, 2022 | 4B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,750,000 | -14.1% | |
| Jan 14, 2022 | 6C | 4 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,650,000 | -10.2% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,446/sf across 2 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 5.0% 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 1-01391-0045) 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a cooperative, so plan on a full board package, financial disclosure, and an interview. Two terms shape your numbers from the outset: the 3% flip tax at sale and the 65% financing cap, which means you should be prepared to put down at least 35%. Underwrite accordingly.
Beyond the financials, this is a buy-for-the-apartment building: pre-war scale, a wood-burning fireplace, and a quiet mid-block setting matter more than amenity breadth. The location is among the most desirable on the East Side — between Madison and Park, a short walk to Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum and Museum Mile, the Lexington Avenue and Second Avenue subways, and the Madison Avenue retail corridor. For a buyer who wants an intimate, full-service pre-war home in the center of Lenox Hill, this is precisely that.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the pre-war substance and the fireplace. Large, well-detailed apartments with working wood-burning fireplaces, in a boutique full-service co-op on a prime Madison-to-Park block, are exactly what the East Side pre-war buyer pursues — and a well-renovated home that preserves its original character commands a premium.
Price against the building's true peer set: the boutique pre-war cooperatives on the Madison-to-Park blocks of Lenox Hill, not the large amenity towers. Be ready to position the 3% flip tax and 65% financing terms candidly; serious buyers expect both and underwrite around them. The board process is standard for a small full-service co-op, and a strong, owner-occupant-minded buyer with the requisite down payment moves through it efficiently.
Comparable buildings
If you're evaluating 70 East 77th Street, also look at these pre-war Upper East Side cooperatives nearby:
- 175 East 77th Street — pre-war Lenox Hill co-op on the same street
- 201 East 77th Street — pre-war cooperative a few blocks east
- 255 East 77th Street — a 2025 Upper East Side condominium
- 1004 Lexington Avenue — pre-war Lenox Hill cooperative
- 1091 Lexington Avenue — pre-war Upper East Side co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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