6–8 East 68th Street
6–8 East 68th Street, between Fifth and Madison avenues · Upper East Side
BBL 1013820065 · BIN 1078338
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Elevator, keyed entry and 24-hour live-feed security system
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper East Side Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Maximum financing
- 50% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- 2% of the purchase price, paid by the seller
- Doorman
- No doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median, 2025–2026
- $2.9M
- 2 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $2.7M – $3.1M
- Listing discount
- 5.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 20
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6–8 East 68th Street combines two nineteenth-century houses within one small cooperative. Their present identity owes much to a 1919 remodeling commissioned by Otto Kahn: Harry Allan Jacobs gave a group of three houses a unified French Renaissance treatment. The two houses now in this cooperative underwent substantial further alterations in 1978–79.
The location is just east of Fifth Avenue, while the apartment inventory retains the variety of a townhouse conversion. Full-floor homes, duplexes and upper-level combinations occupy the two entrances. The cooperative's fourteen-residence count belongs to the combined property.
Architecture and unit composition
The original houses were designed separately, by John G. Prague and Lamb & Wheeler. Jacobs's intervention joined their architectural presentation through a mansion-like façade and mansard composition. Subsequent exterior changes mean the surviving building reflects several construction periods.
The homes range from one-bedroom duplexes to full-floor two-bedroom plans and larger penthouse duplexes. Full-floor apartments of about 1,800 square feet appear alongside smaller multi-level layouts. Some larger homes have separate dining rooms, while others combine living and dining space around the principal windows.
Tall ceilings, decorative moldings, wood floors and fireplaces survive in selected apartments. Their condition and configuration depend on later renovations. Garden access belongs to some lower homes; terraces occur at the top. Internal stairs are part of the duplex and penthouse layouts.
Building operations
Entry uses a keyed system supported by a round-the-clock live-feed security system. There is no doorman. Elevator access serves the converted houses, and some apartments have in-unit laundry.
The cooperative operates across both street entrances on one tax lot. A purchaser acquires shares in that larger corporation, even when the apartment occupies a floor within only one of the former houses.
Policy framework
Minimum down payment: 50% — confirm with the managing agent. Pets: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent. Pied-à-terre purchases: Permitted subject to board approval — confirm with the managing agent.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of August 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
- Terms
- Equal to 2% of the Purchase Price
- Rate
- 2% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Seller
Source: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
Purchase
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Recognition Agreement FeeConditionalConditions: If Financing | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $750 With a Broker, $800 Without a Broker (plus NYS transfer stamp 0.5/share) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Fee for Estate Sale | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $850 With a Broker, $850 Without a Broker (plus NYS transfer stamp .05/share) | Refundable Non-refundable |
Sublet
3 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance Charges | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount Equal to 25% of the total maintenance charges due over the entire period of the sublease | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing FeeRequired | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $150 per Applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
Refinance
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 50% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- No doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | 4 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,800 sf | $3,087,500 | $1,715/sf | -5.7% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 2 | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,675,000 | -10.7% | |
| Oct 13, 2022 | 5 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,800 sf | $3,200,000 | $1,778/sf | -19.0% |
| Feb 5, 2020 | 1A | 1 BR · 2 BA | $1,500,000 | -16.4% | |
| Jan 17, 2017 | 3 | 2 BR | $2,725,000 | +0.0% | |
| Oct 16, 2014 | 5 | 2 BR · 1,800 sf | $2,400,000 | $1,333/sf | -3.8% |
| Sep 22, 2014 | 2 | 2 BR · 1,800 sf | $2,995,000 | $1,664/sf | +0.0% |
| Oct 17, 2011 | 1B | 2 BR | $1,850,000 | -5.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,715/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 5.4% 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 1-01382-0065). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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Comparable buildings
- 36 East 69th Street — A small elevator cooperative in a converted townhouse with a French Classical exterior.
- 2 East 67th Street — A purpose-built palazzo cooperative by Rosario Candela and Warren & Wetmore, with a small apartment inventory.
- 845 Fifth Avenue — J. E. R. Carpenter's limestone cooperative offers larger purpose-built floors close to the park.
- 660 Park Avenue — A York & Sawyer Italian Renaissance cooperative with a limited number of substantial apartments.
- 2 East 70th Street — A limestone cooperative with simplex and duplex homes, designed by Candela with Walker & Gillette.
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- 6 East 76th Street — 1895 co-op
- 8 East 83rd Street — 1963 co-op
- 8 East 96th Street — 1928 co-op by Rosario Candela
- 9 East 96th Street — 1926 co-op by Gronenberg & Leuchtag
The neighborhood
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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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