846 Second Avenue (Midtown East)

The building is a 21-story masonry tower in the utilitarian late-1970s idiom — vertical emphasis in the façade, a travertine ground floor, and clean post-war massing rather than ornament. It is not a landmark and makes no pre-war claims; the appeal is the practical virtue of its era and the updates layered on since, including a renovated lobby and modernized elevators.

The residences run from studios through one- and two-bedroom layouts. Many apartments carry southern and western exposures with open city views, and the corner lines are the standouts — some corner homes feature as many as fourteen windows, a genuine light advantage in this part of Midtown. Upper-floor units pick up river outlooks toward the East River and the U.N. campus. As a 114-unit building, the stack offers enough variety of layout and exposure that a buyer can usually find a meaningful set of in-building comparables.

The Delegate runs as a full-service condominium — a 24-hour doorman and concierge, a live-in resident superintendent, central laundry, a bike room, and rentable basement storage, all anchored by a landscaped roof deck with panoramic city and river views. The building is pet friendly and, notably, investor-friendly: the condominium permits leases as short as six months, which is meaningful flexibility for owners who want to rent and for buyers considering a pied-à-terre or investment purchase. As a condominium, purchases are not subject to a co-op board's approval process; ownership transfers and financing follow standard condo mechanics.

Recent sales

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2005) cleared a median $951/sf across 5 sales.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01338-7501) 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.

This is a condominium, so a purchase runs on standard condo mechanics rather than a co-op board package and interview — a meaningful practical advantage for buyers who want speed, financing flexibility, or the ability to rent. The building's six-month-minimum lease policy makes it one of the more investor-friendly options in Midtown East, and the pet-friendly rules add to the flexibility.

The most important on-site distinctions are floor and exposure. The corner lines with high window counts and the upper floors with river and open-city views are the ones that hold value best; lower interior units are the value entry point. The location is a genuine asset — one block from the United Nations, close to Grand Central and the 4/5/6/7/S subway lines and Metro-North, in a stretch of Midtown East that is more commercial than residential but exceptionally well-connected. Comparable analysis belongs against Turtle Bay and Midtown East full-service condominiums.

Condo flexibility is the marketing core. True condominium ownership, six-month-minimum subletting, and pet-friendly rules are an easy story to tell and genuinely broaden the buyer pool — investors, pied-à-terre buyers, and primary residents all qualify.

Benchmark within the building and against Midtown East condos. With regular in-building turnover, recent comparable sales here are the first reference point; floor, light, exposure, window count, and renovation status determine where a unit lands.

Corners, light, and river views are the on-site differentiators. High-floor homes with strong exposures and the fourteen-window corner lines should anchor positioning; the roof deck is an amenity worth foregrounding.

Closing timelines are condo-fast. With no board package or interview, a well-prepared condo sale moves efficiently from contract to closing — we manage that process end to end.

If you're considering The Delegate, also evaluate nearby Turtle Bay and Midtown East condominiums:

• 303 East 57th Street — full-service Midtown East tower
• 400 East 51st Street (The Grand Beekman) — full-service Midtown East condominium
• 250 East 53rd Street — modern Midtown East condominium tower
• 220 East 54th Street — Midtown East cooperative
• 845 United Nations Plaza (Trump World Tower) — U.N.-adjacent condominium tower

The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Midtown East, Turtle Bay, Gramercy, and the broader East Side market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating a full-service Midtown East condominium deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture, the amenity package, the condominium's flexible rules, and how floor and exposure drive value within the building.

If you're considering a purchase or sale at The Delegate, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.