901 Lexington Avenue
901 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10065
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1014020021 · BIN 1042469
- Year built
- 1907
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2024
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $1.2M – $3.5M
- Listing discount
- 6.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 26
901 Lexington Avenue is a small, well-regarded pre-war cooperative in the heart of Lenox Hill — eleven stories and just seventeen apartments between East 67th and East 68th Streets. Built in 1907 and designed by George Mort Pollard, the architect best known for the famed Hotel des Artistes, it belongs to the first generation of Upper East Side apartment houses, when the city's row-house blocks were giving way to the elevator buildings that would come to define the neighborhood.
The building's appeal is its intimacy and location. Seventeen residences in eleven stories make for a quiet, almost private cooperative — the kind of building where shareholders know their neighbors and turnover is slow. And the address could hardly be more central: Lenox Hill places it within a short walk of Central Park, the Madison Avenue boutique corridor, the Park Avenue residential spine, and a dense concentration of the neighborhood's best restaurants, shops, and medical institutions, with the Lexington Avenue and Second Avenue subways close at hand.
For buyers who want a genuinely small pre-war co-op with full-time service in a prime, supremely convenient Lenox Hill location, 901 Lexington is exactly the sort of building that rarely surfaces and is quickly absorbed when it does.
Architecture and unit composition
George Mort Pollard gave 901 Lexington the substantial masonry presence typical of the best early-1900s apartment houses — a building constructed when ceiling heights were generous, walls were thick, and rooms were laid out for a more formal way of living. The eleven-story form carries the period's restrained street-level dignity, and as a contemporary of Pollard's celebrated Hotel des Artistes, it shares the architect's instinct for solid, well-proportioned residential design.
With seventeen residences across eleven stories, the apartments are pre-war homes with the hallmarks buyers prize: high ceilings, hardwood floors, gracious proportions, and the natural light that early-century construction at this height afforded. The small unit count means a low-density living experience — few neighbors per floor and a building that operates with the calm of a much more private address. These are apartments built to last and maintained as a long-term home rather than turned over quickly, which is part of why availability here is so limited.
Building operations
The building runs as a traditional pre-war cooperative with full-time door staff — a genuine amenity in a building of only seventeen apartments, where full-time service is far from guaranteed. Shared facilities include a bike room, a central laundry room, and private storage, covering the practical needs of the building's residents without the overhead of a large amenity program.
The co-op's policies are well defined. Financing is permitted up to 50% of the purchase price, the conservative leverage cap common at small, financially prudent pre-war buildings. A flip tax of 3% applies, a standard transfer cost that supports the building's reserves. Subletting is restricted, as is typical of a primary-residence cooperative of this size, and prospective purchasers should expect a thorough board package and interview. The combination signals a building run for stability and owner-occupancy — attractive to buyers who value a well-capitalized, conservatively managed cooperative.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $33,118/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $162
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.
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.
See the full facade history →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 3% of purchase price, due by purchaser at closing
- Sublet policy
- Allowed — 1 time only, 1 year term, no more than 2 years total
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
- Notable fees
- Max financing 50% (case-by-case); Fidelifacts credit report $871/applicant ($1,633.13 for two); sublease fee 10% of gross monthly rent or maintenance (greater); trust purchases not permitted; corporate only for doctor's office LLC
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2024 | 7N | 4 BR · 3.5 BA | $3,450,000 | -1.3% | |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 8S | 1 BR · 2 BA · 1,725 sf | $1,500,000 | $870/sf | -6.3% |
| Feb 2, 2023 | 3S | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,691 sf | $1,200,000 | $710/sf | -7.3% |
| Aug 24, 2022 | 2N | 4 BR · 3 BA | $2,595,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jan 27, 2022 | 3N | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,630 sf | $1,950,000 | $741/sf | -13.3% |
| Mar 22, 2021 | 1SPROF | 2 BA · 1,823 sf | $925,000 | $507/sf | -7.0% |
| Mar 18, 2021 | 11N | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,780 sf | $2,850,000 | $1,025/sf | -4.8% |
| May 14, 2019 | 9S | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,350,000 | -18.2% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2023): a median $790/sf across 2 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2024. Median listing discount 7.2% 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 1-01402-0021) 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
Buying here means buying into a genuinely small, well-run cooperative in one of the most convenient locations on the Upper East Side. The financial terms are clear: plan for up to 50% financing and a 3% flip tax at resale, and expect the conservative board review that comes with a building of this size. This favors buyers with meaningful liquidity who intend to live in the apartment rather than treat it as an investment — subletting is limited, in keeping with the building's primary-residence character.
The reward is location and intimacy. Lenox Hill puts Central Park, Madison Avenue retail, and the neighborhood's full range of dining and services within a few blocks, and a seventeen-unit building offers a quiet, low-density home that larger buildings cannot. For the right owner-occupant, it is a durable, central place to live.
What to know if you’re selling
A sale here markets on scarcity and service: a seventeen-unit pre-war cooperative with a full-time doorman in prime Lenox Hill, designed by a noted early-century architect. The small unit count is the seller's advantage — comparable inventory in the building is essentially nonexistent at any given moment, and the broader pool of small, full-service pre-war co-ops in this exact location is shallow.
Pricing should be benchmarked to comparable Lenox Hill pre-war co-ops, with the building's full-time staffing and intimacy supporting the position. Buyers should be prepared for the 50% financing cap and 3% flip tax up front, so accurate framing of the building's terms is part of a clean sale. The right buyer is an owner-occupant who values a small, conservatively run building in a central location — a consistent and motivated segment of the East Side market.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 901 Lexington Avenue, also evaluate these nearby Upper East Side cooperatives:
- 1004 Lexington Avenue — pre-war Lexington Avenue cooperative
- 1019 Lexington Avenue — Upper East Side pre-war co-op
- 125 East 63rd Street — Lenox Hill pre-war cooperative nearby
- 563 Park Avenue — pre-war Park Avenue cooperative in Lenox Hill
- 875 Park Avenue — pre-war Park Avenue cooperative
The neighborhood
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