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531 East 72nd Street
Last updated on Oct 16, 2025

The Black & Whites,
531 East 72nd Street

Four nearly identical five-story buildings with 61 apartments on a dead-end street overlooking the East River. The buildings feature black-painted brick, sidewalk landscaping, fire escapes, and bright red entrance doors with white trim.

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Overview of The Black & Whites at 531 East 72nd Street

531 East 72nd Street was built in 1894 and has a total of 18 apartments, located in Lenox Hill.

Amenities at this pre war building include bike room, resident storage, live-in superintendent and laundry room.

Similar nearby buildings include 311 East 75th Street, 225 East 73rd Street and 317 East 73rd Street. See more ->

Amenities

  • Pre War
  • Walk Up
  • Resident Storage
  • Laundry Room
  • Bike Room
  • Live-In Superintendent
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Pros & Cons

  • Elegant location overlooking the East River
  • Good cross-town bus service a block away at York Avenue
  • Many major hospitals nearby
  • Sidewalk landscaping
  • Cheery red entrance doors with white trim
  • Surrounded by several luxury apartment towers
  • Dead-end street
  • Fire escapes
  • No garage
  • No health club

CityRealty Rating

16
/44
Architecture
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25
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Location
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/39
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CITYREALTY
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  • How is the CityRealty Rating calculated?

    Architecture
    • 30+ remarkable
    • 20-29 distinguished
    • 11-19 average
    • < 11 below average
    Location
    • 27+ remarkable
    • 18-26 distinguished
    • 9-17 average
    • < 9 below average
    Features
    • 22+ remarkable
    • 16-21 distinguished
    • 9-15 average
    • < 9 below average

Sales History

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Why are we displaying the estimated price per room?

For some co-ops, instead of price per square foot, we use an estimate of the number of rooms for each sold apartment to chart price changes over time. This is because many co-op listings do not include square footage information, and this makes it challenging to calculate accurate square-foot averages.

By displaying the price per estimated room count, we are able to provide a more reliable and consistent metric for comparing sales in the building. While we hope that this gives you a clearer sense of price trends in the building, all data should be independently verified. All data provided are only estimates and should not be used to make any purchase or sale decision.

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