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125 East 72nd Street, #12B

$3,990,000 | 4 beds, 3 baths
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95 days on Market

Key Details

  • Listed: Feb 12, 2024
    Days on Market: 95
    Building Type: Cooperative
    Neighborhood: Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. (Manhattan)
    Doorman: FT Doorman
Monthly Maintenance: $5,627
Est. Monthly Mortgage: $13,515
Total Est. Monthly Carrying Cost: $19,142
Note: the above is based on a down payment of 50% ($1,995,000), which is the minimum amount permitted by the building.

Insider Highlights

  • Prime Location: This pre-war full service cooperative is situated at the corner of 72nd and Lexington, offering front-row access to the best of the Upper East Side. It's in close proximity to local galleries, Museum Mile, Central Park, the city’s best restaurants, cafés, Madison Avenue shopping, and has easy access to the 6, F and Q trains.
  • Stunning Interior: The high floor apartment features oversized large windows offering open, bright and sunny exposures, expansive grand rooms with soaring 10 foot ceilings, pristine hardwood floors and classic prewar details and charm throughout. The building was designed in the Colonial Revival style by Schwartz & Gross and completed in 1916.
  • Luxurious Amenities: The apartment features a semi-private elevator landing, grand gallery, spacious living room with wood burning fireplace, and a chef’s kitchen with separate pantry. It also includes a washer/dryer.
  • Master Bedroom: The corner master bedroom offers two exposures, providing ample natural light.
  • Building Services: The cooperative offers full-time doorman service, live-in superintendent, a gym, storage lockers and a bike room. Maintenance includes electricity and pets are permitted upon board approval.
  • Convenient Access: The location offers good cross-town bus service, sidewalk landscaping and consistent fenestration. It's also close to cultural institutions, world-famous boutiques, restaurants and neighborhood shopping.

Description

High floor! Light! Views! High Ceilings! Quiet! Phenomenal Floor Plan! This 4 bedroom plus home office and formal dining room is now back on market in this highly sought-after Pre-war full service cooperative. This home features expansive grand rooms with soaring 10 foot ceilings and stunning oversized large windows with open, bright and sunny exposures.

Some of the many highlights are; the semi-private elevator landing, the grand and welcoming gallery, the spacious living room with wood burning fireplace, the chef’s kitchen with separate pantry, a corner master bedroom with two exposures, pristine hardwood floors, laundry room, and classic prewar details and charm throughout. 125 East 72nd Street is a 1916 Prewar building designed by Schwartz & Gross. Today’s residents enjoy full-time doorman service, live-in superintendent, a gym, storage lockers and a bike room. Maintenance includes electricity, and pets are permitted upon board approval.

There is a 2 % flip tax, which is split between the buyer and seller. The building allows 50% financing. Situated at the corner of 72nd and Lexington, this home grants front-row access to the best of the Upper East Side. Abundant local galleries and Museum Mile put the world’s greatest works of art at your door.

Just three blocks west, Central Park offers acres of outdoor space. Some of the city’s best restaurants, cafés, and Madison Avenue shopping are all close by. The 6, F and Q trains put the rest of the city all within easy reach. Please note that some photos have been virtually staged.

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Apartment Amenities

  • Washer/Dryer in apt.
Listing courtesy of Compass

Pricing History

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About 125 East 72nd Street

56

125 East 72nd Street has received a CityRealty Rating of 56, based on:

 
Architecture

Anything above 30 is remarkable, from 20-29 is distinguished and from 11-19 is average, while below 11 is below average.

 
Location

Anything above 27 is remarkable, from 18-26 is distinguished and from 9-17 is average, while below 9 is below average.

 
Features

Anything above 22 is remarkable, from 16-21 is distinguished and from 9-15 is average, while below 9 is below average.

Rating Summary

21
Out of 44
+
24
Out of 36
+
11
Out of 39
=
56
Out of 119
 

Architecture Rating: Points Breakdown

Exterior:
Very Attractive 5 out of 8 points
Retail Quality:
None 2 out of 5 points
Canopy Entrance:
Attractive 2 out of 3 points
Alterations:
None 2 out of 2 points
Plaza Or Atrium:
None 0 out of 3 points
Contextual Design:
Yes and Good 2 out of 3 points
Skyline:
Exists 1 out of 2 points
Local Visibility:
Highly Visible 2 out of 2 points
Watertank:
Enclosed 1 out of 2 points
Airconditioners:
Allowed and Present 0 out of 2 points
Free Standing:
No 0 out of 2 points
Gargoyles:
Present 1 out of 2 points
Garden:
Exists 1 out of 2 points
Fenestration:
Consistent 1 out of 1 points
Landmark:
No 0 out of 2 points
Unity:
Unified Design 1 out of 1 points
Illumination:
None 0 out of 1 points
Water Element:
None 0 out of 1 points

Location Rating: Points Breakdown

Street Ambience:
Very Attractive with Trees 4 out of 5 points
Distance To Neighborhood Center:
Less than 30 blocks 3 out of 5 points
Views:
Open 2 out of 4 points
Neighborhood Ambience:
Very Attractive 3 out of 3 points
Traffic Noise:
Some 2 out of 3 points
Protected Views:
Only Top Floors 1 out of 2 points
Distance To Subway:
More than 5 Short Blocks 0 out of 2 points
Firedepartment Noise:
No Noise 2 out of 2 points
Distance To Supermarket:
3-5 Short Blocks 1 out of 2 points
Distance To Park:
3-6 Short Blocks 1 out of 2 points
Distance To Water:
3-6 Short Blocks 1 out of 2 points
Shopping:
5 or less Short Blocks 2 out of 2 points
Schools:
No Noise 1 out of 1 points
Noise From Nightlife:
None 1 out of 1 points

Features Rating: Points Breakdown

Lobby:
Minimal but Attractive 2 out of 5 points
Units Per Floor:
3-4 3 out of 5 points
Ceiling:
8-9 Feet 1 out of 4 points
Balconies:
None 0 out of 3 points
Health Club:
None 0 out of 2 points
Private Gardens:
None 0 out of 2 points
Storage Rooms:
Minimal 1 out of 2 points
Bay Windows:
None 0 out of 1 points
Fireplaces:
Some 1 out of 1 points
Door Person:
Yes 1 out of 1 points
Concierge:
None 0 out of 1 points
Elevator Person:
None 0 out of 1 points
Recreational Roof:
None 0 out of 1 points
Driveway:
None 0 out of 1 points
Maids Room:
None 0 out of 1 points
Catering:
None 0 out of 1 points
Garage:
None 0 out of 1 points
Mixed Use:
No 0 out of 1 points
Non Rectilinear Form:
No 0 out of 1 points
Unusual Layouts:
No 0 out of 1 points
Prewar:
Yes 1 out of 1 points
Other Amenities:
Some 1 out of 2 points

Building Amenities

  • FT Doorman
  • Pre War
  • Resident Storage
  • Elevator
  • Bike Room

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Pros
  • Sidewalk landscaping
  • Doorman
  • Central Upper East Side location
  • Convenient to many restaurants and neighborhood shopping
  • Consistent fenestration
  • Close to major cultural institutions
  • Good cross-town bus service
  • Close to famous boutiques
  • Close to Subway
Cons
  • No garage
  • Protruding air-conditioners
  • Some traffic
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Subways

  1. 6
at Lexington Ave 0.20 miles
  1. F
at Lexington Ave and 63rd 0.47 miles