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2-bedroom apartment for sale in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill

142 E 71st St Apt 4A, Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan, New York, NY, 10021

$1,750,000
Asking price · in USD
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About this home

Apartment for sale in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan: 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Asking price $1,750,000. Built in 1927.

From the original listing · Realtor.comShow

This corner Classic Six apartment, with additional office or staff room on lobby level, in a full service pre-war co-op in a prime Upper East Side neighborhood is offered for sale for the first time since the building converted to cooperative ownership in 1979. This fourth floor corner home has a large, sunny west facing living room with wood-burning fireplace, corner sunny primary bedroom with charming street views and en-suite bath, second bedroom and dining room with charming views to 71st St., one of the prettiest Upper East Side blocks, (featured in the classic film "Breakfast at Tiffany's"). The staff room, staff bath and kitchen face the quiet well-kept courtyard. The apartment has an additional 2nd windowed staff room or office off the lobby level of the building that comes with the apartment and can trade separately, but only to existing shareholders. The lobby staff room has shares assessed separately, the maintenance attributable to this staff room is 645.11; the maintenance attributable to the main apartment is $5,102. In addition the apartment comes with a large storage cage in the basement. The apartment is in its original classic configuration ready for your updating with beautiful, well maintained hardwood floors and sanded and primed walls. The estate has brought up additional power into the apartment that the purchaser can distribute throughout the apartment depending on their needs. Understanding that purchasers will in all likelihood be updating the apartment, the estate has plans approved by the cooperative corporation and the NYC Department of Buildings for several popular options. We would be happy to put parties interested in those plans in touch with the architect. The building allows through wall air conditioning or central air conditioning. 142 East 71st Street is an established, well-maintained, full service cooperative of 43 units with full-time staff and live in resident manager. There is a capital assessment of $2,002 currently in effect for the main apartment and $253.22 for the lobby staff room for a total of $2,255 assessment. The assessment ends in October of 2026. Please call text or email for an appointment to view.

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Roofy listing score

Grade B, 77/100 · Complete

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    • Some points: Only 1 amenity listed1/2
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  • True cost15/15
    • Full points: Running costs stated (HOA, service charge or taxes)8/8
    • Full points: Price in line with similar homes in its neighborhood7/7
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    • Nothing to compare: Listed on one site, nothing to compare3/6
    • Full points: Agrees with city records (built 1927, 43 homes)5/5
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Buying costs

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Amenities

Pets

  • Pets allowed

Compared with the area

Asks $1,750,000, 7% below the median asking price for 2-bedroom homes for sale in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill.

Median here
$1,872,500
98 listings, last 90 days
Typical range
$1,250,000–$3,150,000
The middle half of listings

Priced in line with similar homes here.

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More about Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill

Location

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Nearby transit

  • 68 St-Hunter College63 min walk
  • 72 StN Q5 min walk
  • 77 St68 min walk

Nearby public schools · District 2

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The building

43 units · 11 floors · built 1927

Building record for 975 Lexington Avenue

NYC records as of Nov 1 (weekly)

975 Lexington Avenue · BBL 1-01405-0051 · built 1927 · 43 units

Roofy building score 99/100 · Well keptAbout the building, from HPD violations. Not an inspection.
Building type
Elevator apartment building
Open HPD violations
None
Heat complaints
0 this season
Complaints, last 12 months
0
Rent stabilization
May have stabilized units
Last sale (12-month file)
$640,000 on May 18, 2026

The city’s records match this listing to the tax lot at 975 Lexington Avenue. Corner and multi-address buildings often have one main address.

No open immediately hazardous (Class C) violations.

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Added to Roofy Oct 29, 2026Last checked on Realtor.com Oct 29, 2026Roofy doesn’t verify listings. Never send money before seeing a home.

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