Sutton Place

About Sutton Place

Sutton Place, as covered here, runs from 53rd Street up to 59th Street, east of First Avenue to the East River. Sutton Place and Sutton Place South run along the bluff above the FDR Drive.

The riverfront blocks have some of Manhattan’s best-known pre-war co-ops, along with a small group of townhouses on Sutton Square and Riverview Terrace, a private lane above the river. Most of the neighborhood’s homes, though, are in larger post-war elevator buildings: about 60% of units are in buildings from 1940 to 1979.

The Queensboro Bridge crosses the river at the northern edge, and the Roosevelt Island Tram leaves from Second Avenue at 60th Street.

Sutton Place market report

From October 2025 through September 2026, NYC Department of Finance records show 251 home sales in Sutton Place, with a median price of $1.16M. Half of those sales fell between $730K and $1.75M.

The total breaks down as 181 co-op sales and 70 condo sales.

The overall median is down 7.2% on the previous 12 months, and the number of sales is down 4.9%.

The condo median fell 36.8% year on year, on 70 sales. A swing that size usually reflects which apartments sold, not a change in what comparable apartments are worth.

^* Large change on a limited number of sales; see the note above.

Source: NYC Department of Finance rolling and annualized sales, October 2025 – September 2026, compared with October 2024 – September 2025. Residential sales of $100,000 or more; bulk and duplicate records removed. Recent months may be incomplete because sales appear as deeds are recorded. Area covered: NYC Planning area MN0604, 53rd to 59th Street, east of First Avenue. Updated quarterly.

Homes in Sutton Place

Sutton Place is a co-op market: co-ops made up about 70% of recorded sales in the last 12 months, and there were no townhouse sales. Condos are fewer and concentrated in a handful of buildings.

• HomesAbout 6,900 residential units
• Age28% of units are in buildings from before 1940; 2% are in buildings from 2000 or later
• Building types83% in elevator apartment buildings, 12% in condominiums
• Co-op buildings34
• Condo buildings8
• Townhouses and small buildings27 (1–4 units)

Building data from NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO. Counts are approximate.

Getting around

Sutton Place has no subway station of its own. The 4, 5, 6, N, R and W stop at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue, and Lexington Avenue–53rd Street is a few blocks west. The M15 Select Bus Service runs on First and Second Avenues, the M57 crosses 57th Street, and the Roosevelt Island Tram runs from 60th Street.

Other nearby stations

• Lexington Av/53 St about 8 blocks from the centre6EF
• Roosevelt Island about 9 blocks from the centreM
• 59 St about 10 blocks from the centre456NRW

Stations from the MTA’s station list. Plan a specific trip with the MTA trip planner.

Parks

Sutton Place Park and the small overlooks at the ends of the cross streets face the river. Andrew Haswell Green Park and the East River Esplanade run along the water north of the bridge.

• East River Walk4.6 acres
• Andrew Haswell Green Park2 acres
• Queensboro Oval1.2 acres
• Sutton Place Parkunder 1 acre

NYC Parks properties in or next to the neighborhood. Areas from NYC Parks.

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The Garson Team in Sutton Place

The Garson Team’s Sutton Place sales include apartments at 60 Sutton Place South, a 1951 elevator co-op, and 16 Sutton Place, a 1960 elevator co-op.

• 60 Sutton Pl S, Unit 5ANSold
• 16 Sutton Pl, Unit 1A/1BSold

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