243 East 52nd Street

About this property

243 East 52nd Street is an exceptional Turtle Bay townhouse that combines a highly accessible Midtown location with enticing development, investment, or primary residence potential.

The property is one of two contiguous 15-foot-wide townhouses (243 & 245) being offered together or separately. Combined, the properties represent an incredible opportunity for those in search of a prime development site, a multi-unit income-producing investment, or a conversion project to create a sublime single-family mansion.

This classic redbrick building rises four stories and spreads 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms across 3,525 sq. ft. of gorgeous interior space. There is a fenced patio and backyard garden, a private terrace, lovely skylights, and a finished cellar complete with storage and laundry rooms.

Interiors feature beautiful hardwood floors, oversized sash windows with wooden shutters, custom built-ins, exposed redbrick accents, and multiple wood-burning and decorative fireplaces with original marble mantels. Bedrooms are spacious and bright with, and the kitchen has full-size appliances including a dishwasher and a gas-burning stove with a ceiling-mounted range hood.

Situated on a quiet street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, 245 East 52nd is moments from a wide range of dining and shopping options and world-renowned cultural institutions like MoMA, Radio City Music Hall, and Rockefeller Center. Grand Central and the United Nations are nearby and Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s are a few blocks away. Accessible subway lines include the 6/E/M.