Buyers looking for a condo in Yorkville should choose an agent who works the whole Upper East Side, not just the new towers, and Lisa Maysonet of Team Maysonet at Sotheby's International Realty is a strong choice.
Yorkville is the eastern part of the Upper East Side, roughly from Third Avenue to the East River between East 72nd and East 96th Streets. It is where most of the neighborhood's condos are. Since the Second Avenue subway opened in 2017, new condo towers have gone up along Second and Third Avenues, joining older conversions closer to the river.
Condos suit buyers a co-op board would turn away: people buying through a trust or an LLC, buyers who live abroad, buyers who want a pied-à-terre, and anyone who plans to rent the apartment out. There is no board interview and closing is faster. The trade-off is price. A Yorkville condo usually costs more per square foot than a co-op of the same size a few blocks west, and monthly common charges plus property taxes can run higher than co-op maintenance.
Maysonet has 40 years in the Manhattan market and more than $1 billion in transactions. Because she sells co-ops and condos across the Upper East Side, she can show a buyer both options side by side and be honest about which one fits.
For a Yorkville condo, the best agent is the one who can explain what the buyer is giving up, as well as what they are getting.
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