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Murray Hill, Manhattan

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Murray Hill real estate guide

Murray Hill is the East Midtown neighborhood between roughly 34th and 40th Streets, running from Madison Avenue east toward the East River, just south of Grand Central Terminal. It is named for the eighteenth century estate of merchant Robert Murray, whose house stood near today's Park Avenue and 36th Street. After the farm was divided under the street grid, the blocks between Madison and Lexington filled with brownstones and mansions in the mid 1800s, and some of that fabric survives. The Murray Hill Historic District, designated in 2002 and extended in 2004, protects rowhouses on the side streets, and tiny Sniffen Court, a mews of 1860s carriage houses, has been a district since 1966. The Morgan Library and Museum on Madison Avenue is the neighborhood's best known landmark. Its location puts Grand Central, Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road within walking distance.

Homes and buildings in Murray Hill

The western blocks hold brownstone and Italianate rowhouses, carriage houses and a few grand mansions, alongside prewar co-ops on Park, Lexington and Madison Avenues. Moving east, the stock shifts toward postwar white and red brick co-ops and rental buildings, plus condominiums built from the 1980s onward. The result is a wide range of price points and formats within a few blocks, from studios in full service postwar buildings to townhouses used as a single residence.

Streets, parks and landmarks

Murray Hill has two distinct textures. West of Lexington Avenue, tree lined side streets of rowhouses and landmark institutions such as the Morgan Library sit just steps from Midtown office towers. East of Third Avenue, the scale rises with larger apartment buildings and avenue retail, and the Queens Midtown Tunnel approach shapes traffic on the blocks near 36th to 38th Streets. St. Vartan Park and the East River Greenway provide nearby open space.

Selling in Murray Hill

In Murray Hill, pricing depends heavily on the micro location and building type. Rowhouses inside the historic district benefit from documented condition, legal unit count and any approved exterior work. For co-ops, buyers focus on maintenance relative to size, building finances, pet and sublet policies, and whether the building has doorman service and laundry. Light and noise on the avenues and near the tunnel approach can create real spreads between otherwise similar units, so layout, floor and exposure should lead the marketing.

Compass market data: Compass counts Murray Hill in its Midtown East submarket. In Q3 2026 the Midtown East submarket’s median sale price was $950,000 (+2.2% on a year earlier), on 561 closed sales (+11.3%). Source: Compass Manhattan Market Report Q3 2026 (data: REBNY RLS, ACRIS). NYC market data →

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Buying in Murray Hill

Check whether a property falls inside the Murray Hill or Sniffen Court historic districts before planning exterior work. Co-ops dominate the postwar stock, so expect board applications and financial requirements, while condominiums offer more flexibility. Grand Central Madison now brings Long Island Rail Road trains to the area, adding a direct rail link to Long Island. Visit units at different times of day if they face the tunnel approaches or a busy avenue.

Murray Hill: frequently asked questions

Where is Murray Hill in Manhattan?

Murray Hill sits on the East Side of Midtown, generally between 34th and 40th Streets, from Madison Avenue east toward the East River. Grand Central Terminal lies just to the north, Kips Bay to the south and the Empire State Building a few blocks to the southwest. Boundaries vary by source, and some definitions extend the neighborhood up to 42nd Street or west to Fifth Avenue.

Is Murray Hill a historic district?

Part of it is. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Murray Hill Historic District in 2002 and extended it in 2004, protecting rowhouses and a few larger buildings on the side streets between Park and Lexington Avenues. Sniffen Court, a small mews off East 36th Street, has been its own historic district since 1966. The rest of the neighborhood, especially east of Third Avenue, is not landmarked.

What subway serves Murray Hill?

The 6 train stops at 33rd Street on Park Avenue South, inside the neighborhood. Grand Central to 42 St, at the northern edge, connects the 4, 5, 6, 7 and the 42nd Street Shuttle, along with Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road at Grand Central Madison. Crosstown buses on 34th and 42nd Streets and avenue buses on First, Second, Third and Lexington fill in the rest.

Source: new.mta.info

What is the Morgan Library in Murray Hill?

The Morgan Library and Museum, on Madison Avenue at 36th Street, grew out of financier Pierpont Morgan's private library, a McKim, Mead and White building completed in the early 1900s. It later expanded into the adjacent Morgan residence and a modern addition. Today it is a public museum and research library, and it remains the architectural centerpiece of the western blocks of Murray Hill.

Sources: nyc.gov, new.mta.info, communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Neighborhood boundaries are customary and vary by source. Updated October 2026.

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