1030 Fifth Avenue
1030 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028
BBL 1014960001 · BIN 1046809
- Year built
- 1925
- Type
- Cooperative
- Floors
- 14
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Metropolitan Museum Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Requires confirmation
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted with conditions
- Flip tax
- 2% of the purchase price, paid by the buyer
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
- Subletting
- Requires confirmation
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2026). Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage.
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1030 Fifth Avenue is a 1925 J.E.R. Carpenter cooperative between East 84th and East 85th Streets, within the Metropolitan Museum Historic District. Nearby Museum Mile apartment houses include work by Carpenter, Carrère & Hastings and Warren & Wetmore.
The building has approximately 28 apartments across 14 stories. Establish turnover from dated recorded sales rather than inferring it from that count.
The Metropolitan Museum and Guggenheim are nearby Museum Mile destinations. Other Fifth Avenue cooperatives in the surrounding area include 1040, 1060 and 1107 Fifth.
Nearby architectural comparisons include Fred F. French’s 1010 Fifth, Rosario Candela’s 1040 Fifth and McKim, Mead & White’s 998 Fifth. Their size, layouts, location and dated sales determine whether they are useful price comparisons.
Architecture and unit composition
The 28 apartments span configurations from approximately 2,500 sf 3BRs to substantially larger 4–5 BR and full-floor configurations across the 14 stories. The building's most architecturally distinctive apartments are the full-floor configurations and the upper-floor residences with longer Central Park view envelopes.
Carpenter's pre-war signatures throughout: 10–11 foot ceilings in primary rooms, formal entry galleries, library-living room combinations, primary suites with substantial closet infrastructure, service wings characteristic of 1925-era luxury apartment design.
Park-facing apartments on the western flank command direct Central Park views across to the Park's eastern boundary, the Reservoir, and the West Side beyond. Views vary by floor and position, and no view is protected without a recorded instrument.
Building operations
1030 Fifth Avenue operates as a full-service prewar cooperative with full-time doorman, attended elevator, on-site superintendent and private storage.
Specific policy details (financing posture, flip tax structure, sublet policy specifics, pied-à-terre allowance) should be confirmed directly with property management during due diligence, along with the board's current liquidity and occupancy requirements from its governing documents and application instructions.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of August 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
- Terms
- 2% of the purchase price
- Rate
- 2% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Buyer
Source: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
Purchase
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Application Processing Fee for Co-applicant or GuarantorPer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 per Co-applicant/ Guarantor | Refundable Not stated |
| Appraisal Research and Co-op SupplementConditional | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 (if financing) | Refundable Not stated |
| Lead Based Paint Disclosure Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $75 | Refundable Not stated |
| Financing FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $300 (if financing) | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing FeePer share | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $800 ($850 without a Broker) plus $0.05 per share | Refundable Not stated |
| Sale by an Estate or Trust - Closing FeePer share | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $1,000 plus $0.05 per share | Refundable Not stated |
Refinance
2 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appraisal Research and Co-op Supplement | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
| Financing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $400 | Refundable Not stated |
Ownership transfer
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount Contact Transfer Agent for fee schedule | Refundable Not stated |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Requires confirmationSources differ. Confirm with building management.
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Permitted with conditionsCase by case, board discretionSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- StorageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2025–30. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 2% of purchase price (Buyer)
- Sublet policy
- Requires confirmation
- Policies and fees
- Closing Fee $800 ($850 w/o broker) + $0.05/share
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | 3W | 4 BR · 4.5 BA | $18,750,000 | -1.3% |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 1W | 2 BR · 3 BA | $3,050,000 | — |
| Aug 4, 2022 | 2W | 4 BR · 4.5 BA | $12,375,000 | -6.6% |
| Dec 19, 2012 | 5W | 4 BR | $16,500,000 | +0.0% |
| May 22, 2012 | 6W | 4 BR | $15,500,000 | -7.5% |
| Apr 17, 2012 | 9 | 6 BR | $31,500,000 | -10.0% |
| Dec 8, 2008 | 11 | 5 BR | $27,500,000 | -19.1% |
| Sep 26, 2007 | 3 | 5 BR | $10,362,500 | -3.6% |
Market read. Median listing discount 3.8% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01496-0001). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price.
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What to know if you’re buying
Board approval criteria are set by the building. Pied-à-terre use is permitted with conditions; confirm the current financing, liquidity, occupancy and subletting requirements from the governing documents and application instructions.
Compare apartments directly. Use dated transactions with similar size, floor, layout, condition, views and monthly costs rather than an architect-based price hierarchy.
Inspect the actual views. Check each room’s outlook and any recorded rights; the existence of Central Park does not protect an apartment’s view.
What to know if you’re selling
Document retained architectural features. Photographs and plans should show the apartment’s layout, detailing and alterations, with the building history above supplying attribution.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. Floor altitude, configuration, and renovation history all matter substantially.
Closing planning example. A 6–10-week contract-to-closing window is an estimate; confirm board, lender and scheduling requirements.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 1030 Fifth Avenue, also evaluate:
- 1040 Fifth Avenue — Rosario Candela 1929; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis residence
- 1020 Fifth Avenue — Warren & Wetmore 1925; nearby same vintage
- 1010 Fifth Avenue — Fred F. French Company 1925; same vintage, different architect
- 1060 Fifth Avenue — J.E.R. Carpenter 1928; same firm
- 944 Fifth Avenue — Nathan Korn 1925–26; comparable vintage
More Fifth Avenue buildings
- 1016 Fifth Avenue — 1926 co-op
- 1020 Fifth Avenue — 1925 co-op by Warren & Wetmore
- 1025 Fifth Avenue — 1955 co-op
- 1035 Fifth Avenue — 1925 co-op by J.E.R. Carpenter
- 1040 Fifth Avenue — 1930 co-op by Rosario Candela
- 1045 Fifth Avenue — 1967 co-op by Horace Ginsbern & Associates
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Fifth Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to Fifth Avenue.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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