- Year built
- 1925
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 28
- Floors
- 14
- Landmark
- Designated
- Subletting
- Not permitted — an owner-occupancy building.
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from building documents and current market data. Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage. As of 2026.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $3M – $18.8M
- Listing discount
- 7.5%
- Recorded transfers
- 13
1030 Fifth Avenue sits within the densest stretch of Fifth Avenue Museum Mile cooperative inventory — the blocks between East 81st and East 86th that combine the Met Museum's main frontage at 81st–84th with the dense Carpenter / Carrère & Hastings / Warren & Wetmore pre-war cooperative tradition. The 1925 J.E.R. Carpenter commission represents the firm's mature mid-portfolio work executed at the construction-quality peak of the immediate pre-Depression era.
The Carpenter Fifth Avenue portfolio — the largest single-firm body of work on the corridor — produced the apartment-design vocabulary that defined "pre-war Fifth Avenue luxury." 1030 Fifth, completed in 1925, sits in the heart of Carpenter's peak portfolio. The building's floor-plate logic, ceiling heights, classical detailing, and overall apartment-design discipline are consistent with the mature Carpenter idiom that shaped the corridor.
The 28-apartment scale places 1030 Fifth among the tighter Carpenter Fifth Avenue cooperatives — moderate institutional density and limited annual turnover. The building's residential roster across the decades has tracked the broader Carnegie Hill / Museum Mile pattern: Upper East Side professionals, families with multi-generational New York ties, and the more international buyer pool that the Fifth Avenue Museum Mile attracts.
The 84th–85th Street positioning places 1030 Fifth at the geographic seam between the Met Museum frontage (81st–84th) and the dense Carnegie Hill cooperative tradition extending north. The Metropolitan Museum's main entrance is two blocks south; the Guggenheim Museum is four blocks north; the broader Carnegie Hill pre-war cooperative inventory (1040, 1060, 1107 Fifth) extends north.
For buyers, 1030 Fifth represents a particular tier of Fifth Avenue inventory: Carpenter architectural pedigree, 28-apartment scale producing limited turnover, and Museum Mile positioning at the heart of the cultural corridor. Pricing tracks the broader Carpenter Fifth Avenue tier — generally more accessible than the absolute Met-frontage corner peers (1000 Fifth, 1010 Fifth) and the Candela apex (1040 Fifth, 998 Fifth).
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. The view permanence is essentially absolute.
Building operations
1030 Fifth Avenue operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative with full-time doorman, attended elevator, on-site superintendent, and private storage. The 28-apartment scale produces a moderate institutional density characteristic of mid-tier pre-war Museum Mile Fifth Avenue inventory.
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. The board posture follows tier-one Museum Mile Fifth Avenue norms — rigorous financial review, strong personal references, primary-residence intent the working assumption.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2026 | 3W | 4 BR · 4.5 BA Closed Jan 13, 2026 (recorded Jan 9) at $18.75M — 1.32% under the $19M asking. Apt #3W — 4BR/4.5BA full-floor west. **Most recent print and a tight discount-to-ask on a substantial trophy trade** — close to ask suggests buyer competition at the building's signature W-line full-floor tier. | $18,750,000 | -1.3% | |
| Sep 6, 2024 | 1W | 2 BR · 2+ BA Closed Aug 12, 2024 (recorded Aug 28) at $3.05M — **19.74% under the $3.8M asking**. Apt #1W — 2BR/2+BA. **Widest 2024 discount-to-ask across the Roebling Team annotation set for any Fifth Avenue or Park Avenue trophy building** — a $750K absolute-dollar gap on a lower-floor maisonette/garden-tier unit. Reflects the lower-floor positioning carrying less premium than upper full-floor W-line. | $3,050,000 | -19.7% | |
| Aug 17, 2022 | 2W | 4 BR · 4.5 BA Closed Aug 18, 2022 (recorded Aug 8) at $12.375M — 6.60% under the $13.25M asking. Apt #2W — 4BR/4.5BA full-floor west. Substantial mid-cycle trophy negotiation. | $12,375,000 | -6.6% | |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 12TH-FLOOR | 5 BR · 5.5 BA · 1,025 sf Closed Dec 9, 2021 (recorded Dec 14) at $19.25M — 3.75% under the $20M asking. 12th floor — 5BR/5.5BA. Tight discount on the 12th-floor full-floor trade. **W-line full-floor cross-cycle:** 12th floor $19.25M (2021) → 3W $18.75M (2026) — virtually flat full-floor pricing across 4.5 years, with the 2026 close on a lower floor still commanding 96% of the 2021 12th-floor number. | $19,250,000 | $18,780/sf | -3.8% |
| Oct 6, 2017 | 7W | 3 BR Closed Sep 18, 2017 (recorded Sep 28) at $17M (recorded transfer). Apt #7W — full-floor west. | $17,000,000 | off-mkt | |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 5W | 4 BR · 3.5 BA Closed Dec 19, 2012 (recorded Dec 26) at $16.5M (recorded transfer; public listing data reported #APT5W with 'can't find government record' and a parallel recorded-closing entry for #5W — both refer to this single ACRIS doc). Apt #5W — 4BR/3.5BA full-floor west. | $16,500,000 | off-mkt | |
| Jun 4, 2012 | 6W | 4 BR · 4.5 BA Closed May 23, 2012 (recorded May 18) at $15.5M — 7.46% under the $16.75M asking. Apt #6W — 4BR/4.5BA full-floor west. | $15,500,000 | -7.5% | |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 9 | 6 BR · 6 BA Closed Apr 18, 2012 (recorded Apr 16) at $31.5M — 10% under the $35M asking. Apt #9 — 6BR/6BA. **Largest single trade in the entire 1030 Fifth dataset.** $3.5M absolute-dollar gap on a $35M-asking trophy. **2012 was the building's record transaction year** — four substantial trades: #9 ($31.5M Apr), #6W ($15.5M May), #5W ($16.5M Dec) totaling $63.5M in recorded volume. | $31,500,000 | -10.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2021) cleared a median $18,780/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 5.1% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2003 | 7W | $10,900,000 |
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01496-0001) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
What to know if you’re buying
The Carpenter architectural pedigree is real. Buyers attentive to architectural detail should weight Carpenter's authorship and the building's place within his peak pre-war Fifth Avenue portfolio.
The Museum Mile positioning is structural. Two blocks north of the Met, four blocks south of the Guggenheim — at the heart of the cultural institution corridor.
Confirm specific policies directly with management. Financing posture, flip tax structure, sublet specifics, and pied-à-terre allowance should be obtained directly during the contract review process.
Board approval follows tier-one Fifth Avenue norms. Strong financial profile, professional accomplishment, primary-residence intent are central criteria.
Pricing tracks the Carpenter tier. More accessible than the absolute Met-frontage corner peers and the Candela apex.
View permanence is excellent. Central Park is permanent.
What to know if you’re selling
The architectural pedigree and Museum Mile positioning are marketing assets. Listing copy should reference Carpenter's authorship and the building's place within the broader Fifth Avenue pre-war cooperative canon.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. Floor altitude, configuration, and renovation history all matter substantially.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. 6–10 weeks from contract signing to closing.
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 — J.E.R. Carpenter 1925; same firm, same vintage
- 1000 Fifth Avenue — J.E.R. Carpenter 1925; same firm, same vintage, Met-corner
- 1060 Fifth Avenue — J.E.R. Carpenter 1928; same firm
- 944 Fifth Avenue — J.E.R. Carpenter 1925; same firm
The Roebling Team at 1030 Fifth Avenue
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper East Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. We publish this building profile because Fifth Avenue Museum Mile buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, board culture, transactional mechanics, and pricing at the apartment level — not generic market commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 1030 Fifth, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.