1035 Fifth Avenue
1035 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028
BBL 1014960071 · BIN 1046826
- Year built
- 1925
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 81
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Metropolitan Museum Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted with conditions
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not stated
- Maximum financing
- 50% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- 2.5% of the purchase price, paid by the buyer
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2024
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median, 2023
- $3.8M
- 2 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $1.9M – $8.7M
- Listing discount
- 14.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 73
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1035 Fifth Avenue is a J.E.R. Carpenter cooperative on the most coveted residential stretch in Manhattan — the Museum Mile blockfront between 84th and 85th Streets, directly across from Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Carpenter, more than any other architect, defined the Fifth Avenue luxury apartment house; his work along the avenue runs to a dozen buildings, and 1035 belongs to that lineage. Designed in the Italian Renaissance palazzo idiom Carpenter favored, the building presents a finely detailed four-story limestone base, extensive sidewalk landscaping, and a balustraded crown, integrating seamlessly into the patrician rhythm of its Fifth Avenue neighbors. It rose on the former site of a seven-story building known as the Fifth Avenue Apartments and was converted to cooperative ownership in 1954.
The location is the asset. Park-facing apartments look across Central Park's Great Lawn and reservoir landscape; the building sits within steps of the Met's front steps and the cultural spine of Museum Mile. This is among the handful of addresses where the view, the architecture, and the institutional surroundings all operate at the top of the market simultaneously.
At 81 apartments across 15 stories, 1035 Fifth is on the larger side for this stretch of the avenue — a building of substantial pre-war family apartments rather than a boutique handful of full-floor residences. A landscaped interior courtyard, onto which the lobby looks, is an unusual and gracious amenity for a Fifth Avenue building of its era. For buyers, 1035 Fifth offers Carpenter authorship, direct Central Park frontage, Museum Mile address value, and a board more flexible on pets and financing than the avenue's strictest houses.
Architecture and unit composition
The 81 apartments are pre-war family layouts, organized in the gallery-centered Carpenter manner: formal entry galleries opening to separated entertaining and private wings, with the avenue's best apartments oriented toward Central Park. Park-facing residences on the western flank carry the building's signature open-park exposures; side-street and courtyard-facing apartments offer quieter, more protected light.
Pre-war signatures throughout: high ceilings in the principal rooms, herringbone and parquet floors, substantial closet and service infrastructure, and period millwork in varying states of preservation and renovation. The palazzo composition — four-story limestone base, brick body, balustraded top, restrained classical detailing — is consistent with the era's top-tier Fifth Avenue construction. The landscaped interior courtyard provides light and outlook to inner-facing apartments and gives the lobby an uncommon sense of enclosure and quiet.
Building operations
1035 Fifth Avenue operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative at the white-glove Fifth Avenue standard — 24-hour doormen, a live-in resident manager, and a porter staff. The amenity set includes a fitness center, a bicycle room, central laundry, and a large private storage bin assigned to each apartment.
The building's policies are accommodating for a top-tier Fifth Avenue co-op. Pets are permitted, and pieds-à-terre are considered on a case-by-case basis. Financing is allowed up to 50% of the purchase price. A 2.5% flip tax is paid by the buyer at closing. Board review at this caliber of Fifth Avenue cooperative remains traditional and rigorous — prospective purchasers should plan for a thorough approval process — but the financing latitude and pet acceptance broaden the qualified-buyer pool.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 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
- Amount equivalent to 2.5% of the purchase price
- Rate
- 2.5% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Buyer
Source: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
Purchase
9 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $600 or $1,000 (Trust Purchase - if permitted by Corporation) | 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 |
| Background Report FeeConditional · Per applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $125 per applicant (additional $75 for criminal check if required by the Board) | Refundable Not stated |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $3,000 | Refundable Not stated |
| Lead Based Paint Disclosure Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $75 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $3,000 | Refundable Not stated |
| Financing FeeConditionalConditions: If financing | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $300 | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $800 ($850 without a Broker) | Refundable Not stated |
| Sale by an Estate or Trust - Closing Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Not stated |
Refinance
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing 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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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 50% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
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
- Not verified
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Permitted with conditionsCase by case, board discretionSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not statedPets permitted; pieds-à-terre considered case by case; financing up to 50%; 2.5% flip tax paid by the buyerSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $1,033 per room a monthMedian of 4 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
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
- Fitness room, bike storage, storage, laundry roomSource: 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
- $39,488/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $41
- Modeled exposure split equally across 81 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
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
- 2.5% of purchase price (paid by Buyer, at closing)
- Policies and fees
- Move In $3,000; Move Out $3,000; max financing 50%
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 | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2024 | 8B | 4 BR · 4 BA | $4,770,000 | — | |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 6C | 5 BR · 6 BA · 4,000 sf | $6,750,000 | $1,688/sf | -8.2% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 10A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | $5,325,000 | -11.2% | |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 7E | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,200,000 | -24.1% | |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 14C | 5 BR · 5 BA · 4,000 sf | $8,700,000 | $2,175/sf | -26.0% |
| Nov 7, 2022 | 8E | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,590,000 | -5.8% | |
| Sep 15, 2022 | 5A | 2 BR · 3 BA | $4,250,000 | +13.3% | |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 9A | 4 BR · 4 BA | $9,750,000 | -15.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,572/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 5.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2014 | 8E | $2,400,000 |
| Mar 20, 2005 | 6D | $1,295,000 |
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 1-01496-0071). 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; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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What to know if you’re buying
The Carpenter authorship and Museum Mile address are the headline. Together they form a durable, top-of-market resale credential.
Park exposure is the value axis. Compare recent sales of Park-facing and interior apartments with similar floors, layouts and condition; a view premium does not guarantee appreciation or protect against a loss on resale.
The board is comparatively flexible. Pets are permitted, pieds-à-terre are weighed case by case, and financing runs to 50% — generous for a Fifth Avenue house.
Budget the buyer-paid flip tax. A 2.5% flip tax is paid by the buyer at closing; factor it into the all-in cost.
Apartments are pre-war family layouts. Expect generous, gallery-organized configurations; smaller formats are scarce here.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with Carpenter, the Park, and the Met. Architectural pedigree plus the Museum Mile address and Central Park frontage are the marketing core; the courtyard and balustraded crown are identifiable signatures.
Note the buyer-paid flip tax. Because the 2.5% flip tax falls on the buyer here, it affects buyer budgeting rather than your net proceeds — useful to frame correctly in negotiations.
Price at the apartment level. Exposure, floor, layout, and renovation history matter more than any building-wide average across 81 varied apartments.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. Plan on roughly 6–10 weeks from contract to closing, with allowance for a traditional board process.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 1035 Fifth Avenue, also evaluate:
- 1030 Fifth Avenue — adjacent Museum Mile pre-war co-op
- 1040 Fifth Avenue — Rosario Candela Fifth Avenue landmark nearby
- 1045 Fifth Avenue — Museum Mile co-op peer
- 1025 Fifth Avenue — nearby Fifth Avenue cooperative
- 1020 Fifth Avenue — Museum Mile pre-war peer
- 1049 Fifth Avenue — nearby Fifth Avenue condominium (it operated as a cooperative before converting)
More Fifth Avenue buildings
- 1020 Fifth Avenue — 1925 co-op by Warren & Wetmore
- 1025 Fifth Avenue — 1955 co-op
- 1030 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
- 1049 Fifth Avenue — 1928 condominium by Costas Kondylis & Partners
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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