- Year built
- 1926
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median
- $3.1M
- Recent range
- $2.2M – $4.1M
- Listing discount
- 8.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 33
1035 Park Avenue is a quintessential Carnegie Hill prize: a statuesque 1926 pre-war cooperative on the avenue between 85th and 86th Streets, built with only two apartments per floor across roughly thirty homes. That floor plate is the whole story. Two-per-floor buildings are the pre-war ideal — semi-private elevator landings, large layouts, and the privacy that buyers at this level prize above almost everything else — and on Park Avenue in Carnegie Hill they are exactly the inventory that holds value through every cycle.
The architecture is appropriately dignified: a tall masonry composition anchored by a full limestone base that occupies the entire ground floor, giving the building the grounded, substantial presence the avenue expects. It is restrained rather than ornate, in the manner of the best 1920s Park Avenue houses, which built their quality into the plans and the proportions rather than the decoration.
For a buyer who wants a large, private, full-service pre-war apartment in the heart of Carnegie Hill — a block from Central Park, steps from Museum Mile — 1035 Park is precisely the kind of building that anchors a search.
Architecture and unit composition
The exterior is a confident pre-war statement: a fifteen-story masonry tower lifted by a full limestone base across the entire first floor, a detail that gives the building its statuesque, grounded presence on the avenue. The composition is restrained and well-proportioned, consistent with the Park Avenue / Carnegie Hill streetscape of the mid-1920s.
The two-per-floor configuration defines the residences. Roughly thirty homes across fifteen stories means large apartments with semi-private landings, gracious foyers, separated public and private wings, and the high ceilings and proportioned entertaining rooms of 1926 construction. These are family-scaled, layout-driven apartments — the kind that reward buyers who value the floor plate and the privacy as much as the address.
Building operations
1035 Park runs as a full-service cooperative with an attended lobby, a live-in superintendent, and basement storage. The building converted to cooperative ownership in 1983 and is owner-occupied. Admissions follow a conventional co-op board application and interview, with the board underwriting buyers to the conservative financial standard expected of a Park Avenue pre-war co-op; primary-residence ownership is the norm. With only about thirty shareholders, capital planning is deliberate and the building has the stable, closely held character that defines the best small two-per-floor co-ops.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $38,447/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $110
Facade safety — Local Law 11
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into for you.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | 6B | 3 BR · 3 BA | $3,600,000 | -8.9% | |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 10B | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,450,000 | -1.8% | |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 15A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | $4,100,620 | -21.9% | |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 14B | 3 BR · 2 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,495,000 | $1,248/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 13, 2022 | 9B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,000 sf | $3,130,000 | $1,565/sf | -7.8% |
| Apr 13, 2022 | 7B | 3 BR · 2 BA | $3,150,000 | -1.4% | |
| Jan 29, 2020 | 10A | 3 BR · 3 BA | $3,400,000 | -2.7% | |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 16B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $3,375,000 | -6.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,248/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 3.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2024 | 15A | $2,175,000 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 12B | $3,110,000 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | 5B | $2,950,000 |
| Sep 16, 2013 | 15A | $4,000,000 |
| May 2, 2013 | 7A | $1,513,688 |
| Jan 30, 2012 | PH | $4,350,000 |
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 1-01514-0069) 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
Buy the floor plate. In a two-per-floor building, the privacy of a semi-private landing and the scale of the layout are the core of the value — read the apartment for the foyer, the public-room flow, the bedroom-wing separation, and the exposure. Higher floors and the best light are the rarest and most competitive when they appear. Come prepared for a conventional co-op board package and interview, plan financing to a conservative standard, and budget for standard New York co-op closing costs. The live-in super and attended lobby are exactly the operations you want in a small Park Avenue pre-war co-op.
What to know if you’re selling
Sell the privacy and the address. Two apartments per floor, a full limestone base, and a Carnegie Hill Park Avenue location a block from Central Park are durable differentiators that distinguish the building from larger, more anonymous stock. Price against the building's own recent trades and the upper tier of comparable Park Avenue pre-war co-ops, and stage to let the foyer, the scale, and the light read. In a thirty-unit two-per-floor building, a clean, board-ready package and a well-priced, smooth sale protect the value of the next one.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 1035 Park Avenue, these nearby Carnegie Hill Park Avenue co-ops make a useful comparison set:
- 1040 Park Avenue — pre-war co-op across the avenue
- 1045 Park Avenue — Carnegie Hill pre-war cooperative nearby
- 1050 Park Avenue — full-service Park Avenue co-op to the north
- 1025 Park Avenue — pre-war co-op a block south
- 1020 Park Avenue — Park Avenue pre-war cooperative nearby
The Roebling Team at 1035 Park Avenue
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Park Avenue, Carnegie Hill, and the broader Upper East Side pre-war market. Small two-per-floor cooperatives like 1035 Park reward building-specific knowledge: how the layouts price, how the board reads a package, and where each apartment sits against a thin, high-quality comparable set. Whether you're buying or selling here, a focused consultation is the right first step.
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