1060 Park Avenue
1060 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10128
Carnegie Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1014990032 · BIN 1046918
- Year built
- 1923
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 88
- Floors
- 14
- Landmark
- Designated
- Subletting
- Restrictive (typical of tier-one Carnegie Hill pre-war cooperatives)
- Financing
- Up to 50% financeable (50% minimum down).
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.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.5M
- Recent range
- $525K – $3.1M
- Listing discount
- 3.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 102
1060 Park Avenue — known historically as The Niagara — is one of two J.E.R. Carpenter-designed pre-war cooperatives anchoring the Park Avenue / East 87th intersection. 1060 Park (northwest corner) and 1050 Park (southwest corner) together form a Carpenter "book-end" pair completed in 1923–24, at the early peak of Carpenter's Park Avenue / Fifth Avenue luxury apartment-house era. The building's positioning between East 87th and East 88th Streets places 1060 Park at the heart of the Carnegie Hill Park Avenue cluster, within walking proximity to the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, the Jewish Museum, the Guggenheim, and the broader Museum Mile cultural concentration.
The 1923–24 vintage and the building's position in the Park Avenue Carnegie Hill cluster (1040, 1050, 1060, 1075, 1080, 1130, 1133, 1175, 1185, 1199 Park) places 1060 Park within the most architecturally consequential single-corridor / single-decade construction concentration in American residential history. The Carnegie Hill identity is anchored by its pre-war cooperative inventory, its cultural-institution proximity, and its consistent residential character across more than a century.
Truman Capote took an apartment at 1060 Park in 1952. The cultural memory of the building is partly bound up in his early-career residency.
For buyers, 1060 Park represents a particular tier of central Carnegie Hill Park Avenue inventory: pre-war architectural credentialing, central Carnegie Hill positioning at the heart of Museum Mile, and pricing materially more accessible than the trophy Lenox Hill Gold Coast peak.
Architecture and unit composition
The building's pre-war Park Avenue vintage indicates the standard 1920s luxury cooperative idiom: limestone-clad base, brick body above, classical detailing, formal canopied entrance. 10–11 foot ceilings, formal entry galleries, library-living combinations, primary suites with closet infrastructure, service wings characteristic of 1920s design.
Park Avenue-facing apartments (west exposure) look across the Park Avenue median plantings.
Building operations
1060 Park Avenue operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative. Specific operational details should be confirmed directly with property management during due diligence.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $30,867/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $29
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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 →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- Transfer Fee 2.5% of Gross Sales Price (Seller)
- Notable fees
- Application Processing Fee $500 ($1,000 Trust); Closing Fee $800 ($850 without Broker) plus $0.05/share; Sublet Application Processing Fee $300; Max financing 50% of purchase price
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 | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 11E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,325,000 | -3.9% |
| May 7, 2026 | 3B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $460,000 | -8.0% |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 10B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $655,000 | -13.7% |
| May 14, 2025 | 14A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,537,500 | -3.9% |
| May 1, 2025 | 3D | 2 BR · 1 BA | $990,000 | -1.0% |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 12E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $950,000 | -3.6% |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 9F | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,936,000 | +7.9% |
| Sep 23, 2024 | 7F | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $2,200,000 | +10.3% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2023): a median $1,200/sf across 2 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 4.0% 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 7, 2008 | 3F | $1,450,000 |
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 1-01499-0032) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
Central Carnegie Hill positioning at the heart of Museum Mile.
Pricing is more accessible than trophy Lenox Hill peers.
Confirm specific policies directly with management.
Board approval follows tier-one Carnegie Hill norms.
Renovation is constrained by historic district status.
What to know if you’re selling
Carnegie Hill Museum Mile positioning is the primary marketing asset.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. 6–10 weeks.
Comparable buildings
- 1050 Park Avenue — immediate neighbor south
- 1075 Park Avenue — Blum brothers 1929
- 1080 Park Avenue — Carnegie Hill pre-war peer
- 1133 Park Avenue — Schwartz & Gross 1928
- 1175 Park Avenue — Schwartz & Gross 1925
- 1185 Park Avenue — Schwartz & Gross 1929
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Park Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to Park Avenue.
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