1075 Park Avenue
1075 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10128
- Year built
- 1923
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 32
- Floors
- 14
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Confirm directly with management
- Subletting
- Restrictive (typical of tier-one Carnegie Hill pre-war cooperatives)
1075 Park Avenue is among the latest of the George and Edward Blum brothers' Park Avenue commissions — the 1929 building represents the firm's mature, late-portfolio work executed at the absolute peak of the pre-Depression Park Avenue luxury construction boom. The Blum brothers' Park Avenue portfolio spans approximately 1909 (830 Park) to 1929 (1075 Park), and the late-portfolio commissions reflect the firm's most refined apartment-design discipline executed at the construction-economics peak of the era.
The 1929 vintage places 1075 Park in the same construction cycle as the absolute apex of pre-war Manhattan luxury apartment design — 720 Park Avenue (Candela / Cross & Cross 1929), 770 Park Avenue (Candela 1929), 1040 Fifth Avenue (Candela 1929), and immediately before 740 Park (1930) and 778 Park (1931). The contextual density of consequential 1929-vintage Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue commissions produces an unusual concentration of architectural pedigree within a single construction cycle.
The Blum brothers' decorative facade vocabulary at 1075 Park is consistent with the firm's broader Park Avenue portfolio. The ornamental detailing — integrated within the classical proportioning of the facade — distinguishes the firm's work from contemporary classical-revival peers and produces a facade reading that is among the more decoratively interesting in pre-war Carnegie Hill Park Avenue inventory.
The 32-apartment scale places 1075 Park among the mid-sized late-1920s Park Avenue cooperatives — comparable to the Candela peer inventory (720 Park: 31; 740 Park: 33; 770 Park: 40). The moderate scale produces moderate annual turnover and a stable institutional culture across nearly a century of cooperative ownership.
The Carnegie Hill positioning is among the most consequential on Park Avenue. Carnegie Hill — the neighborhood extending from approximately East 86th to East 96th Streets between Park and Fifth — combines the dense pre-war cooperative inventory of Park Avenue tier-one with proximity to the cultural concentration of upper Fifth Avenue (Cooper Hewitt, Guggenheim, Jewish Museum, Met Breuer) and the broader residential character of the Upper East Side. The combination produces some of the most consistently sought-after addresses in Manhattan.
For buyers, 1075 Park represents a particular tier of Carnegie Hill Park Avenue inventory: Blum brothers architectural pedigree at the peak of the firm's portfolio, 32-apartment scale producing moderate annual turnover, and Carnegie Hill positioning at the heart of the upper Park-and-Fifth corridor.
Architecture and unit composition
The 32 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 upper-floor full-floor configurations and the corner residences.
Blum brothers' late-portfolio signatures throughout: 10–11 foot ceilings in primary rooms (consistent with the 1929-era luxury norm), formal entry galleries, library-living combinations, primary suites with substantial closet infrastructure, service wings characteristic of 1929-era luxury apartment design.
Park Avenue-facing apartments on the western flank look across to the Park Avenue median plantings and the buildings on the avenue's west side. 87th and 88th Street-facing apartments have cross-street exposures with stable residential side-street views.
Building operations
1075 Park Avenue operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative with full-time doorman, attended elevator, on-site superintendent, and private storage. The 32-apartment scale produces a moderate institutional density characteristic of late-1920s Park Avenue cooperative 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 Carnegie Hill pre-war norms — rigorous financial review, strong personal references, primary-residence intent the working assumption.
Recent sales
Last 5–10 closed sales at 1075 Park Avenue (replace this section with current ACRIS data — pull at publication time and refresh quarterly):
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Sales context at 1075 Park:
- Inventory turnover is moderate given the 32-unit scale — typically 3–5 transactions per year.
- Pricing spans a range — 3–4 BR apartments in the $3M–$7M range; larger 4–5 BR and full-floor configurations in the $7M–$15M range.
- Public listing through StreetEasy and Compass private exclusive is standard.
What to know if you’re buying
The architectural pedigree at the firm's peak vintage is real. Buyers attentive to architectural detail should weight the 1929 position within the Blum brothers' Park Avenue portfolio as a meaningful differentiator within Carnegie Hill inventory.
The Carnegie Hill positioning is structural. The combination of Park Avenue cooperative inventory and upper Fifth Avenue cultural institution density produces a particular residential character.
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 Carnegie Hill norms. Strong financial profile, professional accomplishment, primary-residence intent are central criteria.
Pricing is more accessible than Candela peers at the same vintage. 1075 Park typically trades at materially more accessible per-square-foot pricing than the 720 / 770 Park Candela peers from the same 1929 construction cycle.
Renovation is constrained by historic district status and pre-war character. The board reviews scope and quality with attention to preservation of original detail.
What to know if you’re selling
The architectural pedigree is a marketing asset. Listing copy should reference the Blum brothers' authorship, the building's position at the peak of the firm's Park Avenue portfolio, and the 1929 vintage's place in the broader pre-Depression Park Avenue construction cycle.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. Floor altitude, exposure, configuration, and renovation history all matter substantially.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. 6–10 weeks from contract signing to closing.
The Roebling Team at 1075 Park
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 Park Avenue Carnegie Hill 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 1075 Park, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.