108 East 86th Street
108 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028
BBL 1015140066 · BIN 1047946
- Year built
- 1924
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditions
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- 2% of the purchase price, paid by the seller
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median, 2023–2025
- $1.9M
- 3 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $310K – $2M
- Listing discount
- 2.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 33
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108 East 86th Street is a handsome 1924 Italian Renaissance cooperative perched just off Park Avenue, on the bustling 86th Street spine that ties Carnegie Hill to Yorkville. Fourteen stories tall but only twenty-nine apartments deep, it is a tall, slender pre-war building — the kind that delivers generous, well-proportioned homes with relatively few neighbors per floor. It was built as a rental and converted to cooperative ownership in 1980, and it has kept both its original architectural character and a framed copy of its 1924 sales advertisement near the lobby elevator.
The pull is pre-war quality at a transit-rich crossroads. You are a half-block from the 4/5 express and 6 local at Lexington Avenue and 86th Street, with the Q's 86th Street station two avenues east at Second Avenue — among the best-connected corners on the East Side — with Park Avenue's quiet immediately to the west and Yorkville's shopping and dining to the east. For buyers who want a real pre-war apartment in a full-service building without paying Park Avenue co-op prices, 108 East 86th is squarely on target.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is a confident piece of 1920s design: an Italian Renaissance composition anchored by a three-story limestone base with intricate decorative masonry, rising as a narrow tower above. Its original advertising promised five- and six-room simplexes on the lower floors and larger duplexes above — a layout strategy still legible in the building's mix today.
With 29 residences across 14 floors, the apartments are gracious pre-war homes: high ceilings, defined rooms, and the larger duplex layouts on the upper floors that give the building its most distinctive inventory. Many units have been individually renovated over the decades while retaining their pre-war proportions and detail.
Building operations
108 East 86th runs as a full-service cooperative with a full-time doorman, an exercise room, a central laundry room, and private storage. For a building of fewer than thirty homes, that staffing and amenity package is generous, and the carrying costs are spread across a small, stable shareholder base.
The board's terms are accommodating by Upper East Side standards: financing is permitted up to 75% of the purchase price, a 2% flip tax is paid by the seller at closing, pets are welcome, and pied-à-terre purchases are allowed. That combination — full-service pre-war with flexible policies — is unusual enough to widen the building's buyer pool meaningfully.
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
- 2% of the gross purchase price
- Rate
- 2% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Seller
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 |
| Financing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Not stated |
| Lead Based Paint Disclosure Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $75 | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing FeePer share | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $800 ($850 without a Broker) plus $0.05 per share | Refundable Not stated |
| Sale by an Estate or Trust - Closing Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $1,000 plus $0.05 per share | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Based Paint Disclosure Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $75 | Refundable Not stated |
| Application Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $550 | Refundable Not stated |
| Background Report FeeConditional · Per applicant | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $125 per applicant (additional $75 for criminal check if required by the Board) | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Refinance
2 items
Management's “less refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $400 | Refundable Not stated |
Management's “more refinance” schedule
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
- 75% 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
- Permitted with conditionsSubleasing is discouraged. Any shareholder wishing to sublease must request approval in principle to sublet apartment. Permission to sublet must be granted by the Board of Directors before the Subtenant submits an application. A sublease fee of 10% of monthly rent OR 10% of monthly maintenance…Source: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: 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
- $965 per room a monthMedian of 5 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
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, 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
- $1,357/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $56,100/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $4 – $161
- Modeled exposure split equally across 29 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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 2% of gross purchase price (Seller, at closing)
- Sublet policy
- Discouraged; board approval required; fee 10% of monthly rent or maintenance (greater); max 1 year per 10-year period
- Policies and fees
- Closing Fee $800 ($850 without broker) + $0.05/share; Move In/Out Deposit $500 each; financing max 75%
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 | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | 14N | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,795,000 | +0.0% |
| May 23, 2025 | 14S | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,975,000 | -5.7% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 12N | 4 BR · 3 BA | $2,000,000 | +5.3% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | 10S | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,920,000 | -14.7% |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1SW | 1 BR · 1 BA | $310,000 | -27.1% |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 9S | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,200,000 | +9.1% |
| Aug 25, 2021 | 11N | 3 BR · 3 BA | $1,420,000 | -32.4% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12S | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,980,000 | -20.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2017): a median $1,108/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 3.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2017 | 14S | $2,215,000 |
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 1-01514-0066). 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.
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At the recent median sale of $1.92M (5 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $33,750 to close, or 1.8% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $19,200
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $14,550
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
The value case is full-service pre-war with flexible board terms at a transit hub. Financing to 75%, a pet-friendly policy, and permitted pied-à-terre ownership make this a more accessible building than many comparable pre-war co-ops — though you should still plan for a thorough board package and interview. Budget the 2% seller's flip tax into your longer-term resale math.
The lifestyle is the rest of the argument. The 4/5/6 at Lexington Avenue is a half-block away and the Q stops two avenues east at Second Avenue, putting Midtown and downtown within a short ride; Central Park is a few blocks west; and 86th Street's restaurants, markets, and shopping are at the door. For buyers who prize connectivity and pre-war bones, the location is hard to beat. Note that lower-floor units face the 86th Street activity — confirm exposure and floor for the quiet you want.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the pre-war architecture, the full-service staffing, and the unmatched transit position — and, for the upper apartments, the duplex layouts and light. The flexible board terms (75% financing, pets, pied-à-terre) are a genuine marketing asset that broadens the buyer pool beyond the typical pre-war audience.
Price to the building's own recent trades and the comparable Carnegie Hill / Yorkville pre-war co-ops, separating the simplex and duplex inventory since they sell differently. Accurate day-one positioning is essential, and the building's own trade history (19 recorded sales from 2015 through 2025, per the October 2026 sales data) is a thin base on its own. We bring the building's transaction history and the live comparable set to every listing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 108 East 86th Street, these nearby Upper East Side cooperatives form the natural comparison set:
- 11 East 86th Street — pre-war co-op near Central Park
- 49 East 86th Street — full-service co-op on the same street
- 64 East 86th Street — pre-war cooperative nearby
- 115 East 86th Street — co-op on the 86th Street spine
- 345 East 86th Street — Yorkville cooperative to the east
More Upper East Side buildings
- 106 East 85th Street — 1916 co-op
- 108 East 66th Street — 1926 co-op
- 108 East 82nd Street — 1916 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 109 East 79th Street — 2020 condominium
- 110 East 71st Street — 1982 condominium
- 110 East 87th Street (The 110 Condominium) — 1939 condominium by Boak & Paris
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
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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