- Year built
- 1960
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 54
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.7M
- Recent range
- $700K – $2.3M
- Listing discount
- 8.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 43
11 East 86th Street is a 1960 white-brick cooperative on one of the best-located blocks on the Upper East Side: the 86th Street block between Fifth and Madison, a half-block from Central Park and the entrance to the Metropolitan Museum's Museum Mile spine. Designed by Sylvan Bien — the architect behind a number of the era's refined post-war apartment houses, including the Carlyle — it offers exactly what its post-war category does best: full-service living, efficient modern layouts, and a location that pre-war buyers pay multiples for, at a more reachable basis.
For buyers, the value proposition is the location and the service, not architectural drama. This is a full-service doorman building with a fitness room and a live-in superintendent, steps from the park, the museum, the Madison Avenue retail-and-restaurant corridor, and the 86th Street subway — a Carnegie Hill address with everything within a two-block walk. For a buyer who wants the neighborhood and the convenience without a pre-war price, the building is a sensible, livable choice.
Architecture and unit composition
11 East 86th is a twenty-story white-brick tower of the type that defined Upper East Side residential building in the postwar decades — clean-lined, efficient, and oriented toward light and views rather than ornament. Sylvan Bien's hand shows in the building's solid proportions and well-organized plan; the upper floors capture open city views and glimpses toward Central Park.
The apartments are the post-war product buyers expect: practical layouts with good light, ample closet space, and the higher window-to-wall ratio of the era's construction. Renovated homes here can be brought to a high finish level, and the building's scale and floor-plate make for comfortable family-sized residences. The era's casement windows, beamed ceilings in the lobby, and straightforward room flow are characteristic.
Building operations
The building runs as a full-service cooperative, with a full-time doorman, a live-in resident manager, a fitness room, central laundry, bicycle storage, and private storage. Purchases proceed through the standard co-op board package and interview. As a well-run post-war co-op on a prime block, the building maintains a conservative financial posture and an owner-occupant culture — the steady, service-forward profile that makes this category dependable.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $74,214/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $115
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 19B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,150,000 | -14.5% | |
| May 12, 2025 | 16B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $700,000 | -11.9% | |
| Sep 3, 2024 | 10C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | $1,840,000 | -6.8% | |
| Aug 28, 2024 | 18A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,550 sf | $2,300,000 | $1,484/sf | -8.0% |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 17B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,675,000 | -6.7% | |
| Dec 8, 2022 | 4B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,575,000 | -7.1% | |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 7B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $850,000 | -14.9% | |
| Jul 5, 2022 | 17A | 3 BR · 4 BA | $3,200,000 | -2.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,484/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 7.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2025 | 7B | $850,000 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | PHA | $3,995,000 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | 3C | $2,050,000 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | 20A | $3,500,000 |
| Aug 16, 2017 | 11B | $1,385,000 |
| Mar 2, 2015 | 9B | $1,365,000 |
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 1-01498-0010) 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
This is a co-op, so expect a board package and interview and the financial review a conservative building conducts. The draw is location and service at a post-war basis: a full-service doorman building with a fitness room a half-block from Central Park and the Met, with the Madison corridor and the 86th Street subway at hand. Focus your diligence on the apartment's floor, light, and renovation state, and on the building's financials and reserves. We help buyers benchmark asking prices against comparable Carnegie Hill post-war co-ops and prepare a board package that clears cleanly.
What to know if you’re selling
The selling case is the address and the service. A full-service co-op a half-block from Central Park and the Met, with a fitness room and a live-in super, is precisely what a value-conscious Carnegie Hill buyer wants, and the marketing should lead with location, light, and turnkey condition. Pricing belongs against the post-war comparable set on the prime Fifth-to-Madison blocks rather than against pre-war product. A well-renovated, well-lit home shows the building's case at its strongest. We position these homes to the buyer who prioritizes the neighborhood and convenience over pre-war provenance.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 11 East 86th Street, also evaluate these nearby Carnegie Hill and Upper East Side cooperatives:
- 2 East 88th Street — pre-war co-op near the park
- 12 East 87th Street — Carnegie Hill co-op nearby
- 21 East 87th Street — full-service co-op a block north
- 64 East 86th Street — Carnegie Hill building on the same street
- 60 East 88th Street — Upper East Side co-op peer
The Roebling Team at 11 East 86th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper East Side, Carnegie Hill, Fifth and Madison Avenue, and the broader post-war and pre-war Manhattan co-op market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating a post-war co-op on a prime block deserve building-specific intelligence — the location advantages, the service model, and where pricing sits against the comparable post-war set.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 11 East 86th, a 30-minute consultation is the right place to start.
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