- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 65
- Floors
- 13
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Confirm directly with management
- Subletting
- Restrictive (typical of tier-one Carnegie Hill pre-war cooperatives)
1130 Park Avenue occupies the southwest corner of Park Avenue and East 91st Street — at the heart of Carnegie Hill, immediately south of the dense Schwartz & Gross Carnegie Hill cluster (1133 Park: 1928; 1175 Park: 1925; 1185 Park: 1929) and within walking proximity to the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum (91st and Fifth — Andrew Carnegie's former mansion) one block west.
The Carnegie Hill positioning is among the most consequential on Park Avenue. The neighborhood — extending from approximately East 86th to East 96th Streets between Park and Fifth — combines the dense pre-war Park Avenue cooperative tradition with proximity to the cultural concentration of upper Fifth Avenue (Cooper Hewitt at 91st, Jewish Museum at 92nd, Guggenheim at 89th, Met Breuer formerly at 75th, Met Museum at 82nd). The cumulative concentration produces some of the most consistently sought-after addresses in Manhattan.
The 65-apartment scale places 1130 Park among the larger Carnegie Hill Park Avenue cooperatives — meaningfully more institutional than the tight Lenox Hill Candela peers and producing moderate annual transaction volume. The larger scale allows for a wider range of price points and configurations.
For buyers, 1130 Park represents a particular tier of Carnegie Hill Park Avenue inventory: pre-war architectural credentials, 65-apartment scale producing moderate annual turnover and price-point diversity, corner Park / 91st positioning at the heart of the cultural-institution corridor.
Architecture and unit composition
The 65 apartments span configurations from approximately 1,500 sf 2BRs to substantially larger 3–4 BR and full-floor configurations across the 13 stories. The substantial inventory produces meaningful diversity in apartment configurations and pricing points.
Pre-war signatures throughout: 10–11 foot ceilings in primary rooms, formal entry galleries, library-living room combinations, primary suites with substantial closet infrastructure, service wings characteristic of the 1920s era.
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, including the Cooper Hewitt Museum block. 91st Street-facing apartments have cross-street exposures with stable residential side-street views.
Building operations
1130 Park Avenue operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative with full-time doorman, attended elevator, on-site superintendent, and private storage. The 65-apartment scale produces a moderate institutional density characteristic of larger pre-war Carnegie Hill Park Avenue 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.
Recent sales
Last 5–10 closed sales at 1130 Park Avenue (replace this section with current ACRIS data — pull at publication time and refresh quarterly):
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Sales context at 1130 Park:
- Inventory turnover is moderate given the 65-unit scale — typically 5–9 transactions per year.
- Pricing spans a range — 2BR apartments in the $1.5M–$3M range; 3–4 BR apartments in the $3M–$6M range; larger 4–5 BR and full-floor configurations in the $6M–$12M range.
- Public listing through StreetEasy and Compass private exclusive is standard.
What to know if you’re buying
The Carnegie Hill cultural-institution density is structural. Cooper Hewitt, Jewish Museum, Guggenheim, and broader Museum Mile within walking proximity.
The 65-unit scale produces broader price-point access. The substantial inventory offers configurations and price points materially more accessible than the smaller tier-one Lenox Hill peers.
Confirm specific policies and architect attribution directly with management. Financing posture, flip tax structure, sublet specifics, pied-à-terre allowance, and architect attribution 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.
Renovation is constrained by historic district status. The board reviews scope and quality with attention to preservation of original detail.
What to know if you’re selling
The Carnegie Hill positioning is the primary marketing asset. Listing copy should reference the corner Park / 91st positioning and the immediate cultural-institution proximity.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. The 65-unit scale produces meaningful variation in pricing.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. 6–10 weeks from contract signing to closing.
The Roebling Team at 1130 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 1130 Park, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.