- Year built
- 1925
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 43
- Floors
- 14
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Confirm directly with management
- Subletting
- Restrictive (typical of tier-one Fifth Avenue cooperatives)
1136 Fifth Avenue is a George F. Pelham commission from 1925, and the Pelham attribution is itself a distinguishing credential within the Fifth Avenue corridor. Pelham is among the more prolific apartment architects of pre-war Manhattan, but his work is structurally distinct from the dominant Carpenter / Candela / Schwartz & Gross tradition. Pelham's body of pre-war Park-and-Fifth Avenue work includes 785 Park Avenue and 1120 Park Avenue, among additional commissions on the West Side and side streets, producing a Pelham portfolio that buyers attentive to architectural attribution can recognize as a coherent body of work.
The 1925 vintage at 1136 Fifth places the building in the heart of the pre-war Fifth Avenue construction cycle — same general vintage as 1148 Fifth (Carpenter 1925), 1158 Fifth (Crane & Franzheim 1924), 1175 Park (Roth 1925), and 1107 Fifth (Rouse & Goldstone 1925). The building's apartment-design discipline reflects the mature pre-war idiom executed at the construction-quality peak of the era.
The cooperative conversion from the original rental occurred in 1959, placing 1136 Fifth within the post-WWII conversion wave that produced much of the current Fifth Avenue cooperative inventory.
The 43-apartment scale places 1136 Fifth among the mid-sized Carnegie Hill Fifth Avenue cooperatives. Moderate annual transaction volume and a stable institutional culture across nearly a century of cooperative existence.
The northern Carnegie Hill positioning is structurally distinct. The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is four blocks south on Fifth Avenue. The Jewish Museum is two blocks south at 92nd and Fifth. The Guggenheim is six blocks south. The cultural-institution density to the south is substantial; the corridor north of 1136 Fifth transitions toward the East 96th Street boundary that historically marks the residential corridor's northern reach.
For buyers, 1136 Fifth represents a particular tier of Fifth Avenue inventory: Pelham architectural pedigree (a distinguishing credential), 43-apartment scale producing moderate annual turnover, northern Carnegie Hill positioning, and pricing more accessible than the Museum Mile core while preserving direct Central Park views.
Architecture and unit composition
The 43 apartments span configurations from approximately 1,800 sf 2BRs to substantially larger 4–5 BR and full-floor configurations across the 14 stories. The building's most architecturally distinctive apartments are the full-floor configurations and the upper-floor residences with longer Central Park view envelopes.
Pelham's 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 1925-era luxury apartment design.
Park-facing apartments on the western flank command direct Central Park views across to the Park's eastern boundary, the Reservoir, and the West Side beyond. The view permanence is essentially absolute.
Building operations
1136 Fifth Avenue operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative with full-time doorman, attended elevator, on-site superintendent, and private storage. The 43-apartment scale produces moderate operational density.
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 Fifth Avenue norms.
Recent sales
Last 5–10 closed sales at 1136 Fifth Avenue (replace this section with current ACRIS data — pull at publication time and refresh quarterly):
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Sales context at 1136 Fifth:
- Inventory turnover is moderate given the 43-unit scale — typically 3–6 transactions per year.
- Pricing spans a range — 2–3 BR apartments in the $2.5M–$5M range; larger 4–5 BR and full-floor configurations in the $5M–$12M range.
- Public listing through StreetEasy and Compass private exclusive is standard.
What to know if you’re buying
The Pelham architectural credential is distinguishing. Pelham's body of work — including 785 Park and 1120 Park — produces a coherent and recognizable architectural attribution within the Fifth Avenue / Park Avenue pre-war corridor, distinct from the Carpenter / Candela tradition.
The northern Carnegie Hill positioning is structural. More accessible pricing than the Museum Mile core while preserving direct Park views.
Confirm specific policies directly with management. Financing posture, flip tax structure, sublet specifics, and pied-à-terre allowance should be obtained directly during contract review.
Board approval follows tier-one Carnegie Hill norms. Strong financial profile, professional accomplishment, primary-residence intent are central criteria.
View permanence is excellent. Central Park is permanent.
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 Pelham architectural pedigree and the coherent Park-and-Fifth Pelham portfolio (785 Park, 1120 Park, 1136 Fifth) are marketing assets. Listing copy should reference Pelham's authorship and the firm's broader body of work; the Pelham credential is distinguishable from the more common Carpenter / Candela attribution.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. Floor altitude, 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 1136 Fifth
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 Fifth 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 1136 Fifth, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.