114 East 90th Street
114 East 90th Street, New York, NY 10128
Carnegie Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1015180061 · BIN 1048134
- Year built
- 1925
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $990K
- Recent range
- $868K – $1.6M
- Listing discount
- 8.1%
- Recorded transfers
- 47
114 East 90th Street is the kind of building Carnegie Hill is quietly built on: a 1925 red-brick co-op on a low-rise residential side street between Park and Lexington, full-service but unshowy, where the appeal is the neighborhood and the proportions rather than a marquee address. It is a mid-block nine-story house of 38 apartments — large enough to carry a real staff and a deep amenity package, small enough to feel like a building where the doorman knows the residents.
The setting is the argument. Carnegie Hill is among the most coveted residential pockets on the Upper East Side: townhouse-scaled, leafy, anchored by some of the city's best independent and private schools, and a short walk from the northern reach of Museum Mile and the 86th Street gateway into Central Park. A co-op here trades on stability and location — and 114 East 90th delivers both at a price point well below the Fifth and Park Avenue trophy stock a few blocks west.
For buyers, the building reads as a sensible Carnegie Hill entry: a pet-friendly, full-service pre-war co-op with a landscaped courtyard and a genuinely useful amenity set, in a school district and a streetscape that hold value through every market cycle.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is a representative example of mid-1920s Upper East Side apartment design — a red-brick elevation over a quiet limestone base, even fenestration, and the kind of solid masonry construction that gives pre-war apartments their thick walls and sound separation. There is no ornamental flourish here; the value is in the bones.
Inside, the 38 residences span the pre-war range, from intimate one- and two-bedrooms to larger family layouts. Expect the hallmarks of the era: high ceilings, hardwood floors, separate kitchens, and the generous closet and foyer space that newer construction rarely matches. At roughly 1,400 square feet per unit on average across the building, the mix skews toward usable, well-proportioned apartments rather than oversized full-floor spreads.
Building operations
114 East 90th is run as a full-service cooperative. A 24-hour doorman staffs the lobby and a live-in resident manager handles day-to-day operations, with a central laundry room, a fitness room, a bike room, a children's playroom, and individual storage bins among the shared amenities. The landscaped courtyard is a genuine differentiator on a block of this scale — usable outdoor common space is scarce in pre-war Carnegie Hill.
The board permits pets, including dogs and cats — a meaningful point of difference from the stricter co-ops nearby. As with most Carnegie Hill cooperatives, purchases are subject to board approval and a financing limit, and subletting is permitted on a controlled basis after an initial residency period; specific thresholds are set by the board and reviewed as part of the purchase application.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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 →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 4% of gross sale price during first 24 months; 2% of gross sale price after 24 months (seller)
- Sublet policy
- Allowed by board approval; monthly sublet fee = lesser of 10% of sublease rent or 25% of monthly maintenance
- Notable fees
- App processing $700; credit check $150/applicant; closing fee $700; recognition agreement $325; NYS stamp $0.05/share; trust transfer app $500. Max financing 70% (30% down)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2025 | 8D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,100 sf | $990,000 | $900/sf | -10.0% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 5A | 3 BR · 3 BA | $1,650,000 | -2.9% | |
| Aug 8, 2024 | MAIS | 3 BR · 2 BA | $868,000 | -0.8% | |
| Dec 7, 2023 | 3A | 3 BR · 3 BA | $1,650,000 | -8.1% | |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 5C | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,600,000 | -8.6% | |
| Jan 18, 2023 | 2C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,350,000 | +4.2% | |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 6CD | 5 BR · 5 BA | $4,330,410 | +1.9% | |
| May 17, 2021 | 2D | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,330,000 | -1.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $943/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 3.3% 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.
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 1-01518-0061) 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 board-approval building, so plan for a full co-op purchase application — financial disclosure, references, and a board interview. Budget for the building's financing limit when structuring your offer; co-ops of this vintage typically cap the percentage of purchase price that may be financed. The pet-friendly policy is a real advantage for buyers with dogs, who find Carnegie Hill's stricter buildings a hard fit. Confirm the precise sublet terms and any flip tax with us before you bid so your underwriting reflects the building's actual rules rather than assumptions.
The locational case is strong and durable: a quiet residential block, a top school catchment, the park and Museum Mile within easy reach, and the 4/5/6 at 86th Street plus the Second Avenue line a short walk east. That combination supports value here regardless of the broader market.
What to know if you’re selling
The selling story is location and full-service stability. Carnegie Hill's school proximity, the leafy side-street setting, and a deep amenity package — courtyard, gym, playroom, doorman — are exactly what family buyers in this segment are underwriting. Pricing should be benchmarked against comparable pre-war Carnegie Hill co-ops of similar service level rather than against condominiums or Fifth Avenue trophies; the buyer here is choosing co-op value and neighborhood, and the comparable set should reflect that. A renovated, well-lit apartment with the building's amenities behind it competes well, and the pet-friendly policy widens the buyer pool meaningfully.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing 114 East 90th Street, also consider these nearby Carnegie Hill and Upper East Side cooperatives:
- 14 East 90th Street — pre-war co-op on the same block
- 60 East 88th Street — Carnegie Hill pre-war cooperative
- 1192 Park Avenue — full-service Park Avenue co-op nearby
- 8 East 96th Street — pre-war cooperative to the north
- 58 East 96th Street — Carnegie Hill full-service co-op
The neighborhood
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