1140 Fifth Avenue
1140 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128
Carnegie Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1015070001 · BIN 1047418
- Year built
- 1921
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 1995–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.9M
- Recent range
- $850K – $3.1M
- Listing discount
- 2.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 45
1140 Fifth Avenue is one of Carnegie Hill's distinguished prewar cooperatives — a 1921 neo-Renaissance house designed by the Fred F. French Company, built for the estate of Lloyd S. Bryce at the corner where Fifth Avenue meets East 95th Street. It sits on the Central Park frontage at the quieter, upper end of the avenue, where the museum crowds thin and the neighborhood turns residential, and it has held its standing for a century on the strength of its architecture, its layouts, and its white-glove service.
The appeal is classic and specific: large, light-filled prewar apartments with the full vocabulary of the period — wide windows, decorative fireplaces, well-proportioned formal dining rooms, and maid's rooms with baths — in a full-service building one block from Central Park and steps from Museum Mile. For the buyer who wants a genuine prewar Fifth Avenue co-op without the all-cash, no-financing posture of the grandest houses, 1140 strikes a notably livable balance.
Architecture and unit composition
The Fred F. French Company gave 1140 Fifth a dignified neo-Renaissance facade — limestone base, warm brick shaft, and the restrained classical detailing that defined the best Fifth Avenue apartment houses of the early 1920s. The residential entrance is set on East 95th Street, a deliberate prewar courtesy that keeps the lobby off the busy avenue. The building rises 14 stories and was conceived from the outset as a high-spec cooperative for established families.
The roughly 43 apartments are the draw: predominantly five- and six-room layouts with the period's signature features intact across many homes — wide windows admitting strong Park-side and cross light, decorative fireplaces, gracious formal dining rooms, and maid's rooms with bathrooms. Ceilings are high, foyers are generous, and many residences convey with a private storage unit. These are the proportions buyers come to Carnegie Hill to find.
Building operations
1140 Fifth Avenue is a full-service cooperative known for the attentiveness of its staff. A 24-hour doorman covers the lobby, a live-in resident manager runs the building, and porters keep it immaculate — the kind of white-glove service that defines the address. Practical infrastructure includes a central laundry room, a bike room, and private storage; washer/dryers are permitted in-unit, a meaningful convenience in a prewar building.
On policy, 1140 is welcoming where it counts. Financing is permitted up to 60% of the purchase price, a 2% flip tax is collected on resale and is paid by the purchaser, and pets are allowed with board approval. The building also accommodates the ownership structures serious buyers use: pied-à-terre purchases are permitted, and trust ownership is allowed. Those terms — real financing latitude and pied-à-terre flexibility on Fifth Avenue — set 1140 apart from the most restrictive prewar houses nearby.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $5,972/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $11
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
- 2% of sale price
- Sublet policy
- Sublease fee 30% of rent or maintenance (greater)
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Notable fees
- Trust ownership allowed; 60% financing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2A | 2 BR · 3 BA | $1,600,000 | +0.3% | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 8C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,275,000 | -0.9% | |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 1C | 2 BR · 1 BA | $850,000 | -2.9% | |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 4B | 3 BR · 3 BA | $3,150,000 | -7.3% | |
| Mar 22, 2023 | 12B | 2 BR · 3 BA · 1,600 sf | $2,350,000 | $1,469/sf | -9.6% |
| Aug 25, 2022 | 2C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,650,000 | -1.8% | |
| Sep 15, 2021 | 7A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,925 sf | $3,258,900 | $1,693/sf | +2.0% |
| Oct 14, 2020 | 10C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,316,718 | -12.2% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2023): a median $1,411/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 4.2% 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.
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 1-01507-0001) 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
The board process is real — a full package, financials, references, and an interview — but the terms are buyer-friendly for the avenue: up to 60% financing means you need not arrive all-cash, pied-à-terre and trust ownership are permitted, and the 2% buyer-paid flip tax is a known cost to budget. Pets are welcome with approval, and in-unit washer/dryers are allowed. Evaluate apartments for light, fireplace and dining-room configuration, and whether a storage unit conveys. The location — one block from Central Park, steps from Museum Mile, and close to the 6 at 96th Street and the Second Avenue subway at 96th — is a permanent part of the value.
What to know if you’re selling
1140 sells on its pedigree and its flexibility: a Fred F. French prewar building one block off Central Park, with the financing latitude and pied-à-terre rules that widen the buyer pool relative to the cash-only houses on the avenue. Original prewar detail — fireplaces, formal dining, high ceilings, strong light — commands the premium, and a storage unit or a high-floor position sharpens the case. Because turnover is thin, price to the building's own most recent comparable and to the peer prewar co-ops of upper Fifth and Park rather than the broader neighborhood average. We market each home to the qualified buyer this building approves.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 1140 Fifth Avenue, these nearby Carnegie Hill and Fifth Avenue prewar cooperatives are the natural comparison set:
- 1136 Fifth Avenue — prewar Fifth Avenue co-op a few doors south
- 1148 Fifth Avenue — Carnegie Hill prewar co-op to the north
- 1158 Fifth Avenue — upper Fifth Avenue prewar co-op
- 1049 Park Avenue — Bottomley-designed boutique prewar co-op nearby
- The Girard (125 East 84th Street) — Carnegie Hill prewar co-op on a side street
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Fifth Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to Fifth Avenue.
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