1225 Madison Avenue
1225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10128
Carnegie Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1015000020 · BIN 1046953
- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 59
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median
- $3.9M
- Recent range
- $1.5M – $6.9M
- Listing discount
- 14.6%
- Recorded transfers
- 34
1225 Madison Avenue is a 1930 pre-war cooperative at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 88th Street — the residential heart of Carnegie Hill, the Upper East Side's quietest and most architecturally consistent enclave. Carnegie Hill runs roughly from 86th to 98th Streets, anchored by Andrew Carnegie's mansion (now the Cooper Hewitt) and a dense fabric of pre-war cooperatives, mansions, private schools, and cultural institutions. The neighborhood's combination of low-traffic streets, proximity to Central Park and the Museum Mile, and a deep concentration of family-scale pre-war apartments makes it one of Manhattan's most enduring residential markets — and 1225 Madison sits squarely inside the designated Carnegie Hill Historic District, so that character is protected.
What distinguishes 1225 Madison within that context is scale. With 59 apartments across 16 stories and a high building-area-per-unit ratio, this is a large-format co-op — the kind of building where apartments are sized for families rather than singles or couples. That generous average footprint is a meaningful differentiator in a corridor where many buildings carry far smaller units, and it positions 1225 Madison toward the family-residence end of the Carnegie Hill spectrum.
The corner also delivers everyday convenience. The building's Madison Avenue base carries neighborhood retail at street level, and residents are steps from the boutiques and cafés of the Madison corridor, the 4/5/6 at 86th Street, the Q at 86th and Second, and Central Park and the Museum Mile a short walk west. The 1930 completion date places the building at the very peak of pre-war luxury construction — the moment apartment planning, ceiling heights, and detailing reached mature form before the Depression curtailed the boom.
Architecture and unit composition
The sixteen-story facade carries the classical pre-war vocabulary of 1930: a limestone-detailed base, a brick body above, and the disciplined window rhythm of peak-era Madison Avenue construction. Ground-floor retail lines the Madison Avenue frontage, with the residential entrance and lobby addressed to the corner — a common, well-functioning arrangement for the avenue's pre-war co-ops. The corner siting at 88th Street gives many apartments dual exposures and the cross-light that mid-block buildings can't offer.
The 59 apartments skew toward larger configurations — two-, three-, and four-bedroom family layouts predominate, consistent with the building's high per-unit area. Pre-war signatures are characteristic of the vintage: high ceilings in the principal rooms, formal entry galleries, separate dining rooms, library-living configurations in the larger lines, hardwood floors, and the deep closet and service-zone planning that defines 1930-era luxury apartments. Corner and upper-floor residences command the building's premium for light and openness.
Building operations
1225 Madison Avenue operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative, with a full-time doorman and attended lobby, an on-site superintendent, and private resident storage. The 59-apartment count, paired with large average unit sizes, produces a low-density, family-oriented residential character with the institutional stability that defines Carnegie Hill co-ops. Its position inside the Carnegie Hill Historic District means exterior alterations pass through Landmarks Preservation Commission review — a guarantee that the streetscape and facade are preserved. The ground-floor retail provides commercial income that helps support the building's operating budget.
The building runs on established Carnegie Hill co-op norms, with a primary-residence emphasis and a board that reviews on financial strength — the standard posture for large-format pre-war cooperatives in this neighborhood.
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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials 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 20, 2026 | 8A | 4 BR · 3.5 BA | $4,750,000 | -4.9% | |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 15A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,400 sf | $3,371,500 | $1,405/sf | -5.0% |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 4C | 4 BR · 4 BA · 2,700 sf | $3,317,000 | $1,229/sf | -14.8% |
| Oct 25, 2024 | 15D | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,520,000 | -10.6% | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 10D | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,200 sf | $2,432,500 | $1,106/sf | -14.6% |
| Sep 4, 2024 | 3C | 4 BR · 4 BA | $3,200,000 | -25.5% | |
| May 9, 2024 | 14A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,400 sf | $4,350,000 | $1,813/sf | -30.4% |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 15C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,850 sf | $1,900,000 | $1,027/sf | -32.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,405/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 5.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2003 | 15C | $2,195,000 |
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 1-01500-0020) 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 large-format scale is the defining feature. This is a family-residence building; the value proposition is generous apartment footprints at a Carnegie Hill corner.
The 1930 peak-pre-war vintage is structural. Layouts, ceiling heights, and detailing reflect the mature high point of pre-war luxury design.
Convenience at the door. Retail at the base, the 4/5/6 and Q at 86th Street, and Central Park and the Museum Mile a short walk away make this one of the more walkable corners in Carnegie Hill.
Board approval follows Carnegie Hill co-op norms. Strong financials and primary-residence intent are central criteria; larger apartments generally attract a financially established buyer pool.
What to know if you’re selling
The scale and address are the headline. Listing copy should foreground the large-format pre-war family apartments, the corner light, the protected historic-district setting, and the Carnegie Hill location.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. With a small unit count and substantial footprints, each apartment is somewhat distinct; floor, exposure, configuration, and renovation history all matter.
Closing timelines are co-op standard — generally 6–10 weeks from contract signing to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 1225 Madison Avenue, also evaluate:
- 1217 Madison Avenue — 1930 pre-war Carnegie Hill co-op immediately nearby
- 35 East 85th Street — Carnegie Hill co-op near the park
- 111 East 85th Street — Carnegie Hill / Yorkville-edge co-op
- 112 East 81st Street — pre-war Upper East Side co-op nearby
- 175 East 82nd Street — Upper East Side building nearby
- 1178 Madison Avenue — 1926 pre-war Carnegie Hill co-op to the south
The neighborhood
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