1230 Park Avenue
1230 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10128
Carnegie Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1015070040 · BIN 1047432
- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 79
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Not permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted
- Maximum financing
- 70% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- 2% of the purchase price, paid by the seller
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2002–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median, 2023–2025
- $1.3M
- 4 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $1.1M – $2M
- Listing discount
- 8.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 83
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1230 Park Avenue sits at the northern edge of Carnegie Hill, on the southwest corner of East 96th Street — the point where the grand stretch of Park Avenue meets the more intimate, residential character of upper Carnegie Hill. Completed in 1930 to designs by Gronenberg & Leuchtag, the firm responsible for several substantial pre-war apartment houses in the neighborhood, it is a sixteen-story building of 79 apartments laid out at family scale, with a reported gross-building-area ratio of roughly 1,500 square feet per unit. That ratio includes common and service space and is not average apartment interior area; verify actual dimensions from plans or measurement.
The building's case is the classic Park Avenue case, at a slightly more attainable point on the avenue. Buyers get a full-service pre-war co-op in Carnegie Hill — attended lobby, live-in superintendent, period detail — without the eight-figure entry that defines the avenue's lower-numbered blocks. The corner position delivers light and air on two exposures, and the location places residents within a short walk of Central Park, the Madison Avenue retail corridor, and the 96th Street subway.
Architecture and unit composition
Gronenberg & Leuchtag designed 1230 Park in the restrained pre-war Renaissance Revival idiom that defines so much of Carnegie Hill: a brown-brick shaft rising from a two-story limestone base, with a canopied entrance crowned by a row of arched openings filled with shell-motif ornament. It is a building that reads as established rather than showy — exactly the register the avenue rewards.
The 79 apartments span a range of pre-war layouts, with the larger homes offering the gracious proportions, separated formal and service spaces, high ceilings, and hardwood floors that buyers seek in the era's product. The corner of the building yields the most desirable lines, with cross-exposures and avenue light. The unit mix and per-floor arrangement do not establish ownership duration or resale frequency; review dated, classified transfers.
Building operations
The building runs as a full-service cooperative, with a full-time doorman, a live-in resident manager, central laundry, and storage. It is pet-friendly. Purchases proceed through the standard co-op board package and interview; review the current budget, audited statements, debt and any assessments.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of August 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
- Terms
- Equal to 2% of the purchase price
- Rate
- 2% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Seller
Source: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
Purchase
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $175 per prospective shareholder, guarantor, AND prospective adult non-shareholder resident (e.g., spouse, partner, adult child or other relative of prospective purchaser). | Refundable Non-refundable |
| LL58 Compliance FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Document Preparation FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| New York State Stamps FeePer sharePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $0.05 per share | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Refinance
3 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $175 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Recognition Agreement Review FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Alteration
3 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Resident | When With the application | Amount $250 for type I, $1000 for type II, and $2500 for type III | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Wear and Tear FeePaid to the building | Paid by Resident | When Upon approval | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Resident | When Upon approval | Amount $2,500 | Refundable Refundable |
Ownership transfer
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Report FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $125 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Estate TransferConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 if applicable | Refundable Not stated |
| LL58 Compliance FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Name change/spouse add/removalConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 if applicable | Refundable Not stated |
| Transfer into a TrustConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 if applicable | Refundable Not stated |
| Transfer to a Family Member and a Third PartyConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 if applicable | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing Fee for all TransfersPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $850 | Refundable Not stated |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 70% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
- Guarantors
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
Considering an apartment here? Send Corey the listing to confirm the pet and washer/dryer rules for that apartment.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $736 per room a monthMedian of 4 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Attended lobby
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2025 | 16C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,375,000 | -8.0% | |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 9 | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,455,000 | -3.0% | |
| Sep 11, 2024 | 9E | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,975,000 | -14.1% | |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 6B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,140,000 | -10.6% | |
| Jun 14, 2023 | 5B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,250,000 | -3.5% | |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 4D | 3 BR · 3 BA | $1,525,000 | -18.7% | |
| May 27, 2022 | 12D | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,800 sf | $1,775,000 | $986/sf | -24.5% |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 8A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $650,000 | -13.2% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2022): a median $902/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 3.4% 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 1-01507-0040). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is a co-op, so a board package and interview are part of the process, and buyers should be prepared for the financial review a conservative pre-war building conducts. The payoff is a full-service Park Avenue address in Carnegie Hill at a more reachable basis than the avenue's marquee blocks to the south. Focus your diligence on the apartment's exposure and renovation state, and on the building's financials and reserve position. We help buyers benchmark asking prices against comparable Carnegie Hill pre-wars and assemble a board package that presents cleanly.
What to know if you’re selling
The selling story is location plus value: a full-service pre-war co-op on Park Avenue with pricing to compare against similar apartments farther south on the avenue. Corner apartments with strong light and tasteful renovations are the building's standouts and should be marketed as such. Pricing belongs against the upper-Carnegie-Hill pre-war comparable set rather than the avenue's trophy tier. We position these homes to buyers who want the Park Avenue address and the full-service building without the lower-block premium.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 1230 Park Avenue, also evaluate these nearby Park Avenue and Carnegie Hill cooperatives of varying construction dates:
- 1220 Park Avenue — pre-war co-op a block south
- 1199 Park Avenue — a 1961 Park Avenue cooperative
- 1192 Park Avenue — pre-war Park Avenue peer
- 1185 Park Avenue — full-block pre-war cooperative nearby
- 1175 Park Avenue — Carnegie Hill pre-war co-op
More Park Avenue buildings
- 1175 Park Avenue — 1925 co-op by Emery Roth
- 1185 Park Avenue — 1928 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 1192 Park Avenue (94th and Park Corporation) — 1926 co-op by Rosario Candela
- 1199 Park Avenue — 1961 co-op
- 1220 Park Avenue — 1930 co-op by Rosario Candela
- 670 Park Avenue
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Park Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to Park Avenue.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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