The Girard

The Girard reads as a textbook late-1920s Carnegie Hill apartment house: a brick-and-limestone facade with a classical base, regular punched windows, and the restrained detailing that defined the side-street co-ops built in the boom years just before the 1929 crash. It was conceived from the start as an apartment building of substance rather than a converted townhouse, and the bones reflect it — thick masonry walls, the higher ceilings and proper room proportions of the era, and the kind of layered floor plans that prewar architects did well.

Inside, the 44 apartments run the prewar range, with the gracious foyers, separate dining rooms, and hardwood floors buyers come to Carnegie Hill to find. Many homes carry beamed or higher ceilings, and a number convey with a large private storage cage — a meaningful amenity in a neighborhood where closet space is currency.

The Girard is a full-service cooperative. A 24-hour doorman covers the lobby, and a live-in resident manager handles the building day to day, supported by porter staff. The planted roof deck is the building's signature shared amenity — a landscaped, furnished terrace with open-sky views over the low-rise Carnegie Hill streetscape. A central laundry room and bike room round out the practical infrastructure, and select apartments include a private storage cage that transfers with the home.

On policy, the building is welcoming where it counts: pets are permitted, financing is allowed up to 50% of the purchase price, and a 2% flip tax is collected on resale. These are the terms a buyer needs to underwrite a purchase here, and they place The Girard among the more accessible prewar co-ops in Carnegie Hill — a real board with real standards, but not the all-cash posture of the marquee avenue buildings.

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,250/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 3.7% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01513-0015). 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.

A purchase here is a prewar co-op purchase, and the board process is real: a full board package, financials, references, and an interview. The terms, however, are buyer-friendly by Carnegie Hill standards — up to 50% financing means you do not need to arrive all-cash, pets are welcome, and the 2% flip tax is a known, budgetable cost. Underwrite the maintenance against the building's full-service staffing and roof deck; in a 44-unit building, the per-apartment share of a live-in super and 24-hour doorman is part of what you are buying. The block itself — quiet, tree-lined, a short walk to the Park, the Met, the 4/5/6 at 86th Street, and the Second Avenue subway at 86th — is a durable part of the value.

The Girard sells on the things Carnegie Hill buyers prize: a true prewar building, a full-time doorman, a planted roof deck, and accessible financing terms that widen the buyer pool relative to the cash-only houses nearby. Layout, light, ceiling height, and any private storage or outdoor access are the differentiators that set a strong asking price within the building. Because turnover is thin, pricing well against the most recent comparable sale in the building — and against the handful of peer prewar co-ops on the surrounding blocks — matters more than chasing the broader neighborhood average. We position each listing against that specific comparable set.

If you're considering The Girard, these nearby Carnegie Hill and Upper East Side cooperatives provide alternatives to compare:

• 124 East 84th Street — prewar co-op directly across the street
• 108 East 82nd Street — Carnegie Hill prewar co-op two blocks south
• 111 East 85th Street — full-service co-op a block north; confirm its construction date from primary records
• 1140 Fifth Avenue — Fred F. French Carnegie Hill prewar co-op on the Park
• 1049 Park Avenue — Bottomley-designed boutique prewar co-op nearby