1270 Fifth Avenue
1270 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029
Upper Carnegie Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1016140001 · BIN 1051578
- Year built
- 1957
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 202
- Floors
- 14
- Land
- Owned by the building's owners
- The Roebling Team's building profile
- 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
- Permitted with conditions
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not stated
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- Tiered or formula; see fees
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median, 2023–2026
- $740K
- 12 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $465K – $1.1M
- Listing discount
- 5.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 173
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1270 Fifth Avenue is a piece of postwar housing history facing Central Park at Fifth Avenue and East 108th Street; assess relative value using dated, matched sales and total carrying costs. When it went up in 1957, it was the first middle-income cooperative in the borough financed under Section 213 of the National Housing Act — the 1950 federal program that had already produced some 22,000 co-op apartments across the metropolitan region without a single one in Manhattan, per architectural records. The Lillien brothers' rose-brick building gave middle-class purchasers what the avenue's southern reaches reserved for the carriage trade: a doorman building directly on Fifth Avenue, facing Central Park. Nearly seventy years later that founding logic still defines the building — its current affordability should be assessed from actual prices and carrying costs, three blocks north of Museum Mile's institutional core and opposite the quietest, most gardened stretch of the park's east side.
The location's specifics matter more than its zip-code reputation. The west-facing lines look across Fifth Avenue into the park's northeast quadrant — the Conservatory Garden, Central Park's six-acre formal garden, sits just below 106th Street, and the Harlem Meer and the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center anchor the corner at 110th. Mount Sinai's campus begins a few blocks south; El Museo del Barrio and the Museum of the City of New York hold the avenue at 104th and 103rd; the 6 train and the 2/3 at Central Park North serve the corridor. This is the seam where Carnegie Hill's avenue rhythm meets East Harlem's, and a price comparison with park-facing cooperatives twenty blocks south requires dated, matched sales rather than an assumed structural discount.
The fiscal 2022 and 2023 audited statements provide historical financial detail; they do not establish current financial strength or a peer ranking. The cooperative owns its land outright, refinanced in August 2022 into a $9 million interest-only mortgage at 4.78 percent that does not mature until 2052, closed out its credit line, and held a reserve fund of $5.69 million at the February 2023 year-end, invested largely in U.S. Treasuries. Those statements describe completed public-area renovation, exterior restoration, committed elevator modernization and a recurring capital assessment. Obtain current cash, debt, project-completion and funding records before assessing whether the program is adequately financed.
Architecture and unit composition
The building rises 14 stories in rose-toned brick across the full blockfront from Fifth Avenue along 108th Street, with landscaped frontages on both streets. The plan is postwar-pragmatic rather than prewar-grand: studios and one-bedrooms through two-bedroom and larger family lines — 202 apartments in all — with generous windows, defined foyers in many lines, and the building's signature spread between park-facing west exposures and quieter mid-block lines. Interiors vary widely by renovation cycle, from estate condition to fully modernized; the value math between the two is the central pricing question in most trades here.
Building operations
Full-service for its tier: attended lobby, live-in resident manager, attached parking garage with a waitlist (parking income appears in the financial statements on file), central laundry, private storage, bike room, and a media room per brokerage records. The staff is 32BJ union, and the corporation’s historical audited statements show a budgeted 5.8 percent maintenance increase for fiscal 2024 against rising utility, insurance, and tax lines, with real estate taxes near $1.9 million as the single largest expense. The fiscal 2022 and 2023 audited financial statements are on file in The Roebling Research Library and available to clients during diligence.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 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
- A resale waiver fee of $25 per share, payable by the seller's unit at transfer, per the audited financial statements on file — verify current terms
Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
Purchase
13 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Co-Applicant FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $200 if there is more than one co-applicant or financial statement form | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Compliance FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit/Background Check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Power of Attorney Review FeeConditionalConditions: If ApplicablePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $150 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Recognition Agreement FeeConditionalConditions: If FinancingPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $325 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| New York State Stamp TaxPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $0.05/share | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Transfer FeePer sharePaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $25 per share | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-In DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move-Out DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $1,500 | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet
8 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $550 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Sublease FeeRecurringPaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount Equal to 25% of the Shareholder's monthly maintenance will be added to the Shareholder's maintenance bill. This sublease fee will be billed monthly through the term of the sublease agreement. | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-Out DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $1,500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move-In DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $225 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Sublease FeeRecurringPaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount Equal to 25% of the Shareholder's monthly maintenance will be added to the Shareholder's maintenance bill. This sublease fee will be billed monthly through the term of the sublease agreement. Upon Approval AKAM - 088 Less Refinance | Refundable Non-refundable |
Refinance
3 items
Management's “less refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $400 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management's “more refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit/Background Check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
Ownership transfer
13 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit/Background Check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $150.00 per applicant/adult occupant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Power of Attorney Review FeeConditionalConditions: If applicablePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $150 (if applicable) non-refundable | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Recognition Agreement Review FeeConditionalConditions: If financingPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $325 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $1,500 | Refundable Refundable |
Transfer: trust
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Compliance FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
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
- 80% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Co-purchasing
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 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
- Permitted with conditionsSubleases may be for a duration of up to three years. At the end of the sublease term, the matter must be reviewed by the Board if continued subletting is applied for by the shareholder. However, shareholders may sublet up to a total of four years (in place of three years), regardless of the…Source: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Short-term rentals
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not statedWith board/management approval and Pet registrationSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $382 per room a monthMedian of 12 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $1.65 per square foot a monthMedian of 6 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: recent listing records
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- 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
- Media room, garage, bike storage, storage, 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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $77,399/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $32
- Modeled exposure split equally across 201 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →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).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Sublet policy
- Up to 3 yrs (max 4 total); fee 25% of monthly maintenance
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
- Policies and fees
- Transfer fee $25/share; move-in/out $500
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | 1D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,000 sf | $700,000 | $700/sf | -9.1% |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 7K | 1 BR · 1 BA | $485,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 10M | 2 BR · 1 BA | $738,000 | -3.9% | |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9G | 2 BR · 1 BA · 820 sf | $742,000 | $905/sf | -6.7% |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 1T | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $1,125,000 | $938/sf | +0.0% |
| May 28, 2025 | 2D | 2 BR · 2 BA | $715,000 | +0.0% | |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 12S | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,200 sf | $975,000 | $813/sf | -17.0% |
| Dec 6, 2024 | 3G | 2 BR · 1 BA | $785,000 | -1.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $771/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 2.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2009 | 3F | $375,000 |
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 1-01614-0001). 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.
Closed rents at 1270 Fifth Avenue, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 2 | $3,147 |
| 2 bedroom | 5 | $4,750 |
Also $71 per sq ft per year (5 leases that report square footage). 8 closed sublet leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease January 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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At the recent median sale of $738K (9 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 25, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,318 to close, or 1.5% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,318
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
Read the financial documentation in its reporting period. The fiscal 2023 statements describe fee-simple land, a $5.69 million reserve fund at the February 2023 year-end and the August 2022 interest-only mortgage at 4.78 percent maturing 2052. Have counsel review current cash, debt, assessments and capital obligations; those historical figures do not establish present adequacy or superiority to peer cooperatives.
Understand the interest-only structure. The 2022 refinancing keeps debt service low and predictable for decades, but the $9 million principal does not amortize — it will be refinanced or repaid at maturity. That is a deliberate, common co-op structure; price it as stability now against refinancing exposure far in the future.
Budget the recurring assessment. The board has run an annual capital assessment of about $1.53 per share since 2021 alongside operating assessments tied to the co-op tax-abatement cycle. Ask for the current assessment schedule and add it to your monthly math — run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator on the specific unit.
Buy the exposure, not the average. The spread between park-view west lines and mid-block lines is the building's defining pricing fact. If the park view is the point, pay for it on a line with history; if value is the point, the eastern lines deliver the same building for less.
Prepare a real board package. This is a conventional co-op with board approval and financing discipline — transaction records on file reflect 80 percent financing structures, but confirm the current cap. Run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator before offering.
Walk the park corner. The Conservatory Garden and the Meer make this the most underrated stretch of Central Park frontage on the east side. Buyers comparing on price alone miss what the west windows actually look at.
What to know if you’re selling
Provide dated financial records. Present the fiscal 2022–2023 statements alongside current reserves, debt terms and the elevator and façade project status. Historical funding descriptions do not establish present adequacy or what competing buildings can document; supply the underlying records to buyers’ counsel.
Market the park, specifically. "Across from Central Park" undersells it; the Conservatory Garden, the Meer, and Museum Mile's northern anchors are the actual amenity set. Park-facing sellers should photograph and price accordingly.
Price honestly to condition. The renovated-versus-estate spread here is wide and known to the buyer pool. Estate units clear when priced to the renovation math — run the Renovation Cost Calculator against your asking strategy rather than against hope.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 1270 Fifth Avenue, also evaluate:
- 1280 Fifth Avenue (One Museum Mile) — the contemporary condominium neighbor at 109th Street; the new-construction alternative with amenity pricing
- 1212 Fifth Avenue — pre-war condominium conversion at 102nd Street; the condo alternative on the same avenue
- 1200 Fifth Avenue — pre-war condominium conversion opposite the park at 101st Street
- 1158 Fifth Avenue — the Carnegie Hill pre-war co-op step-up at 97th Street
- 1485 Fifth Avenue (5th on the Park) — the Harlem condominium peer to the north
- 100 West 119th Street (The Normandie) — the Harlem condominium alternative east and north
- Mill Rock Plaza and the Yorkville post-war co-op stock — the off-park co-op alternatives at similar pricing without the park frontage
More Fifth Avenue buildings
- 1170 Fifth Avenue — 1926 co-op by J.E.R. Carpenter
- 1200 Fifth Avenue — 1928 condominium by Emery Roth
- 1212 Fifth Avenue — 1925 condominium by George and Edward Blum
- 1215 Fifth Avenue (Brisbane House) — 1926 co-op by Schultze & Weaver
- 1255 Fifth Avenue — 1925 condominium
- 1280 Fifth Avenue (One Museum Mile) — 2008 condominium by Robert A.M. Stern Architects
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Fifth Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to Fifth 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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