14 East 90th Street (Madison-90th St. Corp.)
14 East 90th Street, New York, NY 10128
- Year built
- 1928
14 East 90th Street is J.E.R. Carpenter's only Carnegie Hill cross-street commission — a 1928 neo-Renaissance cooperative completed at the peak of the architect's prewar luxury residential output. Carpenter's broader Manhattan body of work includes 810, 907, 988, 1030, 1070, 1120, 1150, and 1165 Fifth Avenue and 580, 625, 640, 655, 812, and 950 Park Avenue — placing 14 East 90th in the most consequential pre-war residential cohort.
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the Carpenter neo-Renaissance composition — brown brick with quoins, twelve stories, 50 residential apartments. Second, the comprehensive amenity infrastructure for a 50-unit prewar — gym, children's playroom, mini-basketball court, caged storage, three-step-down lobby, and sidewalk landscaping. Third, the prime location — adjacent to the Church of the Heavenly Rest and Trevor Day School, one block from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum garden, and steps from Engineers' Gate at Central Park.
Recent sales
Apartment-level closing detail should be sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers for full transactional context.
What to know if you’re buying
The J.E.R. Carpenter architectural pedigree is real institutional context. The architect's broader Park / Fifth Avenue corpus places 14 East 90th in a substantial pre-war luxury residential tradition.
The amenity infrastructure is comprehensive for a 50-unit prewar. Gym, children's playroom, mini-basketball court — uncommon for the cross-street scale.
The prime Carnegie Hill location with Church of the Heavenly Rest, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and Central Park adjacency anchors the urban context.
Verify specific policy framework with managing agent at diligence stage. The boutique prewar Carnegie Hill posture applies.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Plan for 6 to 10 weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
Comparable buildings
- 4 East 88th Street — 1922 Georgian Revival; nearby Carnegie Hill cross-street peer
- 19 East 88th Street — Dowling 1937 Art Deco; nearby Carnegie Hill peer
- 17 East 89th Street — Ajello 1924; nearby Carnegie Hill peer
- 15 East 91st Street — Schultze 1947; nearby Carnegie Hill peer
- 21 East 87th Street — Roth 1927; nearby Carnegie Hill peer
The Roebling Team at 14 East 90th Street (Madison-90th St. Corp.)
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper East Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. If you're considering a purchase or sale at 14 East 90th, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: CityRealty (Carter Horsley review, December 23, 2011); Corcoran building page; RealtyHop building dossier; NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Carnegie Hill Historic District Designation Report (LP-0834, 1974 / LP-1834, 1993); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.