- Year built
- 1906
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 4BR+ median
- $7.3M
- Recent range
- $1.2M – $7.3M
- Listing discount
- 4.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 36
The Queenston is one of Carnegie Hill's most attractive early pre-war buildings — a 1906 neo-Renaissance design by Clinton & Russell, the prolific firm behind many of the period's most substantial New York apartment houses and commercial landmarks. On the southwest corner of Madison Avenue and East 96th Street, it presents a handsome red-brick façade over a two-story rusticated limestone base, with limestone framing the entrance. It rises only six stories and holds 40 residences, which gives it the low-rise, intimate scale that distinguishes the best Carnegie Hill buildings from the taller towers farther south.
Converted to a cooperative in 1987, the building is owned by its residents and run as a boutique full-service co-op. Its appeal is the combination of genuine architectural pedigree, a landmarked Carnegie Hill setting, and an accommodating board — pets and in-unit washer/dryers are both permitted — a short walk from Central Park and the 92nd Street Y.
Architecture and unit composition
Clinton & Russell designed the building in the dignified neo-Renaissance idiom of its era: a solid masonry corner building, a rusticated limestone base, and a restrained brick shaft, all detailed to read as permanent and substantial. At six stories and 40 apartments, the building's pre-war homes carry the proportions buyers prize — entry foyers, separate dining rooms, high ceilings, and the period details (crown molding, arched doorways) that survive in many lines. The corner siting brings strong light and air to apartments on Madison Avenue and 96th Street, and the unit mix runs from well-scaled one- and two-bedrooms up to larger family homes.
Building operations
The Queenston is run as a boutique full-service cooperative. A part-time doorman covers extended day and evening hours, a live-in superintendent oversees the building, and residents have storage and a bike room. The board is accommodating: pets — dogs and cats — are permitted, and in-unit washer/dryers are allowed, with a landscaped, pet-friendly roof deck among the building's amenities. Purchasers clear a board package and interview, and the building's landmark status and location inside the Carnegie Hill Historic District mean visible exterior work is subject to Landmarks review. We help buyers confirm the building's current financing cap, flip-tax structure, and sublet posture against its governing documents before they bid.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $38,327/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $76
Facade safety — Local Law 11
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2026 | 7B | 5 BR · 5.5 BA · 3,700 sf | $7,250,000 | $1,959/sf | +3.6% |
| May 16, 2025 | 4A | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,200,000 | -4.0% | |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 7BE | 5 BR · 5.5 BA | $6,650,000 | -4.7% | |
| Aug 17, 2021 | 4BH | 4 BR · 3,500 sf | $5,115,232 | $1,461/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 24, 2021 | 4B | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,500 sf | $5,375,000 | $1,536/sf | off-mkt |
| Sep 5, 2019 | 7D | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,200 sf | $1,195,000 | $996/sf | off-mkt |
| Jul 10, 2017 | 6F | 3 BR | $3,580,000 | +5.4% | |
| Feb 7, 2017 | 4E | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,891,500 | -5.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,959/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 3.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2021 | 5G | $775,000 |
| Jun 26, 2012 | 6F | $2,960,000 |
| Jun 28, 2011 | 4F | $999,900 |
| Aug 5, 2009 | 2A | $2,050,000 |
| Jun 10, 2009 | 3F | $1,025,000 |
| Aug 5, 2008 | 4E | $980,000 |
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 1-01507-0056) 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 Queenston is an approachable Carnegie Hill co-op to underwrite: the pet and washer/dryer policies are more accommodating than at many landmarked neighbors, and the boutique scale keeps the building quiet and personal. Plan for a board package and interview, budget for closing costs and any flip tax, and confirm the financing cap before you bid. The reward is an architecturally distinguished, full-service pre-war home a short walk from Central Park. We help buyers read the financials, gauge the board's posture, and benchmark pricing line-by-line.
What to know if you’re selling
The architecture and the flexibility are the marketing core. A landmarked Clinton & Russell co-op on a Carnegie Hill corner, with pre-war detail, corner light, a roof deck, and a board that permits pets and washer/dryers, appeals to a broad and motivated buyer pool. With turnover measured, the right strategy is to price the specific home to its true line comparables, present the period detail correctly, and lead with the architecture, the landmark setting, and the accommodating posture. We build that plan around the building's amenity package and the premium Carnegie Hill commands.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 16 East 96th Street, also evaluate these nearby Carnegie Hill cooperatives:
- 58 East 96th Street — pre-war Carnegie Hill cooperative nearby
- 70 East 96th Street — full-service co-op on the same street
- 166 East 96th Street — Carnegie Hill cooperative to the east
- 14 East 90th Street — pre-war co-op to the south
- 60 East 88th Street — Carnegie Hill cooperative nearby
The Roebling Team at The Queenston
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Carnegie Hill, the Upper East Side, and the pre-war cooperative market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating a landmarked boutique co-op like The Queenston deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture, the amenity package, the board's pet and use policies, and where pricing sits against the right comparables.
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