277 Fifth Avenue
277 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016
BBL 1008597504 · BIN 1090386
- Year built
- 2019
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2017–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $2,577
- floor-adjusted, 4 sales
- Listing discount
- 4.2%
- Recorded sales
- 141
- On record
- 2017–2026
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277 Fifth Avenue is the rare new tower that earns its height. Rising roughly 663 feet on the corner of 30th Street, it is among the tallest residential buildings on Fifth Avenue, and Rafael Viñoly designed it to make that altitude the entire point: structural elements pushed into the façade free the interiors of columns, so the apartments read as uninterrupted glass planes with panoramic outlook from Central Park to New York Harbor.
The building's signature is its skin. Rather than the standard glass curtain wall, Viñoly clad 277 Fifth in custom high-performance reinforced cast-concrete panels in a bespoke indigo color, fabricated in Finland — a material decision that gives the tower a depth and texture, and a quiet distinction, that flat glass cannot. Developed by Victor Group and Lendlease and completed in 2019, it stands as one of the defining residential additions to the NoMad skyline.
For buyers, the appeal is a brand-new, design-driven condominium — with no co-op board admission and leasing by owners permitted — at the hinge of NoMad, Flatiron, and Murray Hill, surrounded by Madison Square Park, the Flatiron retail core, and some of the city's most-watched restaurant and hotel openings.
Architecture and unit composition
Viñoly's column-free engineering is the residences' defining feature: with the structural work moved to the perimeter, interiors open into wide, glass-walled living spaces that capture light and view on multiple exposures. The custom indigo cast-concrete envelope sets the building apart from its glass-tower peers and gives the homes deep, sculpted window reveals.
The 130 residences run from one- to four-bedroom layouts and include the building's distinctive Loggia Residences — homes with the depth of a recessed outdoor room — and three penthouse units crowned by ceiling heights of 13 feet or more. Throughout, the finish program is calibrated to new-construction luxury, with the upper floors commanding the long views — the Empire State Building, the downtown skyline, and the harbor — that the building's height delivers.
Building operations
277 Fifth runs as a full-service condominium with a roughly 7,000-square-foot amenity suite: a 24-hour attended lobby, a furnished Fifth Avenue terrace, a fitness center with a yoga studio and spa and steam rooms, a curated library lounge, a private dining room, a games lounge, a children's playroom, and a media and entertaining library. As a condominium, purchases clear through a right-of-first-refusal rather than a co-op board, and leasing by owners is permitted; confirm financing, pied-à-terre, trust, and investment-ownership rules in the current declaration and bylaws. The location places residents at the center of NoMad's transit and dining, with the 6, N/R/W, and B/D/F/M lines all within easy reach.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $1,186 per room a monthMedian of 15 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $3.76 per square foot a monthMedian of 15 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $1.52 per square foot a monthMedian of 22 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $2.25 per square foot a monthMedian of 22 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, 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
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, spa, residents' lounge, playroomSource: 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
- $118,492/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $77
- Modeled exposure split equally across 129 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Recent sales
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | 45B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,423 sf | $4,300,000 | $3,022/sf | -1.1% |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 24D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,373 sf | $3,385,000 | $2,465/sf | -4.6% |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 25D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,373 sf | $3,290,000 | $2,396/sf | -9.9% |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 37B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,279 sf | $3,737,000 | $2,922/sf | -2.6% |
| Jul 17, 2025 | 6A | 1,304 sf | $2,240,150 | $1,718/sf | — |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 17A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,343 sf | $3,500,000 | $2,606/sf | -7.8% |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 16C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 828 sf | $1,760,000 | $2,126/sf | -4.8% |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 49B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,557 sf | $4,850,000 | $3,115/sf | -2.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $2,577/sf (floor-adjusted) across 4 sales. 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 4.2% 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 1-00859-7504; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Closed rents at 277 Fifth Avenue, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 8 | $8,575 |
| 2 bedroom | 16 | $14,250 |
24 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease September 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 $3.64M (12 sales in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $152,318 to close, or 4.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $54,653
- Mortgage recording tax: $52,603
- Title insurance: $16,396
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $28,667
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
277 Fifth is a view-and-architecture purchase. The column-free interiors, the custom cast-concrete envelope, and the building's exceptional height are the reasons to buy here rather than at a more conventional NoMad condominium. As a condominium, it has no co-op board admissions process — purchases clear a right-of-first-refusal — and leasing by owners is permitted; confirm financing, pied-à-terre, LLC, trust, and investment-ownership rules in the current declaration and bylaws.
Buyers should weight floor and exposure heavily; the spread between a high-floor skyline home and a lower mid-rise unit is the central value question in this building. The Loggia Residences and penthouses are the trophy inventory and trade accordingly. For a purchaser who wants a serious piece of contemporary architecture with the flexibility of condominium ownership, 277 Fifth is one of NoMad's strongest options.
What to know if you’re selling
The architecture sells the building. A 277 Fifth resale leads with the Viñoly design, the column-free glass interiors, the indigo cast-concrete envelope, and the record-setting height — durable differentiators that distinguish it from anything else on the corridor. Benchmark to NoMad and Midtown South's newest luxury condominiums, and foreground the view package, which the building's altitude makes genuinely scarce.
Closing mechanics are condominium-standard — a right-of-first-refusal rather than a co-op board. With 130 units and a still-evolving resale market, well-presented high-floor inventory benefits from limited comparable supply in the immediate area.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 277 Fifth Avenue, the relevant set is NoMad and Flatiron's contemporary and converted luxury inventory:
- 284 Fifth Avenue — Fifth Avenue residential building nearby
- 1107 Broadway — NoMad luxury condominium conversion
- 141 Fifth Avenue — Flatiron condominium in a landmark building
- 175 Fifth Avenue — the Flatiron Building's address, on the corridor
- 240 Park Avenue South — full-service building at the edge of the district
More NoMad buildings
- 404 Park Avenue South — 1917 condominium
- 76 Madison Avenue — 1911 condominium
- 842 Avenue of the Americas — new-construction condominium by Isaac & Stern Architects
- 88 Lexington Avenue — 1927 condominium
- 90 Lexington Avenue — 1957 condominium
- Madison House, 15 East 30th Street — 2021 condominium by Handel Architects
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to NoMad.
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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