3 East 95th Street (The Carhart Mansion)
3 East 95th Street, New York, NY 10128
Carnegie Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1015077502 · BIN 1087075
- Year built
- 1913
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 4
- Landmark status
- Requires confirmation
- City records and our profile differ. Confirm with building management.
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2023
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2023
- $2,314
- 2 sales
- Listing discount
- 4.1%
- Recorded sales
- 10
- On record
- 2005–2023
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3 East 95th Street is Horace Trumbauer's only Manhattan residential conversion-to-condominium project — a 1913-1921 Louis XVI mansion that the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission described as "one of the finest examples in the city of 18th Century French Classicism" when designating the building as an individual NYC landmark in 1974. The 2004 boutique condominium conversion with adjacent compatible new-construction townhouse by Zivkovic Connolly Architects and classical interiors by John Simpson produced one of the most architecturally consequential Carnegie Hill condominium configurations.
No other Carnegie Hill condominium can claim the architect-of-record that this one does: the Trumbauer architectural pedigree, whose broader body of work includes the Duke Mansion, Widener Library at Harvard, The Elms in Newport, and Whitemarsh Hall in Pennsylvania. That standing is reinforced by a NYC individual landmark designation — LP-0879 in 1974 — placing The Carhart Mansion in an elevated regulatory and architectural tier. What buyers actually acquire is rarer still: a boutique 4-unit mansion configuration plus the compatible adjacent townhouse, the Zivkovic Connolly / John Simpson 2004 work that preserves the mansion's institutional gravity while expanding the residential program.
Published architectural histories provide the canonical architectural and resident record.
Architecture and building operations
Horace Trumbauer was commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. Amory S. Carhart in 1913. Construction stalled at Mrs. Carhart's death, with completion delayed until August 1921. The Louis XVI mansion was designated a NYC individual landmark in 1974 (LP-0879); the Landmarks Preservation Commission characterized the building as "one of the finest examples in the city of 18th Century French Classicism." The building also sits within the Metropolitan Museum Historic District (LP-1083, designated 1977).
The 2004 condominium conversion preserved the Trumbauer mansion's institutional architectural integrity and added a compatible adjacent new-construction townhouse by Zivkovic Connolly Architects, with classical interiors by John Simpson. The four mansion units plus the adjoining new-construction units in the addition produce one of the most architecturally distinguished condominium configurations in Carnegie Hill.
The Trumbauer corpus — Duke Mansion (Fifth Avenue), Widener Library at Harvard (1915), The Elms in Newport (1901), Whitemarsh Hall in Pennsylvania (1916-21) — places The Carhart Mansion in a substantial Gilded Age / early-20th-century American Beaux-Arts architectural tradition.
Operations: boutique full-service.
Policy framework
As a condominium, The Carhart Mansion carries broad policy flexibility:
- Type: Condominium
- Pets: Permitted
- Pied-à-terre: Permitted (condominium standard)
- Financing maximum: Typically 70-80% (lender-driven)
- Flip tax: None typical
- Subletting: Permitted under the declaration
- Trust ownership: Permitted
- LLC ownership: Permitted (routine)
- Foreign buyer: Permitted (routine)
- Right of first refusal: Standard condominium ROFR; rarely exercised
- Closing timeline: 30 to 45 days condominium-standard
The condominium structure combined with the NYC individual landmark designation produces a profile uncommon among Carnegie Hill residential inventory — maximum policy flexibility paired with structurally elevated architectural and regulatory standing.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of August 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.
Purchase
10 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative FeePaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $650 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant/adult applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Working Capital ContributionPaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $12,500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Major/Minor AlterationsConditionalConditions: If ApplicablePaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount $750 for major alterations, $300 for minor alterations | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Document Preparation FeePaid to management | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $350 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-In DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move-Out DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Rental or lease
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $550 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant/adult applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move-Out DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move-In DepositPaid to the building | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $225 | 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
- Guarantors
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 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.
- Leasing by owners
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: recent listing records
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $10,404/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $44,111/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $217 – $919
- Modeled exposure split equally across 4 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 record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2010–15 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 record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Sublet policy
- Allowed
- Notable fees
- Working Capital Contribution $12,500 (buyer, at submission)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2023 | PH | 4 BR · 5.5 BA · 7,140 sf | $19,250,000 | $2,696/sf | -1.3% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | DUPLEX2 | 5 BR · 5.5 BA · 10,350 sf | $19,987,500 | $1,931/sf | -16.4% |
| Jun 28, 2017 | 3 | 7,030 sf | $19,800,000 | $2,817/sf | off-mkt |
| Sep 8, 2008 | 4 | 12,430 sf | $20,000,000 | $1,609/sf | off-mkt |
| Oct 24, 2007 | 4 | 12,430 sf | $19,219,468 | $1,546/sf | off-mkt |
| Mar 1, 2006 | TRIPLEX | 7 BR · 14,550 sf | $21,892,375 | $1,505/sf | -6.8% |
| Oct 20, 2005 | SIMPLEX | 3 BR · 6,770 sf | $12,500,000 | $1,846/sf | +0.0% |
| Oct 6, 2005 | DUPLEX | 7 BR · 10,350 sf | $15,782,875 | $1,525/sf | +1.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2023) cleared a median $2,314/sf (recorded) across 2 sales. Median listing discount 4.1% 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.
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 1-01507-7502). 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.
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Architectural register
Public records reading positions The Carhart Mansion as among the most architecturally consequential Carnegie Hill conversions of the 2000s.
What to know if you’re buying
The Trumbauer architectural pedigree is uniquely distinguishing. No other Carnegie Hill condominium carries the same architect-of-record credential. The broader Trumbauer corpus (Duke Mansion, Widener Library, The Elms, Whitemarsh Hall) anchors institutional context.
The NYC individual landmark designation (LP-0879, 1974) is structurally elevating. The "one of the finest examples in the city of 18th Century French Classicism" LPC characterization sets the architectural tier.
The 2004 Zivkovic Connolly / John Simpson conversion is real institutional credential. The compatible adjacent townhouse and the classical interior design support premium positioning.
The boutique 4-mansion-unit-plus-addition configuration is the smallest condominium scale on Carnegie Hill.
The condominium structure produces maximum policy flexibility. Pied-à-terre, subletting, LLC, trust, foreign buyer all permitted.
The Metropolitan Museum Historic District context anchors the urban setting. Steps from the Carnegie mansion (Cooper-Hewitt), the Jewish Museum, the Cooper-Hewitt garden, and Central Park.
Closing timelines are condominium-standard. Plan for 30 to 45 days from contract through ROFR waiver to closing.
What to know if you’re selling
Marketing should emphasize the Trumbauer / NYC individual landmark / 2004 Zivkovic Connolly / John Simpson layered credentials. No peer Carnegie Hill condominium carries the same architectural-history depth.
The condominium policy flexibility supports the broadest possible buyer pool.
The boutique scale and the trophy mansion provenance support premium positioning at the top of Carnegie Hill condominium pricing.
Closing timelines are condominium-standard.
Comparable buildings
- 15 East 91st Street — Schultze 1947; nearby Carnegie Hill mansion-block-adjacent peer
- 131 East 93rd Street — Braun 1923; nearby Carnegie Hill peer
- 14 East 90th Street — Carpenter 1928; nearby Carnegie Hill peer
- 1125 Park Avenue — Schwartz & Gross 1926; nearby Carnegie Hill Park Avenue peer
- 1125 Fifth Avenue — Roth 1925; nearby Carnegie Hill Fifth Avenue peer
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
More Upper East Side buildings
- 3 East 71st Street — 1944 co-op by Emery Roth
- 3 East 84th Street — 1928 co-op
- 3 East 85th Street — 1912 co-op
- The Stuart Duncan House, 3 East 75th Street — 1902 condominium
- 4 East 62nd Street (Curzon House) — 1910 condominium by Clinton & Russell
- 4 East 70th Street — 1938 co-op by Sylvan Bien
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
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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