- Year built
- 1925
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 16
- Floors
- 15
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Permitted under building rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
30 East 76th Street is among the few 1925-era pre-war Manhattan luxury buildings that operates as a condominium rather than a cooperative — a relatively rare structural arrangement for pre-war inventory of this character. The 1985 condominium conversion produced a building that combines pre-war architectural credentials with the operating model and financial flexibility of contemporary luxury condominium inventory.
The 1925 vintage places 30 East 76th in the same construction cycle as the absolute peak of Carpenter-era Fifth Avenue and Lenox Hill luxury apartment design — 944 Fifth, 1010 Fifth, 1020 Fifth, 1030 Fifth, 1148 Fifth, 1136 Fifth, 1165 Fifth, 1175 Park, 1107 Fifth, all of which were completed in 1925. The construction-quality peak of the era produced a substantial body of architecturally distinguished luxury apartment buildings, and 30 East 76th sits within that broader 1925 luxury construction context.
The distinguishing architectural feature is the pitched copper roof — among the more visually memorable rooflines on the East 76th Street block. The redbrick facade accented with subtle vertical piers, paired with the sculpted pitched copper roof above, produces a building reading that is distinct from the dogmatically classical pre-war Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue inventory and reads more in dialogue with Anglo-American eclectic luxury apartment design.
The 16-residence scale is structurally distinctive. The small inventory produces a particularly intimate residential character, with limited annual turnover and a per-resident service infrastructure ratio comparable to the smallest tier-one Fifth Avenue cooperatives. The 15-story height and the building's narrow site produce apartments of varying configurations distributed across the floors.
The East 76th Street positioning is at the heart of the Madison Avenue / Lenox Hill cultural corridor. The Met Breuer (Marcel Breuer's 1966 Whitney Museum building, now operated as the Met's modern and contemporary annex) is one block south at Madison and 75th. The Carlyle Hotel — among the most architecturally and culturally consequential hotel-residences on the Upper East Side — is one block east at Madison and 76th. The Madison Avenue retail corridor — among the most architecturally and commercially significant retail streets in Manhattan — runs immediately east.
For buyers, 30 East 76th represents a particular tier of Madison Avenue / Lenox Hill inventory: pre-war architectural credentials, condominium ownership flexibility, 16-residence scale producing limited turnover, and central Lenox Hill positioning at the heart of the Madison Avenue / Carlyle / Met Breuer concentration.
Architecture and unit composition
The 16 apartments span configurations from approximately 1,500 sf 2BRs to substantially larger 3–4 BR and full-floor configurations across the 15 stories. The building's most architecturally distinctive apartments are the upper-floor configurations with the pitched-copper roof character integrated into the apartment design.
Pre-war signatures throughout: 10–11 foot ceilings in primary rooms, formal entry galleries, library-living room combinations, primary suites with substantial closet infrastructure, service wings characteristic of 1925-era luxury apartment design.
Building operations
30 East 76th Street operates as a full-service luxury condominium with full-time doorman, attended elevator, on-site superintendent, and private storage. The 16-residence scale produces a low operational density with a high per-resident service ratio.
The condominium structure produces the financial flexibility characteristic of condominium ownership — financing freedom, foreign-buyer accommodation, pied-à-terre and investment use permitted, subletting allowed under the declaration. Specific terms should be confirmed during due diligence.
Recent sales
Last 5–10 closed sales at 30 East 76th Street (replace this section with current ACRIS data — pull at publication time and refresh quarterly):
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Sales context at 30 East 76th:
- Inventory turnover is limited given the 16-residence scale — typically 1–3 transactions per year.
- Pricing spans a range — 2–3 BR apartments in the $3M–$7M range; larger 3–4 BR and full-floor configurations in the $7M–$15M range.
- Public listing through StreetEasy and Compass private exclusive is standard.
What to know if you’re buying
The condominium structure is the building's structural advantage. Pre-war architectural credentials paired with condominium ownership flexibility — a relatively rare arrangement among pre-war Manhattan luxury inventory.
The architectural pedigree is real. The 1925 vintage and the distinctive copper-roof / redbrick facade produce a particular visual identity.
Condo flexibility is real. 30–45 day closings; foreign buyers welcome; pied-à-terre and investment use permitted; subletting allowed.
Confirm specific policies directly with management. Financing posture, monthly common charges, special assessments, and any specific building rules should be obtained directly during due diligence.
The Madison Avenue / 76th positioning is structural. Immediate proximity to the Met Breuer, the Carlyle, and the broader Madison Avenue retail / cultural corridor.
Mansion tax cliff effects apply at higher price points. Run pricing through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
The pre-war condominium combination is a particular marketing positioning. Listing copy should reference the architectural pedigree, the condominium structure, and the distinctive copper-roof facade.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. The 16-residence scale produces limited recent comparable inventory.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract signing to closing.
The Roebling Team at 30 East 76th
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper East Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. We publish this building profile because pre-war condominium buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, board culture, transactional mechanics, and pricing at the apartment level — not generic market commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 30 East 76th, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.