The Corniche

The entrance has a stone-clad base, a canopy and a raised approach from East 87th Street. Above it, repeated window openings and projecting balconies define the tower. The building’s mass extends high enough to give some upper apartments broader skyline and river outlooks.

One-bedroom layouts form a substantial part of the inventory. Larger junior-four plans incorporate a dining area or alcove that may have been enclosed during an alteration. Those layouts appear in resales with different room descriptions, depending on their current configuration.

Corner homes can have east and west exposures, windowed kitchens and windowed bathrooms. Some balconies open from living rooms, allowing outdoor space to connect directly with the main entertaining area. Floor plans with two bedrooms and one bathroom also occur within the building.

Combined apartments add larger homes to the original inventory. Recent transfers include both conventional layouts and combinations, so the cooperative’s range of apartment sizes extends beyond a single repeated plan. Existing interiors span renovated homes and apartments requiring substantial work.

A full-time doorman and resident superintendent support the building’s day-to-day operation. Shared indoor facilities include central laundry, a playroom, bicycle storage and storage cages; availability of an individual storage space can involve a waiting list.

The landscaped roof deck is furnished and has broad city outlooks. Its maintenance is a cooperative responsibility alongside the tower exterior and the entrance areas. Private balconies belong to individual apartment layouts and bring a separate set of access and maintenance provisions under the cooperative’s governing documents.

City Planning identifies the street-level plaza as privately owned public space. A 2016 land-use application proposed an accessible ramp, changes to seating, planting and signs, replacement of worn canopy and paving, waterproofing repairs, and screening for an air-conditioning unit. That filing describes work proposed at the time; confirm the plaza's current condition and any completed repairs with the managing agent.

The property also includes commercial space along Second Avenue. Its tax classification is Class 2, and the cooperative’s real estate taxes are part of the expenses funded through maintenance. Personal exemptions can affect an eligible shareholder’s charges without creating a building-wide development abatement.

Financing: Up to 75% financing, implying at least 25% down — confirm with the managing agent.

Subletting: After two years of primary occupancy, subletting is permitted with board approval, without a stated overall duration limit — confirm with the managing agent.

Pets: Permitted with board consent; a one-dog limit is described — confirm with the managing agent.

Gifts: Gift funds are permitted — confirm with the managing agent.

Flip tax: No flip tax is stated — confirm with the managing agent.

Recent sales

Recent transfers 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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,017/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 1.5% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01550-0001). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.

• The Plymouth House — A postwar cooperative on the same block with a broadly similar association size.
• 311 East 87th Street — A lower-rise postwar cooperative on the same street.
• 1681 Second Avenue — A postwar cooperative tower sharing the Second Avenue setting.
• 345 East 86th Street — A nearby tower cooperative of a similar construction era.
• The Newbury — A larger postwar cooperative for comparing tower scale and apartment inventory.