The Corniche
301 East 87th Street, at the northeast corner of Second Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan, NY 10128
Yorkville, Upper East Side
BBL 1015500001 · BIN 1050044
- Year built
- 1973
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 142
- Floors
- 24
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2002–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,105
- Listing discount
- 1.5%
- Recorded sales
- 200
- On record
- 2002–2026
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The Corniche rises from the northeast corner of East 87th Street and Second Avenue, with balconies projecting from selected apartments and a public plaza around its street frontage. Its postwar layouts include compact one-bedroom homes, larger apartments with dining alcoves, and combinations created within the original floor plates.
The roof deck gives the cooperative a shared outdoor amenity above the surrounding streets. At ground level, the plaza forms part of the building’s relationship with Second Avenue: it is privately owned public space, with a different purpose and access status from the residents’ roof deck.
The nearby 86th Street Second Avenue subway entrance places the Q train close to the building. Apartments at this corner can face the avenue, the side street or east across the block, producing substantially different outlooks within the same cooperative.
Architecture and unit composition
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.
Building operations
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.
Policy framework
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, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 21, 2026 | 23D | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,095,000 | +1.9% | |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 9D | 2 BR · 1 BA | $900,000 | +1.2% | |
| May 4, 2026 | 3E | 2 BR · 1 BA · 825 sf | $850,000 | $1,030/sf | -5.6% |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 25D | 2 BR · 1 BA · 850 sf | $970,000 | $1,141/sf | -1.5% |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 3CD | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,975,000 | +6.8% | |
| Sep 17, 2025 | 24D | 2 BR · 1 BA | $965,000 | -1.0% | |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 17D | 2 BR · 1 BA · 950 sf | $875,000 | $921/sf | +0.0% |
| May 15, 2025 | 18A | 2 BR · 1 BA · 900 sf | $965,000 | $1,072/sf | -3.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,105/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 1.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2009 | 23B | $425,000 |
| Nov 5, 2003 | 6D | $369,000 |
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 1-01550-0001) 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.
At the recent median sale of $900K (12 transfers since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,925 to close, or 1.3% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,925
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Comparable buildings
- 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.
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- 301 East 81st Street (Beckford House) — 2019 condominium by SLCE Architects
- 302 East 96th Street (Vitre) — 2017 condominium by Karl Fischer Architects
- 303 East 60th Street (Evans View) — 1986 condominium by Gruzen Samton Steinglass
- 303 East 77th Street (The Isis) — 2008 condominium by FXCollaborative (Fox & Fowle / FXFOWLE)
The neighborhood
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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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