Cooperative · 1922

4 East 88th Street

4 East 88th Street, New York, NY 10128

Buildings·Upper East Side·Cooperative

4 East 88th Street

4 East 88th Street, New York, NY 10128

Carnegie Hill, Upper East Side

BBL 1014990065 · BIN 1046924

CorridorUpper East Side

At a glance

Year built: 1922
Type: Cooperative
Units: 34
Floors: 9
Landmark status: Requires confirmation; City records and our profile differ. Confirm with building management.
Subletting by shareholders: Permitted
Pied-à-terre: Permitted with conditions
Pets: Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
Maximum financing: 65% of the purchase price
Flip tax: 2% of the purchase price, paid by the seller
Doorman: Doorman (hours not stated)

4 East 88th Street sales history: 40 recorded transfers

The Data Room

Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025

Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.

2BR median: $1.2M
Recent range: $840K – $2.8M
Listing discount: 6.0%
Recorded transfers: 40

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4 East 88th Street is the Guggenheim-facing Georgian Revival cooperative — a 1922 boutique 34-35-unit building directly across the street from Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1959). That Guggenheim-facing position is the defining one: every front apartment looks directly onto Wright's Museum and the Frank Lloyd Wright sculpture garden, an outlook no other Carnegie Hill cross-street co-op can match. Behind it stands a Georgian Revival composition in red brick. Rounding out the appeal is a flexible policy framework — 65% financing, a 2% flip tax, welcomed pets, and permitted pied-à-terre, subletting, gifting, and guarantors, all with board approval — that makes this one of the more accommodating boutique buyer profiles in the neighborhood.

Architecture and building operations

4 East 88th is a nine-story, red-brick, Georgian-style apartment building. The location across the street from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is structurally distinguishing — the museum's expanded sidewalk landscaping and the Frank Lloyd Wright sculpture garden activate the building's frontage.

Operations: doorman, sidewalk landscaping, lanterns flanking the entrance. No health club, no garage, no sundeck — the operational posture is reserved relative to peer Carnegie Hill cooperatives.

Policy framework

Pets: Welcome
Pied-à-terre: Permitted with board approval
Financing maximum: 65%
Flip tax: 2%
Subletting: Permitted with board approval
Gifting: Permitted with board approval
Guarantors: Permitted with board approval
Trust ownership: Subject to board approval
LLC ownership: Not typical
Foreign buyer: Substantial board diligence
Post-closing liquidity: Standard Carnegie Hill reserves customary
Board interview: Required

The combination of 65% financing and permitted pied-à-terre, subletting, gifting, and guarantors produces one of the more accommodating boutique Carnegie Hill cooperative buyer profiles.

Application and transaction fees

Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 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.

Flip tax (transfer fee on resale)

Terms: 2% of the Purchase Price
Rate: 2% of the purchase price
Paid by: Seller

Source: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026

Purchase

30 items

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Additional Processing FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $200 if there is a 2nd Applicant or Guarantor	Refundable Non-refundable
Credit Report FeePer applicantPaid to managementRequired	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $125 per applicant	Refundable Non-refundable
Credit Report Rerun FeeConditional · Per applicantPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $100 per applicant (if required for time due)	Refundable Not stated
LL58 Compliance FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Not stated
Move In FeePaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $350	Refundable Non-refundable
Package Resubmission FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $150 (if applicable)	Refundable Not stated
Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $700	Refundable Not stated
Rush Package Review FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500 (if applicable)	Refundable Not stated
Move Out FeePaid to the building	Paid by Seller	When With the application	Amount $350	Refundable Non-refundable
Adjournment FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When Before closing	Amount $500 (if applicable)	Refundable Non-refundable
Expedited Closing Fee within 7 business days of receiving both the new closing documents and approval to closeConditionalConditions: In-office (if available) or remote; If applicable; Whichever comes later not including weekends or holidaysPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When Before closing	Amount 500.00 (if applicable)	Refundable Non-refundable
Financing FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When Before closing	Amount $400.00 (if applicable)	Refundable Non-refundable
Power of Attorney Review FeeConditional · Per applicantPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When Before closing	Amount $200.00 per power of attorney (if applicable)	Refundable Non-refundable
Adjournment Fee - applies to closings cancelled within 48 hours before the scheduled closing. After office hours, holidays and weekends do not count towards the 48 hours.ConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Seller	When Before closing	Amount $500 (if applicable)	Refundable Non-refundable
Closing FeePaid to management	Paid by Seller	When Before closing	Amount $850	Refundable Non-refundable
Closing FeeConditionalConditions: Closing in another location, mail closingPaid to management	Paid by Seller	When Before closing	Amount $1,100	Refundable Non-refundable
Estate Sale FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Seller	When Before closing	Amount $500.00 (if applicable)	Refundable Non-refundable
Expedited Closing Fee within 7 business days of receiving both the new closing documents and approval to closeConditionalConditions: In-office (if available) or remote; If applicable; Whichever comes later not including weekends or holidaysPaid to management	Paid by Seller	When Before closing	Amount $500.00 (if applicable) (paid by Buyer or Seller)	Refundable Non-refundable
Lost Stock & Lease FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Seller	When Before closing	Amount $600.00 (if applicable)	Refundable Non-refundable
Power of Attorney Review FeeConditional · Per applicantPaid to management	Paid by Seller	When Before closing	Amount $200.00 per power of attorney (if applicable)	Refundable Non-refundable
Additional Closing FeeConditionalConditions: WITHOUT a Bank Attorney PresentPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $500, if applicable	Refundable Non-refundable
Adjournment Fee - applies to closings cancelled 48 hours before the scheduled closing. After office hours, holidays and weekends do not count towards the 48 hours.ConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $500, if applicable	Refundable Non-refundable
Closing Overtime Fee - paid by Buyer or SellerConditional · Per hourConditions: If applicablePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $250.00 per hour after 2 hours from scheduled time ($250.00 minimum)	Refundable Non-refundable
Estate Transfer Additional Closing FeeConditionalConditions: WITHOUT the attorney presentPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $200, if applicable	Refundable Non-refundable
Messenger FeeConditionalConditions: If applicablePaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $50	Refundable Not stated
Trust Transfer Additional Closing FeeConditionalConditions: WITHOUT the attorney presentPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $200, if applicable	Refundable Non-refundable
Undertaking FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $100	Refundable Non-refundable
Closing Overtime Fee - paid by Buyer or SellerConditional · Per hourConditions: If applicablePaid to management	Paid by Seller	When At closing	Amount $250.00 per hour after 2 hours from scheduled time ($250.00 minimum)	Refundable Non-refundable

Deposits

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Move In DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When At move-out and move-in	Amount $500	Refundable Refundable
Move Out DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Seller	When At move-out and move-in	Amount $500	Refundable Refundable

Sublet

13 items

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Application FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $50	Refundable Non-refundable
Credit Report FeePer applicantPaid to managementRequired	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $125 per applicant	Refundable Non-refundable
Credit Report Rerun FeeConditional · Per applicantPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $100 per applicant (if required for time due)	Refundable Not stated
Move In FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $350	Refundable Non-refundable
Move Out FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $350	Refundable Non-refundable
Package Resubmission FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $150 (if applicable)	Refundable Not stated
Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $650	Refundable Non-refundable
Rush Package Review FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $500 (if applicable)	Refundable Not stated
Sublet FeeRecurringPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount 25% of annual rent or fair market value (whichever is greater)	Refundable Not stated
Additional Processing FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Subtenant	When With the application	Amount $200 if there is a 2nd Applicant or Guarantor	Refundable Non-refundable

Sublet renewal

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Package Resubmission FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $150 (if applicable)	Refundable Not stated
Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $250	Refundable Non-refundable
Sublet FeeRecurringPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount 25% of annual rent or fair market value (whichever is greater)	Refundable Not stated

Refinance

8 items

Management's “less refinance” schedule

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Package Resubmission FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $150 (if applicable)	Refundable Not stated
Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $250	Refundable Non-refundable
Rush Package Review FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $500 (if applicable)	Refundable Not stated

Management's “more refinance” schedule

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Credit Report FeePer applicantPaid to managementRequired	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $125 for each applicant	Refundable Non-refundable
Credit Report Rerun FeeConditional · Per applicantPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $100 per applicant (if required for time due)	Refundable Not stated
Package Resubmission FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $150 (if applicable)	Refundable Not stated
Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $400	Refundable Non-refundable
Rush Package Review FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $500 (if applicable)	Refundable Not stated

Alteration

1 item

Deposits

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Alteration Security DepositConditionalPaid to the building	Paid by Resident	When Upon approval	Amount $500 (if applicable)	Refundable Refundable

Ownership transfer

13 items

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Credit Report FeePer applicantPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $125 per applicant	Refundable Non-refundable
Estate TransferConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $250 if applicable	Refundable Not stated
LL58 Compliance FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Not stated
Name change/spouse add/removalConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $250 if applicable	Refundable Not stated
Transfer into a TrustConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500 if applicable	Refundable Not stated
Transfer to a Family Member and a Third PartyConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500 if applicable	Refundable Not stated
Closing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When Before closing	Amount $850	Refundable Non-refundable
Closing FeeConditionalConditions: Closing in another location, mail closingPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When Before closing	Amount $1,100	Refundable Non-refundable
Expedited Closing FeeConditionalConditions: Within 10 business days of approvalPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When Before closing	Amount $500.00 (if applicable)	Refundable Non-refundable
Financing FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When Before closing	Amount $400.00 (if applicable)	Refundable Non-refundable
Lost Stock & Lease FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When Before closing	Amount $600.00 (if applicable)	Refundable Non-refundable
Power of Attorney Review FeeConditional · Per applicantPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When Before closing	Amount $200.00 per power of attorney (if applicable)	Refundable Non-refundable
Closing Fee for all TransfersPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $850	Refundable Not stated

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

Maximum financing: 65% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 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.

Subletting by shareholders: PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Pied-à-terre ownership: Permitted with conditionsCase by case, board discretionSource: The Roebling Team's building profile

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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer

Pets: Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
In-unit washer/dryer: Not verified

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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales

Maintenance, per room: $872 per room a monthMedian of 5 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026

Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.

Building staffing and amenities

Doorman: Doorman (hours not stated)Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
Elevator: YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)

Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent.

Local Law 97

Carbon-penalty exposure

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Moderate — under today's cap; material modeled 2030 exposure

2024–2029 annual penalty: $0 (under cap)
2030–2034 annual penalty: $7,838/yr
Per unit / month range: $0 – $19; Modeled exposure split equally across 35 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.

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

Local Law 11 / FISP · last inspection 2020–25

Safe

What this means for you

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.

Inspection history

2005–10

SWARMP

2010–15

SWARMP

2015–20

SWARMP

2020–25

Safe

2025–30

Due

Next report due

by Feb 2027

The three grades, in buyer terms

SafeLatest filing: Safe — no repairs required at that inspection.

SWARMPLatest filing: repairs are due by the deadline stated in the filing.

UnsafeLatest filing: unsafe conditions requiring corrective action.

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).

Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.

See the full facade history →

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.

Date	Unit	Apartment	Price	PPSF	vs. Ask
Apr 2, 2025	9D	2 BR · 1 BA	$999,000		-9.2%
Jun 10, 2024	2B	2 BR · 2.5 BA	$2,800,000		-5.1%
Apr 3, 2024	3C	2 BR · 2 BA · 1,100 sf	$995,000	$905/sf	-21.3%
Dec 18, 2023	5A	3 BR · 2 BA	$2,550,000		-11.9%
Jun 14, 2023	5C	2 BR · 2 BA	$1,135,000		-5.4%
May 24, 2023	8A	3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,866 sf	$2,635,000	$1,412/sf	+0.4%
May 1, 2023	4C	2 BR · 2 BA	$1,625,000		-11.0%
Apr 28, 2023	7C	2 BR · 2 BA	$1,658,250		-6.6%

Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $1,062/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 2.2% 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.

8C · 1,250 sf+59%

$1,195,000 ($956/sf) 2005 → $1,740,000 ($1,392/sf) 2015 → $1,900,000 ($1,520/sf) 2022

9A · 1,632 sf+42%

$2,200,000 ($1,222/sf) 2004 → $3,299,700 ($1,833/sf) 2009 → $3,125,000 ($1,915/sf) 2022

4C+35%

$1,200,000 ($1,091/sf) 2014 → $1,625,000 2023

3D+35%

$875,000 2013 → $1,180,000 2022

5D+25%

$960,000 2008 → $1,210,000 2016 → $1,200,000 2023

View all 40 recorded transfers, sortable

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 1-01499-0065). 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.

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Notable residents

The building has maintained a relatively private resident profile.

What to know if you’re buying

The Guggenheim-facing position is structurally distinguishing. No other Carnegie Hill cross-street cooperative carries the same exposure.

The flexible policy framework — 65% financing, 2% flip tax, welcomed pets, permitted pied-à-terre, subletting, gifting, guarantors — produces one of the more accommodating boutique Carnegie Hill buyer profiles.

The boutique 34-35-unit scale supports operational intimacy. Plan board diligence accordingly.

The Georgian Revival architectural composition with the black-and-white marble lobby anchors the institutional identity.

The reserved amenity layer — no garage, no health club, no sundeck — should be evaluated against buyer expectations.

Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Plan for 6 to 10 weeks from contract through board approval to closing.

Comparable buildings

14 East 90th Street — Carpenter 1928 neo-Renaissance; immediate Carnegie Hill cross-street peer
19 East 88th Street — Dowling 1937 Art Deco; same-block Carnegie Hill peer
12 East 87th Street (The Capitol) — Blum & Blum 1910-12; nearby boutique Carnegie Hill peer
21 East 87th Street — Roth 1927; nearby Carnegie Hill prewar peer
17 East 89th Street — Ajello 1924; nearby Carnegie Hill prewar 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

4 East 70th Street — 1938 co-op by Sylvan Bien
4 East 72nd Street — 1929 co-op
4 East 82nd Street — 1888 co-op
4 East 95th Street — 1923 co-op by J.E.R. Carpenter
5 East 75th Street — 1901 co-op
5 East 88th Street — 1902 co-op

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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