Century Tower (400 East 90th Street)
400 East 90th Street, New York, NY 10128
Yorkville, Upper East Side
BBL 1015697503 · BIN 1087460
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 128
- Pets
- Permitted for owners under condominium rules
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium declaration
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2006–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,084
- Listing discount
- 0.0%
- Recorded sales
- 299
- On record
- 2006–2026
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Century Tower is one of Yorkville's full-amenity condominium towers — a roughly 23-story building on the corner of First Avenue and 90th Street, built in 2000 as a rental and converted to condominium ownership in 2007. Where much of Yorkville's for-sale inventory is boutique or amenity-light, Century Tower offers the fuller service-and-amenity package that a large-tower program supports: doorman and concierge, fitness center with a steam room and sauna, rooftop deck, children's playroom, screening room, business center, and — notably for the neighborhood — an on-site parking garage.
For buyers, the building occupies Yorkville's accessible entry tier. It is a full-amenity doorman condominium at a price point well below the prime Upper East Side avenues, which makes it a natural fit for first-time condominium buyers, pied-à-terre purchasers, and investors who want a building with real amenities and straightforward condominium mechanics. The corner-of-First-Avenue location places residents close to Carl Schurz Park, the East River Esplanade, and Asphalt Green, with the amenity infrastructure inside the building rather than requiring a walk across the neighborhood.
The 128-unit scale supports a broad apartment mix — studios through larger multi-bedroom configurations — and a correspondingly active resale and rental market, which makes the building relatively liquid for the tier.
Architecture and unit composition
Century Tower is a contemporary red-brick high-rise with oversized windows — a large-tower postwar-era design rather than a boutique building or a glass curtainwall tower. The height delivers the building's core amenity for the upper floors: open city and East River exposures above the surrounding Yorkville roofline.
The apartment mix is broad, running from studios through four-bedroom configurations across the 128 residences. Higher floors capture the building's premium exposures.
Building operations
Century Tower operates as a full-service, full-amenity condominium. The service package includes a 24-hour doorman and concierge and a live-in super; the amenity package includes a fitness center with a steam room and sauna, a rooftop deck with city and river views, a children's playroom, a screening/cinema room, a business center, bike storage, an on-site parking garage, and laundry. The on-site garage is a genuine differentiator in Yorkville, where building-owned parking is scarce.
The condominium operates under standard condominium governance. Purchaser applications follow the procedural condominium framework rather than a substantive cooperative board review. The building typically permits low minimum down payments consistent with its condominium form. Building policies on financing, subletting, pied-à-terre use, flip tax, and pets operate under the condominium declaration and by-laws; specific current policies should be confirmed against building materials during due diligence.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $27,480/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $119,892/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $18 – $78
- Modeled exposure split equally across 128 units (the city tax-lot count). 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
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 2005–10 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; minimum term 12 months
- Notable fees
- Buyer working capital contribution = two months' common charges; application processing fee $750; move-in fee $500
Recent sales
Century Tower trades at Yorkville's accessible entry tier, with recent pricing generally in the range typical of the neighborhood's full-amenity condominium stock and below the prime Upper East Side avenues. The broad apartment mix — studios through multi-bedroom units — produces a wide pricing band, with the smaller units representing an accessible entry point and the larger high-floor apartments commanding the building's premium. The full amenity package and the on-site garage support the building's value relative to amenity-light Yorkville alternatives. As with any building, pricing should be read at the apartment level.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | 7D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,026 sf | $1,260,000 | $1,228/sf | -6.7% |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 18F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 719 sf | $795,000 | $1,106/sf | +0.0% |
| Jun 12, 2026 | 10F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 719 sf | $675,000 | $939/sf | +0.0% |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 8F | 1 BR · 719 sf | $635,000 | $883/sf | -2.2% |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 22C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 740 sf | $855,000 | $1,155/sf | -5.0% |
| Jan 17, 2025 | 6F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 719 sf | $679,000 | $944/sf | -14.6% |
| Jan 10, 2025 | 8D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,026 sf | $1,200,000 | $1,170/sf | -12.7% |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 5D | 1 BA · 476 sf | $555,000 | $1,166/sf | -2.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,084/sf (floor-adjusted) across 3 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 0.0% from the last ask.
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 1-01569-7503). 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.
Closed rents at Century Tower, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 3 | $3,000 |
| 1 bedroom | 9 | $4,250 |
| 2 bedroom | 2 | $7,000 |
14 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease July 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
At the recent median sale of $795K (7 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $30,449 to close, or 3.8% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- Mortgage recording tax: $11,478
- Title insurance: $3,577
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $15,393
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is a full-amenity building at an accessible price. Century Tower's value proposition is the combination of a genuine amenity package — fitness center with steam and sauna, rooftop deck, screening room, on-site garage — with condominium mechanics at a Yorkville entry-tier price. Buyers who want amenities and liquidity without a trophy premium respond to the building.
The on-site garage is a real differentiator. Building-owned parking is scarce in Yorkville; Century Tower's garage is a meaningful convenience for buyers who need it.
Condominium flexibility is real. Financing flexibility, pied-à-terre and investment use, and subletting are accommodated under the condominium declaration. Our Co-op vs Condo guide covers the distinction. Note that pet permissions typically apply to owners rather than sublet tenants — confirm current policy.
Confirm specifics directly with management. Flip-tax detail, sublet terms, pet policy, alteration-agreement scope, and the building's current financial profile should be confirmed against current materials during due diligence.
Carrying cost includes the amenity load. The full amenity package carries a corresponding common-charge load; model the full monthly carry (common charges + property taxes + utilities + insurance) at the apartment level.
What to know if you’re selling
Foreground the amenity package and the garage. The building's premium over amenity-light Yorkville alternatives derives from its full service-and-amenity infrastructure and its on-site parking. Lead marketing with the amenities and the specific apartment's floor and exposure.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. The broad apartment mix means comparables should be read carefully at the line, floor, and configuration level.
Board approvability is procedural at a condominium. The condominium's review is procedural rather than substantive, which widens the buyer pool and supports the building's liquidity.
Closing timelines are condominium-standard. Plan for 30–60 days from contract through closing under typical circumstances.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Century Tower, also evaluate:
- 402 East 90th Street — adjacent Yorkville condominium (River East Plaza)
- 400 East 85th Street — nearby Yorkville building
- 400 East 84th Street — nearby Yorkville condominium
- The Georgica (305 East 85th) — Cetra/Ruddy's 2009 glass-curtainwall Yorkville condominium
- 52 East End Avenue — larger Yorkville condominium tower near the river
- 360 East 88th Street — nearby Yorkville / Carnegie Hill condominium
More Upper East Side buildings
- 370 East 76th Street (Newport East) — 1966 co-op
- 389 East 89th Street — 2002 condominium
- 400 East 85th Street — 1959 co-op
- Emery Towers, 400 East 77th Street — 1964 co-op
- The Kingsley (400 East 70th Street) — 1984 condominium by Stephen B. Jacobs Group
- The Laurel (400 East 67th Street) — 2008 condominium by Costas Kondylis & Partners
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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