- Year built
- 1984
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 148
- Floors
- 27
- Amenities
- Full-time doorman and concierge, resident superintendent, roof deck, gym, central laundry, bicycle room and storage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median, 2023–2026
- $830K
- 7 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $455K – $1.4M
- Listing discount
- 1.2%
- Recorded transfers
- 168
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The Ascot is a 1984 cooperative tower at Park Avenue South and East 28th Street, designed by Philip Birnbaum & Associates and developed by the Peter Kalikow Organization. Its brick exterior, repeated balconies and setback plaza give it a distinct position on an avenue with a substantial commercial building stock. Residential ownership here comes with a staffed lobby and shared recreation facilities.
The plaza is part of the building's original urban arrangement. City Planning identifies it as a privately owned public space, and the local subway entrance sits at this corner. The tower's side-street entrance separates the arrival sequence from the avenue frontage. The open area at the base and the residential roof deck serve different purposes: one belongs to the public-space network and the other is a building amenity.
The apartment mix gives the cooperative a broad resale market. Studios and one-bedrooms appear alongside two-bedroom corner homes and combinations. Private balconies occur in multiple layout categories, so outdoor space is available beyond the largest apartments. Upper-floor outlooks can extend along Park Avenue South and over the surrounding street grid.
Architecture and unit composition
The building has a repetitive tower plan, a brick envelope and projecting outdoor areas. Its avenue setback leaves space between the main residential mass and the sidewalk. At street level, commercial frontage and the plaza establish a different scale from the apartments above.
Residential layouts include compact studios, one-bedroom homes with separate dining areas and larger two-bedroom, two-bath arrangements. Windowed kitchens and bathrooms occur in several lines. The corner homes can provide two exposures, with the living and dining areas sharing access to a balcony. Some one-bedrooms also have private balconies, while others have entirely interior floor area.
Apartment size remains important even at the top of the building. The penthouse inventory includes both smaller homes and substantially larger plans; a penthouse designation does not identify a single apartment category. Combined residences also appear in the transfer history, extending the building's size range beyond its recurring original layouts.
Renovation has changed kitchens, baths and room openings in individual apartments over four decades of ownership. A buyer comparing two homes on similar floors may encounter very different kitchen arrangements or storage provisions. The original window positions and balcony locations remain the fixed elements around which those renovations work.
Building operations
The cooperative provides full-time door service, a concierge function and a resident superintendent. Shared facilities include a fitness room, central laundry, bicycle storage and private storage. The landscaped roof deck has seating and barbecue facilities; its 2018 renovation added a substantial outdoor amenity above the tower.
The roof is a shared destination for residents whose own apartments may have no outdoor space. Access to it is separate from the private balconies attached to particular homes. Central laundry provides the common washing facility; buyers should establish apartment-specific installation rights before treating a renovated kitchen or closet as space for a washer and dryer.
The corporation is responsible for a residential tower and its associated street-level property. The public plaza also creates a distinct operating obligation: it is privately maintained public space. Its use and maintenance cannot be treated as equivalent to a private courtyard reserved for shareholders.
DOF shows no property-wide abatement. Cooperative maintenance incorporates the building's tax burden along with its operating costs. The stated zoning floor-area ratio is below the built density, a characteristic of the existing development that does not by itself confer additional buildable area.
Policy framework
Financing: Confirm current terms with the managing agent.
Pets: Cats and dogs permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Pied-à-terre ownership and co-purchasing: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Subletting: Permitted subject to the cooperative's requirements — confirm with the managing agent.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $662 per room a monthMedian of 8 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $2.49 per square foot 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
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, roof deck, garden, bike storage, storage, laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $76,312/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $43
- Modeled exposure split equally across 148 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 data last refreshed October 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. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2025–30. 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 data last refreshed October 2026.
Photographs of The Ascot
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | 18B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $830,000 | -2.4% | |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 9D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $885,000 | -1.7% | |
| Jun 8, 2026 | PHA | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,100 sf | $1,500,000 | $1,364/sf | -3.2% |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 9C | 1 BA | $455,000 | -4.2% | |
| Sep 9, 2025 | 17F | 1 BR · 1 BA | $725,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 11F | 1 BR · 1 BA | $700,000 | +0.7% | |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 11A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,375,000 | $1,375/sf | +0.0% |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 11D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $865,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,364/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.0% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2005 | 24C | $310,000 |
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 1-00884-0001). 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.
Closed rents at The Ascot, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 3 | $3,400 |
| 1 bedroom | 11 | $4,900 |
| 2 bedroom | 2 | $6,300 |
Also $89 per sq ft per year (9 leases that report square footage). 16 closed sublet leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease June 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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At the recent median sale of $778K (6 transfers in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,466 to close, or 1.5% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,466
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
- Gramercy North: a late-20th-century cooperative tower with a similar broad apartment mix and downtown setting.
- 407 Third Avenue: a larger postwar cooperative on another avenue, useful for comparing staffed-building ownership at scale.
- The Peter James: a postwar cooperative of similar inventory size, farther east and south.
- 35 Park Avenue: a cooperative with comparable overall scale on the Park Avenue corridor north of the commercial transition.
- The Byron: a postwar cooperative tower for comparing room proportions and avenue access in the surrounding area.
- Victoria House: a larger postwar cooperative with an established resale market near the same cross-town latitude.
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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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