- Year built
- 1959
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 91
- Floors
- 14
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Central laundry, private storage, bike room
- Pets
- Permitted with board approval per listing records
- Financing
- 80 percent maximum per listing records
446 East 86th Street is Yorkville's value proposition in its plainest, most functional form: a 14-story post-war cooperative with a 24-hour doorman at the corner of 86th Street and York Avenue, one long block from Carl Schurz Park and two-and-a-half from the Q at Second Avenue. The cooperative's legal name — Ellivkroy Realty Corp., "Yorkville" spelled backward — is a conversion-era wink that tells you exactly what this building is about: it belongs to its neighborhood, prices like its neighborhood, and serves the buyers the neighborhood has always served — first-time purchasers, downsizers, and pied-à-terre-adjacent buyers priced out of the avenues to the west.
The building's documentation is better than its modesty suggests. The offering plan on file in The Roebling Research Library — first offered April 28, 1982, by HDP-86 Sponsor Corp. — settles the conversion's structure: 9,400 shares across 90 apartments, a commercial lease on the retail base that contributes income to the cooperative, and the engineering and financial disclosures of the original plan. Roughly 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail along two frontages is a meaningful structural advantage for a co-op of this size; commercial income moderates maintenance in a way mid-block residential-only peers cannot match.
The architecture earns a footnote of its own. The building dates from the white-glazed-brick era that dominated Upper East Side construction in the late 1950s, but here the developer patterned the white brick with blue on the 86th Street facade — a simple, bold coloring move that architectural records have noted has aged unusually well for the type. It will never be mistaken for a landmark, but among Yorkville's post-war stock it has a face.
Architecture and unit composition
The building rises 14 floors on its corner site, with consistent fenestration, discreet air-conditioning sleeves, and a canopied entrance off 86th Street above the retail base. The roughly 90 apartments run from studios through two-bedroom lines — post-war layouts with defined foyers, generous closets, and the efficient room counts of the era. Corner exposures pick up open light along both 86th Street and York Avenue, and upper-floor east-facing lines benefit from Yorkville's lower-rise blocks toward Carl Schurz Park. Renovation quality varies line to line, and pricing tracks condition and light in the standard post-war manner.
Building operations
Full-service at the essentials: 24-hour doorman, live-in superintendent, central laundry, private storage, and a bike room — no amenity floor, no gym, no garage. City records show alteration filings in 1986 and 2013, consistent with a co-op that has funded periodic capital work across its life. The retail base operates under the commercial-lease framework documented in the offering plan on file. Maintenance and the current assessment posture should be reviewed against recent financial statements during diligence; we request them from the managing agent for clients in contract.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $22,487/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $21
Recent sales
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Recent transfers at this building, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | 2EF | $1,400,000 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 7EF | $1,670,000 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | 7C | $550,000 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | 10F | $1,100,000 |
| Jan 10, 2025 | 11C | $505,000 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | 4D | $975,000 |
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 1-01565-0028) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
This is the doorman entry point. For buyers who want 24-hour staff, an elevator building, and a Carl Schurz Park location at the lowest workable price, this building and its immediate peers are the short list. The trade is amenity depth — there is none beyond the essentials — and the white-brick aesthetic, which the market prices in.
Pin down the pied-à-terre answer before you offer. Listing records conflict — some describe case-by-case consideration, others a prohibition. If your use case is anything other than a primary residence, get the policy in writing from the managing agent first; do not rely on listing copy.
The sublet framework is a real constraint. Two years of ownership before subletting, then three out of five consecutive years, per listing records. Investors and buyers with uncertain timelines should underwrite accordingly.
80 percent financing is generous for a co-op. The financing ceiling is friendlier than the Upper East Side's 50–75 percent norms, which widens the eligible buyer pool — run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator before offering.
Commercial income is part of the financial story. The retail base's lease income supports the cooperative's budget — your attorney should review how it flows through the financials, and what the lease terms and durations look like, during diligence.
Transit reality favors this corner. The Q at 86th and Second is the structural upgrade; the 4/5/6 at Lexington is a long walk. The M86 crosstown and the East River ferry at 90th Street fill the gaps.
What to know if you’re selling
Sell the carry, not the lobby. Buyers at this tier are monthly-payment shoppers. Lead with the maintenance figure, the commercial income that supports it, and the 80 percent financing ceiling — these move offers more than adjectives about the apartment.
Renovated units clear at real premiums. The spread between estate condition and renovated in this building's lines is wide relative to absolute price. If your unit is original, price to the renovation math honestly — run the Renovation Cost Calculator against your asking strategy.
Position against the right competition. Your buyer is cross-shopping Yorkville's other post-war doorman co-ops, not the avenues. Same-tier comparables — and the park, one block east — are the frame.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 446 East 86th Street, also evaluate:
- 425 East 86th Street — the larger post-war full-service co-op across the street
- 320 East 86th Street — the alternative two blocks west on the 86th Street spine
- 444 East 87th Street — boutique pre-war co-op one block north; the non-doorman value alternative
- 400 East 85th Street — the neighboring alternative one block south
- 360 East 89th Street — Yorkville co-op alternative near the 90th Street ferry
- 340 East 93rd Street — the northern Yorkville value alternative
- 200 East End Avenue — the park-facing post-war co-op step-up on East End Avenue
- 180 East 88th Street — the new-development condo alternative at a much higher price point
The Roebling Team at 446 East 86th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass works Yorkville and the broader Upper East Side as a core practice area. We publish this building profile because Yorkville buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — conversion documentation, policy framework, and corridor-level comparables — not generic neighborhood commentary.
If you're considering a transaction at 446 East 86th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.