- Year built
- 1947
47 East 87th Street is among the earliest postwar Carnegie Hill cooperatives — built in 1947 and converted to cooperative ownership in 1948, an unusually rapid construction-to-cooperative cycle.
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the Food Emporium ground-floor retail tenancy on Madison Avenue — a long-standing commercial anchor that activates the building's frontage. Second, the Park Avenue Synagogue adjacency — the building sits directly across 87th Street from the Park Avenue Synagogue, clad in warm yellow Mankato stone. Third, the prime Carnegie Hill location — midblock between Madison and Park, three minutes from the Carnegie Hill cross-street prewar cohort and the Park Avenue corridor.
Recent sales
Active 2026 pipeline: Unit 9B at $1,125,000 (Brown Harris Stevens). Apartment-level closing detail should be sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers for full transactional context.
What to know if you’re buying
The 1947 postwar vintage and the 1948 cooperative conversion are structurally distinguishing. Among the earliest postwar Carnegie Hill cooperatives.
The Food Emporium ground-floor retail and the Park Avenue Synagogue adjacency anchor the urban context.
The protruding window AC configuration should be evaluated during walkthrough. Some apartments may carry central AC retrofits.
The corner windows and terraces are real configuration features. Verify line-specific configuration.
The 61-unit scale supports operational depth. Plan board diligence accordingly.
The CityRealty rating of 53 reflects the postwar posture relative to the dominant prewar Carnegie Hill cohort. Position evaluation accordingly.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Plan for 6 to 10 weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
Comparable buildings
- 21 East 87th Street — Roth 1927; same-block Carnegie Hill peer
- 12 East 87th Street (The Capitol) — Blum & Blum 1910-12; same-block Carnegie Hill peer
- 15 East 91st Street — Schultze 1947; same-vintage Carnegie Hill postwar peer
- 50 East 89th Street (Park Regis) — Roth & Sons 1974; nearby Carnegie Hill modernist peer
- 64 East 86th Street — 1917; nearby Carnegie Hill / Yorkville prewar peer
The Roebling Team at 47 East 87th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper East Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. If you're considering a purchase or sale at 47 East 87th, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: CityRealty (Carter Horsley review, December 23, 2011); Corcoran building page; Brown Harris Stevens listings; NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Carnegie Hill Historic District Designation Report (LP-0834, 1974 / LP-1834, 1993); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.