530 East 86th Street
530 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028
BBL 1015820034 · BIN 1051248
- Year built
- 1928
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Not permitted
- Pied-à-terre
- Not permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted with conditions
- Maximum financing
- 50% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- 2% of the purchase price, paid by the seller
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2024
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median, 2024
- $2.3M
- 2 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $2.3M – $2.7M
- Listing discount
- 9.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 29
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530 East 86th Street is a pre-war cooperative with a genuinely distinguished provenance: it was built in 1928 by Vincent Astor, who commissioned the architect Charles A. Platt to design it as a rental building for his circle, and converted to a co-op in 1950. The result is a stately, low-key building just off East End Avenue, a block from Carl Schurz Park and the East River esplanade — the quietest, most residential corner of Yorkville, removed from the commercial energy of 86th Street to the west.
The appeal is the appeal of old East End: a building of real architectural quality, designed by a serious classicist, in a pocket of the Upper East Side that trades on calm, the park, and the river. With roughly 47 apartments, the building is intimate, and amenities rare for a building of its era — a private resident garden among them — set it apart from the surrounding stock.
Architecture and unit composition
Charles A. Platt — one of the finest American classicists of his generation — gave the building a refined neo-Renaissance composition: a limestone base, a warm red-brick shaft, and projecting bay windows that bring light and dimension to the principal rooms. Interior detail original to the building included terrazzo and marble bathroom floors and worked loggias and elevator hallways, the kind of finish a building designed for Astor's friends would carry.
Rising 15 stories with roughly 47 apartments, the building holds gracious pre-war layouts, with the upper homes capturing open exposures toward the river and the park. The amenity package is unusually deep for a 1928 building: a private resident garden, an exercise room, a bicycle room, private storage, and central laundry.
Building operations
530 East 86th Street is a full-service cooperative staffed by a full-time doorman and a live-in superintendent, with the resident garden, exercise room, bike room, storage, and laundry on premises. Financing is permitted up to 50% of the purchase price — conservative, in keeping with a building of this pedigree. The building is pet-friendly, with the standard exclusion of restricted breeds. Purchases clear through a full board application and interview, with primary residence the norm.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of July 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.
- Terms
- Equal to 2% of sales price
- Rate
- 2% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Seller
Source: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
Purchase
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal/Credit Search FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Purchase Application Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Recognition Agreement FeeConditionalConditions: If Financing | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $750 (with a Broker) or $800 (without a Broker) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Estate Sale | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $800 (with a broker) or $850 (without a broker) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| NYS Transfer Stamp FeePer share | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $0.05 per share | Refundable Non-refundable |
Refinance
1 item
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
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
- 50% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Guarantors
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Co-purchasing
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Parent buying for an employed child
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Parent buying for a student child
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Purchase or lease by a corporation
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 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
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Short-term rentals
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
Considering an apartment here? Send Corey the listing to discuss the sublet and pied-à-terre rules for that apartment.
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Permitted with conditionsWill require board and engineer approvalSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
Considering an apartment here? Send Corey the listing to confirm the pet and washer/dryer rules for that apartment.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $661 per room a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $2.22 per square foot a monthMedian of 3 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
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, 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
- $75,806/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $137
- Modeled exposure split equally across 46 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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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 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 data last refreshed October 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 2% of sales price (Buyer) + 2% of sales price (Seller)
- Sublet policy
- Not Allowed
- Pied-à-terre
- Not Allowed
- Policies and fees
- Purchase Application Fee $500; Closing Fee $750/$800; max financing 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2024 | 3A | 3 BR · 2 BA · 2,040 sf | $2,250,000 | $1,103/sf | -6.1% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8C | 4 BR · 4 BA · 2,900 sf | $2,700,000 | $931/sf | -22.7% |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 7A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,500 sf | $2,350,000 | $940/sf | -9.4% |
| Mar 28, 2022 | 3B | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,900 sf | $2,635,000 | $1,387/sf | -9.0% |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 5A | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,875,000 | -8.7% | |
| Jun 11, 2021 | 8B | 2 BR · 3 BA | $1,450,000 | -14.5% | |
| May 24, 2021 | 10A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $3,300,000 | -13.0% | |
| Jun 27, 2019 | 9C | 4 BR · 3 BA · 2,800 sf | $4,000,000 | $1,429/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $969/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 6.1% 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.
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 1-01582-0034). 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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What to know if you’re buying
Capital is the gate. Financing is capped at 50%, so plan for at least half the purchase price in cash plus the post-closing liquidity a pedigreed pre-war board expects. The provenance and the garden are the value. A Charles A. Platt building commissioned by Vincent Astor, with a private resident garden a block from the park, is a rare profile on the Upper East Side — pay for it knowingly. The building is pet-friendly (restricted breeds excluded). Expect a full board package and interview. The reward is a substantial pre-war home in the calmest, greenest corner of Yorkville.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the provenance and the garden. "Charles A. Platt, built by Vincent Astor," the private resident garden, and the East End / Carl Schurz Park position are distinctive marketing assets that separate a sale here from the broader Yorkville stock — foreground them. Price to the East End pre-war tier, not the post-war buildings to the west; the relevant comparison set is the pedigreed pre-war cooperatives near East End Avenue. Surface the bay-window light and any open or river exposure in the presentation. Prepare buyers for a serious board given the 50% financing cap; we vet buyers for board-readiness and liquidity before an accepted offer so a deal doesn't stall.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 530 East 86th Street, also evaluate nearby Yorkville and East End cooperatives:
- 525 East 86th Street — full-service co-op steps away
- 535 East 86th Street — co-op on the same block
- 510 East 86th Street — Yorkville cooperative to the west
- 425 East 86th Street — full-service East 86th Street co-op
- 446 East 86th Street — cooperative near East End Avenue
More Upper East Side buildings
- 525 East 82nd Street (The Mansion House) — 1962 co-op by Philip Birnbaum & Associates
- 525 East 86th Street — 1961 co-op
- Gracie Gardens, 525 East 89th Street — 1942 co-op
- The Edgewater (530 East 72nd Street) — 1962 co-op
- 531 East 88th Street — 1905 co-op
- 531 Main Street (Rivercross) — 1975 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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