530 East 86th Street
530 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028
Yorkville, Upper East Side
BBL 1015820034 · BIN 1051248
- Year built
- 1928
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2024
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median
- $2.3M
- Recent range
- $2.3M – $2.7M
- Listing discount
- 9.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 30
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 well-run, 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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $50,397/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $91
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 2% of sales price (Buyer) + 2% of sales price (Seller)
- Sublet policy
- Not Allowed
- Pied-à-terre
- Not Allowed
- Notable fees
- Purchase Application Fee $500; Closing Fee $750/$800; max financing 50%
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| 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 across 3 sales. 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) 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; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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
The neighborhood
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