- Year built
- 1987
The Saratoga is, per Carter Horsley, "one of the most handsome Post-Modern apartment buildings in the city" — and a deliberate Beyer Blinder Belle gesture at the seam of postmodern and prewar Carnegie Hill traditions.
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the Beyer Blinder Belle postmodern composition — red brick with a two-story rusticated limestone base, a large circular window above the entrance, and a distinctive semicircular driveway. The A.I.A. Guide to New York (Willensky & White, 4th ed., Three Rivers Press, 2000) calls The Saratoga "a restrained midblock handshake between the traditions of the 1920s and those of the Post modern" with "French-doored balconettes are stylishly outfitted with flat metal railings." Second, the boutique 18-unit configuration — two apartments per floor across fifteen stories, the smallest unit count of any Carnegie Hill condominium and one of the smallest on the Upper East Side. Third, the plaza adjacency — the building faces the Park Regis (50 East 89th) plaza and the rear garden of 1088 Park Avenue, producing exceptional mid-block light and air.
CityRealty's institutional rating of 86 — ranked #24 Upper East Side and #5 Carnegie Hill — anchors the editorial benchmark.
Recent sales
Recent pipeline:
- Unit 10 (full-floor, 5 BR, approximately 3,500 sf) — $5.65 million; $2.3 million prior ask
- Unit 4B (2 BR) — $2.495 million
- Unit 12A — recent comparable
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 boutique 18-unit configuration is structurally distinguishing. Smallest unit count of any Carnegie Hill condominium.
The condominium structure produces maximum policy flexibility versus peer Carnegie Hill cooperative inventory. Pied-à-terre, subletting, LLC, trust, foreign buyer eligibility all permitted.
The full-service garage with porte-cochère is structurally uncommon on Carnegie Hill cross-streets. Real amenity advantage.
The Beyer Blinder Belle postmodern composition is architecturally distinguishing. No peer Carnegie Hill condominium carries the same architectural-history credential.
The plaza adjacency to the Park Regis and the 1088 Park Avenue rear garden produces exceptional mid-block light and air. Verify line-specific exposure during walkthrough.
The full-floor configuration (5 BR, ~3,500 sf at Unit 10) is structurally distinct. Verify availability of half-floor versus full-floor inventory.
Closing timelines are condominium-standard. Plan for 30 to 45 days from contract through ROFR waiver to closing.
Comparable buildings
- 50 East 89th Street (Park Regis) — Emery Roth & Sons 1974; immediate plaza-facing Carnegie Hill cooperative peer
- 19 East 88th Street — Dowling 1937 Art Deco; same-block Carnegie Hill peer
- 4 East 88th Street — 1922 Georgian Revival; same-block Carnegie Hill peer
- 14 East 90th Street — Carpenter 1928; nearby Carnegie Hill peer
- 1110 Park Avenue — DDG 2015 condo; nearby Carnegie Hill condominium peer
The Roebling Team at The Saratoga
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 The Saratoga, 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); Corcoran building page; A.I.A. Guide to New York (Norval White and Elliot Willensky, 4th edition, Three Rivers Press, 2000); NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Expanded Carnegie Hill Historic District Designation Report (LP-1834, 1993); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.