61 East 86th Street
61 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028
Carnegie Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1014980027 · BIN 1046851
- Year built
- 1910
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- Part-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median, 2024–2025
- $1.1M
- 2 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $499K – $1.6M
- Listing discount
- 5.6%
- Recorded transfers
- 40
Own an apartment here? See what it would sell for.
A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at The Marie would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
The Marie at 61 East 86th Street is a neoclassical pre-war cooperative on one of Carnegie Hill's most convenient blocks — mid-block between Park and Madison, a few steps from the Lexington Avenue subway and the Madison Avenue shopping corridor. Built in 1910 and converted to a cooperative in 1985, it is a boutique, owner-occupied building that trades on old-world bones and an unbeatable location rather than on a marquee architect's name.
Its appeal is straightforwardly practical. This is a low-rise, human-scaled pre-war house with the original-construction charm buyers still want — solid masonry, generous ceiling heights, the layout logic of early-twentieth-century planning — paired with board policies that permit pets and substantial financing; confirm the current financing limit in the application instructions.
For a buyer who wants a real pre-war home on a top Carnegie Hill block without the rigidity of a white-glove Fifth or Park Avenue cooperative, The Marie is a compelling and comparatively attainable address.
Architecture and unit composition
The Marie is a seven-story neoclassical masonry building of the kind that lined the cross streets of the Upper East Side in the years before the First World War — restrained, well-proportioned, and built to last. The facade carries the classical detailing typical of the period, and the interiors retain the pre-war characteristics buyers value: good ceiling heights, hardwood floors, and the gracious circulation of early-1900s planning.
With 41 apartments across seven floors, the building offers a range of pre-war layouts, from efficient one-bedrooms to larger family homes. The boutique scale means a small, familiar shareholder community and a building that operates with the intimacy of a low-rise rather than the anonymity of a tower.
Building operations
The Marie runs as a well-kept boutique cooperative. A part-time doorman and a resident superintendent handle the building, with a children's playroom, a bicycle room, private storage, shared outdoor space, and a central laundry room offered to shareholders at no charge among the amenities. For a building of this size, the package is deep and practical.
The board's policies are the building's quiet advantage. The cooperative permits financing of up to 75% of the purchase price, and the building is pet-friendly. A 2% flip tax is paid by the seller. Prospective purchasers should expect a board package and interview; confirm the current financing limit and flip tax with the managing agent.
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
Considering an apartment here? Send Corey the listing to confirm the pet and washer/dryer rules for that apartment.
Own an apartment here? Request an apartment-specific pricing review.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $578 per room a monthMedian of 5 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
- Part-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
- Playroom, 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
- $6,440/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $13
- Modeled exposure split equally across 42 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 FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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.
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 | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | 76 | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,640,000 | -6.3% |
| May 19, 2025 | 25 | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,015,000 | -15.1% |
| Jan 17, 2025 | 4 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $499,000 | -3.1% |
| Dec 3, 2024 | 22 | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,120,000 | -6.3% |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 71 | 3 BR · 1 BA | $1,145,000 | -4.2% |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 74 | 3 BR · 1 BA | $1,425,000 | -5.0% |
| Feb 2, 2022 | 25 | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,250,000 | -3.5% |
| Aug 14, 2020 | 64 | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,875,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2015): a median $1,487/sf (recorded) across 2 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 3.1% 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 1-01498-0027). 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.
Closed rents at The Marie, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 2 bedroom | 2 | $6,750 |
Also $80 per sq ft per year (3 leases that report square footage). 4 closed sublet leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease August 2025. Based on few leases. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
What would your apartment rent for?
The figures above are the building's closed leases. Enter your apartment and I'll send you what yours would rent for, from comparable leases at The Marie and nearby.
At the recent median sale of $1.07M (4 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $23,228 to close, or 2.2% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $10,675
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $12,553
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
Keep up with The Marie and its market
The Roebling Report, monthly: Manhattan sales data and analysis, including buildings like The Marie. Unsubscribe anytime.
We’ll use your email for The Roebling Report and note your interest in this building. See our privacy policy.
What to know if you’re buying
Financing up to 75% is permitted (confirm the current limit). Pets are welcome. The 2% flip tax falls to the seller, not the buyer. Expect a standard board package and interview. Buyers should weigh the part-time (rather than full-time) doorman against the actual charges and included services, and evaluate the specific apartment's light and layout, which vary across this pre-war floor plate.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with accessibility and location. The 75% financing allowance and pet-friendly policy expand your buyer pool well beyond what a stricter Carnegie Hill co-op can reach — emphasize both. The block itself sells the building: mid-block between Park and Madison, steps from the subway and Madison Avenue retail. Benchmark to Carnegie Hill boutique pre-war cooperatives, not the park-front trophy tier, and price to the building's accessible position. Stage to the pre-war buyer — highlight ceiling height, original details, and light — and present a board-ready purchaser to keep the closing clean.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Marie, also evaluate these nearby Carnegie Hill and East 86th Street cooperatives:
- 11 East 86th Street — building near Fifth Avenue
- 64 East 86th Street — pre-war cooperative across the street
- 49 East 86th Street — Carnegie Hill cooperative on the same block
- 115 East 86th Street — Upper East Side cooperative nearby
- 21 East 87th Street — pre-war Carnegie Hill cooperative peer
More Upper East Side buildings
- 60 East 86th Street — 2014 condominium by Thomas Juul-Hansen
- 60 East 88th Street (The Saratoga) — 1987 condominium by Beyer Blinder Belle
- 61 East 82nd Street — 1925 co-op
- 62 East 87th Street — 1923 co-op
- 64 East 86th Street — 1917 co-op
- 65 East 76th Street — 1949 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.
Considering a move at The Marie?
Request a private building brief with the relevant comparable sales, current and off-market availability, and an apartment-specific view of value.
646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com