- Year built
- 1917
- Flip tax
- 2%
64 East 86th Street is a 1917 prewar Carnegie Hill / Yorkville border cooperative with one of the more accommodating financing profiles on the corridor. The boutique 14-story configuration with 38-46 apartments and original 4- and 6-room layouts combined into 8- and 9-room residences supports a flexible-buyer prewar profile.
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the 66% financing maximum — among the more accommodating on Carnegie Hill cross-streets. Second, the large individual storage locker per unit (free of charge) — a real amenity advantage. Third, the working fireplaces in most apartments — preserved across the building's century-long ownership cycle.
Important policy flag: pied-à-terre is NOT permitted at 64 East 86th — significant for buyer screening.
Recent sales
Active pipeline:
- Unit 14AB — $2,695,000
- Unit 12AB — $3,795,000
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 66% financing maximum is among the more accommodating on Carnegie Hill cross-streets. Plan accordingly.
The pied-à-terre prohibition is significant. Plan primary-residence positioning at the application stage.
The free per-unit storage locker is a real amenity advantage at the 38-46-unit scale.
Working fireplaces in most apartments are preserved institutional features. Verify line-specific configuration during walkthrough.
The 8- and 9-room combination layouts are structurally distinct from the original 4- and 6-room configurations. Verify which lines have been combined.
The architect attribution is not definitively documented in publicly indexed sources. Plan first-party verification at diligence stage.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Plan for 6 to 10 weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
Comparable buildings
- 47 East 87th Street — 1947 postwar; nearby Carnegie Hill peer
- 12 East 87th Street (The Capitol) — Blum & Blum 1910-12; nearby Carnegie Hill peer
- 4 East 88th Street — 1922 Georgian Revival; nearby Carnegie Hill peer
- 19 East 88th Street — Dowling 1937 Art Deco; nearby Carnegie Hill peer
- 21 East 87th Street — Roth 1927; nearby Carnegie Hill peer
The Roebling Team at 64 East 86th 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 64 East 86th, 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 building page; Brown Harris Stevens listings; nybits.com Carnegie Hill coop reference; NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Carnegie Hill Historic District Designation Report (LP-0834, 1974 / LP-1834, 1993); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.