Cooperative · 1951
750 Park
750 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Buildings·Park Avenue·Cooperative

750 Park Avenue

750 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021

At a glance
Year built
1951
Type
Cooperative
Units
68
Floors
17
Landmark
Designated
Pets
Restrictive — confirm directly with management
Subletting
Restrictive (typical of tier-one Park Avenue Lenox Hill cooperatives)

750 Park Avenue is one of the substantial post-war red-brick cooperatives that occupy the Lenox Hill Park Avenue corridor alongside the surrounding 1920s pre-war stock. The 1951 Horace Ginsbern construction places 750 Park within the post-war Park Avenue building boom — a 1948–1965 era when developers added taller, larger-unit-count buildings to the corridor between the dense pre-war cluster.

Distinct from 730 Park Avenue. A common source of confusion: 750 Park (1951, Horace Ginsbern, post-war) is a fundamentally different building from the immediately adjacent 730 Park Avenue (1928–29, Lafayette A. Goldstone, pre-war). 730 Park is one of Goldstone's actual pre-war commissions; 750 Park is a post-war Ginsbern-designed cooperative one block north. The two buildings share neither architect, era, architectural language, nor design tradition.

Horace Ginsbern & Associates was a prolific post-war Manhattan apartment firm. Their portfolio includes substantial mid-century luxury residential commissions across the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side, and the Bronx. 750 Park is representative of the firm's mid-1950s Park Avenue idiom — 17 stories, red-brick exterior, modular casement windows, and a building scale materially larger than the immediately surrounding pre-war stock.

The 1951 vintage matters meaningfully for prospective buyers. Compared to the immediately surrounding pre-war Park Avenue inventory (740 Park, 770 Park, 778 Park, 730 Park, 720 Park):

  • Ceiling heights are typically 8.5–9 feet rather than the pre-war 10–11 feet
  • Building systems are post-war (central air, modern plumbing) rather than original 1920s
  • Layouts lean toward L-shaped living/dining combinations rather than the pre-war formal foyer + separate dining room
  • Walls are sheetrock rather than plaster, with materially different sound isolation
  • Maintenance is typically lower than the comparable pre-war Park Avenue stock
  • Architectural detail (moldings, fireplaces, prewar character) is absent

The mid-block positioning between East 71st and East 72nd Streets places 750 Park at the heart of the Lenox Hill Park Avenue trophy corridor — with The Frick Collection one block south and west, Park Avenue Armory three blocks north, and the dense pre-war cooperative inventory of East 71st through East 78th surrounding the building. The mid-block positioning provides quieter residential character than corner-positioned peers and a more private entrance approach.

For buyers, 750 Park represents a particular tier of Lenox Hill Park Avenue inventory: Horace Ginsbern post-war architectural pedigree, central Lenox Hill Gold Coast positioning at the heart of the trophy corridor, materially lower per-square-foot pricing than the immediately surrounding pre-war Candela/Cross&Cross/Goldstone trophy peers, and the post-war ease (modern systems, lower maintenance) that some buyers actively prefer over the pre-war character.

For the broader framework comparing pre-war and post-war Manhattan inventory: Pre-war vs. Post-war Manhattan Apartments.

Architecture and unit composition

The apartments distribute across the building's 17 post-war stories with floor plates characteristic of 1950s Park Avenue luxury construction. Most lines feature combined living/dining or L-shaped public room configurations.

Post-war signatures throughout:

  • 8.5–9 foot ceilings in primary rooms
  • L-shaped or combined living/dining layouts in many lines (rather than pre-war formal foyer + separate dining)
  • Modern bathroom and kitchen positioning consistent with 1950s luxury construction
  • Some apartments include private balconies (a post-war feature absent from the surrounding pre-war stock)
  • Central air conditioning and modern building systems
  • Lower per-square-foot pricing than the immediately surrounding pre-war Park Avenue trophy stock

The most architecturally distinctive apartments are the upper-floor full-floor configurations with cross-exposure views. Park Avenue-facing apartments (west exposure) look across the Park Avenue median plantings to the buildings on Park's west side, including substantial pre-war side-street cooperative inventory along East 71st and 72nd.

Building operations

750 Park Avenue operates as a full-service post-war cooperative with full-time doorman, attended elevator, on-site superintendent, and private storage. Specific operational details — corporation name, managing agent, financing posture, flip tax structure, sublet policy specifics, pied-à-terre allowance — should be confirmed directly with property management during due diligence.

The board posture follows tier-one Lenox Hill Park Avenue Gold Coast norms — rigorous financial review, strong personal references, primary-residence intent the working assumption.

Recent sales

Last 5–10 closed sales at 750 Park Avenue (replace this section with current ACRIS data — pull at publication time and refresh quarterly):

[Recent sales table to be populated from ACRIS]

Sales context at 750 Park:

  • Inventory turnover is limited given the small scale — typically 2–4 transactions per year
  • Pricing reflects the trophy Lenox Hill tier — full-floor and large 4–5 BR configurations in the $8M–$25M range; smaller configurations and lower floors in the $5M–$10M range
  • Public listing through StreetEasy and Compass private exclusive is standard

What to know if you’re buying

The post-war positioning has real architectural and structural implications. 750 Park is a 1951 Horace Ginsbern post-war cooperative — materially distinct from the surrounding pre-war stock. Buyers should expect 8.5–9 foot ceilings (vs. pre-war 10–11), L-shaped or combined public room layouts (vs. pre-war formal foyer + separate dining), and modern building systems including central air. Verify any specific apartment's renovation and ceiling height during walkthroughs.

The mid-block positioning is structurally distinct. Mid-block 750 Park provides quieter residential character than corner peers and a more private entrance approach — meaningful for buyers prioritizing residential discretion.

Pricing is materially more accessible than the immediate pre-war peer cluster. 750 Park typically trades at per-square-foot pricing well below 720, 740, 770, or 778 Park Avenue surrounding. The differential reflects the post-war / pre-war architectural era distinction rather than fundamental locational or scale differences. For buyers prioritizing post-war ease over pre-war character, the value proposition is real.

Confirm specific policies directly with management. Financing posture, flip tax structure, sublet specifics, and pied-à-terre allowance should be obtained directly during the contract review process.

Board approval follows tier-one Park Avenue Gold Coast norms. Strong financial profile, professional accomplishment, primary-residence intent are central criteria.

Renovation is constrained by historic district status. The building's position in the Upper East Side Historic District means LPC oversight on any exterior work.

What to know if you’re selling

The mid-block trophy positioning and post-war ease are the marketing assets. Listing copy should reference Horace Ginsbern's post-war authorship, the building's place at the heart of the Lenox Hill Gold Coast trophy corridor (alongside the surrounding Candela pre-war peers), the mid-block private-character residential positioning, and the post-war structural advantages — modern building systems, central air, materially lower maintenance than the surrounding pre-war stock.

Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. The small inventory means comparable analysis depends on small samples; floor altitude, exposure, configuration, and renovation history all matter substantially.

Closing timelines are co-op standard. 6–10 weeks from contract signing to closing.

The Roebling Team at 750 Park

The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper East Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. We publish this building profile because Park Avenue Lenox Hill buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, board culture, transactional mechanics, and pricing at the apartment level — not generic market commentary.

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