The Ramondo (784 Park Avenue)
784 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1013880037 · BIN 1041504
- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 69
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Pets permitted; pied-à-terre allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $3.3M
- Recent range
- $850K – $6.1M
- Listing discount
- 7.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 52
784 Park Avenue — The Ramondo — is a tier-one Lenox Hill cooperative with a pedigree few buildings on the avenue can match. Erected in 1930, it carries a remarkable architectural credential: an Emery Roth design with McKim, Mead & White serving as supervising architects. Roth is the architect most identified with the era's great Manhattan apartment houses; McKim, Mead & White is among the most consequential firms in American architectural history. The collaboration produced a building of genuine distinction at one of the avenue's best corners.
The architecture bears it out. The Ramondo rises 21 stories from a three-story rusticated limestone base, with a beige-brick facade, decorative balconies, sidewalk landscaping, and a tower articulated by five setbacks — the first carrying a pergola at its southern end — and crowned by a handsome enclosed rooftop watertank. Residents enter through a canopied, revolving-door entrance on East 74th Street into a large vaulted lobby. It is a building that signals its quality from the street.
The corner siting at Park and 74th places The Ramondo in the heart of tier-one Lenox Hill — the stretch of Park Avenue that anchors the avenue's residential prestige, with the Candela and Carpenter cluster nearby, Central Park a short walk west, and Madison Avenue's retail and gallery corridor a block east. The Asia Society, the Whitney's former Marcel Breuer building, the 72nd Street crosstown bus, and the 6 train at Lexington and 77th are all close at hand. At 21 stories and just 69 apartments, the building offers large, gracious pre-war layouts at a low unit density.
Architecture and unit composition
The building's 69 apartments are large and gracious by design — the low unit count across 21 stories points to generous full-floor-adjacent layouts. Many residences feature wood-burning fireplaces and formal dining rooms, alongside the era's standard signatures: high ceilings, grand room proportions, hardwood floors, and the deep, well-laid-out floor plans that distinguished 1930-era Park Avenue construction. Apartments range from one- and two-bedroom homes through large duplexes and a duplex penthouse with wraparound terraces, several lower lines retaining the staff rooms and grand galleries of their original layouts.
The architecture is the building's calling card — the limestone base, the setback tower, the pergola, the decorative balconies, and the vaulted lobby together place The Ramondo among the more refined pre-war buildings on this stretch. Upper-floor and setback apartments capture open Park Avenue exposures and city light. Interior condition varies by individual renovation history; pre-war detail survives in varying states across the apartments.
Building operations
The Ramondo operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative; the building converted to cooperative ownership in 1957, among the earlier Park Avenue conversions. Amenities include a full-time doorman, a gym, a bike room, private storage, central laundry, and an outdoor playground. The 69-unit scale keeps the building at an intimate, residential density while supporting that staffing.
On policy, the building permits pets and allows pied-à-terre ownership — a notable degree of flexibility for a tier-one Park Avenue cooperative. Board approval at buildings of this caliber is rigorous, and strong financial profiles and primary-residence intent remain central criteria for purchasers.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $23,030/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $33
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
- Sublet policy
- Not allowed
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2025 | 12C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,500 sf | $4,400,000 | $1,760/sf | -11.9% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | 14B | 4 BR | $6,100,000 | +2.1% | |
| Jan 7, 2025 | 15A | 2 BR · 3 BA | $3,195,000 | -8.6% | |
| Oct 2, 2024 | 17B | 4 BR · 4 BA · 3,200 sf | $4,995,000 | $1,561/sf | -7.2% |
| May 3, 2024 | 4C | 3 BR · 4 BA · 2,500 sf | $4,950,000 | $1,980/sf | -13.9% |
| Jan 4, 2023 | 9C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | $3,500,000 | -4.1% | |
| Aug 15, 2022 | 14C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,500 sf | $7,500,000 | $3,000/sf | +0.0% |
| Aug 8, 2022 | 12B | 3 BR · 4 BA | $7,650,000 | -4.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,455/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.4% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2005 | 19C | $2,495,000 |
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 1-01388-0037) 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
The pedigree is exceptional. An Emery Roth design with McKim, Mead & White supervising is a rare architectural credential — and a marketing asset on resale.
The apartments are serious pre-war. Wood-burning fireplaces, formal dining rooms, and large layouts define the building; verify the specific apartment's features.
The policies are flexible for the tier. Pets are permitted and pied-à-terre ownership is allowed — uncommon latitude on this stretch of Park Avenue.
Board approval is rigorous. Expect tier-one Park Avenue underwriting — strong financials and primary-residence intent.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the architecture and the pedigree. The Roth / McKim, Mead & White authorship, the setback tower, and the marble-and-fireplace interiors are the building's strongest selling points.
Flag the flexibility. Pet and pied-à-terre allowances widen the buyer pool relative to stricter Park Avenue peers.
Price at the apartment level. With 69 large units, floor, exposure, fireplace, and renovation quality drive value; comparable analysis is most useful within the building's own lines.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. Plan for roughly 6–10 weeks from contract to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Ramondo, also evaluate:
- 765 Park Avenue — tier-one Lenox Hill Park Avenue cooperative nearby
- 775 Park Avenue — Park Avenue co-op in the 70s
- 778 Park Avenue — Candela tier-one Park Avenue cooperative nearby
- 785 Park Avenue — Park Avenue cooperative directly across
- 791 Park Avenue — pre-war Park Avenue co-op nearby
- 800 Park Avenue — full-service Park Avenue cooperative nearby
The neighborhood
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