799 Park Avenue
799 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1014090001 · BIN 1043073
- Year built
- 1961
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 74
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $2.2M
- Recent range
- $1.6M – $3.8M
- Listing discount
- 2.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 73
799 Park Avenue is a clean example of a particular and often-underrated tier of Park Avenue inventory: the post-war white-brick cooperative. Completed in 1961 to designs by H.I. Feldman for the Kimmel Brothers, it occupies the northeast corner of Park Avenue and East 74th Street — a prime Lenox Hill address — and rises twenty-one stories, taller than its pre-war neighbors and engineered to deliver the open light and efficient layouts buyers of its era prized.
H.I. Feldman was among the most prolific architects of post-war residential Manhattan, with a portfolio that defined the white-brick idiom across the East Side and beyond. At 799, the formula is executed with more care than the type's reputation sometimes suggests: a white-brick body lifted on a polished black-granite base, with a canopied entrance that signals the full-service co-op within. The building replaced earlier low-rise structures on the site, part of the broad mid-century rebuilding that brought taller, modern apartment houses to Park Avenue's side-street corners.
The positioning is the point. 799 sits squarely in the prime 70s of Park Avenue, surrounded by the pre-war co-op tradition the avenue is famous for — but it offers a different product: higher floors, more glass, more light, a modern mechanical baseline, and a genuine amenity package, typically at per-square-foot pricing below the pre-war tier a few blocks in either direction. Central Park is two blocks west, the Lexington Avenue 6 is a block east, and the building's own garage, fitness center, and landscaped garden round out a daily-living case the pre-war stock rarely matches.
Architecture and unit composition
The building's roughly 74 to 78 apartments are distributed across twenty-one floors — a generous floor count that places many units well above the surrounding pre-war rooflines, capturing open city light and, on the higher floors, the long Park Avenue axis. Post-war planning is evident throughout: larger windows than pre-war stock, consistent ceiling heights, and rational, efficient layouts rather than the foyer-and-service-wing sequencing of the 1920s.
The unit mix runs to the one-, two-, and three-bedroom configurations characteristic of post-war Park Avenue co-ops, with corner apartments benefiting from two-exposure light at the 74th Street corner. Renovation state varies apartment to apartment; many units in buildings of this vintage have been comprehensively updated, and condition is best evaluated unit by unit.
Building operations
799 Park Avenue operates as a full-service post-war cooperative with a full-time doorman and elevator attendant, an on-site resident manager, a fitness center, a landscaped garden, a central laundry, bike storage, and an on-site parking garage (typically wait-listed). For a post-war co-op of this size, that is a deep amenity package, and it is a meaningful part of the building's value.
On policy, the building is comparatively flexible for prime Park Avenue: pets are permitted, pied-à-terre ownership is welcome, and the board allows financing up to 50%. A 3% flip tax is paid by the buyer on purchase. Board review follows prime Lenox Hill norms — expect a thorough financial package and an interview — but the openness to pieds-à-terre and pets widens the buyer pool relative to the avenue's stricter pre-war co-ops.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $24,433/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $26
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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
- Flip tax
- 3% of total selling price
- Sublet policy
- Allowed (subtenant app fee $350; shareholder $300)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | 9A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $3,020,000 | +0.7% | |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 17A | 3 BR · 3 BA | $3,050,000 | -10.3% | |
| May 19, 2025 | 2C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,649 sf | $2,712,500 | $1,645/sf | -1.4% |
| Sep 6, 2024 | 3B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,675,000 | +11.7% | |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 2D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,800 sf | $1,900,000 | $1,056/sf | -11.6% |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 16B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,400 sf | $2,150,000 | $1,536/sf | -2.3% |
| May 31, 2024 | 7A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,890 sf | $2,100,000 | $1,111/sf | -10.6% |
| Dec 21, 2023 | PHD | 2 BR · 3 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,950,000 | $1,393/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,685/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 4.1% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2003 | 16A | $1,725,000 |
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 1-01409-0001) 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 post-war white-brick format is the value play. Higher floors, more light, a modern mechanical baseline, and a real amenity set come at pricing typically below the pre-war Park Avenue tier nearby — a deliberate trade-off, not a compromise.
The policies are accommodating. Pied-à-terre ownership, pets, and 50% financing make this an easier prime-Park co-op to buy into than many of its pre-war neighbors; budget the buyer-paid 3% flip tax into your closing costs.
Floor altitude matters more here than at pre-war peers. With twenty-one stories, the difference between low and high floors — in light, view, and the open Park Avenue axis — is substantial.
The amenities are a genuine draw. A fitness center, garden, and garage are scarce in prime-Park co-op stock.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the address, the light, and the amenities. A prime Park Avenue / East 74th Street corner co-op with post-war floor heights, open exposures, a fitness center, garden, and garage is a clear, marketable proposition.
Foreground the friendly rules. Pied-à-terre acceptance, pets, and 50% financing broaden the buyer pool — emphasize them.
Position against pre-war honestly. Frame the value as modern construction, light, and amenities at a more accessible price point than the pre-war tier — that is the buyer's actual decision.
Floor and exposure drive the comp set. In a tall post-war building, altitude and light are the primary differentiators among comparable apartments.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 799 Park Avenue, also evaluate these nearby Park Avenue and Lenox Hill buildings:
- 785 Park Avenue — nearby Park Avenue post-war co-op
- 784 Park Avenue — nearby prime Park Avenue co-op
- 791 Park Avenue — adjacent Park Avenue co-op
- 800 Park Avenue — nearby Park Avenue building
- 815 Park Avenue — nearby prime Park Avenue co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Park Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to Park Avenue.
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