828 Seventh Avenue
828 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019
Theater District
BBL 1010257501 · BIN 1076200
- Year built
- 1912
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 128
- Floors
- 13
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pet-friendly, per building documentation
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
- Financing
- Up to 80% permitted (20% minimum down), per building documentation
- Flip tax
- Approximately 2%, paid by the seller (confirm current terms at offer stage)
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $535K
- Recent range
- $405K – $1.4M
- Listing discount
- 0.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 170
The Adlon is one of the most exuberantly ornamented prewar apartment houses in Midtown — a 1912 building by George and Edward Blum, the brothers whose facades are among the most distinctive of the pre-First-World-War apartment cycle in New York. Named for the celebrated Hotel Adlon in Berlin, the building anchors the southwest corner of Seventh Avenue and 54th Street, midway between Carnegie Hall and Columbus Circle, and it is defined at street level and skyline alike by ornament that most of its neighbors cannot match.
What sets the building apart is authorship. The Blum brothers built a reputation on decorative facades — terra-cotta ornament, patterned brickwork, and crowning cornices executed with a richness that ordinary developers' architects did not attempt. At The Adlon that vocabulary produces a facade layered with shields, geometric panels, and a heraldic motif above the entrance, capped by one of the more flamboyant cornices in the district: a broad, outward-flaring crown carried on two-story pilasters. For buyers, this is not decoration for its own sake — it is the reason the building reads as an architectural object rather than a background structure, and it is the durable identity that carries through resale after resale.
The location compounds the appeal. Seventh Avenue between 53rd and 54th sits at the hinge of Midtown's cultural core — one block from the 57th Street subway complex, within a short walk of Carnegie Hall, Central Park, the Theater District, and Columbus Circle's retail and dining. The building converted to cooperative ownership in 1989, and its shareholder base has long included performers and cultural-industry residents drawn by the Carnegie Hall and Broadway proximity; Mickey Mantle and Carol Burnett number among its noted past residents.
Architecture and unit composition
George and Edward Blum designed The Adlon in 1912 as a first-class apartment house, and the exterior remains the building's defining feature. The facade is an eclectic composition — Arts and Crafts and Vienna Secession influences read in the geometric ornament — executed in brick and terra-cotta and crowned by the building's signature cornice. The heraldic motif above the front entrance and the patterned upper stories are characteristic of the Blums' decorative program.
Inside, the building carries the interior signatures of a 1912 prewar: generous ceiling heights, hardwood floors, and the deeper, more gracious layouts of the pre-war apartment idiom relative to the postwar towers nearby. The apartment mix runs from studios and one-bedrooms through larger configurations, including penthouse-level apartments at the top of the building's 13 stories. Central air conditioning — not a given in a building of this vintage — is part of the building's infrastructure.
Apartment condition varies with individual ownership across the decades since conversion, as is typical of a prewar cooperative; buyers should underwrite each unit on its own renovation state.
Building operations
The Adlon operates as a cooperative with a doorman, a live-in resident superintendent, central laundry, private storage, and elevator service. The maintenance charge reflects a prewar building with central air and a full staff, and — per building documentation — includes electricity, a structural feature buyers should factor into any comparison of monthly carry against buildings that meter electricity separately.
The cooperative's policy framework, as reflected in public listing and building records: the building is pet-friendly, pied-à-terre use is accommodated, financing is permitted up to 80% (20% minimum down), and a seller-paid flip tax of approximately 2% applies. The current sublet policy and the precise flip-tax and financing terms should be confirmed with the managing agent and offering plan during due diligence.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $74,119/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $46
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 →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 10F | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,130 sf | $1,390,000 | $1,230/sf | +7.3% |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 6J | 2 BR · 1 BA | $740,000 | -1.3% | |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 4H | 1 BR · 1 BA | $535,000 | -0.7% | |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 2H | 1 BR · 1 BA · 650 sf | $598,000 | $920/sf | +0.0% |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 12 | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,195,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jul 11, 2025 | 2A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 650 sf | $405,000 | $623/sf | -22.9% |
| May 28, 2025 | 9G | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,300,000 | $929/sf | -1.9% |
| May 22, 2025 | 6A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $535,000 | -0.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,243/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.1% 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 1-01025-7501) 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
You are buying an architectural object, not a background building. The Blum brothers' 1912 facade and its flamboyant cornice are the building's durable identity and a genuine differentiator in a corridor dominated by postwar towers. Buyers who value prewar authorship should weight this heavily.
The location is Midtown's cultural core. One block from the 57th Street subway complex, walking distance to Carnegie Hall, Central Park, Columbus Circle, and the Theater District — the demand base is broad and includes the cultural-industry residents the building has long attracted.
The board policy is comparatively permissive. Pets are welcome, pied-à-terre use is accommodated, and financing runs to 80% — a friendlier framework than many stricter Midtown and uptown cooperatives. Confirm the current sublet terms and flip-tax structure at the offer stage.
Underwrite the monthly carry deliberately. Maintenance reflects central air, a full prewar staff, and — per building documentation — electricity included in the charge. Model the full monthly figure and compare it on a like-for-like basis against separately metered buildings.
Condition varies apartment to apartment. As in any prewar cooperative, renovation state ranges widely. View the specific unit and price on its line's recent comparables.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the architecture and the authorship. The 1912 Blum facade, the signature cornice, and the Carnegie Hall / Central Park location are the concrete anchors of the marketing story. The building's cultural-resident history reinforces the pitch.
Frame the permissive policy as an advantage. Pet-friendliness, pied-à-terre accommodation, and 80% financing widen the buyer pool relative to stricter cooperatives — position them explicitly.
Price on the line and floor. With a heterogeneous prewar apartment stock, building-wide averages compress real differences. Reference the most recent closed comparable on the specific line, and account for renovation state and view.
Cooperative closing timelines apply. Board approval is required; pacing typically runs 60–90 days from contract through approval to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Adlon, also evaluate:
- 205 West 54th Street — same-block Midtown West cooperative
- 230 West 55th Street — nearby full-service Midtown West building
- 150 West 55th Street — nearby Midtown West cooperative
- 135 West 52nd Street — nearby Midtown West apartment building
- 112 West 56th Street — nearby prewar-scale Midtown West cooperative
- 100 West 58th Street — nearby full-service building at the Central Park South edge
The neighborhood
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