828 Seventh Avenue

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.

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.

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,269/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.2% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

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.

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.

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.

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 Roebling Team at Compass works the Midtown prewar cooperative market as part of our broader Manhattan practice — from the Central Park South and Fifth Avenue corridors to the Park-facing trophy buildings uptown. We publish this building profile because buyers and sellers at architecturally distinctive prewar cooperatives deserve building-specific intelligence — authorship, policy framework, and comparable analysis at the apartment-line level — not generic neighborhood commentary.

If you're considering a purchase or sale at The Adlon, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.