- Year built
- 1909
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 46
- Floors
- 12
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Confirm directly with management
- Subletting
- Restrictive (typical of tier-one Lenox Hill pre-war cooperatives)
829 Park Avenue — known as The Raleigh — is among the absolute earliest luxury apartment buildings on Park Avenue. The 1909–1911 construction window predates the Carpenter / Candela era by more than a decade. When 829 Park was completed, J.E.R. Carpenter had not yet built his first Park Avenue commission; Rosario Candela was still a teenager who would not begin architectural practice for another decade. The building belongs to the generation of pre-WWI Manhattan apartment construction that established the typology of the luxury cooperative before it became the dominant residential form of the corridor.
The Pickering & Walker authorship is unusual within the Park Avenue corridor. Most Park Avenue tier-one buildings carry architectural attributions from the dominant 1920s firms — Candela, Cross & Cross, Carpenter, Blum brothers, Goldstone, Schwartz & Gross. Pickering & Walker belongs to an earlier generation of New York apartment architects whose body of work is materially smaller and whose Park Avenue commissions are correspondingly rare. The AIA Guide to New York City cites The Raleigh as a significant early example of the Park Avenue luxury apartment tradition.
The 12-story height is the era-standard ceiling — pre-1916 zoning produced a different building envelope than the later 14–18 story Park Avenue tier-one inventory. The 46–48 apartment count is moderate for the era. The cooperative conversion from the original rental occurred in 1957, placing 829 Park among the post-WWII conversion-to-cooperative wave that produced much of the current Park Avenue cooperative inventory.
The corner positioning at Park Avenue and East 75th Street places 829 Park within the dense Lenox Hill Park Avenue cooperative inventory — three blocks south of 875 Park (Blum brothers 1912), four blocks north of the Park Avenue Armory, and immediately east of the Frick / former Whitney Madison museum corridor.
For buyers, 829 Park represents a particular tier of Lenox Hill Park Avenue inventory: pre-WWI Pickering & Walker authorship at among the earliest Park Avenue luxury commissions, AIA Guide architectural recognition, 1957 cooperative conversion, and pricing materially below the Candela tier-one peak.
Architecture and unit composition
The 46–48 apartments span configurations from approximately 1,800 sf 2BRs to substantially larger 3–4 BR configurations across the 12 stories. The building's most architecturally distinctive apartments are the upper-floor configurations and the corner residences with cross-exposure views.
Pre-WWI signatures throughout: 10–11 foot ceilings in primary rooms (consistent with the era's luxury norm; lower than the 1920s Candela peak), formal entry galleries, library-living combinations, primary suites with substantial closet infrastructure, service wings characteristic of 1909–1911 luxury apartment design.
Park Avenue-facing apartments on the western flank look across to the Park Avenue median plantings and the buildings on the avenue's west side. 75th Street-facing apartments have cross-street exposures with stable residential side-street views.
Building operations
829 Park Avenue operates as a full-service pre-WWI cooperative with full-time doorman, attended elevator, on-site superintendent, and private storage. The cooperative conversion occurred in 1957.
Specific policy details (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 pre-war norms.
Recent sales
Last 5–10 closed sales at 829 Park Avenue (replace this section with current ACRIS data — pull at publication time and refresh quarterly):
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Sales context at 829 Park:
- Inventory turnover is moderate given the 46–48 unit scale — typically 3–5 transactions per year.
- Pricing spans a range — 2–3 BR apartments in the $2M–$4.5M range; larger 3–4 BR and full-floor configurations in the $4.5M–$10M range.
- Public listing through StreetEasy and Compass private exclusive is standard.
What to know if you’re buying
The pre-WWI vintage is structural. The 1909–1911 construction produces ceilings and floor plates of the era; mechanical systems reflect pre-WWI luxury apartment design. Buyers should evaluate specific apartments carefully — apartment-level renovation history matters substantially given the building's age.
The Pickering & Walker authorship is an unusual credential. Park Avenue pre-WWI commissions from this generation of firms are materially rarer than the 1920s Carpenter / Candela tradition. The AIA Guide citation as a significant early example is a verifiable architectural credential.
Pricing is more accessible than Candela tier-one peers. 829 Park typically trades at materially more accessible per-square-foot pricing than the 1929–1931 Candela apex.
Confirm specific policies directly with management. Financing posture, flip tax structure, sublet specifics, and pied-à-terre allowance should be obtained directly during contract review.
Board approval follows tier-one Park Avenue norms. Strong financial profile, professional accomplishment, primary-residence intent are central criteria.
Renovation is constrained by historic district status and pre-WWI character. The board reviews scope and quality with attention to preservation of original detail.
What to know if you’re selling
The pre-WWI vintage and AIA Guide recognition are marketing assets. Listing copy should foreground the 1909–1911 construction as among the earliest Park Avenue luxury apartment buildings and cite the AIA Guide attribution.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. Floor altitude, exposure, configuration, and renovation history all matter substantially given the building's age and apartment-level heterogeneity.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. 6–10 weeks from contract signing to closing.
The Roebling Team at The Raleigh / 829 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.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 829 Park, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.