- Year built
- 1908
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 63
- Landmark
- No
895 Lexington Avenue belongs to one of the most under-appreciated tiers of Upper East Side housing stock: the genuine pre-WWI apartment house, built in the brief Edwardian window — roughly 1900 to 1914 — when Lexington Avenue was first being rebuilt from low-rise rowhouses into elevator apartment buildings. Completed in 1908, it predates the 1920s luxury boom that produced the avenue's larger, better-known cooperatives by more than a decade. That early vintage is the defining fact of the building: apartment configurations, ceiling heights, room proportions, and circulation all reflect a moment when the residential apartment house was still a relatively new building type in New York.
The Lenox Hill positioning is just as structural. The block of Lexington between East 66th and 67th Streets sits in the heart of the Upper East Side's most walkable retail-and-residential seam — directly above the 6 train at 68th Street/Hunter College, a block east of the Madison Avenue gallery-and-boutique corridor, and within an easy walk of the Cornell/Memorial Sloan Kettering medical complex and the museums of Fifth Avenue. For buyers, that means a building whose location does much of the work that, in other neighborhoods, a long amenity list would: transit, retail, services, and culture are all within a few minutes' walk.
At 63 apartments across 11 stories, 895 Lexington is a mid-scale cooperative — large enough to support a staffed operation and a steady transaction cadence, small enough to keep a tight-knit residential character closer to a community than to the institutional density of the avenue's largest postwar towers.
Architecture and unit composition
The building's pre-WWI heritage shows in the apartments. Edwardian-era apartment houses of this scale typically offered a mix of layouts — from compact one-bedrooms to larger family configurations — with the higher ceilings, deeper room proportions, and separated entry-and-service circulation that distinguish genuine pre-war construction from later product. With 63 apartments across 11 floors, the building averages roughly six homes per landing, a moderate density that supports a range of one- and two-bedroom lines.
Where original detail survives — moldings, hardwood floors, plaster work, and period door-and-window proportions — it is a meaningful value driver. Where apartments have been modernized, the question for a buyer is how sensitively the pre-war envelope was preserved. Upper-floor apartments and those with favorable street exposure carry the building's clearest premiums.
Building operations
895 Lexington operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative under professional management. The 63-unit scale supports a personal, attentive operating culture rather than the large-staff model of bigger towers. The board posture follows established Lenox Hill cooperative norms — a primary-residence orientation, conservative financing expectations, and a thorough board package and interview. Buyers should plan around the standard pre-war co-op admissions process when budgeting both time and documentation.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $6,424/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $9
Facade safety — Local Law 11
An active hazard: the building must keep a sidewalk shed up and make repairs now — expect construction, disruption, and a likely special assessment. We’d get you the repair scope and the building’s funding plan up front, so you go in knowing exactly what’s underway and what it’s likely to cost.
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.
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Recent transaction context at 895 Lexington:
- Turnover is modest given the 63-unit scale — typically a handful of recorded transfers in a given year.
- Pricing tracks the building's pre-war character, mid-block Lenox Hill location, and apartment-level condition; recent asking levels have centered around roughly $1.2 million for a typical apartment, with one- and two-bedroom layouts anchoring the range and larger renovated homes at a premium.
- Floor altitude, exposure, and renovation quality move value materially from line to line.
What to know if you’re buying
The 1908 vintage is structural. This is genuine pre-WWI construction; apartment scale, ceiling height, and circulation reflect the era — a differentiated story in a corridor dominated by later product.
Location is the headline amenity. The 6 train, Madison Avenue retail, Central Park, and the East Side medical corridor are all within a short walk — a strong fit for buyers who prioritize a walkable, services-rich base.
Plan for a traditional co-op admissions process. Expect a full board package and interview consistent with Lenox Hill cooperative norms; a strong financial profile and primary-residence intent are advantageous.
Renovation should respect the pre-war envelope. Where original detail survives, preserving it tends to support value; the board reviews alteration scope and quality.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the pre-WWI authenticity. Genuine 1908 construction and Lenox Hill walkability are the marketing core; the Edwardian vintage differentiates the apartment from the corridor's postwar stock.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable work. With mixed layouts across 11 floors, floor altitude, exposure, and renovation history all move value materially; broad averages mislead.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. Plan for roughly 6–10 weeks from contract to closing, plus board review.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 895 Lexington Avenue, also evaluate nearby Lenox Hill cooperatives:
- 976 Lexington Avenue — nearby Lexington Avenue cooperative
- 1004 Lexington Avenue — pre-WWI Lexington Avenue peer
- 111 East 67th Street — pre-war Lenox Hill cooperative one block north
- 167 East 61st Street — nearby Lenox Hill cooperative
- 175 East 62nd Street — Lenox Hill peer
The Roebling Team at 895 Lexington Avenue
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper East Side, Central Park West, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. We publish this building profile because Lenox Hill buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, board culture, transactional mechanics, and apartment-level pricing — not generic market commentary.
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