- Year built
- 1919
- Flip tax
- 2%
910 Fifth Avenue is one of the most historiographically complicated buildings on Fifth Avenue: a prewar building inside a postwar skin. The original 1919–1920 Italian Renaissance palazzo by the Fred F. French Company was deliberately stylistically mimicking Carpenter's 907 Fifth across East 72nd Street. In 1958–1959, the Pador Realty Corporation hired Sylvan Bien — the architect of the Carlyle Hotel — to strip away the original limestone facade and rebuild, leaving essentially the steel skeleton, and to add four floors, taking the building from twelve stories to sixteen stories of white brick.
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the dual-vintage hybrid — prewar location, ceiling heights, and proportions combined with postwar oversize windows, balconies, and white-brick facade. The combination is unusual on this stretch of the avenue. Second, the boutique 52-unit scale with 11-foot ceilings — many high-floor units feature Central Park-facing balconies or terraces. Third, the pied-à-terre-welcomed policy — notable for a Fifth Avenue cooperative.
Architecture and unit composition
The building was originally built in 1919–1920 by the Fred F. French Company — not J.E.R. Carpenter, despite the common attribution error stemming from the deliberate stylistic mimicry of Carpenter's 907 Fifth across the street. The original elevation was Italian Renaissance palazzo, twelve stories.
In 1958–1959, the Pador Realty Corporation hired Sylvan Bien — the architect of the Carlyle Hotel — to comprehensively reskin the building. Carter Horsley's CityRealty review documents both phases. The Pador reskinning stripped the building "to the steel skeleton" and rebuilt the facade in white brick, adding four floors to bring the count to sixteen. The 1959 reskin was controversial: a high-prestige prewar palazzo deliberately stripped to maximize floor count and window glass at the height of the white-brick postwar moment.
The result is a building that offers prewar location and ceiling heights with postwar oversize windows and balconies. Horsley's reading: 910 Fifth is among the more architecturally complicated Fifth Avenue identities, with the dual-vintage hybrid producing structural features uncommon among peer buildings.
The building converted to cooperative ownership in 1978. Today's configuration is fifty-two apartments with 11-foot ceilings, oversize windows, and many high-floor units featuring Central Park-facing balconies or terraces.
Building operations
910 Fifth operates as a full-service white-glove cooperative:
- 24-hour doorman
- On-site parking garage
- Fitness center
- White-glove staffing consistent with the prestige Fifth Avenue cooperative tradition
The on-site garage is a structurally meaningful amenity for a Fifth Avenue cooperative — most peer inventory does not carry direct in-building parking.
Recent sales
Multiple unit-level CityRealty pages are active 2024-2025 for apartments 3A, 4C, 8CD, 9A, 11A, 11BC, 12C, and 15A. RealtyHop building dossier tracks ACRIS filings.
Apartment-level closing detail should be sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers for full transactional context.
What to know if you’re buying
The dual-vintage hybrid is structurally distinguishing. Prewar ceiling heights and location combined with postwar oversize windows, balconies, and white-brick facade — the configuration is unusual on this stretch of the avenue.
The on-site parking garage is a meaningful amenity for a Fifth Avenue cooperative. Most peer inventory does not carry in-building parking.
The pied-à-terre-welcomed policy is structurally advantageous. Plan flexible use cases accordingly.
The 11-foot ceilings and oversize windows are the configuration profile of high-floor inventory. Verify which units carry Central Park-facing balconies or terraces during diligence.
The 2% flip tax is moderate. Verify buyer/seller burden allocation at offer stage.
The architecturally complicated identity should be transparently presented to buyers. The 1920 original / 1959 reskin history is structural and supports both architectural-history positioning and the modern-amenity overlay.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Plan for 6 to 10 weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
What to know if you’re selling
Marketing should transparently present the dual-vintage hybrid identity. The 1920 Fred F. French Italian Renaissance original + 1959 Sylvan Bien Carlyle-architect reskin produces real architectural-history depth.
The on-site parking garage, pied-à-terre policy, and 11-foot ceilings are real structural advantages. Position accordingly.
The Sylvan Bien architectural credential connects to the Carlyle Hotel pedigree. Real institutional context.
Pricing should reference recent CityRealty unit-level data and active listings. Apartment-line-specific comparables should anchor positioning.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 910 Fifth Avenue, also evaluate:
- 907 Fifth Avenue — J.E.R. Carpenter 1916; immediate twin-corner Fifth Avenue peer
- 900 Fifth Avenue — Fifth Avenue peer
- 920 Fifth Avenue — J.E.R. Carpenter 1922; nearby Fifth Avenue peer
- 930 Fifth Avenue — Emery Roth 1940 transitional; nearby Fifth Avenue peer
- 944 Fifth Avenue — Fifth Avenue peer
The Roebling Team at 910 Fifth Avenue
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 Fifth Avenue cooperative buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architectural attribution, board posture, transactional mechanics, and pricing at the apartment level — not generic market commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 910 Fifth, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: CityRealty (Carter Horsley review); Corcoran building page; R.P. Miller Group building reference; H.L. Realty building page; NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.