910 Fifth Avenue
910 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1013870001 · BIN 1041450
- Year built
- 1919
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 52
- Floors
- 16
- Flip tax
- 2%
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $2.8M
- Recent range
- $2.2M – $8.9M
- Listing discount
- 10.1%
- Recorded transfers
- 48
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 building's defining trait is its dual-vintage hybrid character — prewar location, ceiling heights, and proportions married to postwar oversize windows, balconies, and a white-brick facade, a combination unusual on this stretch of the avenue. That hybrid resolves into a boutique 52-unit scale with 11-foot ceilings, where many high-floor residences carry Central Park-facing balconies or terraces. Rounding out the profile is a pied-à-terre-welcomed policy, notable for a Fifth Avenue cooperative and a meaningful expansion of who can buy here.
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. the record 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. architectural records'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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $35,840/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $55
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2025 | 15 | 4 BR · 4.5 BA · 4,000 sf | $8,950,000 | $2,238/sf | -5.8% |
| Sep 2, 2025 | 3A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,200 sf | $2,212,500 | $1,006/sf | -13.2% |
| Jan 7, 2025 | 7A | 2 BR · 3 BA | $2,800,000 | -6.5% | |
| Apr 4, 2024 | SR4 | 1 BA | $150,000 | +0.0% | |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 6D | 4 BR · 5 BA | $3,525,000 | -10.8% | |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 4C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $4,450,000 | -10.1% | |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 14C | 5 BR · 4 BA · 3,800 sf | $7,300,000 | $1,921/sf | -8.7% |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 14C | 5 BR · 3.5 BA | $7,995,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,189/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.9% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2012 | 3S | $2,975,000 |
| Mar 26, 2005 | 16A | $5,995,000 |
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 1-01387-0001) 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
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 public records 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
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Fifth Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to Fifth Avenue.
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