912 Fifth Avenue
912 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10021
BBL 1013870004 · BIN 1041451
- Year built
- 1925
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper East Side Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Not permitted
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted with conditions
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Flip tax
- Tiered or formula; see fees
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $4.9M – $5M
- Listing discount
- 4.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 28
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912 Fifth Avenue is a Fifth Avenue cooperative of the most coveted kind: a 1925 white-glove building facing Central Park, between 72nd and 73rd Streets, with the open green expanse and the eastern park frontage that define value on this stretch. Designed by Schwartz & Gross — one of the prolific and accomplished firms behind the city's best pre-war apartment houses — it is a low-density Italian Renaissance building of large, gracious homes, run with the formality and discretion the avenue is known for.
The building's appeal is the avenue's appeal, distilled. A park-facing position on Fifth in the low 70s is among the most desirable residential addresses in Manhattan, and 912 delivers it in an intimate, tightly held cooperative — roughly two dozen apartments across fifteen floors — where the specific home’s floor plan and outlook require verification. Architecture and park frontage do not assure future price stability.
Architecture and unit composition
912 Fifth Avenue is a fifteen-story Italian Renaissance house from 1925, designed by Schwartz & Gross in the restrained, dignified manner the firm brought to its finest residential commissions. The masonry façade is composed for permanence, with the proportions and detailing of the avenue's best pre-war stock, but the low apartment count does not establish the dimensions or configuration of individual homes.
Around two dozen residences across fifteen stories gives an average below two per story, but does not establish the distribution by landing or any full-floor layout; use the current apartment plans. The interiors are classic Fifth Avenue pre-war: long entry galleries, separate and formal living and dining rooms, high ceilings, hardwood floors, with room counts and dimensions to verify for the specific home. Inspect the specific home’s Central Park outlook and daylight; neither the unit count nor the building’s location establishes its view or market premium.
Building operations
912 Fifth Avenue runs as a white-glove cooperative in the full traditional sense: a full-time doorman, an attended elevator, and a resident superintendent, with a fitness room and private storage on site. The cooperative's policies reflect its conservative, top-of-market posture. Purchases are all-cash — the building does not permit financing, the strictest and most exclusive of co-op postures and a strong signal of the shareholder body's profile. A flip tax of 2% applies at sale. Pets and pied-à-terre ownership are each permitted subject to board approval. Purchases proceed through a rigorous board application and personal interview, as befits a building of this caliber. Prospective buyers should expect a demanding review and confirm the cooperative's current sublet policy with the managing agent as part of the board package.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of July 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
- Terms
- 3% of the purchase price if apartment was owned by shareholder less than 4 years OR 2% of the purchase price if apartment was owned by shareholder for more than 4 years
- Paid by
- Seller
Source: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
Purchase
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $120 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Financing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $400 | Refundable Not stated |
| Managing Agent Transfer fee | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $850 | Refundable Not stated |
| NY State Transfer StampsPer share | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount Requires confirmation: the published schedule's figure is incomplete or inconsistent | Refundable Not stated |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Permitted with conditionsCase by case, board discretionSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, storageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $40,574/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $113
- Modeled exposure split equally across 30 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2024 | 3A | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,700 sf | $4,900,000 | $1,815/sf | -16.2% |
| Mar 13, 2024 | 4A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | $4,955,000 | -2.8% | |
| Feb 23, 2022 | 6A | 3 BR · 3 BA | $6,800,000 | +8.8% | |
| Nov 8, 2019 | 4B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,700 sf | $3,300,000 | $1,222/sf | -32.7% |
| Oct 17, 2017 | 3B | 3 BR · 4 BA | $4,750,000 | -13.6% | |
| May 16, 2016 | 2A | 3 BR · 1,780 sf | $4,800,000 | $2,697/sf | -24.4% |
| Aug 13, 2014 | 5A | 3 BR · 2,725 sf | $6,950,000 | $2,550/sf | -8.6% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 11B | 3 BR | $7,775,000 | -2.8% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $1,815/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 4.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2004 | 7B | $4,200,000 |
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 1-01387-0004). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
Come prepared. This is an all-cash cooperative — financing is not permitted — so the building is open only to buyers who can purchase outright and demonstrate the liquidity and balance sheet a conservative Fifth Avenue board expects. Budget for the 2% flip tax and a thorough, demanding board review. Pets and a pied-à-terre are each possible with board approval, which adds welcome flexibility at this tier. What you acquire in return is rare: a pre-war home whose actual area, layout and park outlook should be documented, in a white-glove building designed by Schwartz & Gross, on one of the most coveted blocks of Fifth Avenue. For buyers seeking trophy pre-war scale and a park outlook, the comparison set is the avenue's finest cooperatives.
What to know if you’re selling
Sell the park, the scale, and the pedigree. Document the specific apartment’s floor plan, outlook, daylight and room count alongside the Schwartz & Gross attribution; do not infer full-floor scale from the building’s unit count. The all-cash structure narrows the buyer pool to purchasers who can close without a mortgage. Homes that preserve or expertly restore their pre-war grandeur present best; because the building trades so seldom, a well-positioned listing meets genuine, patient demand for the address.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 912 Fifth Avenue, these nearby Fifth Avenue cooperatives form the natural comparison set:
- 900 Fifth Avenue — park-facing cooperative just to the south
- 907 Fifth Avenue — pre-war Fifth Avenue co-op nearby
- 910 Fifth Avenue — full-service Fifth Avenue cooperative next door
- 920 Fifth Avenue — pre-war park-front co-op a block north
- 930 Fifth Avenue — Fifth Avenue cooperative facing the park
More Fifth Avenue buildings
- 900 Fifth Avenue — 1960 co-op by Sylvan and Robert Bien
- 907 Fifth Avenue — 1916 co-op by J.E.R. Carpenter
- 910 Fifth Avenue — 1919 co-op by Sylvan Bien
- 920 Fifth Avenue — 1922 co-op by J.E.R. Carpenter
- 923 Fifth Avenue — 1951 condominium by Sylvan Bien
- 927 Fifth Avenue — 1917 co-op by Warren & Wetmore
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Fifth Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to Fifth Avenue.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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