927 Fifth Avenue
927 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10021
BBL 1013880068 · BIN 1041523
- Year built
- 1917
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper East Side Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Dogs
- Requires confirmation
- Cats
- Requires confirmation
- Maximum financing
- Financing not allowed; cash purchases only
- Flip tax
- Requires confirmation
- Sources differ on the rate or basis. Confirm with building management.
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
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927 Fifth Avenue is one of the Avenue's most exclusive small cooperatives — a 1917 Warren & Wetmore limestone palazzo of just twelve residences, one full floor each, directly facing Central Park and the Conservatory Water. The architects are the same office that gave New York Grand Central Terminal, and the building carries that pedigree in its proportions and detailing: a restrained, Renaissance Revival façade designed to belong permanently to the most prestigious residential corridor in the country.
Scarcity defines it. With one apartment per floor across twelve stories, 927 is among the most intimate buildings on Fifth Avenue, and its homes are full-floor residences with the grand entertaining scale that the corridor's most demanding buyers require. The roster of past owners reflects the building's standing — figures from fashion, jewelry, and entertainment have made their homes here — and the building entered the city's wider consciousness as the longtime nesting site of Pale Male, the red-tailed hawk whose ornamental ledge above the upper floors became a New York landmark of its own.
The location is as good as the Avenue offers: directly on Central Park opposite the Conservatory Water, a short walk from the Frick, the Met, and Madison Avenue's flagship retail, with the 6 train at 77th Street and the Q at 72nd within easy reach. This is trophy Fifth Avenue living in its most concentrated form.
Architecture and unit composition
Warren & Wetmore designed 927 Fifth Avenue as a limestone palazzo in the Renaissance Revival manner — disciplined, symmetrical, and built to age into the Avenue rather than to stand apart from it. The façade's quiet authority is the point: this is a building whose distinction is read by the knowledgeable rather than broadcast to the street.
The interiors are the rarest part of the proposition. Each of the twelve residences occupies a full floor, with the gracious foyers, enfilade entertaining rooms, high ceilings, and separated service wings that the era and the buyer demanded. Layouts run to large multi-bedroom homes built for formal living, and the building's full-floor configuration means private elevator-landing arrival and complete privacy on every level. Renovation levels vary, but the underlying architecture — proportion, light, and ceiling height — is consistent throughout.
Building operations
927 Fifth Avenue runs a white-glove operation appropriate to its standing: a full-time doorman, elevator operators, and a tightly held set of building amenities including a fitness facility, a wine cellar, and storage. For a twelve-unit building, the staffing and service ratio is exceptional, reserved for a dozen households.
Confirm the building’s current rules before relying on them in a purchase decision. 927 Fifth Avenue is an all-cash cooperative — financing is not permitted, so purchases must be made without a mortgage. Pet policy requires confirmation. The existing profile reports that pets are not allowed, but no current governing pet rule is provided here; obtain the board’s written policy. Purchases require board approval, a comprehensive financial and personal package, and an in-person interview; confirm current liquidity, occupancy and subletting requirements from the governing documents and application instructions. Monthly maintenance covers the building's underlying mortgage, real-estate taxes, staff, heat, and reserves. We help qualified buyers understand exactly what the board expects before they engage.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 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
- Equal to 2 - 1/2% of the purchase priceSources differ on the rate or basis. Confirm with building management.
- Paid by
- Seller
Source: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
Purchase
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Messenger Fees | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $65 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Managing Agent's FeeConditional | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $900 if Seller is an Individual ($100 if Seller is an Estate) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| New York State Stamp Tax | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $0.05/share | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Fidelifacts Credit ReportConditional · Per applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $871.00 per Applicant/Occupant, $1,633.13 if there are two (2) Applicants/Occupants | Refundable Non-refundable |
Ownership transfer
4 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Background Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $100 per applicant/occupant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $75 per applicant/occupant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Messenger Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $65 | Refundable Non-refundable |
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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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- Financing not allowed; cash purchases onlySource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Dogs
- Requires confirmationSources differ. Confirm with building management.
- Cats
- Requires confirmationSources differ. Confirm with building management.
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: 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
- $29,732/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $206
- Modeled exposure split equally across 12 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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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.
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- Requires confirmation
- Policies and fees
- Financing not permitted; Managing Agent's Fee $900; Fidelifacts credit report $871/applicant
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2024 | 9 | 6 BR · 5 BA · 5,740 sf | $24,500,000 | $4,268/sf | -38.0% |
| Sep 21, 2011 | 11 | 4 BR | $34,602,000 | +9.8% | |
| Dec 22, 2010 | 11 | 4 BR | $29,101,890 | +11.9% | |
| May 26, 2005 | 8 | 3 BR · 5,740 sf | $18,000,000 | $3,136/sf | -2.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $4,268/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount -3.6% over ask.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01388-0068). 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
Buying here is an all-cash, top-of-market Fifth Avenue transaction. There is no financing path, so liquidity must be demonstrable; the package and interview will be exacting; confirm current liquidity and occupancy requirements from the governing documents and application instructions. The reward is the rarest kind of inventory in Manhattan: a full-floor residence in a twelve-unit Warren & Wetmore building facing Central Park. Availability is exceedingly scarce, so the right buyer should be fully prepared — financially and personally — before an apartment ever lists. We guide qualified buyers through positioning, valuation, and the board.
What to know if you’re selling
A sale here is among the most rarefied in the city, and it is sold on irreplaceable attributes: a Warren & Wetmore pedigree, a full-floor footprint, a direct Central Park frontage, and the scarcity of a twelve-unit building. The buyer pool is small, all-cash, and discerning, and the marketing is a matter of reaching the right households quietly rather than broadly. We benchmark to the narrow trophy comparable set, present the residence to qualified buyers with discretion, and prepare the seller for a board that vets every purchaser thoroughly.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 927 Fifth Avenue, also evaluate these nearby Fifth Avenue cooperatives:
- 907 Fifth Avenue — McKim-era full-service Fifth Avenue cooperative to the south
- 920 Fifth Avenue — pre-war Park-front cooperative nearby
- 930 Fifth Avenue — full-service Fifth Avenue co-op a block north
- 944 Fifth Avenue — intimate Park-front cooperative
- 960 Fifth Avenue — one of the Avenue's most prestigious pre-war buildings
More Fifth Avenue buildings
- 912 Fifth Avenue — 1925 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 920 Fifth Avenue — 1922 co-op by J.E.R. Carpenter
- 923 Fifth Avenue — 1951 condominium by Sylvan Bien
- 930 Fifth Avenue — 1940 co-op by Emery Roth
- 936 Fifth Avenue — 1955 co-op
- 944 Fifth Avenue — 1925 co-op by Nathan Korn
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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