- Year built
- 1933
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 21
- Floors
- 16
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pet-friendly — confirm current house rules at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $3,347
- Listing discount
- 9.2%
- Recorded sales
- 16
- On record
- 2005–2025
944 Park Avenue — known as The Massena — is one of Park Avenue's few pre-war condominiums. Most Park Avenue buildings are cooperatives, which makes a deeded, pre-war Park Avenue residence genuinely rare. Built in 1933 in the Art Deco idiom and designed by George F. Pelham, the building was converted to condominium ownership in 1995, and it holds roughly 21 residences across 16 to 17 stories, laid out as large full-floor and near-full-floor homes.
The proposition here is the combination that almost never comes together: a pre-war Park Avenue address, condominium ownership with its simpler approval and flexible resale and financing, and full-service staffing. The building sits blocks from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum Mile, at the Carnegie Hill edge of the Upper East Side. For the buyer who wants pre-war Park Avenue without the co-op board and its restrictions, this is the exception on the avenue.
Building operations
The condominium is fully staffed: a full-time doorman and concierge, and an elevator, with washer/dryers allowed in-unit and a pet-friendly policy. The full-service model is what buyers expect at this address, and the small residence count keeps the building intimate.
As a condominium, ownership is by deed rather than shares: purchases are subject to condominium application and a right of first refusal rather than a co-op board interview, financing is flexible, and subletting and pied-à-terre use are broadly permitted under the bylaws. Confirm the current pet policy, common charges, and any bylaw specifics at offer stage.
Recent sales
Condominium pricing is read on a price-per-square-foot basis, and 944 Park Avenue commands the strong $/sf that a rare pre-war Park Avenue condominium deserves. Recent sales have run roughly $1,900–$2,000/sf, and a full-floor residence traded at approximately $11.5 million, or about $3,382/sf, in the past. Because the residences are large full-floor and near-full-floor layouts, absolute prices are high even where the $/sf is measured, and resale volume is thin given only about 21 units. When underwriting a purchase or a list price, capture the floor, the exposure, the layout, and renovation condition rather than relying on a neighborhood average. Genuinely variable financial figures should be confirmed at offer stage.
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | 6 | 2,263 sf | $10,513,725 | $4,646/sf | off-mkt |
| Sep 2, 2025 | 7 | 4 BR · 4.5 BA · 3,530 sf | $7,225,000 | $2,047/sf | -9.6% |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 5B | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,207 sf | $1,888,000 | $1,564/sf | -0.4% |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 6D | 524 sf | $604,000 | $1,153/sf | off-mkt |
| Aug 29, 2022 | 6C | 483 sf | $1,017,232 | $2,106/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 22, 2017 | 11B | 3,381 sf | $5,091,250 | $1,506/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 1, 2016 | 14 | 4 BR · 4.5 BA · 3,400 sf | $11,500,000 | $3,382/sf | -4.1% |
| Sep 26, 2016 | 9A | $18,544,500 | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $3,347/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 9.2% 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.
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 1-01493-7504) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a condominium, so the path is a condominium application and board right of first refusal rather than a co-op interview — a materially simpler and more flexible process, with financing and resale latitude a co-op does not offer. The reasons to buy are the rarity and the address: a deeded, pre-war, Art Deco Park Avenue residence with full-service staffing, blocks from the Met, in a building where most of the avenue is co-op. Review the common charges, reserve, and any planned capital work given the building's age, and confirm the bylaw points that matter to you.
What to know if you’re selling
The story writes itself: a rare pre-war Park Avenue condominium — most of Park Avenue is co-op — with Art Deco pedigree by George F. Pelham, large full-floor layouts, and full-service staffing. That combination reaches a buyer who wants pre-war Park Avenue but will not take a restrictive co-op board. Pricing is a residence-specific exercise on a $/sf basis: floor, exposure, layout, and condition drive the number more than any block average. We position the condominium flexibility and the scarcity of the address and benchmark against the right comparable tier of pre-war Upper East Side condominiums.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 944 Park Avenue, also look at these nearby Upper East Side buildings:
- 120 East 83rd Street — pre-war cooperative near the Met
- 359 East 68th Street — full-service Lenox Hill condominium
- 237 East 88th Street — pre-war Yorkville condominium
- 170 East 92nd Street — pre-war Carnegie Hill cooperative
The Roebling Team at 944 Park Avenue
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Manhattan's pre-war cooperative and condominium market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers of rare pre-war condominiums deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture and neighborhood context, the condominium structure, the staffing and amenity reality, and where pricing sits against the right comparable tier.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 944 Park Avenue, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
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