944 Park Avenue
944 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028
BBL 1014937504 · BIN 1046670
- 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
- $2,047
- Listing discount
- 9.2%
- Recorded sales
- 16
- On record
- 2005–2025
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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.
Architecture and residences
Completed in 1933 and designed by George F. Pelham, the building is an Art Deco apartment house of 16 to 17 stories. The residences are large — full-floor and near-full-floor layouts that carry the pre-war attributes buyers prize: defined rooms, scale, and 1930s proportions. Following the 1995 condominium conversion, washer/dryers are allowed and the building is pet-friendly, pairing pre-war character with contemporary flexibility. With roughly 21 residences, the building remains boutique in scale despite its height.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $25,330/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $106
- Modeled exposure split equally across 20 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 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 engineer 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 — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign 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 record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
944 Park Avenue commands the strong pricing that a rare pre-war Park Avenue condominium deserves. Because the residences are large full-floor and near-full-floor layouts, absolute prices are high, 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.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,017,231 | $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 | ||
| Dec 28, 2012 | PH | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,738 sf | $8,150,000 | $2,977/sf | -18.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $2,047/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. 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). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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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 — a slim full-service boutique condominium
- 237 East 88th Street — pre-war Yorkville condominium
- 170 East 92nd Street — pre-war Carnegie Hill cooperative
More Upper East Side buildings
- 895 Lexington Avenue — 1908 co-op
- 901 Lexington Avenue — 1907 co-op
- 926 Madison Avenue — 1945 co-op by Sylvan Bien
- 955 Lexington Avenue — 1924 co-op by W. K. Rouse & L. A. Goldstone
- 955 Madison Avenue — 1958 co-op by Paul Resnick
- 975 Lexington Avenue — 1927 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
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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