950 Fifth Avenue
950 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10075
BBL 1013910001 · BIN 1041785
- Year built
- 1926
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- About 22
- Floors
- 13
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper East Side Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditions
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted with conditions
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
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950 Fifth Avenue is a 1926 J.E.R. Carpenter cooperative. The Landmarks Preservation Commission's Upper East Side Historic District records date it to 1926 and describe a stone, neo-Italian Renaissance facade with a rusticated base. It belongs to the same mid-1920s period as Carpenter's 1030 Fifth (1924–25) and 1165 Fifth (1925–26).
The building stands between East 76th and East 77th Streets. The former Whitney Museum building at Madison and East 75th is now Sotheby’s headquarters; the Met is farther north at Fifth Avenue and East 82nd. Nearby apartment houses include 944 Fifth (Nathan Korn, 1925–26), 960 Fifth (Candela with Warren & Wetmore, 1928) and 998 Fifth (McKim, Mead & White, 1912).
Architecture and unit composition
The 22 apartments span configurations from approximately 2,500 sf 3BRs to substantially larger 4–5 BR and full-floor configurations across the 13 stories. The building's most architecturally distinctive apartments are the full-floor configurations and the upper-floor residences with longer Central Park view envelopes.
Carpenter's mid-1920s signatures throughout: 10–11 foot ceilings in primary rooms (consistent with the era's luxury norm), formal entry galleries, library-living room combinations, primary suites with substantial closet infrastructure, service wings characteristic of 1920s luxury apartment design.
Park-facing apartments on the western flank command direct Central Park views across to the Park's eastern boundary and the West Side beyond. Views depend on floor and position, and no view is protected without a recorded instrument.
Building operations
950 Fifth Avenue operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative with full-time doorman, attended elevator, on-site superintendent, and private storage.
Specific policy details (financing posture, flip tax structure, sublet policy specifics, pied-à-terre allowance, liquidity and occupancy requirements) should be confirmed directly with property management during due diligence.
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
- Permitted with conditionsRestrictedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Permitted with conditionsCase by case, board discretionSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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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
- 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
- $10,074/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $52,550/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $93 – $487
- Modeled exposure split equally across 9 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).
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 | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2013 | 5 | 4 BR | $22,000,000 | -20.0% |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 89 | 3 BR | $25,000,000 | -13.8% |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01391-0001). 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
Confirm specific policies directly with management. Financing posture, flip tax structure, sublet specifics, and pied-à-terre allowance should be obtained directly during the contract review process.
Confirm board requirements from the building's own documents. Subletting and pied-à-terre use are permitted with conditions; financing, liquidity and occupancy requirements come from the governing documents and application instructions.
Park views depend on the apartment. Views of Central Park vary by floor, position and exposure; no view is protected without a recorded instrument.
Renovation is constrained by historic district status. The board reviews scope and quality with attention to preservation of original detail.
What to know if you’re selling
Document the apartment’s retained detail. Show its plan, alterations, condition and outlook alongside the Carpenter attribution and 1926 construction date; use matched sales to assess any price difference.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. Floor altitude, configuration, and renovation history all matter substantially.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 950 Fifth Avenue, also evaluate:
- 944 Fifth Avenue — Nathan Korn 1925–26; immediate neighbor south
- 960 Fifth Avenue — Candela + Warren & Wetmore 1928; immediate neighbor north
- 907 Fifth Avenue — J.E.R. Carpenter 1916; same firm earlier vintage
- 998 Fifth Avenue — McKim Mead & White 1912; nearby tier-one pre-WWI
- 820 Fifth Avenue — Starrett & van Vleck 1916; nearby pre-WWI peer
- 834 Fifth Avenue — Rosario Candela 1931; nearby tier-one Candela
More Fifth Avenue buildings
- 930 Fifth Avenue — 1940 co-op by Emery Roth
- 936 Fifth Avenue — 1955 co-op
- 944 Fifth Avenue — 1925 co-op by Nathan Korn
- 953 Fifth Avenue — 1925 co-op
- 955 Fifth Avenue — 1938 co-op by Rosario Candela
- 956 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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