950 Fifth Avenue
950 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10075
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1013910001 · BIN 1041785
- Year built
- 1926
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 22
- Floors
- 13
- Landmark
- Designated
- Subletting
- Restrictive (typical of tier-one Fifth Avenue cooperatives)
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950 Fifth Avenue is among J.E.R. Carpenter's earlier Fifth Avenue cooperatives — the 1922 commission places the building near the start of Carpenter's substantial pre-war Fifth Avenue portfolio. Where Carpenter's mature 1925 vintage (944 Fifth, 1010 Fifth, 1020 Fifth, 1030 Fifth, 1136 Fifth, 1148 Fifth, 1165 Fifth) represents the firm's full apartment-design discipline executed at the construction-quality peak of the era, the 1922 vintage at 950 Fifth reflects the firm's developing vocabulary at the start of the 1920s residential boom.
The Carpenter Fifth Avenue portfolio — the largest single-firm body of work on the corridor — produced the apartment-design vocabulary that defined "pre-war Fifth Avenue luxury." The portfolio's earliest commissions (907 Fifth: 1916; 950 Fifth: 1922; and additional pre-WWI / early-1920s buildings) preceded the mature 1925-vintage peak and represent the developmental period during which Carpenter's apartment-design discipline was still consolidating.
The 22-apartment scale places 950 Fifth among the tighter Carpenter Fifth Avenue cooperatives — comparable to the smaller mid-portfolio inventory and producing limited annual transaction volume. The building's residential roster across more than a century of cooperative ownership has produced an exceptionally stable institutional culture.
The Lenox Hill / Gold Coast positioning at 950 Fifth is at the central core of the residential Fifth Avenue cooperative corridor. The Whitney Museum's former Marcel Breuer building (now The Met Breuer) is one block south at Madison and 75th. The Met Museum is four blocks north at 82nd and Fifth. The dense pre-war Fifth Avenue cooperative inventory immediately surrounding 950 Fifth — 944 Fifth (Carpenter 1925), 960 Fifth (Candela + Warren & Wetmore 1928), 998 Fifth (McKim Mead & White 1912) — produces one of the most architecturally substantial single-block stretches on the corridor.
For buyers, 950 Fifth represents a particular tier of Lenox Hill / Gold Coast Fifth Avenue inventory: Carpenter architectural pedigree at the firm's early-portfolio vintage, 22-apartment scale producing limited annual turnover, central Lenox Hill positioning at the heart of the Fifth Avenue cooperative corridor.
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 early-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 1922-era 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. The view permanence is essentially absolute.
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. The 22-apartment scale produces a low operational density characteristic of tighter pre-war Lenox Hill Fifth Avenue inventory.
Specific policy details (financing posture, flip tax structure, sublet policy specifics, pied-à-terre allowance) should be confirmed directly with property management during due diligence. The board posture follows tier-one Lenox Hill Fifth Avenue norms — rigorous financial review, strong personal references, primary-residence intent the working assumption.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $10,074/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $43,522/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $93 – $403
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 before the next inspection cycle. 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).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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) 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.
Buying here? Co-op closing costs typically run 2 to 3% 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
The Carpenter architectural pedigree is real. Buyers attentive to architectural detail should weight Carpenter's authorship and the building's position within his early-portfolio Fifth Avenue work.
The Lenox Hill / Gold Coast positioning is structural. Central Fifth Avenue cooperative corridor with proximity to the Met Breuer (former Whitney) and the broader Lenox Hill cultural concentration.
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.
Board approval follows tier-one Lenox Hill / Fifth Avenue norms. Strong financial profile, professional accomplishment, primary-residence intent are central criteria.
View permanence is excellent. Central Park is permanent.
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
The architectural pedigree is a marketing asset. Listing copy should reference Carpenter's authorship, the firm's broader Fifth Avenue portfolio, and the 1922 vintage's position within Carpenter's developmental period.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. Floor altitude, configuration, and renovation history all matter substantially.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. 6–10 weeks from contract signing to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 950 Fifth Avenue, also evaluate:
- 944 Fifth Avenue — J.E.R. Carpenter 1925; immediate neighbor south, same firm later vintage
- 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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