955 Madison Avenue
955 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Lenox Hill, Upper East Side
BBL 1013900023 · BIN 1041695
- Year built
- 1958
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 76
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 1998–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $2.2M
- Recent range
- $850K – $3.8M
- Listing discount
- 4.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 59
955 Madison Avenue is one of the central addresses on the Madison Avenue gallery corridor — a 17-story post-war cooperative occupying the entire blockfront on the northeast corner of East 75th Street, with its retail base wrapping from 955 through 965 Madison and around onto the side street. Designed by Paul Resnick and completed in 1958, it is a clean, light-toned white-brick elevator house planted on what is arguably the single most coveted art-and-fashion block on the Upper East Side. The street-level storefronts have housed flagship galleries and luxury retail for decades, and the apartments above sit directly over that activity.
The white-brick buildings of the late 1950s were a deliberate break from the dark masonry and applied ornament of the pre-war tradition: lighter facades, larger windows, brighter rooms, and the efficient floor plans mid-century construction allowed. They traded period detail for light and modern systems. At 955 Madison, that trade is married to a location nothing pre-war can improve on — half a block from the galleries of the East 70s and a short walk from the Whitney's former home, the Met, and the museums of upper Fifth Avenue.
For buyers, the building offers post-war Upper East Side living at its most central: a doorman cooperative with efficient, light-filled layouts, modest carrying costs by neighborhood standards, and Madison Avenue itself as the front yard.
Architecture and unit composition
The design vocabulary is pure late-1950s white-brick: a clean masonry shaft rising 17 stories above a commercial base, with a regular window grid and the unornamented, light-toned facade that named the type. Resnick — among the more prolific architects of the post-war East Side apartment house — prioritized efficient plans and generous glazing over the carved limestone and setbacks of the pre-war stock.
The 76 apartments run from one-bedrooms through larger two- and three-bedroom layouts. Ceiling heights are characteristic of the period — generally lower than the pre-war norm but offset by larger windows and brighter rooms. Upper floors capture open city exposures; the Madison Avenue frontage takes western light over the avenue's low-rise retail roofline. Renovation history varies line to line, and condition is the principal swing factor in value across the building.
Building operations
955 Madison operates as a full-service cooperative with a full-time doorman, attended elevators, an on-site superintendent, and central laundry. It is professionally managed. The post-war format generally supports lower monthly carrying costs than comparable pre-war buildings nearby, reflecting simpler mechanical systems and more efficient floor plates — a meaningful advantage on a block where the alternative is a pre-war Fifth or Park Avenue co-op.
As a cooperative on a prime retail blockfront, the building also carries the structural benefit of commercial rent income from its Madison Avenue and 75th Street storefronts, which can offset maintenance for shareholders — a recurring feature of the avenue's best-located co-ops.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | PHE | 3 BR · 4 BA | $4,575,000 | +1.7% | |
| Feb 14, 2025 | 6C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,850 sf | $2,495,000 | $1,349/sf | +0.0% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $850,000 | -22.7% | |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 16D | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,795,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 10E | 4 BR · 3.5 BA | $3,800,000 | -4.9% | |
| Jun 20, 2023 | 6B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,960,000 | -12.9% | |
| Jan 13, 2022 | 7A | 4 BR · 4 BA | $3,560,000 | -3.7% | |
| Aug 19, 2021 | 10B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,050,000 | -26.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,349/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 3.7% 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 1-01390-0023) 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
What to know if you’re buying
The location is the whole thesis. The 75th–76th Street stretch of Madison is the center of the gallery-and-boutique corridor, and 955 sits on top of it. You are buying the address as much as the apartment.
The vintage works in your favor on cost. Post-war systems and efficient plates generally mean lower maintenance than a pre-war co-op on Fifth or Park — a real monthly difference for the same neighborhood.
Underwrite condition, not just the line. Renovation quality is uneven across the building; a gut-renovated home and an original one in the same line are very different buys.
It is a cooperative. Purchases clear a board-approval process with a financial package and interview, the customary path for the Upper East Side's best buildings — we prepare and shepherd that package.
Renovation latitude is broader than in landmarked stock. The building is not within a historic district, so exterior-review constraints that bind protected blocks do not apply; interior work still proceeds under the co-op's alteration agreement and house rules.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the corner and the light. The Madison Avenue gallery-corridor address and the bright, efficient white-brick layouts are the marketing core — there is no comparable post-war frontage for several blocks.
Price at the apartment level. Floor, line, exposure, and renovation history drive value across 76 units; the building does not trade as a single number.
The buyer pool is broad. Couples, downsizers, and buyers who prioritize a marquee location and natural light over period ornament all compete here.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. Expect roughly 6–10 weeks from a signed contract through board approval to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 955 Madison Avenue, also evaluate:
- 944 Fifth Avenue — Fifth Avenue cooperative a block away
- 14 East 75th Street — Upper East Side side-street cooperative nearby
- 130 East 75th Street — East 75th Street cooperative peer
- 124 East 84th Street — Carnegie Hill cooperative nearby
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Upper East Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper East Side.
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