- Year built
- 1915
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 51
- Landmark
- No
993 Park Avenue is a 1915 Italian Renaissance cooperative on the southeast corner of East 84th Street, in the heart of Carnegie Hill's stretch of Park. It was designed by Robert T. Lyons — the architect of 955 and 1155 Park as well — and developed by Bing & Bing, the firm whose name remains shorthand for well-built, well-proportioned pre-war apartment houses across Manhattan. That pedigree shows: the building reads as a confident palazzo, the kind of restrained, masonry-clad pre-war that defines the avenue.
The architecture is its own argument. A two-story limestone base anchors the corner with a canopied entrance flanked by sconces; the third and eleventh floors carry handsome stone window surrounds; a double stringcourse runs at the eleventh floor with another above the twelfth, all crowned by a large bracketed cornice. It is one of the few buildings on Park with a revolving-door entrance — a small period signature. At 13 stories and 51 apartments, the building is intimate, and its open eastern light is protected by its position across the avenue from the low-rise Church of St. Ignatius Loyola and its school.
For a buyer, 993 Park offers the full pre-war Park Avenue proposition — Lyons-and-Bing architecture, large light-filled layouts, and a white-glove operation — paired with a more modern amenity package than many of its vintage peers.
Architecture and unit composition
Lyons designed 993 Park in the Italian Renaissance palazzo idiom: limestone at the base, brick above, and the layered stonework — surrounds, stringcourses, cornice — that gives the building its weight on the avenue. The canopied, revolving-door entrance and lobby carry the formal vocabulary of 1915 construction.
The 51 apartments are the substance. Many feature high ceilings, herringbone hardwood floors, wood-burning fireplaces, and the oversized windows that flood the homes with light — a benefit of the building's open exposures toward St. Ignatius across the avenue. Layouts run large and family-scaled in the pre-war Park Avenue manner. Apartments have been individually renovated over the building's cooperative life; the specific home's floor, exposure, and condition drive value, with higher and east-facing lines capturing the best light.
Building operations
993 Park Avenue operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative with the white-glove staffing the avenue expects: doorman service paired with an elevator operator, supported by building staff. Residents have a fitness room, a bicycle room, and private basement storage, including cage storage — a fuller amenity set than many 1915-vintage buildings offer.
On board policy, the building is accommodating within Park Avenue norms. Pets are welcome. In-unit washer/dryers are permitted with board approval. Financing and primary-residence expectations follow prime Park Avenue cooperative practice, where boards favor strong, well-documented financial profiles and end-use buyers; a clean package and substantial post-closing liquidity carry an application here.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $87,234/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $145
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The facade passed its last inspection with no required repairs — nothing to budget for here, and no facade assessment on the horizon for roughly five years.
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
Sales context at 993 Park Avenue:
- Turnover is light given the 51-unit scale and the long holding periods typical of prime Park Avenue co-ops — a small number of closings in a typical year.
- Pricing tracks pre-war Carnegie Hill Park Avenue values, with apartment size, floor, light, and renovation level the principal swing factors; the building's larger family layouts support prices that scale with square footage.
- The building's automatically updated sales page tracks recorded transfers at the apartment level; the figures here describe cadence and range only.
What to know if you’re buying
You're buying a Lyons-and-Bing pre-war on prime Park. Italian Renaissance architecture, large light-filled layouts, and a Carnegie Hill corner are the building's defining assets.
The light is a real differentiator. Open exposures across the avenue toward low-rise St. Ignatius give upper and east lines exceptional natural light for the avenue.
The amenities and rules are modern for the vintage. A fitness room, bike room, and storage, plus a pet-friendly board and permitted in-unit laundry, set it apart from stricter 1915-era peers.
Prepare a strong board package. Prime Park Avenue boards expect documented financial strength and primary-residence intent; build the application accordingly.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the pedigree and the light. Robert T. Lyons architecture, the Bing & Bing development, and the open eastern exposures are the marketing core.
The amenity set helps. A fitness room, bike room, and pet-friendliness broaden appeal among today's pre-war buyers.
Price to the apartment. Size, floor, light, and renovation level drive value across a varied, large-layout unit mix; comparable analysis should be line-specific.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. Plan for roughly 6–10 weeks from contract to closing, subject to board scheduling.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 993 Park Avenue, also evaluate:
- 985 Park Avenue — pre-war Park Avenue cooperative nearby
- 983 Park Avenue — adjacent Park Avenue co-op
- 975 Park Avenue — comparable Carnegie Hill Park Avenue building
- 970 Park Avenue — pre-war Park Avenue peer
- 1000 Park Avenue — Park Avenue cooperative a block north
- 1010 Park Avenue — comparable pre-war Park Avenue co-op
The Roebling Team at 993 Park Avenue
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Park Avenue, Carnegie Hill, the Upper East Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. We publish this profile because pre-war Park Avenue buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, board culture, amenities, and apartment-level pricing — not generic market commentary.
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