The Carlyle (35 East 76th Street)
35 East 76th Street, New York, NY 10021
- Year built
- 1928
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 60
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.9M
- Recent range
- $1.5M – $11M
- Listing discount
- 15.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 86
The Carlyle at 35 East 76th Street is among Manhattan's most architecturally and culturally significant mixed-use trophy buildings — a 1928–1930 Art Deco landmark designed by Sylvan Bien and Harry M. Prince that combines cooperative residential ownership with a full-service Rosewood-managed luxury hotel within a single 40-story tower. The building was commissioned by the developer Moses Ginsberg (the maternal grandfather of novelist Rona Jaffe) as a luxury apartment hotel — a program that has remained the building's defining structural feature for nearly a century, evolving across multiple ownership periods but retaining its mixed-use posture.
The 1967 acquisition by the partnership of Jerome L. Greene, Norman L. Peck, and Peter Jay Sharp and the subsequent 1969 cooperative conversion was structurally consequential. The conversion preserved the hotel portion of the building while creating cooperative ownership for approximately 60 residential apartments. The Sharp partnership's stewardship through the 1970s and beyond stabilized the building's program; Rosewood Hotels & Resorts subsequently took over operational management of the hotel portion, giving The Carlyle's residents the unusual benefit of resort-grade hospitality services integrated directly into their building.
The cultural significance is substantial. The Café Carlyle has been Manhattan's most storied cabaret venue across the second half of the 20th century, with Bobby Short's residency (1968–2004) anchoring a programming history that has included Woody Allen's long-running Monday night clarinet performances, Eartha Kitt, Elaine Stritch, and a continuing tradition of cabaret and jazz performance. Bemelmans Bar — named for the Madeline illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans, whose murals decorate the walls — is among the most architecturally distinguished cocktail venues in the city. Both are accessible to residents and contribute to the building's brand and daily-life signature.
The architectural execution is also significant. The 40-story tower along East 76th Street is one of the taller pre-war buildings in the Upper East Side and one of the most architecturally substantial Art Deco compositions in Manhattan residential architecture. The 14-story Carlyle House along East 77th Street provides a smaller, quieter residential building adjacent to the main tower. The lobby and public spaces — including the Carlyle Restaurant, the Gallery, and the building's hallway and elevator detailing — are preserved at a high level.
What structurally differentiates The Carlyle from other Manhattan trophy buildings is the hotel-cooperative integration. Buyers acquiring at The Carlyle are not buying a pure residential cooperative; they are buying a residential cooperative that operates inside an active Rosewood-managed luxury hotel, with all of the operational advantages (room service, housekeeping, concierge, dining venues) and complexities (foot traffic, hotel guest activity, the visibility that comes with operating one of Manhattan's most photographed addresses) that integration creates.
Architecture and unit composition
The approximately 60 cooperative residences span the residential floors of the 40-story tower and the 14-story Carlyle House along East 77th Street. Configurations range from approximately 1,200 sf 1BRs to substantial 4,000+ sf 4BRs, with the upper-floor inventory in the tower commanding meaningful view-altitude premiums and the Carlyle House providing a quieter alternative posture.
Sylvan Bien and Harry M. Prince's Art Deco signatures throughout: high ceilings, formal entry galleries, period detailing in primary rooms, original lobby and circulation finishes preserved at a high level. Renovations over the building's near-century have produced apartment-by-apartment variation, but the building's institutional culture has generally favored preservation of original detail.
Park-facing exposures (looking south and west toward Central Park) are available from upper-floor inventory in the tower; Madison Avenue and 76th Street exposures provide alternative orientations. View permanence is meaningful — the Upper East Side corridor is substantially built out, with stable view envelopes.
Building operations
The Carlyle operates as a unique mixed-use building combining cooperative residential ownership with active Rosewood hotel management. Residents have access to hotel services (room service from the hotel kitchen, housekeeping, concierge, fitness center, Sense Spa, dining venues) — an unusual amenity package for a cooperative. The Café Carlyle and Bemelmans Bar are accessible to residents.
The mixed-use program produces both advantages and complexities. Advantages: hospitality-grade service infrastructure, dining and entertainment within the building, the cultural cachet of the Carlyle brand. Complexities: hotel guest activity in shared lobbies and circulation, the visibility that comes with the building's profile, and the integration of cooperative governance with hotel operational decisions.
Specific cooperative policies (financing posture, flip tax, sublet rules, board approval framework) should be confirmed directly with cooperative management during due diligence. The Carlyle's particular program produces a board approval framework that considers both standard cooperative criteria and the implications of integration with the hotel operation.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $228,486/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $619,861/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $6,347 – $17,218
Recent sales
The Carlyle's recent recorded activity reflects the building's narrow co-op residential program (the building is primarily a hotel; only a small share of the floor plates are private cooperative apartments). The defining recent trade is PH3407 at $11M (March 2026) — the building's signature green-and-gold-pyramid duplex penthouse, historically used by John F. Kennedy as his "New York White House" before the 1961 inauguration — closing 15.4% under the $12.995M ask after extended marketing. Among the building's smaller-floor inventory, 1418 at $1.2M (-19.7%), 415 at $1.65M (closed at ask, with a 2023 repeat-sale basis of $1.5M), and 2009 at $2M illustrate the modest appreciation pattern and 10–20% discount taxes typical of Carlyle co-op closings. The intermingling of hotel and cooperative operations produces a board approval framework that considers both standard cooperative criteria and the implications of integration with the hotel program — narrowing the buyer pool meaningfully compared with stand-alone tier-one co-op inventory in the surrounding Upper East Side blocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | PH3407 | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · Central Park; oriel breakfast-nook window · Duplex penthouse atop The Carlyle's signature green-and-gold pyramid; restored prewar interiors; the apartment was historically used as a New York residence by John F. Kennedy prior to his 1961 inauguration — referred to since as the building's "New York White House" Closed March 23, 2026 at $11M — 15.4% under the $12.995M ask. The Carlyle's duplex crown, historically associated with John F. Kennedy as his "New York White House" before the 1961 inauguration, closed at a meaningful discount after extended marketing; the seller's 2007 acquisition basis was $12.5M (a modest nominal loss). Among the priciest co-op trades in the building this cycle and a useful benchmark for the building's heritage upper-tier inventory. | $11,000,000 | -15.4% | |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 415 | 2 BR · 2 BA Closed January 12, 2026 at the $1.65M ask. The same unit traded September 2023 at $1.5M, illustrating the building's modest co-op repeat-sale appreciation pattern. | $1,650,000 | +0.0% | |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 1418 | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · private outdoor Closed September 29, 2025 at $1.2M — 19.7% under ask. A typical entry-level Carlyle co-op comp at the building's mid-tower band. | $1,200,000 | -19.7% | |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 2009 | 2 BR · 3 BA · 1,670 sf Closed May 20, 2024 at $2M. A clean recent two-bedroom Carlyle comp at the building's typical mid-floor PPSF. | $2,000,000 | $1,198/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 1412 | 3 BR · 3 BA · private outdoor Closed November 1, 2023 at $2.2M — recorded transfer of a 3BR/3BA mid-floor configuration. | $2,200,000 | -32.3% | |
| May 10, 2023 | 50204 | 2 BR · 1,100 sf | $1,500,000 | $1,364/sf | off-mkt |
| Aug 23, 2022 | 2501 | 4 BR · 2.5 BA Closed August 15, 2022 at $5.75M — recorded transfer at the 25th-floor band. A trophy-floor comp without a public listing on record. | $5,750,000 | off-mkt | |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 303-04 | 1 BR · 1.5 BA Closed June 30, 2022 at $577,300 — 7.91% OVER the $535,000 asking price. Combined 303/304 configuration, premium-to-ask in the building's lowest price band. | $577,300 | +7.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,198/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 14.5% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2023 | 1412/17 | $2,500,000 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 415 | $1,500,000 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 502/504 | $1,900,000 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 502 | $1,900,000 |
| Feb 15, 2022 | 2806 | $2,250,000 |
| Sep 17, 2020 | 61517 | $807,300 |
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 1-01391-0021) 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
Understand the mixed-use program before committing. The Carlyle's hospitality integration is its defining structural feature. Buyers who want pure-residential buildings without hotel guest activity should look at 740 Park, 820 Fifth, or comparable pure-residential pre-wars. Buyers who value resort-grade service integrated into their residence find The Carlyle uniquely positioned.
Hotel services are available but not automatic. Residents can access hotel services on an a la carte basis; pricing reflects the Rosewood operation. Model anticipated service use into your monthly budget.
The Café Carlyle and Bemelmans Bar are residency assets. Building residents who value the cultural and social infrastructure of The Carlyle's venues find these among the strongest non-real-estate features of ownership.
Board approval considers the building's specific program. The cooperative board screens with standard cooperative criteria (financial profile, references, primary-residence intent) plus attention to fit with the building's mixed-use posture.
Confirm specific policies directly with management. Financing posture, flip tax structure, and sublet policy specifics should be obtained directly during due diligence.
The Carlyle House (East 77th Street) is a different building experience. The 14-story Carlyle House along 77th Street provides a quieter residential posture distinct from the main tower along 76th. Buyers should view apartments in both structures to understand the differentiation.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. 6–10 weeks from contract signing to closing.
What to know if you’re selling
Marketing should emphasize the hospitality integration. The building's hotel program, cultural venues (Café Carlyle, Bemelmans Bar), and Rosewood service infrastructure are differentiators that should anchor listing copy.
Pricing requires apartment-level context. The 60-apartment scale produces meaningful heterogeneity — tower vs. Carlyle House, view, floor altitude, exposure, configuration, and renovation all matter.
The buyer pool is specific. Buyers attracted to The Carlyle are explicitly seeking the mixed-use program; sellers should expect a narrower but committed buyer cohort rather than the broad pool that pure-residential pre-wars attract.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. 6–10 weeks from contract signing to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Carlyle, also evaluate:
- [The Pierre (795 Fifth Avenue)](/buildings/the-pierre) — comparable Manhattan trophy hotel-residential mixed-use program
- The Sherry-Netherland (781 Fifth Avenue) — comparable mixed-use trophy
- [The Plaza (1 Central Park South)](/buildings/the-plaza) — mixed-use trophy; residential portion is condominium rather than cooperative
- 740 Park Avenue — pure-residential cooperative; the apex of Gold Coast pre-war
- 820 Fifth Avenue — pure-residential cooperative; Lenox Hill tier-one pre-war
- River House (435 East 52nd) — pre-war cooperative with River Club integration
The Roebling Team at The Carlyle
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper East Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan trophy market. We publish this building profile because mixed-use trophy buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, board culture, transactional mechanics, the realities of the mixed-use program, and pricing at the apartment level — not generic market commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at The Carlyle, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point. We'll bring the full context this page provides plus the transactional specifics your situation requires — financial structuring, board approvability, comparable analysis at the apartment level, and the pacing strategy that fits your timeline.