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1010 Fifth Avenue
Last updated on Jan 26, 2026

1010 Fifth Avenue

1010 Fifth Avenue is a prewar cooperative built in 1925 in the Italian Renaissance style by Frederick Fillmore French. The pet-friendly building offers amenities such as a full-time doorman, concierge service, and fitness center, and is located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 82nd Street.

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Overview of 1010 Fifth Avenue

1010 Fifth Avenue is a prestigious prewar cooperative built in 1928 by famed developer Frederick Fillmore French. Designed in the Italian Renaissance style, this 15-story building sits on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and East 82nd Street, directly across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was converted to a cooperative in 1979 and consists of 70 apartments.

The building boasts a rusticated four-story limestone base, a canopied entrance on 82nd Street, decorative bandcourses, a balustraded bandcourse above the 12th floor, and a stringcourse above the 14th floor. The beige-brick façade features corner quoins, a cornice, and window surrounds on the fifth and 13th floors, with sidewalk landscaping adding to its charm.

1010 Fifth Avenue offers a suite of white-glove amenities, including a 24-hour doorman, concierge, elevator attendant, resident manager, and fitness center. Residents also enjoy a newly restored lobby, laundry room, and basement storage. The building is pet-friendly.

The penthouse at 1010 Fifth Avenue gained fame for its extensive landscaping, which required an additional 40 tons of structural steel to support its 135 tons of soil and greenery. Originally protected by a 12-foot-high steel-and-glass windscreen, later reduced in height, the garden was the subject of disputes over structural concerns. After a legal battle, research confirmed the garden’s originality, and a court mandated its restoration at the co-op board’s expense.

Notable residents have included Arthur Sulzberger, former publisher of The New York Times. The building also has a storied history with real estate investor Oscar R. Chalk, who purchased it in 194

Doorman
Full Time
Type
Co-op
Year Built
1928
Converted: 1970
Apartments
Floors
15
Pets: Allowed
Neighborhood
Min Down
60%

Amenities

  • Concierge
  • FT Doorman
  • Pre War
  • Resident Storage
  • Full Service Garage
  • Health Club
  • Elevator
  • Fitness Center
  • Laundry Room
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Pros & Cons

  • Prime Fifth Avenue location directly across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Close to Subway
  • Great Central Park views from upper floors
  • Impressive side street entrance
  • Doorman
  • Concierge
  • Pre-war construction
  • Sidewalk landscaping
  • Very attractive side street
  • No balconies
  • No health club
  • No sundeck
  • Heavy traffic at museum
  • Many tourists visiting museum
  • Not close to supermarket

CityRealty Rating

26
/44
Architecture
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29
/36
Location
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20
/39
Features
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10
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85
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  • How is the CityRealty Rating calculated?

    Architecture
    • 30+ remarkable
    • 20-29 distinguished
    • 11-19 average
    • < 11 below average
    Location
    • 27+ remarkable
    • 18-26 distinguished
    • 9-17 average
    • < 9 below average
    Features
    • 22+ remarkable
    • 16-21 distinguished
    • 9-15 average
    • < 9 below average

Sales History

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Why are we displaying the estimated price per room?

For some co-ops, instead of price per square foot, we use an estimate of the number of rooms for each sold apartment to chart price changes over time. This is because many co-op listings do not include square footage information, and this makes it challenging to calculate accurate square-foot averages.

By displaying the price per estimated room count, we are able to provide a more reliable and consistent metric for comparing sales in the building. While we hope that this gives you a clearer sense of price trends in the building, all data should be independently verified. All data provided are only estimates and should not be used to make any purchase or sale decision.

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