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This handsome apartment building occupies a prime site on Fifth Avenue across from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, offering dramatic views and privacy. The 14-story cooperative building, converted in 1947, is notable for its striking rooftop watertank enclosure and convenient location in the Carnegie Hill neighborhood.
2 East 88th Street is a 1930 cooperative on Fifth Avenue in Carnegie Hill, directly across from the Guggenheim Museum and beside Central Park. Designed by Pennington & Lewis and developed by Bing & Bing, the 14 story pre war building was converted to a cooperative in 1947 and contains just 13 residences, most arranged as full floor homes.
The building’s most distinctive architectural feature is its rooftop tower, where Greek style stone heads conceal the water tank and utilities. The design recalls the Porch of the Maidens at the Acropolis and gives the roofline an unusual sculptural presence. The building’s long East 88th Street façade looks toward the Guggenheim and Central Park, while its location north of 86th Street places it on a relatively quiet stretch of Fifth Avenue despite the museum across the street.
Private landings, high ceilings, oversized windows, generous room proportions, and Central Park, Reservoir, and Guggenheim views recur among the residences. The building also includes a maisonette with its own entrance on East 88th Street, an atypical arrangement within the cooperative. Full time doorman service, concierge service, a live in superintendent, and private basement storage are provided, with pets permitted subject to board approval.
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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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