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131 Fifth Avenue

131 Fifth Avenue

Co-op located in Flatiron/Union Square, between East 19th Street & East 20th Street

  • Apartments For Sale (1)
  • Recent Sales (2)
  • All Units in Building (23)
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Overview of 131 Fifth Avenue

131 Fifth Avenue is an 8-story, 23-unit cooperative built in 1904 originally for the Roosevelt family and later part of the original Lord & Taylor Department Store. Its central location in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District puts it in close proximity to Chelsea, NoMad, Union Square, Washington Square Park and Madison Square Park, not to mention all forms of public transportation. 131 Fifth Avenue is surrounded by a fabulous array of fashion retailers and many of the world’s best restaurants.

This close-knit, well-established cooperative offers an extremely low maintenance charge to unit owners and permits pied-a-terre, guarantors, parents purchasing for children and co-purchasing, subject to board approval, and is pet-friendly. Amenities include basement storage, washer/dryer, and elevator. A superintendent is on staff.

Year Built
1904
Apartments
23
Floors
8
Pets: Allowed
Neighborhood
Min Down
25%
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Amenities

  • Pre War
  • Resident Storage
  • Washer/Dryer in building
  • Elevator

Shh... Many units sell without being publicly listed.

Learn more about off-market listings at 131 Fifth Avenue!

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Nearby Subways

  1. N
  2. R
at Broadway 0.15 miles
  1. 6
at Park Ave 0.23 miles
  1. M
  2. F
at 6th Ave 0.25 miles
  1. Q
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. L
at Broadway and 16th 0.26 miles
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
at 6th Ave and 16th 0.28 miles

Carter’s Review

"This very handsome and robust Beaux-Arts style building at 131 Fifth Avenue between 19th and 20th streets was erected in 1903 for Lord & Taylor, the department store, and designed by Israels & Harder for the estate of James A. Roosevelt.  The same architects designed the cast-iron, neo-Renaissance-style building at 4 East 20th Street for the same client and tenant. 

After the store moved further uptown on the avenue in 1915, it was converted to loft space and showrooms and in 1979 the buildings were converted to 23 residential co-operative apartments with an entrance at 4 East 20th Street."
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Pros & Cons

  • Distinguished former Lord & Taylor building
  • Unusual and large layouts
  • Some fireplaces
  • Some duplexes
  • Superintendent
  • Keyed elevator
  • Close to Madison Square and Gramercy parks
  • Good public transportation
  • Convenient to many restaurants and boutiques
  • No sidewalk landscaping
  • No roof deck
  • No doorman
  • No roof deck

CityRealty Rating

20
/44
Architecture
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29
/36
Location
+
16
/39
Features
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10
Editor’s Points
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75
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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

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