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Last updated on May 6, 2025

817 Fifth Avenue

817 Fifth Avenue is a prestigious prewar condominium in Italian Renaissance style, designed in 1925 with only 16 apartments over 14 floors. Located near Central Park, it offers excellent privacy, pet-friendly policies, full-time staff, and proximity to world-class shopping and dining.

Recent Sales (2) $2,882 Avg. price/ft²
All Units in Building (16)

Apt. 9

$12,000,000

Jun 15, 2023

Apt. 5

4 beds

4 baths

3,800 ft²

$10,950,000 -12.6%

$2,882

$12,500,000

Jan 12, 2023

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Overview of 817 Fifth Avenue

817 Fifth Avenue is a prestigious prewar condominium on the south corner of Fifth Avenue and East 63rd Street. Designed by George M. Post & Sons in 1925, the Italian Renaissance-style building offers excellent privacy with only 16 apartments spread over 14 floors. It welcomes pets and is staffed by a full-time lobby attendant and live-in resident manager. Central Park is right across the street, and it is surrounded by some of the world's finest shopping and dining.

Doorman

Full Time

Type

Condo

Year Built

1925

Converted: 1975

Apartments

16 (view all units)

Floors

Pets: Allowed

Neighborhood

Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. (Manhattan)

Min Down

20%

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Amenities

FT Doorman
Pre War
Resident Storage
Elevator

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at 5th Ave and 60th 0.17 miles

at Lexington Ave and 63rd 0.29 miles

at Lexington Ave and 60th 0.32 miles

at 5th Ave and 53rd 0.49 miles

Pros & Cons

Very large and very few apartments
Handsome pre-war building
Convenient to fashionable boutiques and restaurants
Large picture windows
Great views of Central Park
Great location on quiet street
Elegant side-street entrance
Concierge
Doorman
Close to Subway

No health club
Large picture windows replaced multipaned windows that were integral to architectural design
No balconies
No sundeck

CityRealty Rating

/44

Architecture

/36

Location

/39

Features

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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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Alternate Address

816 5 Avenue

Bergen Brooklyn

between 3rd Avenue & 4th Avenue

Boerum Hill

World-class design, rooted in local charm. Crafted facade by Frida Escobedo | Textured interiors by Workstead. Early 2025 Occupancy.

Studios starting at $895,000
1 beds starting at $1,125,000
2 beds starting at $2,750,000
3 beds starting at $2,925,000
4 beds starting at $5,350,000
5 beds starting at $5,850,000

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