875 Fifth Avenue
Between East 68th Street & East 69th Street | Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St.
Key Details
- Co-op
- Built in 1940
- 121 Apartments
- 19 Floors
- Size From # avail
- 1 Bed $995,000 1
- 2 Beds $2,350,000 4
- 3 Beds $4,250,000 1
- Last updated Jun 20, 2017
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- Size Avg. Price # Sold
- 2 BEDS $8,162,500 2
- 3 BEDS $7,500,000 1
- Avg. Price based on 3 closings during past 12 months Last updated Jun 24, 2017
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Overview
This 121-unit, cooperative apartment building is on the site of three mansions, one of which belonged to Ogden L. Mills and had been designed by Richard M. Hunt.
Hunt had been the mentor of Emery Roth, the architect of the 19-story building now on the site.
Originally, the building had 134 apartments, eight of which were duplexes, with a total of 560 rooms.The building was completed in 1941 and is notable for its streamlined, Moderne style, highlighted by the glass-brick, rounded corners of the watertank enclosure. There are rounded bay windows above the first setback on the avenue façade and also on most of the sidestreet façade.
The building's avenue frontage is not symmetrical and is nicely modulated by a central section accented by vertical piers. Roth, who designed many of the most famous towers on Central Park West such as the San Remo and the Beresford, was the architect also of 880 Fifth Avenue, just across 69th Street, and 930 Fifth Avenue, a few blocks to the north.
The entrance is simple but handsome with polished granite fluting and the building's avenue number is in bronze above its fairly unusual revolving door entrance.
Features & Amenities
- FT Doorman
- Post War
- Basement Storage
- Washer/Dryer in building
- Elevator
Apts For sale AT 875 Fifth Avenue (6)
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Nearby Subway Stations
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- Lexington Av (at Lexington Ave and 63rd) (0.40 miles)
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- 5th Av (at 5th Ave and 60th) (0.46 miles)
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- 5th Av (at 5th Ave and 60th) (0.46 miles)
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- 5th Av (at 5th Ave and 60th) (0.46 miles)
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- 68th Street - Hunter College (at Lexington Ave) (0.27 miles)
Carter Horsley's Review
875 Fifth Avenue
The pros & cons
- Prime location
- Some duplex units
- Numerous terraces and bay windows
- Park views
- Close to Subway
- No health club
- Not convenient to supermarkets
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In the Neighborhood: What’s Available & Sales Stats
- 301 Available for Sale
- $1,678 Avg. Price / Ft2
- $5,325,228 Avg. Price
- $3,250,000 Median Price
- Most Expensive 834 Fifth Avenue Apt 78A | $96,000,000
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Least Expensive
The Beekman
Apt 305 | $349,000
Price / ft2 $582
- 202 Total Sales
- $1,502 Avg. Price / Ft2
- $3,553,119 Avg. Price
- $1,987,500 Median Price
- Most Expensive 960 Fifth Avenue Apt 3AB | $55,000,000
- Least Expensive The Beekman Apt 1105 | $335,000
