$3,700,000
Updated a year ago
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870 Fifth Ave, 8-A

Upper East Side, Manhattan | East 68th Street & East 69th Street

6 Rooms3 Beds3.5 BathsCo-op

$3,700,000
Maintenance$5,407

This property was sold for $3,700,000 on 04/25/25.

Listing Features

  • Abundant Closets
  • Architectural Dtls
  • BuiltIns
  • Custom Closets
  • Custom Lighting
  • Entry Foyer
  • Floor-Through
  • Galley Kitchen
  • Hardwood Floors
  • High Ceilings [9']
  • Home Office
  • Moldings
  • Recessed Lighting
  • Solid Wood Doors
  • Split Bedrooms
  • Walk-in Closet
  • Wall Mounted TV
  • Wall Sconces
  • Casement Windows
  • MultiPaned Windows
  • Oversized Windows
  • Window Treatments
  • Adjoining Pantry
  • Dishwasher
  • Gourmet Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • S Steel Appliances
  • Service Entrance
  • Walk Thru Kitchen
  • Windowed Kitchen
  • En Suite Bathroom
  • Pedestal Sink
  • Powder Room

Outdoor space and views

  • Central Park
  • City Views
  • Garden Views
  • East Exposure
  • West Exposure

Building Amenities

  • Full Service
  • Attended Elevator
  • Bike Storage
  • Fitness Facility
  • Laundry Room
  • Storage
  • Valet Service

Policies

  • Pets Allowed
  • Pieds A Terre Ok

Property Description for 870 Fifth Ave, 8-A

With treetop Central Park and open city views and an unrivaled Fifth Avenue location, Apartment 8A at white-glove cooperative 870 Fifth Avenue is a turn-key, bright and elegant three-bedroom property, featuring a meticulous modern renovation with Mid-Century details. Filled with exquisite design features, the living and dining rooms are connected by a custom, Art Deco-inspired sycamore and mahogany-lined book gallery, creating a superb 57-foot space for entertaining that runs the entire length of the apartment from East to West.

The generously sized primary bedroom, with soothing West-facing Central Park exposures, fits a king-sized bed with room enough for a seating area and built-in desk. Custom closets and a stylish mosaic tiled bathroom with an oversized sink basin and Robern double medicine cabinet complete the primary suite. The second bedroom with ensuite, full bathroom, is equally spacious with lovely townhouse garden views and Eastern light.

The bright, windowed kitchen is a paradigm of modern simplicity and style - stunning bright blue high gloss cabinets pair with milk white Caesar stone counters, marble backsplash, and concealed cabinetry. Custom designed with great quality, the high-end appliances - Subzero Refrigerator/Freezer, Bosch dishwasher, Viking four-burner gas stove with oven and vented exhaust system - are all current. The third bedroom with full ensuite bathroom is ideally sized for staff, home office, or breakfast room use. A washer/dryer may be installed with application to the Board. The apartment features a powder room, updated double-paned casement windows, individual HVAC units with custom-built enclosures with storage, matching solid milled wood doors, recessed lighting, upgraded electricity, skim coated walls and polished hardwood floors. Various open plan options to create open flow between kitchen and dining room are possible with Board approval.


870 Fifth Avenue is a full-service, 21-story cooperative built in 1949 by William I. Hohauser. The attractive cream-colored brick building features an exceptionally beautiful half-round lobby decorated in the neo-Art Deco style of the late 1940's, overlooking a divine internal garden courtyard. The building is expertly staffed with round-the-clock services- 24-hour doorman, concierge, porters and a live-in superintendent. It is pet-friendly and welcomes pied-a-terres. Features include a landscaped roof terrace, gym, bike room, laundry room, and private storage (included). 50% financing is permitted, and there is a 3% flip tax paid by the buyer. Assessments have been paid to cover recently completed Local Law 11 and new elevators.


With the most iconic park in the world at your doorstep, this prime East-60's location is just one block south of the recently restored and expanded Frick Museum and near The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the other world class museums, cultural institutions, art galleries, and the new Sotheby's Auction House. The property is also near the very finest Michelin-starred restaurants, Sant Ambroeus, Cafe Carlyle, Bemelmans Bar, as well as Ralph Lauren, Prada, and many other Madison Avenue designer shops, boutiques, and The Bergdorf Goodman Department Store. Convenient to M4 Fifth Avenue bus and Subways 4,5,6 and Q.

Listing History for 870 Fifth Ave, 8-A

Now
04/25/2025
$3,700,000
Sold and Closed by Charlotte Van Doren
Corcoran
2025

Building Details for 870 Fifth Ave

OwnershipCo-op
Building TypeHigh-Rise
Service LevelFull Service
AgePost-War
AccessAttended Elevator
Year Built1949
Financing Allowed50%
Floors/Apts20/94
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Transit and Citi Bike

Subway

68 St-Hunter College
0.29 miles
Lexington Av/63 St
0.4 miles
5 Av/59 St
0.43 miles

Citi Bike

E 70 St & Madison Ave
0.13 miles
E 66 St & Madison Ave
0.14 miles

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Exuding a cosmopolitan, refined air that is reminiscent of Paris or other European cities, the Upper East Side (the UES, to local cognoscenti) has a reputation as being a bastion of wealth and privilege. Even though it was built by American “royalty” families like the Vanderbilts, Roosevelts, Kennedys, Carnegies and Rockefellers, whose elaborate mansions once anchored Fifth Avenue, there are affordable housing options throughout the neighborhood. The further east you move, away from Central Park and the more commercial avenues, the more likely you are to find quiet, tree-lined streets with historic townhouses and brownstones. Keep your eye out for reasonably priced apartments in pre-war low-rise and even a few high-rise buildings.

With abundant, beautifully landscaped green spaces, including the oasis of Central Park acting like a backyard, the area is quiet and lushly green. You can relax and unwind in John Jay Park, Carl Schurz Park or take a stroll along the East River Promenade. The whole neighborhood seems isolated from the workaday chaos of the city at large. Add to that the history of the neighborhood and the abundance of cultural institutions, and you have a uniquely welcoming neighborhood.

Known for its abundance of high-end retail shopping, especially on Madison Avenue, the Upper East Side is host to the Barneys New York flagship department store. Here you can find upscale goods, fashion and home decor items. You will also find the edgy runway-inspired Alexander McQueen collections. If you are dying to treat your feet to red-soled opulence, be sure to visit the Christian Louboutin boutique. These are only a small sampling of this high-end shopper’s paradise that features everything from designer boutiques that offer the ultimate in haute couture to resale shops where you can find last season’s best on sale at hefty discounts .

There are many unique dining experiences, from fine dining to the casual bite-on-the-go, awaiting you in the UES. Sushi is going through a renaissance in the city, and the best omakase-style sushi can be found at Sasabune on E 73rd Street. Omakase sushi means that you leave the choice of ingredients, preparation method and presentation to the chef. Elegant French cuisine can be experienced at JoJo, E 64th Street, housed in gorgeous townhouse. Just for fun, visit the Lexington Candy Shop on Lexington Avenue, to get a taste of an old-fashioned soda fountain.

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OLR ID: 569473