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Building: 870 Fifth Avenue

870 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10065

  • 94 units
  • 20 stories
  • Built in 1949
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Description

Accessed on 68th street, just off 5th Avenue, 870 5th Avenue is a regal and unique building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Nestled in the Lenox Hill portion of the city, the building is accessed on 68th vs. 5th avenue, allowing residents calm and privacy away from the foot traffic of 5th avenue.

Accessed on 68th street, just off 5th Avenue, 870 5th Avenue is a regal and unique building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Nestled in the Lenox Hill portion of the city, the building is accessed on 68th vs. 5th avenue, allowing residents calm and privacy away from the foot traffic of 5th avenue. With 94 units and 21 stories, this full service building charms visitors and residents alike with a dreamy art deco style lobby area. The building boasts views of Central Park both straight on from 5th avenue facing apartments and additionally from apartments on the Southern side of the building. There are two elevator banks, part time elevator operators, a bicycle room, fitness room, laundry room and common storage. Pets are welcome under 40 pounds and washer/dryers are permitted in unit with board approval. The building allows 50% financing and there is a flip tax of 3% paid by seller. Pied-a-terre’s are welcome. Easily accessible by subway (4,5,6,N,Q,R,W) or by taxi coming South down 5th avenue.

Building Description Provided by Sydney Blumstein


Amenities

Highlights

  • Cats and Dogs Allowed
  • Elevator
  • Full-time Doorman

Co-op Rules

  • Co-purchase Allowed
  • Pied-a-Terre Allowed
  • Bike Room
  • Gym
  • Laundry in Building
  • Live-in Super
  • Storage Available

Building Facts

Units

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Nearby

Transportation

  • 6 at 68th St

    0.25 miles

  • F Q at Lexington Av

    0.36 miles

  • N R W at 5th Av

    0.39 miles

  • F Q at 63rd Street

    0.44 miles

  • N R 4 5 6 W at Lexington Av-59 St

    0.48 miles

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Schools

District 02 - Schools zoned for this address:
East Side Elementary School, PS 267

(0K,01,02,03,04,05,SE)

J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner

(06,07,08,SE)

Disclaimer: School attendance zone boundaries are not guaranteed to be accurate – they are provided by a third party and subject to change. Check with the applicable school district prior to making a decision based on these boundaries.

Colleges

  • Hunter College (CUNY)

    0.25 miles

  • New York School of Interior Design

    0.32 miles

  • Marymount Manhattan College

    0.46 miles

  • CUNY William E. Macaulay Honors College

    0.68 miles

  • Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Science

    0.7 miles

Parks

  • Central Park

    0.05 miles

  • Grand Army Plaza

    0.48 miles

  • St. Catherine's Park

    0.6 miles

  • Tramway Plaza

    0.65 miles

  • 14 Honey Locusts Park

    0.72 miles

Museums

  • Frick Collection

    0.11 miles

  • Americas Society

    0.15 miles

  • Asia Society

    0.22 miles

  • Whitney Museum of American Art

    0.34 miles

  • Museum of American Illustration

    0.37 miles


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