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160 E 91st Street 1J

$319,000

MLS# RLS20117790 · Upper East Side

Listed September 28, 2026 · 41 days on the market

0 Beds 1 Baths

About This Property

Welcome home to this charming studio in prime Carnegie Hill on the Upper East Side.

North-facing with excellent natural light, the apartment offers a comfortable layout with space for a sleeping and living area, as well as a work-from-home setup. The kitchen features an open layout with an island breakfast bar, while generous closet space provides excellent storage rarely found in studio apartments.

The building features a part-time doorman, bike storage, and laundry facilities on the same floor. Pied-à-terre ownership and guarantors are permitted. Sublets permitted with board approval after 2.5 years of ownership.

Local neighborhood favorites include La Bomboniera, Bocado, Elio's, Fellini, Cafe Maud, Lusardi's, Café d'Alsace, and more. Everyday conveniences including Whole Foods, Fairway, Equinox, CVS, Target, Ulta, and Barnes & Noble are all nearby. Rupert Park is just one block away, with Carl Schurz Park and the East River Esplanade a few minutes farther. Central Park and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir are approximately four blocks west.

The 4/5/6 trains at 86th Street and Lexington Avenue and the Q at 96th Street and Second Avenue, are both just a few blocks away.

Showings are by appointment only.

Property Features

Policies

  • Cats and dogs allowed

Building amenities

Services and facilities

  • Bike room
  • Elevator
  • Laundry in building
  • Storage space

Estimate

Monthly Cost & Closing Costs

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$2,578 / month

  • Principal and interest$1,613
  • Maintenance$965

Due at closing

  • Down payment (20%)$63,800

Co-op share loans aren't subject to mortgage recording tax. Not included: attorney, title insurance, lender and appraisal fees, board application and move-in fees, flip tax and prepaid items. Estimates only, based on the published New York State rates. Your attorney and lender will confirm the real figures.

About the Building

160 E 91st Street is an 8-story elevator cooperative in Upper East Side, completed in 1941 and home to 125 residential units. The most recent major alteration on record was in 1981.

The closest subway is 86 St (4, 5, 6), about a 6-minute walk. Marx Brothers Playground is roughly 9 minutes away on foot.

Compiled from NYC public records and open data.

Year Built
1941
Stories
8
Units
125
Building Type
Elevator Cooperative

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Location & Nearby

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160 E 91st Street 1J

Subway

  • 45686 StAbout 6 min walk
  • 696 StAbout 7 min walk
  • Q86 StAbout 8 min walk · Accessible
  • Q96 StAbout 8 min walk · Accessible

Parks

  • Marx Brothers PlaygroundAbout 9 min walk
  • Central ParkAbout 9 min walk
  • Stanley Isaacs PlaygroundAbout 11 min walk

Public schools · Elementary schools

  • P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida StrausAbout 6 min walk
  • P.S. 77 Lower Lab SchoolAbout 6 min walk
  • P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social ActionAbout 7 min walk

Middle schools

  • East Side Middle SchoolAbout 8 min walk
  • M.S. 224 Manhattan East School for Arts & AcademicsAbout 15 min walk

High schools

  • The High School for Climate JusticeAbout 9 min walk
  • The Judith S. Kaye SchoolAbout 11 min walk

Colleges & universities

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiAbout 15 min walk

Museums

  • Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumAbout 8 min walk
  • National Academy of DesignAbout 8 min walk
  • Jewish MuseumAbout 8 min walk
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumAbout 9 min walk

Walking times are estimates. Schools shown are the nearest public and charter schools and are not zone assignments; a nearby school is not necessarily the one an address is zoned for. Confirm zoning with the NYC Department of Education. Sources: MTA, NYC Parks and NYC Department of City Planning open data.

The Neighborhood

About Upper East Side

Manhattan's gold standard for luxury living with iconic architecture, Central Park, and Museum Mile.

Walkability

9/10

Public transit

9/10

Schools

10/10

Dining

9/10

Groceries & parks

9/10

Schools in Upper East Side

Many of NYC's most selective schools sit here, with a concentration of elite K-12 private schools, strong public feeders like PS 6 and PS 290, and easy access to top selective high schools.

Private schools in the area include The Dalton School, The Brearley School, The Chapin School, The Spence School, Nightingale-Bamford School, The Browning School.

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