21 E 79th Street 7
$8,950,000
MLS# RLS20101753 · Upper East Side
Listed November 10, 2026 · New today
4 Beds 5 Baths
About This Property
A Full-Floor Prewar Sanctuary Off Fifth Avenue:
Step directly from a keyed elevator into this full-floor residence in a white-glove co-op with only fourteen residences. Located steps from Central Park, this home marries the grand architectural scale of 1929 with the updates of modern living. Apartment 7 offers privacy, views, and many original details still remain, such as original herringbone floors, mahogany doors, dentil moldings, three wood-burning fireplaces and 10 ft ceilings. There are 4 bedrooms, an eat-in kitchen, a staff room, and a full laundry room.
The Entertaining Areas:
A private elevator landing leads you into a large central gallery, with the living room, dining room, and den/library each just steps away. The living room is bathed in southern light through four oversized picture windows and offers a quintessential NYC view, over the historic mansions of 79th Street, the 57th Street skyline in the distance, and a beautiful outlook of Central Park to the west. The southern facing den/library has beautiful custom bookshelves and another wood-burning fireplace. Curved mahogany pocket doors, separate this room from the living room. The formal dining room, crowned by a graceful coved ceiling, is large enough to seat 12 and has windows facing west and north. It leads into a large, windowed eat-in kitchen with a separate breakfast nook.
The Sleeping Chambers:
Cleverly separated from the public spaces via a discrete gallery corridor is the bedroom wing. The primary suite faces south and is bathed in sunlight, with yet another, wood-burning fireplace. A windowed marble bathroom features a steam shower and a deep soaking tub. Down the hall are two additional bedrooms, each with an ensuite bath and ample closets, along with a fourth bedroom with a nearby bath. At the end of the hall, there's a full laundry room equipped with a sink and extra storage, along with a staff room and its own bath.
Building Details:
Two private storage units transfer with the sale. The co-op permits 50% financing, and a 2% flip tax is payable by the purchaser.
Agent's Note
From Curtis Bain. Details about the apartment are drawn from the listing information provided through RLS by Compass.
A keyed private elevator opens onto a large central gallery in Apartment 7 at 21 East 79th Street, and the living room, dining room and den/library are all a few steps from it. The floor is entered directly, so the daily path from the elevator to the main rooms stays short. The den/library has custom bookshelves and its own wood-burning fireplace, and the curved mahogany pocket doors separate it from the living room.
The living room gets southern light through four oversized picture windows, and the den/library and primary suite also face south. On the winter solstice, a south-facing window has about 8.5 hours of direct sun in open-horizon terms, from 7:41 AM to 4:07 PM, though nearby buildings can block it. The living room also looks out over the historic mansions of 79th Street, with the 57th Street skyline in the distance and a view of Central Park to the west.
The primary suite faces south and has a wood-burning fireplace and a marble bath with a steam shower and a deep soaking tub. The bedroom wing is set apart from the public rooms by its own gallery corridor, which I like because it keeps the two zones distinct. Two bedrooms have ensuite baths and ample closets, and a fourth has a nearby bath.
Lunch and quick meals are easy here.
The eat-in kitchen is large, windowed and has a separate breakfast nook, and it leads toward the formal dining room, which is large enough to seat 12 and has a coved ceiling. At the end of the hall, the full laundry room has a sink and extra storage, next to a staff room with its own bath. Two private storage units transfer with the sale.
The apartment has original herringbone floors, mahogany doors, dentil moldings and 10 ft ceilings from the 1929 building. The building has an elevator, laundry and storage, and cats and dogs are allowed. Central Park is about 2 minutes on foot, the 86 St station for the 4, 5 and 6 is about 11 minutes away, and D'Agostino is about 7 minutes. The co-op permits 50% financing, so it's worth having your attorney review the financing and board terms before you make an offer.
Quick answers+
Does the apartment have a laundry room?
Yes. The apartment includes a full laundry room with a sink and extra storage, and the building has laundry.
Does the property have an elevator?
Yes. A keyed private elevator landing opens directly into the apartment, and the building has an elevator.
Are pets allowed?
Yes. Cats and dogs are allowed in the building.
Curtis Bain
Brown Harris Stevens
Property Features
Policies
- Cats and dogs allowed
Home features
- Washer/dryer allowed
- Central air
- Fireplace
- Hardwood floors
- City view
- Skyline view
- Eat-in kitchen
Building amenities
Services and facilities
- Elevator
- Laundry in building
- Storage space
Estimate
Monthly Cost & Closing Costs
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$59,058 / month
- Principal and interest$45,256
- Maintenance$13,802
Due at closing
- Down payment (20%)$1,790,000
- NYS “mansion tax” (2.25%)$201,375
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.
Location & Nearby
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21 E 79th Street 7
Subway
- 677 StAbout 7 min walk
- 45686 StAbout 11 min walk
Parks
- Central ParkAbout 2 min walk
Public schools · Elementary schools
- P.S. 6 Lillie D. BlakeAbout 3 min walk
- P.S. 290 Manhattan New SchoolAbout 14 min walk
Middle schools
- J.H.S. 167 Robert F. WagnerAbout 11 min walk
High schools
- Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolAbout 17 min walk
Colleges & universities
- New York School of Interior DesignAbout 15 min walk
- Marymount Manhattan CollegeAbout 15 min walk
- Hunter College (CUNY)About 15 min walk
- Bard Graduate CenterAbout 21 min walk
Museums
- The Metropolitan Museum of ArtAbout 5 min walk
- Whitney Museum of American ArtAbout 6 min walk
- The Frick CollectionAbout 12 min walk
- Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumAbout 12 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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