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40 E 88TH Street 6E
$1,950,000
MLS# RLS20122675 · Carnegie Hill
Listed October 26, 2026 · New today
3 Beds 3 Baths
About This Property
This classic prewar Carnegie Hill 6-Room Apartment offers a rare opportunity to create a gracious home in one of the Upper East Side's most desirable neighborhoods. Featuring generous proportions and a flexible floor plan, the Residence can accommodate 3 to 4 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms, along with a spacious Living Room, separate Formal Dining Room, Grand Entrance Gallery, and oversized Kitchen with adjoining Laundry Room and large Staff Room. High Ceilings and an Abundance of Windows with Northern and Eastern exposures fill the Apartment with lots of Natural Light.Rich in Prewar charm and Architectural character, this estate presents exceptional potential to create a timeless and elegant Residence tailored to modern living.Ideally situated next to Central Park, the Guggenheim Museum and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, this distinguished Art Deco Cooperative offers an array of desirable amenities, including a beautifully appointed Fitness Center, Private Storage, and a large Laundry Room in the basement.Residents enjoy Attentive Service from a Dedicated Staff, including Full-time Doorman and a Live-in Superintendent. This Apartment must be seen!
Curtis Bain
Brown Harris Stevens
Property Features
Policies
- Pets allowed
Home features
- Washer/dryer hookups
- Fireplace
- City view
- Formal dining room
- High ceilings
Building amenities
Services and facilities
- Bike room
Estimate
Monthly Cost & Closing Costs
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$15,549 / month
- Principal and interest$9,860
- Maintenance$5,689
Due at closing
- Down payment (20%)$390,000
- NYS “mansion tax” (1%)$19,500
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
40 E 88TH Street is a 15-story elevator cooperative in Carnegie Hill, completed in 1929 and home to 87 residential units. The most recent major alteration on record was in 1989.
The closest subway is 86 St (4, 5, 6), about a 5-minute walk. Central Park is roughly 3 minutes away on foot.
Compiled from NYC public records and open data.
- Year Built
- 1929
- Stories
- 15
- Units
- 87
- Building Type
- Elevator Cooperative
Location & Nearby
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40 E 88TH Street 6E
Subway
- 45686 StAbout 5 min walk
- Q86 StAbout 11 min walk · Accessible
- 696 StAbout 11 min walk
Parks
- Central ParkAbout 3 min walk
Public schools · Elementary schools
- P.S. 6 Lillie D. BlakeAbout 9 min walk
- P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida StrausAbout 12 min walk
- P.S. 77 Lower Lab SchoolAbout 12 min walk
Middle schools
- East Side Middle SchoolAbout 14 min walk
- J.H.S. 167 Robert F. WagnerAbout 19 min walk
High schools
- The High School for Climate JusticeAbout 16 min walk
- The Judith S. Kaye SchoolAbout 17 min walk
Colleges & universities
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiAbout 17 min walk
- Bard Graduate CenterAbout 20 min walk
- Marymount Manhattan CollegeAbout 24 min walk
Museums
- Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumAbout 3 min walk
- National Academy of DesignAbout 3 min walk
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumAbout 4 min walk
- Jewish MuseumAbout 6 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
Carnegie Hill is covered by our Upper East Side guide.
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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