Fifth Avenue and the Museum Mile

Where it is

The Fifth Avenue frontage from East 86th to about East 98th Street, facing Central Park. The Museum Mile begins at the Metropolitan Museum at 82nd Street and continues north past the Neue Galerie, Guggenheim, Cooper Hewitt and Jewish Museum. The Museum of the City of New York and El Museo del Barrio lie farther north.

The buildings

• Pre-war co-ops built as the avenue's mansions gave way to apartment houses. Andrew Carnegie's 1901 mansion at 91st Street, now the Cooper Hewitt, shows what stood here before.
• Landmark protection. The Carnegie Hill Historic District covers much of the avenue, designated in 1974 and expanded in 1993.

Who it suits

Buyers who want park views, the museums and an established address, and who are comfortable with board approval.

Less suited to: Buyers who want a condo, a quick purchase or a short walk to the subway.

The walk to the train

The nearest subway is the 4, 5 and 6 at 86th Street on Lexington Avenue, three avenues east. The M1, M2, M3 and M4 buses run along Fifth and Madison Avenues, and the M86 and M96 cross the neighborhood.

For the whole neighborhood, see Getting around Carnegie Hill.

Trade-offs

• Apartments come to market less often than elsewhere in the neighborhood.
• Buildings on this stretch often have demanding board standards and high monthly charges.
• Exterior work is regulated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
• The longest walk to a subway of any Carnegie Hill sub-area.

More on the buildings: Carnegie Hill housing and buildings. Before you offer, read What Goes Into a Co-op Board Package.

Descriptions are general and approximate. Boundaries vary by source. Verify building rules, taxes and fees for any property before you rely on them.