
128 East 28th Street
128 East 28th Street · NoMad / Rose Hill, Manhattan
128 East 28th Street, marketed as The Luminaire, is an eight-story boutique condominium of just 11 residences between Park Avenue South and Lexington Avenue, designed by TRA Studio and completed in 2022.
At a glance
- Type
- Condominium
- Built
- 2022
- Height
- 8 stories
- Residences
- 11 (ten two-bedrooms and a duplex penthouse)
- Architect
- TRA Studio
- Developer
- Sinha Development
- Service
- Virtual doorman
- Amenities
- Common roof deck, private storage, bike storage; private outdoor space and washer-dryer in every residence
- Pets
- Allowed
A boutique condo on a tight NoMad lot
Sinha Development assembled the site on East 28th Street between Park Avenue South and Lexington Avenue, replacing older low-rise buildings, and hired TRA Studio to design an eight-story condominium. Excavation was underway by June 2019, the concrete frame was close to topping out by the end of 2019, and work stalled during 2020 before resuming in January 2021. An offering plan accepted in September 2019 listed a projected sellout of $30.231 million, and Douglas Elliman launched sales in April 2021.
TRA Studio wrapped the street facade in sculptural panels imported from Italy that frame columns of angled, floor-to-ceiling windows, while the rear, south-facing elevation carries a grid of long balconies. The lot is narrow, about 43 feet wide, and split between two zoning districts, so the massing steps back above the sixth floor for a shared terrace and a duplex penthouse with multiple private outdoor spaces. Each floor below holds just two residences, with Poliform cabinetry and closets, Miele and Gaggenau appliances, radiant-heated primary baths, sound-attenuating Italian glass, and a humidification system with ionization.
The sellout was not smooth. In January 2023, with four residences still unsold, Northwind Group's lending affiliate filed a pre-foreclosure action against the sponsor over a $23.8 million loan secured by the condo and a nearby rental building, as reported by The Real Deal; court records list the case as closed. The sponsor then sold the remaining units with incentives, and ACRIS shows the last residential sponsor sale (unit 6A) recorded in November 2024 and the retail unit sold in July 2025.
Josh's view of 128 East 28th Street
What you won't find on a listing portal, in Josh's own words.
Who it suits
Artistic and vibrant souls looking for a modern, state-of-the-art building in New York City.
Buying here
There are only 11 units in this luxury condo building. It feels like your own boutique townhouse!
The best lines
Any of the two-bedrooms on the upper floors with outdoor space are terrific. The penthouse is truly spectacular!
Mistakes buyers make
28th Street keeps getting better. It might be busier because of the subway, but there is new construction on the block and the location can't be beat.
What a listing won't tell you
How boutique the building truly feels when you walk inside!
Living at 128 East 28th Street
The building sits mid-block on a busy stretch of East 28th Street, next door to the Park South Hotel at 124 East 28th Street and a short walk from the Lexington Avenue corridor known as Curry Hill or Little India, home to Kalustyan's spice market. Madison Square Park, NoMad's restaurants, and the Flatiron District are a few blocks west, and a vacant lot across the street at 129 East 28th Street has permits filed for a new 12-story residential building.
- 28 St (6, plus late-night 4) at Park Avenue South: about 400 feet (0.07 mi); 28 St (R, W) at Broadway: about 0.35 mi; 23 St and 33 St (6) each about a quarter mile
- Madison Square Park: about 0.2 mi west; Gramercy Park about half a mile south
- FDR Drive and the East 34th Street ferry landing (NYC Ferry): roughly 0.6 mi east
- Bellevue Hospital and NYU Langone's main campus on First Avenue: about 0.5 mi east; Empire State Building about 0.4 mi northwest
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Open the tool →Sources: NYC PLUTO (NYC Open Data), BBL 1008837501 · ACRIS Real Property Legals, block 883 lots 1001-1012 (NYC Open Data) · ACRIS Real Property Master (NYC Open Data) · ACRIS Real Property Parties (NYC Open Data) · DOB NOW Certificates of Occupancy, job 121203651 (NYC Open Data) · DOB Certificate of Occupancy records, block 883 lot 76 (NYC Open Data) · New York YIMBY: 128 East 28th Street Stands Complete in NoMad (Feb 2023) · New York YIMBY: Construction Resumes at 128 East 28th Street (Jan 2021) · New York YIMBY: Excavation Making Headway (June 2019) · New York YIMBY: Nears Topping Out (Dec 2019) · CityRealty: Sales launch on new NoMad condos at 128 East 28th Street (Apr 2021) · CityRealty: 128 East 28th tops out (Mar 2020) · CityRealty: Kips Bay buildings feature naming The Luminaire (Oct 2023) · TRA Studio project page: 128 East 28th Street
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