The Swannanoa

The two-story stone base incorporates a projecting entrance supported by granite columns. Rounded bays rise through much of the upper façade, and carved decoration marks the masonry between floors. Historical descriptions identify ornamental terra-cotta on the upper elevations, including foliage and animal motifs.

Inside, the current inventory extends from small studios to two-bedroom arrangements. Some one-bedroom homes have a compact overall footprint, while larger apartments provide additional bathrooms and windows in several directions. The bedroom count alone does not convey how much enclosed space is available for the living room, kitchen and circulation.

Bay windows can give a room a wider range of viewing angles and a more irregular furniture perimeter. Their effect depends on whether the bay belongs to the main living space or another room. A rectangular interior room has a different usable wall arrangement even when its measured area is similar.

Windowed kitchens and bathrooms occur in the building. Some plans also retain parquet floors and plaster moldings. These details sit alongside later kitchens and baths, with the extent of renovation varying by apartment. A period façade does not imply that every interior retains its original arrangement.

The smaller homes put particular weight on closet placement and on the division between sleeping and living space. At the larger end, separate bedrooms, an additional bathroom or multiple exposures can account for a substantial difference in utility. Some homes contain in-unit laundry; permission for a new installation must be confirmed with the managing agent.

The lobby and hallways have been restored, preserving marble within the shared circulation spaces. Those common interiors are part of the building's architectural experience independently of the finish level inside an apartment. The entrance, elevator route and corridor therefore deserve their own attention during a visit.

A virtual doorman system supports the entrance, and a resident superintendent provides an on-site presence. Two passenger elevators serve the building. Central laundry is in the basement, with storage available separately for a fee.

This service arrangement combines remote entrance support with resident maintenance staff. That doesn't mean an attendant is on duty in the lobby around the clock. For a purchaser who relies heavily on deliveries, the practical question is how the current access and package procedures work with that arrangement.

The cooperative is in tax class 2, with no building-level abatement identified. Its existing density exceeds the residential FAR shown in the present zoning. The property is not landmark-designated, although ordinary building approvals and cooperative consent still govern alterations affecting common systems or the exterior.

Storage is a common-space service separate from the apartment's closets. A buyer should distinguish any existing storage assignment from the enclosed space conveyed through the cooperative shares. That is particularly relevant to the compact apartments, where an additional locker can serve a different function from storage integrated into the floor plan.

Recent sales

Recent transfers at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,217/sf (recorded) across 3 sales. Median listing discount 1.3% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00871-0007). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.

• 222 Park Avenue South — A prewar cooperative near Union Square with a smaller residential inventory.
• University Mews — A nearby cooperative for comparing older-building architecture and a larger ownership group.
• 31 East 12th Street — A later prewar cooperative with a broadly comparable scale.
• The Irving — A cooperative from a similar architectural period in a different park-side setting.
• 49 East 12th Street — A smaller prewar cooperative for comparing the range of downtown apartment layouts.