11 Riverside Drive (The Schwab House)
11 Riverside Drive / 285 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023
BBL 1011840031 · BIN 1030994
- Year built
- 1950
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 654
- Floors
- 17
- Landmark status
- Requires confirmation
- City records and our profile differ. Confirm with building management.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditions
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR · combo median
- $745K
- Recent range
- $490K – $3.9M
- Listing discount
- 1.7%
- Recorded transfers
- 594
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The Schwab House is, at 654 apartments, among the largest private cooperatives in New York City and one of the most operationally flexible large-scale Upper West Side cooperatives. Beneath that scale runs the Charles M. Schwab mansion site provenance — the building replaced Schwab's 75-room French chateau (1902-1906, Maurice Hébert) that, per period press, made Andrew Carnegie's Fifth Avenue mansion "look like a shack." Schwab — president of U.S. Steel and founder of Bethlehem Steel — bequeathed the chateau to the city as a mayoral residence; Mayor LaGuardia refused, and the chateau was demolished in March 1948, its passing described by Robert A.M. Stern, Thomas Mellins, and David Fishman in New York 1960 as "largely unnoticed and completely unprotested." What animates the building today is its comprehensive policy permissiveness — pied-à-terre allowed, co-purchasers and guarantors permitted, parents-buying-for-children permitted, pet-friendly — an unusual degree of flexibility for a Riverside Drive cooperative. And its 654-apartment footprint sustains genuine operational depth: two doorman entrances, concierge, live-in superintendent, 24-hour elevator operators, 24-hour handyman, on-site private management, two landscaped roof decks with river and city views, four landscaped gardens, gym, community room / playroom, two laundry rooms, bike room, storage, and a lending library with more than 8,000 books.
Architecture and building operations
The 1950 Sylvan Bien design produced a 17-story coop on the former Schwab mansion site. The chateau combined details from the Loire Valley — Chenonceau, Blois, Azay-le-Rideau — at a cost of approximately six million dollars in 1906 dollars. After Schwab's death the city declined the mayoral-residence bequest; the property was sold to the New York Orphan Asylum site holding entity and ultimately to Perlbinder for the residential conversion.
Bien's replacement covers approximately 60% of the block, with deeply indented street frontages and landscaped courtyards on all sides. public records (public records, December 23, 2011; rating 77) calls 11 Riverside "Lots of red bricks in a huge, full-block building." There is no Riverside Drive entrance — the canopied West End Avenue entrance is flanked by sidewalk landscaping, with a secondary entry at 312 West 73rd Street beneath a stainless-steel porte-cochère.
The 654-apartment scale supports a substantial operational baseline:
- Two doorman entrances
- Concierge
- Live-in superintendent
- 24-hour elevator operators
- 24-hour handyman
- On-site private management
- Two landscaped roof decks with river and city views
- Four landscaped gardens
- Gym
- Community room / playroom
- Two laundry rooms
- Bike room
- Storage
- Lending library with more than 8,000 books
The lending library is a structurally distinguishing amenity uncommon among peer Upper West Side cooperatives.
Policy framework
Verified across architectural coverage and broker reporting:
- Type: Cooperative — board interview required
- Pets: Welcomed
- Pied-à-terre: Permitted (unusual permissiveness for a large UWS coop)
- Co-purchasers: Permitted
- Guarantors: Permitted
- Parents-buying-for-children: Permitted
- Subletting: Board approval required
- Trust, LLC, foreign buyers: Case-by-case
- Post-closing liquidity: Standard UWS reserves customary
- Board interview: Required
The combination of permitted pied-à-terre, co-purchasers, guarantors, and parents-buying-for-children is structurally distinguishing for a Riverside Drive cooperative and produces one of the most flexible large-scale UWS buyer profiles.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
16 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $800 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $100 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Recognition FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $300 (if financing) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At move-out and move-in | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Seller | When At move-out and move-in | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Criminal Background Check FeePer applicantUpon Conditional ApprovalRequired | Paid by Buyer | When Upon approval | Amount $100 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Cancellation FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500, only if applicable | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Long Closing FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $50 (per half hour beyond two hours), only if applicable | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Questionnaire Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $100 (Generic), $350 (Custom) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Title Closer FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $150, only if applicable | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Electric Bill | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount Final sub metered bill will be issued on the day of closing | Refundable Not stated |
| Flip Tax FeePer share | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $20 per share | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Tax Stamp FeePer share | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $.05 per share | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When At move-out and move-in | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When At move-out and move-in | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet
8 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Sublet FeeRecurringRequired | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount 15% of annual for the first year. 20% of annual for the second year. 25% of the annual fee for the third (final) year. | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $100 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Criminal Background Check FeePer applicantUpon Conditional ApprovalRequired | Paid by Subtenant | When Upon approval | Amount $100 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When Upon approval | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Subtenant | When Upon approval | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $150 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Sublet FeeRecurringRequired | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount 20% of annual for the second year. 25% of the annual fee for the third (final) year. | Refundable Non-refundable |
Refinance
15 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicant | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $100 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Recognition Agreement Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Questionnaire Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $100 (Generic), $350 (Custom) | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUD, Note Deposit | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Management's “less refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $100 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Recognition Agreement Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Questionnaire Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $100 (Generic), $350 (Custom) | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUD, Note Deposit | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Management's “more refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicant | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $100 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Recognition Agreement Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $300 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Questionnaire Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $100 (Generic), $350 (Custom) | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUD, Note Deposit | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Refundable |
Ownership transfer
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $200 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $100 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Trust Application FeeConditionalConditions: Payable if changing to a trust | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Not stated |
| Criminal Background Check FeePer applicantUpon Conditional ApprovalRequired | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount $100 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Lien Search Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When Before closing | Amount $350 (estimated amount) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Questionnaire Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $100 (Generic), $350 (Custom) | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditionsBoard approvalSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $592 per room a monthMedian of 52 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $2.44 per square foot a monthMedian of 9 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, playroom, roof deck, garden, bike storage, laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | 5PW | 1 BR · 1 BA | $675,000 | +1.5% | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 17OW | 1 BR · 1 BA | $800,000 | +0.0% | |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 1DW | 1 BA | $570,000 | -0.9% | |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 17E | 1 BA · 445 sf | $600,000 | $1,348/sf | +2.6% |
| May 28, 2026 | 6FE | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,056,250 | -4.0% | |
| May 22, 2026 | 6HW | 1 BA | $575,000 | +0.0% | |
| May 21, 2026 | 4KW | 1 BR · 1 BA | $760,000 | -4.9% | |
| May 6, 2026 | 10BE | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,150 sf | $1,395,000 | $1,213/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,025/sf (floor-adjusted) across 3 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 1.6% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2009 | 2KW | $590,000 |
| Dec 7, 2009 | 16RW | $785,000 |
| Aug 25, 2005 | 1VE | $1,450,000 |
| Mar 8, 2005 | 1MW | $895,000 |
| Sep 2, 2003 | PH17CW | $895,000 |
| May 7, 2003 | 7TW | $645,000 |
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01184-0031). 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.
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At the recent median sale of $745K (37 transfers since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,344 to close, or 1.5% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,344
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Notable residents
The building has maintained a relatively private resident profile across its 654-unit scale, consistent with the operational discretion of a large UWS cooperative.
Architectural register
public records (December 23, 2011) reads The Schwab House as "lots of red bricks in a huge, full-block building" with the Charles M. Schwab mansion site provenance as the dominant historical context.
What to know if you’re buying
The Schwab mansion site provenance is real institutional context. No other Riverside Drive cooperative occupies a site of comparable Gilded Age architectural and cultural significance.
The policy permissiveness is structurally distinguishing. Pied-à-terre, co-purchasers, guarantors, and parents-buying-for-children all permitted — uncommon for a Riverside Drive cooperative.
The 654-apartment scale supports comprehensive operational infrastructure. Two doorman entrances, two roof decks, four landscaped gardens, gym, lending library.
The full-block configuration with deeply indented street frontages produces structurally distinct light and air. Verify line-specific exposure during walkthrough.
The Sylvan Bien postwar architectural pedigree connects to other Bien Manhattan work including the 1959 reskinning of 910 Fifth Avenue and the Carlyle Hotel-era prestige residential tradition.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Plan for 6 to 10 weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
What to know if you’re selling
Marketing should emphasize the Schwab mansion site provenance, the policy permissiveness, and the lending library. All three are structural advantages.
The two roof decks with river and city views are real amenity features. Position accordingly.
Pricing should reference recent public records / Compass / data. Apartment-line-specific comparables should anchor positioning.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard.
Comparable buildings
- 100 Riverside Drive — Boak & Paris 1938; nearby Riverside Drive prewar peer
- 137 Riverside Drive (The Clarendon) — Birge 1906; nearby Riverside Drive prewar peer
- 140 Riverside Drive (The Normandy) — Roth 1939 Art Moderne; nearby Riverside Drive landmark peer
- 470 West End Avenue (The Belvoir) — Roth 1928; nearby West End Avenue peer
- 320 West End Avenue — Candela 1924; nearby West End Avenue peer
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
More West End Avenue buildings
- One West End (1 West End Avenue) — 2017 condominium by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
- 10 West End Avenue — 2007 condominium by SLCE Architects
- 140 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers) — 1963 condop by S.J. Kessler & Sons
- 150 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers) — 1963 condop by S.J. Kessler & Sons
- 160 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers) — 1963 condop by S.J. Kessler & Sons
- 165 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers) — 1959 condop by S.J. Kessler & Sons
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across West End Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to West End Avenue.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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