11 Riverside Drive (The Schwab House)
11 Riverside Drive / 285 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023
Upper West Side
BBL 1011840031 · BIN 1030994
- Year built
- 1950
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 654
- Floors
- 17
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
- 1.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 591
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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
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.
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.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 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% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 13GE | 1 BA · 545 sf | $608,000 | $1,116/sf | -0.7% |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 7PW | 1 BR · 1 BA | $665,000 | -0.6% | |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 9DEW | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,310,000 | -7.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,025/sf across 3 sales. Median listing discount 1.6% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
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) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. 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.
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.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across West End Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to West End Avenue.
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