11 West 81st Street
11 West 81st Street, New York, NY 10024
Upper West Side
BBL 1011950023 · BIN 1031140
- Year built
- 1908
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $819K
- Recent range
- $650K – $3.4M
- Listing discount
- 4.2%
- Recorded transfers
- 36
Hayden House at 11 West 81st Street is a 1908 Beaux-Arts cooperative on one of the most enviable blocks on the Upper West Side: directly across the street from the American Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center, a half-block from Central Park, and immediately off Central Park West. The location is the building's defining asset — north-facing apartments look onto the museum's gardens and the open sky above its low campus, an unusually permanent and protected outlook for the West Side.
The architecture matches the address. The building presents a highly decorative limestone façade with intricate carving, oversized windows, and balconies — the full Beaux-Arts vocabulary, executed at twelve stories in the durable masonry that defines the corridor. It was among the early apartment houses to bring this level of detail to the side streets off Central Park West, and it was converted to a cooperative in 1976, making it one of the longer-established co-ops on the block.
For buyers, Hayden House offers a rare combination: a full-service, doorman pre-war co-op with a protected museum-and-park outlook, in a building of just 36 apartments. For sellers, the façade, the doorman service, and the outlook are the story — this is a building that markets on permanence and address.
Architecture and unit composition
Hayden House is a twelve-story Beaux-Arts apartment house, its limestone façade carved with the ornamental detail and oversized fenestration that distinguished the best early-1900s West Side construction. Balconies punctuate the elevation, and the masonry envelope delivers the thermal and acoustic stability that pre-war buyers prize. The building's height and the low profile of the museum across the street give upper-floor apartments long, open exposures rarely available off the park.
The 36 residences run primarily to one- and two-bedroom layouts, with the gracious proportions of the era: entry foyers, high ceilings, hardwood floors, and plaster walls. Many homes have been renovated since the 1976 conversion, and apartments facing north toward the museum carry a premium for light and outlook. The relatively modest unit count for a twelve-story building keeps the co-op intimate and the elevator and lobby uncrowded.
Building operations
Hayden House runs as a full-service cooperative — a full-time doorman, a resident superintendent, central laundry, and private storage — managed for owner-occupant stability. As a 36-unit co-op, monthly maintenance covers building staff, heat and hot water, the unit's share of real estate taxes, and the ongoing upkeep of the landmark-protected limestone façade and pre-war systems.
Governance is by a board of directors that reviews purchase applications and conducts interviews; buyers should expect a standard co-op board package and a financing review. Pet, sublet, renovation, and pied-à-terre policies are set by the board and house rules. As an established, full-service co-op on a premier block, underwriting here is generally conservative and primary-residence-oriented.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $27,965/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $65
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 11, 2026 | 1B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $987,500 | -1.3% | |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 11BC | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,610 sf | $3,350,000 | $2,081/sf | +3.1% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | PHA | 1 BR · 1 BA | $2,300,000 | -7.8% | |
| Nov 19, 2024 | PHB | 1 BA | $640,000 | -28.8% | |
| Jul 9, 2021 | PHC | 1 BR · 1 BA | $862,000 | -4.1% | |
| Mar 25, 2021 | 11A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,825,000 | -8.5% | |
| Jan 18, 2019 | 4B | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | $975,000 | -35.0% | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | 3C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $999,000 | -16.4% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $2,081/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 5.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2006 | 10A | $1,495,000 |
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 1-01195-0023) 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 buying
Plan for a pre-war co-op purchase: board package, financials, references, and an interview. Maintenance covers heat, hot water, staff, and the building's share of taxes; ask for recent financials, the reserve position, and any assessment or capital-project history, since a 1908 building carries periodic façade and systems work under historic-district oversight.
The buying argument is location and outlook. You are one building off Central Park West, across from the Museum of Natural History, a half-block from Central Park, and minutes from the B/C and 1 trains and the Columbus Avenue restaurant row. Prioritize the north-facing lines for the museum-and-sky view. Confirm the building's financing cap, sublet stance, and pet policy against the current house rules — the full-service, owner-occupant character here underpins long-term value.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the address and the outlook: a carved Beaux-Arts limestone façade, full-time doorman, and a protected view of the museum gardens and Central Park beyond. These are durable, hard-to-replicate selling points that distinguish Hayden House from the broader West Side co-op stock.
Price against the prime Central Park West-adjacent pre-war set, with museum-facing, high-floor, and renovated apartments positioned at the top of the building's range. Given the limited unit count and the desirability of the block, well-prepared listings benefit from scarcity; a clean board package and current financials keep a co-op closing predictable.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Hayden House, also evaluate these nearby Upper West Side cooperatives:
- 15 West 81st Street — pre-war cooperative next door
- 41 West 82nd Street — pre-war co-op a block north
- 20 West 77th Street — pre-war building near the museum
- 6 West 77th Street — pre-war cooperative off Central Park West
- 41 Central Park West — Central Park West pre-war peer nearby
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Upper West Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper West Side.
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