111 West 96th Street
111 West 96th Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues · Upper West Side
BBL 1018510024 · BIN 1055898
- Year built
- 1915
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Intercom and basement storage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Flip tax
- Tiered or formula; see fees
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111 West 96th Street combines a ten-apartment walk-up entrance with membership in a larger cooperative spanning four buildings. The five-story property dates to 1915. Its apartments include substantial two- and three-bedroom layouts, with floor-through configurations and separate kitchens among the recurring features.
The cooperative also encompasses 113, 115 and 117 West 96th Street. Those addresses share a corporate ownership structure while retaining separate entrances and tax parcels. The building sits between the Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue corridors, with 96th Street providing the east-west connection across the neighborhood.
Architecture and unit composition
The five-story building has ten residences, accessed by stairs. Apartments at the top require four flights from the entrance. Tall windows, high ceilings and conventional room divisions reflect the prewar apartment-house form.
Larger layouts can contain three enclosed bedrooms, a separate living room and a windowed eat-in kitchen within approximately 1,100 square feet. Floor-through homes have exposures toward the street and rear. A south-facing living room can occupy the street side, with sleeping rooms extending deeper into the floor plate.
In-unit laundry exists in selected homes. Bathroom counts and kitchen arrangements differ following individual renovations, so the same overall area can accommodate different room distributions. Basement storage supplements the living space upstairs.
Building operations
The cooperative conversion was accepted and became effective in December 1982. Its filing covered the four-address property. The corporation has professional management, while each entrance retains the circulation and physical scale of a small apartment building.
The separate parcels matter for tax treatment. The Class 2C designation and built floor-area ratio shown above apply to 111 West 96th Street. Shared corporate obligations extend across the association, including the upkeep of multiple building envelopes and entrances.
A capital assessment was being charged during the 2025 sale period. Confirm its current status with the managing agent; the historical charge should not be treated as a permanent component of an apartment's monthly maintenance.
Policy framework
Financing: Up to 90% has been permitted, with a 10% minimum down payment — confirm the current requirement with the managing agent.
Pets and pied-à-terre: Permitted with board approval — confirm with the managing agent.
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.
- Terms
- Equal to 1 Year of Ownership (8% of the sales price); Up to 2 Years of Ownership (5% of the sales price); Up to 4 Years of Ownership (2.5% of the sale price); Up to 5 Years of Ownership (1.5% of purchase price and remain at that percentage)
- Paid by
- Seller
Source: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
Purchase
12 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application FeeRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $600 ($800 without a broker) | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Reports FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $200 per Applicant | Refundable Not stated |
| Financing FeeConditional | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $350 (if financing) | Refundable Not stated |
| Packages Reproduction/Messenger Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
| Expedited Closing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
| Postponement FeeConditionalConditions: Less than 48 hr notice | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Power of Attorney | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
| Transfer Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $600 | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
Sublet
8 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Reports FeeConditional · Per applicantRequired | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $200 per Applicant named on lease and as Guarantor (if applicable) | Refundable Not stated |
| Reproduction and Messenger Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
| Sublet FeeRecurring | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount 25% Monthly Maintenance billed monthly | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-Out Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-In Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When Upon approval | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-In Deposit | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
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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Building staffing and amenities
- Elevator
- NoSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- StorageSource: 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. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | 10 | 3 BR · 1 BA · 1,100 sf | $930,000 | $845/sf | -2.1% |
| Aug 6, 2004 | 1 | 2 BR · 1,100 sf | $550,000 | $500/sf | -7.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $845/sf (recorded) across 1 sale.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01851-0024). 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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Comparable buildings
- 2541 Broadway — A relatively small prewar cooperative with an avenue location and taller form.
- 110 West 94th Street — A larger prewar cooperative close to the same part of the Upper West Side.
- 150 West 95th Street — A purpose-built prewar cooperative for comparing apartment-house scale.
- 160 West 95th Street — A nearby taller cooperative with a larger inventory behind one address.
- 45 West 89th Street — A closer match to the individual entrance's small residential scale.
More Upper West Side buildings
- 110 West 94th Street — 1936 co-op
- Columbus Common (110 West 90th Street) — 1990 condominium
- 111 West 94th Street — 1936 co-op
- Columbus Townhouses II, 111 West 89th Street — 1989 condominium
- 112 West 79th Street — 1925 co-op
- 114 Morningside Drive — 1910 co-op
The neighborhood
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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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