112 West 79th Street

The architecture is prewar Manhattan at its most dependable: brick over a limestone base, classical detailing held in proportion, and a fourteen-story massing that reads as solid and permanent. The block's mid-rise prewar context — and its place within the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District — keeps the streetscape low and consistent, so the building's upper floors enjoy open light and, on the higher lines, glimpses toward the park and the museum's grounds.

Inside, the residences carry the prewar hallmarks buyers prize: ceilings near ten feet, hardwood floors, formal entry galleries, separate dining, and the picture-frame moldings and well-proportioned rooms that mark the period — with apartments running from comfortable two-bedrooms to true three-bedroom homes of roughly 3,000-plus square feet on the larger high-floor lines. A handful of the building's renovated apartments have added the modern conveniences prewar stock often lacks, including central air and in-unit laundry where permitted.

112 West 79th is a full-service cooperative with an attended lobby, a live-in superintendent, central laundry, basement storage, and a bike room. The building's compact, well-run operation is part of its appeal on a block where buyers want full service without a high-rise's overhead. As an established prewar cooperative, it operates on board approval with a standard package-and-interview process, a conservative financing posture, and a residence-first orientation; a transfer fee may apply at closing under house policy. We confirm the building's current financing cap and any sublet terms for clients in contract so the underwriting is exact.

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2022) cleared a median $1,337/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.5% 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 1-01150-0037) 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.

This is a board-approval cooperative, so the package and interview matter and the financing posture is conservative. Underwrite to strong post-closing liquidity and confirm your intended use against the building's owner-occupancy orientation — this is a residence-first house. Budget any transfer fee into your closing math. The reward for clearing the board is a high-ceilinged prewar home steps from the Museum of Natural History and Central Park, on a block buyers seek out by name. We pressure-test your package against the building's expectations before you submit.

The marketing story is the block and the bones: ten-foot ceilings and a gracious prewar plan, full service, and a location alongside the museum, the park, and the Greenmarket. Inventory is thin, so a well-prepared listing draws a focused, qualified pool — preparation, light staging, and accurate pricing against the live comparable set convert that interest into an accepted offer. Price to recent Upper West Side prewar closings of similar size, floor, and condition, and let the location and full-service operation support the number. The Roebling Team prepares the board-package narrative alongside the listing so an accepted offer clears review the first time.

If you're considering 112 West 79th Street, also evaluate these nearby Upper West Side prewar cooperatives:

• 127 West 79th Street — prewar cooperative on the same block
• 145 West 79th Street — full-service West 79th Street cooperative
• 15 West 81st Street — prewar cooperative near the museum
• 200 West 88th Street — Upper West Side prewar cooperative
• 215 West 84th Street — prewar West Side cooperative peer

The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper West Side, the Central Park West and West End corridors, and the prewar cooperative market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating a building this specific deserve building-level intelligence — the architecture, the board posture, the amenity set, and where a given apartment sits against the live comparable set.

If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 112 West 79th, a 30-minute consultation is the right first step — we'll walk the building, the policies, and the pricing with you.