- Year built
- 1926
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.4M
- Recent range
- $1.2M – $1.4M
- Listing discount
- 2.5%
- Recorded transfers
- 47
130 West 86th Street is a handsome Italian Renaissance palazzo-style apartment house from 1926, set on a quiet residential block between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues — one of the most convenient pockets of the Upper West Side, almost exactly equidistant between Central Park and Riverside Park. It is the kind of solid, well-built prewar co-op that anchors a family-oriented neighborhood: substantial, mid-rise, full of light, and steps from everything that makes this part of the West Side work.
The building's calling card is its lobby — a coffered-ceiling, marble-lined space that brings a real sense of style and arrival to an otherwise unassuming midblock building. Above it rise fifteen floors of well-proportioned apartments, planned in the era's characteristic two-bedroom layouts, three to a floor, that produce sensible, livable homes rather than oversized trophies.
For buyers, the appeal is practical and durable: a true prewar co-op with a doorman, a children's playroom, and notably flexible policies, on a block that puts the 86th Street crosstown, the B and C trains at Central Park West, the 1 train at Broadway, and both parks all within a few minutes' walk.
Architecture and unit composition
Built in 1926 in the Italian Renaissance idiom popular for the era's better apartment houses, 130 West 86th Street presents a dignified masonry face to the street and reserves its real flourish for the interior: the marble-lined lobby with its coffered ceiling, kept to a high standard. The building rises fifteen stories and holds 46 residences.
The original plan favored two-bedroom apartments — typically three per floor — giving the building a coherent, family-friendly unit mix and the generous closets, real ceiling heights, and solid prewar construction that define homes of this vintage. Many apartments have been renovated over the building's decades as a co-op while retaining their prewar bones, and washer/dryers are permitted, a meaningful convenience in a 1920s building.
Building operations
130 West 86th Street is a well-run prewar cooperative with attended service and a strong roster of amenities for its size. A doorman covers daytime and evening hours and a live-in resident manager handles the building day to day. Residents enjoy a children's playroom — a genuine draw for families — along with a central laundry, a bike room, and private storage. Pets are welcome.
On policy, the co-op is among the more flexible prewar buildings on the West Side. Financing is permitted up to 75 percent of the purchase price, pied-à-terre purchases are allowed, and subletting is permitted subject to board approval. The building carries a flip tax on sale. These owner-friendly terms — particularly the high financing allowance, the pied-à-terre policy, and the playroom — broaden the buyer pool well beyond what stricter prewar boards attract.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $12,390/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $22
Facade safety — Local Law 11
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into for you.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | 4C | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 815 sf | $1,433,000 | $1,758/sf | -2.8% |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 7C | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,200,000 | -9.4% | |
| Jan 19, 2022 | 3B | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,261,500 | -6.6% | |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 14C | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,375,000 | $1,375/sf | +2.2% |
| Dec 28, 2021 | 14A | 2 BR · 3 BA · 1,500 sf | $2,195,000 | $1,463/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 1, 2021 | 16A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,137,500 | -12.2% | |
| Aug 30, 2021 | 10C | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,112,500 | $1,113/sf | -7.2% |
| Jul 22, 2021 | 5A | 3 BR · 3 BA | $1,725,000 | -1.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,834/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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2022 | 3C | $1,190,000 |
| May 31, 2017 | 10B | $1,255,000 |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 1B | $755,000 |
| Jan 21, 2015 | 5C | $1,140,000 |
| Nov 13, 2014 | 1A | $1,320,000 |
| Aug 7, 2013 | 3B | $899,000 |
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 1-01216-0044) 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
This is a prewar cooperative, so a board package and interview are part of the process — but the terms here are friendly: 75 percent financing, pied-à-terres allowed, and a pet-friendly policy all widen who can buy. Budget for the flip tax at closing and for maintenance that funds the doorman, resident manager, and the upkeep of a 1926 building.
What you are buying is a sensible, well-located prewar home with real family amenities — a playroom, a doorman, deep closets — on a quiet block within easy reach of both parks and three subway lines. We help buyers read the financials, weigh maintenance against comparable co-ops, and identify the lines and floors that offer the best light and value.
What to know if you’re selling
The selling case is location, layout, and flexibility. A prewar co-op with a marble lobby, a doorman, a children's playroom, pet- and pied-à-terre-friendly policies, and 75 percent financing — between Central Park and Riverside Park, on top of the crosstown bus and near three subway lines — appeals to a broad pool, especially families.
Price against the Upper West Side prewar cohort between the parks, adjusting for floor, exposure, and condition. A renovated, light-filled two-bedroom will lead; a dated one leaves value that staging and targeted pre-sale work can recover. We position each listing to the right comparables and manage the board package to a smooth close.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 130 West 86th Street, also evaluate these nearby Upper West Side prewar co-ops:
- 145 West 86th Street — prewar West 86th Street cooperative
- 18 West 87th Street — prewar West 80s cooperative
- 200 West 88th Street — prewar West 80s cooperative
- 145 West 79th Street — prewar Upper West Side cooperative
- 127 West 79th Street — prewar Upper West Side cooperative
The Roebling Team at 130 West 86th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper West Side, the blocks between Central Park and Riverside Park, and the broader prewar cooperative market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating a building like 130 West 86th Street deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture, the board policies, the amenity package, and where the pricing sits against the surrounding prewar stock.
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