137 Riverside Drive (The Clarendon)
137 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024
Upper West Side
BBL 1012470057 · BIN 1033929
- Year built
- 1906
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 61
- Floors
- 12
- Managing agent
- Orsid New York
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2026). Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.8M
- Recent range
- $1.5M – $6.5M
- Listing discount
- 1.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 45
The Clarendon is the Riverside Drive building where William Randolph Hearst lived — initially leasing the top three floors around 1907 and later expanding to the top five floors. The 1906 Charles E. Birge Beaux-Arts cooperative is one of the most architecturally distinguished early-prewar Riverside Drive buildings and carries the densest celebrity-history overlay on the corridor's West 80s blocks.
Above all, this is the William Randolph Hearst residency — the press magnate's expansion from three to five floors makes The Clarendon a consequential address in American media history. It houses that history within the Charles E. Birge Beaux-Arts composition — red and black brick laid in Flemish bond with limestone and terra cotta trim, a four-story limestone base, and a step-up lobby beneath a lavish bronze and glass marquee. The building's commercial-history overlay deepens with the Frank Shattuck residency, Shattuck having headed the Schrafft's restaurant chain.
Published architectural histories cover the building's history in unusual detail.
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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials 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 →Management & transfer contacts
- Sublet policy
- Allowed; tiered fee ($300 yr1, +20/25/30% monthly maintenance yrs 2-4)
- Notable fees
- Sale App $700; Transfer Agent Closing $850 ($1,100 remote)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,700,000 | -1.4% | |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 10C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,900,000 | -13.4% | |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 5E | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,499,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 2A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,825,000 | -1.4% | |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 7D | 5 BR · 3.5 BA · 4,317 sf | $6,500,000 | $1,506/sf | -6.5% |
| May 5, 2022 | 3E | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,550,000 | -3.1% | |
| Jan 23, 2020 | 5D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $800,000 | -30.4% | |
| Dec 9, 2019 | 11B | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,500,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $1,506/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 2.8% 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.
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 1-01247-0057) 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
The William Randolph Hearst residency is the building's single largest cultural-history asset. Position prominently.
The Charles E. Birge Beaux-Arts composition is real institutional context. The architect's broader work places The Clarendon in a substantial early-20th-century Riverside Drive architectural tradition.
The Riverside-West End Historic District designation provides exterior-modification protection. Plan accordingly for any visible changes.
The boutique 61-62-unit scale supports operational depth. Plan board diligence accordingly.
The building's published architectural history is unusually deep. Use it as the institutional reference.
Verify specific policy framework with managing agent at diligence stage. Public-source policy depth is thinner than peer buildings.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Plan for 6 to 10 weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
What to know if you’re selling
The Hearst cultural-history overlay supports premium positioning. Reference prominently in materials.
The Birge Beaux-Arts architectural pedigree is real institutional context.
Pricing should reference recent public records / Compass / data.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard.
Comparable buildings
- 100 Riverside Drive — Boak & Paris 1938; nearby Riverside Drive prewar peer
- 11 Riverside Drive (The Schwab House) — Bien 1950; nearby Riverside Drive peer
- 140 Riverside Drive (The Normandy) — Roth 1939 Art Moderne; immediate Riverside Drive peer at 86th-87th
- 180 Riverside Drive — Schwartz & Gross 1922; nearby Riverside Drive peer
- 173-175 Riverside Drive — Carpenter 1926; nearby Riverside Drive 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 Riverside Drive — read The Roebling Team Guide to Riverside Drive.
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