Condop · 1963

140 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers)

140 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023

Buildings·West End Avenue·Condop

140 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers)

140 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023

Lincoln Square, Upper West Side

BBL 1011587504 · BIN 1070711

ArchitectS.J. Kessler & Sons

DeveloperWebb & Knapp

ManagementAKAM

CorridorWest End Avenue

At a glance

Year built: 1963
Type: Condop
Units: 561
Floors: 29
Ownership structure: Condop (cooperative on a condominium-structured lot); building documents (offering plan, 1986)
Land: Owned by the building's owners; building documents (offering plan, 1986)
Landmark status: Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district; NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
Subletting by shareholders: Permitted with conditions
Dogs: Permitted with conditions
Cats: Permitted with conditions
Washer/dryer: Permitted with conditions
Maximum financing: 70% of the purchase price
Doorman: Full-time doorman

140 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers) sales history: 573 recorded transfers

The Data Room

Every recorded sale at this building, 1999–2026

Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.

1BR median, 2023–2026: $740K; 19 qualifying sales
Recent range: $420K – $3.3M
Listing discount: 3.0%
Recorded transfers: 573

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Lincoln Towers is a post-war residential complex, and 140 West End Avenue is its largest building. The complex was built in 1961–64 by William Zeckendorf's Webb & Knapp as the residential component of Robert Moses' Lincoln Square Urban Renewal Project — the same vast clearance that produced Lincoln Center and Fordham's Manhattan campus. The history is heavy and worth knowing: the site was San Juan Hill, more than 7,000 families were displaced, and the vacated tenements famously served as sets for the film version of West Side Story before demolition. I.M. Pei's early mixed-height concept for the site gave way, on economics, to S.J. Kessler & Sons' standardized slabs — architecture so utilitarian that Zeckendorf himself reportedly quipped no one would mourn the towers' passing. Freedom Place, the complex's western boundary, is named in memory of the murdered civil-rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney.

The complex offers 20 acres of private, professionally maintained open space — playgrounds, basketball court, gardens and security — alongside apartments with a range of layouts and exposures behind the plain facades. As Lincoln Square gentrified through the 1990s and the Riverside South towers rose on the old rail yards across Freedom Place (a fight in which Lincoln Towers residents were among the most prominent opponents, given threatened Hudson views), the complex remained full-service housing a few blocks from Lincoln Center; assess present value against dated, adjusted sales.

The ownership history is its own New York story. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation put the complex up for sale in October 1984 — coverage ran in The New York Times — and on May 1, 1987 all eight buildings converted to cooperative ownership under a sponsorship partnership of M.J. Raynes and Mendik Realty. Insiders bought at roughly 45 percent of market value, and the wave of profitable insider flips that followed was the subject of a New York Times feature that summer. More than half the tenants purchased at conversion; resident ownership has since climbed to the mid-90-percent range per complex records.

The legal structure matters and is frequently misunderstood. Each Lincoln Towers building is an independent condominium whose residential unit is owned by a cooperative corporation — at this address, 140 West End Avenue Owners Corp. within The 140 West End Avenue Condominium, a structure confirmed by the co-op's by-laws on file in The Roebling Research Library. In practice the building buys, sells, and governs as a co-op: shares, proprietary leases, and full board approval. Buyers' attorneys should simply understand the condop wrapper when reviewing title and financials.

Architecture and unit composition

The building rises 29 floors in beige brick across a deep through-block parcel, with the ground floor given over to professional and commercial suites in the complex's standard pattern. The 561 apartments run from studios through large combinations — the complex's stock spans studios to five-plus-bedroom combined spreads — with dining alcoves, big windows, generous closets, and, on select lines, cantilevered balconies. Upper floors carry open outlooks in every direction: Hudson River and Riverside South to the west, the Lincoln Center district and midtown to the south and east, and the complex's own treed campus below. Central heating and cooling — not universal across the complex's eight addresses — is a meaningful daily-life advantage of this building, as is maintenance that bundles gas and electric.

Building operations

Full-service at scale: 24-hour doorman and concierge, live-in resident manager, and an on-site management office — the scale of the building supports a deep staff. Residents have a fitness center, bike room, storage, central laundry, and a dry cleaner on premises; the co-op controls 52 outdoor parking spaces (the by-laws on file expressly contemplate proprietary leases that include outdoor parking), and indoor garage access runs through the complex. Governance is documented in The Roebling Research Library: the 2006 by-law amendments established staggered two-year board terms and a nine-year consecutive-service limit, and the 2018 renovation and alteration agreement on file sets out a disciplined construction protocol — scope and schedule approval, insured and licensed contractors, a $2,500 security deposit, daily fines for overruns, and a $500,000 minimum personal-liability insurance requirement for all shareholders.

Application and transaction fees

Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 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.

Purchase

14 items

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Additional Application Processing FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $200 if application has more than one (1) co-applicant	Refundable Non-refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $725	Refundable Non-refundable
Compliance FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Not stated
Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $150 per applicant/adult occupant	Refundable Non-refundable
Move-In FeePaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $350	Refundable Non-refundable
Building Administrative FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Non-refundable
Lead Paint Processing FeeConditionalPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $75 if the apartment is a one bedroom or larger	Refundable Non-refundable
Move-Out FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $350	Refundable Non-refundable
Power of Attorney Review FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $150 if applicable	Refundable Non-refundable
Recognition Agreement FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $325 if financing	Refundable Non-refundable
Stamp Tax FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $0.05/share	Refundable Non-refundable
Closing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When At closing	Amount $750	Refundable Non-refundable

Deposits

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Move In DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $1,000	Refundable Refundable
Move Out DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $1,000	Refundable Refundable

Sublet

8 items

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Move-Out FeeNon-RefunablePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $350	Refundable Not stated
Sublet FeeRecurringPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount Equal to 20% annual maintenance	Refundable Non-refundable
Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management	Paid by Subtenant	When With the application	Amount $150 per applicant	Refundable Non-refundable
Move-In FeePaid to the building	Paid by Subtenant	When With the application	Amount $350	Refundable Non-refundable

Deposits

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Move-Out DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $1,000	Refundable Refundable
Security DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount Equal to two month's maintenance	Refundable Refundable
Move-In DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Subtenant	When With the application	Amount $1,000	Refundable Refundable

Sublet renewal

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Sublet FeeRecurringPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount Equal to 20% annual maintenance collected annually	Refundable Not stated

Refinance

5 items

Management's “less refinance” schedule

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $400	Refundable Non-refundable
Building Administrative FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $250	Refundable Non-refundable

Management's “more refinance” schedule

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Non-refundable
Building Administrative FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $300	Refundable Non-refundable
Credit Report FeePer applicantPaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $150 per applicant	Refundable Non-refundable

Ownership transfer

25 items

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $775	Refundable Non-refundable
Compliance FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Not stated
Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $150 per applicant/adult occupant	Refundable Non-refundable
Move-In FeePaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $350	Refundable Non-refundable
Move-Out FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $350	Refundable Non-refundable
Power of Attorney Review FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $150 if applicable	Refundable Non-refundable
Recognition Agreement FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $325 if financing	Refundable Non-refundable
Stamp Tax FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $0.05/share	Refundable Non-refundable
Closing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When At closing	Amount $750	Refundable Non-refundable

Deposits

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Move In DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $1,000	Refundable Refundable
Move Out DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $1,000	Refundable Refundable

Transfer: trust

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Non-refundable
Compliance FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Not stated
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $500	Refundable Non-refundable

Transfer: estate

Fees and charges

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Application Processing FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $775	Refundable Non-refundable
Compliance FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $500	Refundable Not stated
Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $150 per applicant/adult occupant	Refundable Non-refundable
Move-In FeePaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $350	Refundable Non-refundable
Move-Out FeePaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $350	Refundable Non-refundable
Recognition Agreement FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When Before closing	Amount $325 if financing	Refundable Non-refundable
Power of Attorney Review FeeConditionalPaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $150 if applicable	Refundable Non-refundable
Stamp Tax FeePaid to management	Paid by Buyer	When At closing	Amount $0.05/share	Refundable Non-refundable
Closing FeePaid to management	Paid by Shareholder	When At closing	Amount $750	Refundable Non-refundable

Deposits

Item	Paid by	When	Amount	Refundable
Move In DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Buyer	When With the application	Amount $1,000	Refundable Refundable
Move Out DepositPaid to the building	Paid by Shareholder	When With the application	Amount $1,000	Refundable Refundable

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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Financing and purchase requirements

Maximum financing: 70% of the purchase price70% of the sale price at purchase; refinancing capped at 70% of fair market value as determined by the Board (lender appraisal plus recent sales in the building or Lincoln Towers). No interest-only loans. Reverse mortgages, fixed and adjustable mortgages, HELOCs and home equity loans permitted…Source: building documents (house rules, 2020)

Sublet and pied-à-terre policy

A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.

Subletting by shareholders: Permitted with conditionsBoard approval required (written request stating reason; subtenant application; Interview Committee interview). Shareholder must have occupied the apartment at least 12 months. Limit: one 1-year sublease plus one 1-year renewal within any 5-year period; renewal by written request 60 days before…Source: building documents (house rules, 2023)
Wait before a sublet: 1 yearMeasured as 12 months of the shareholder's own occupancy of the apartment, not simply ownership.Source: building documents (house rules, 2023)
Short-term rentals: Not permittedEvery sublet needs Board approval and runs a 12-month term. Guests staying while the shareholder is away need a Permission to Enter filing, limited to 30 overnight guest visits per calendar year; non-owners may not occupy without the owner present for more than 30 days a year without Board…Source: building documents (house rules, 2023)
Pied-à-terre ownership: Not verified

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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer

Dogs: Permitted with conditionsDogs registered with management and the Lincoln Towers Community Association (LTCA tag required to walk on LTCA property); walked only in designated pet areas; leash under three feet in common areas; no relieving in common areas, walkways or landscaped areas (video-monitored, immediate fine)…Source: building documents (house rules, 2020)
Cats: Permitted with conditionsGeneral pet rules (carried or leashed in common areas, noise control, management may restrict quantity or type if disruptive). Cat litter must be bagged and placed in the compactor-room bin, not the chute (rule F.4).Source: building documents (house rules, 2020)
In-unit washer/dryer: Permitted with conditionsOnly in legally combined apartments, after Management-approved alteration plans are completed. Alteration Agreement item 17: clothes washers and electric dryers only; washer discharge tied to the unused 4" kitchen or bathroom stack; automatic shutoff valves and an alarmed drip pan required.Source: building documents (house rules, 2020)

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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales

Maintenance, per room: $612 per room a monthMedian of 37 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance, per square foot: $2.23 per square foot a monthMedian of 17 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026

Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.

Building staffing and amenities

Doorman: Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Concierge: YesSource: recent listing records
Live-in superintendent: YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Elevator: YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
Amenities noted: Fitness room, garage, bike storage, storage, laundry roomSource: 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

Carbon-penalty exposure

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Moderate — under today's cap; material modeled 2030 exposure

2024–2029 annual penalty: $0 (under cap)
2030–2034 annual penalty: $290,017/yr
Per unit / month range: $0 – $43; Modeled exposure split equally across 561 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.

Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed September 2026.

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Facade safety — Local Law 11

Local Law 11 / FISP · last inspection 2025–30

Safe

What this means for you

The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.

Inspection history

2010–15

Safe

2015–20

Safe

2020–25

SWARMP

2025–30

Safe

2030–35

Due

Next window (projected)

by Feb 2033

Assessed · 2005–10 to 2025–30

$1,000 in filing penalties

payment status not in the record

The three grades, in buyer terms

SafeLatest filing: Safe — no repairs required at that inspection.

SWARMPLatest filing: repairs are due by the deadline stated in the filing.

UnsafeLatest filing: unsafe conditions requiring corrective action.

How to read this, and where it comes from

QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).

Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2025–30. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.

Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed September 2026.

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Management & transfer contacts

Managing agent

AKAM

Flip tax: Closing fee $750; building admin fees apply
Sublet policy: Fee 20% of annual maintenance; after 1st year, up to 2 yrs w/ board approval
Policies and fees: 70% financing; Recognition Agreement $325 if financing; Stamp Tax $0.05/share; A per-share “stamp” charge is usually the New York stock transfer tax, which can be rebated in full on a claim filed with the New York State Tax Department (Tax Law §280-a). Ask the managing agent whether the line is the tax or an administrative charge, and how any rebate is handled.

Transfer facts compiled by The Roebling Team · as of 2026-07. Confirm current policies and fees with the managing agent before contract.

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
Sep 27, 2026	30M	1 BR · 1 BA · 950 sf	$925,000	$974/sf	-2.6%
Jun 25, 2026	7G	2 BR · 2 BA	$1,715,000		+1.2%
Jun 16, 2026	11B	1 BR · 1 BA · 1,000 sf	$950,000	$950/sf	-4.0%
Jun 3, 2026	6D	1 BA · 622 sf	$530,000	$852/sf	-9.4%
Jun 3, 2026	19F	1 BA	$575,000		-11.5%
May 21, 2026	20H	2 BR · 2 BA	$1,685,000		-0.6%
Apr 24, 2026	16M	1 BR · 1 BA · 910 sf	$1,100,000	$1,209/sf	+0.0%
Feb 18, 2026	18N	2 BR · 2 BA	$1,550,000		+6.9%

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,016/sf (floor-adjusted) across 4 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 2.0% 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.

19B+104%

$439,000 2003 → $895,000 2019

11E+101%

$229,000 2003 → $435,000 2008 → $460,000 2015

25S · 550 sf+97%

$300,000 ($545/sf) 2009 → $590,000 ($1,073/sf) 2021

20L+97%

$399,000 2004 → $785,000 2015

24E+81%

$299,000 2005 → $360,000 2011 → $437,000 2015 → $540,000 2023

Other recent transfers

Date	Unit	Price
Nov 5, 2019	8S	$460,000
Dec 9, 2009	17N	$980,000
Jun 9, 2009	1A	$699,000
Oct 8, 2004	18V	$599,000
Oct 20, 2003	11E	$229,000
Jun 4, 2003	29R	$279,000

View all 573 recorded transfers, sortable

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 1-01158-7504). 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.

Rents · The Roebling Index

Closed rents at 140 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers), last 36 months

$1,480median rent per room per month

Size	Leases	Median / month
Studio	2	$3,900

3 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease June 2026. Based on few leases. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.

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What would buying here cost?

At the recent median sale of $868K (28 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 25, 2024), a buyer putting 30% down would pay about $11,586 to close, or 1.3% of the price.

Mansion tax: $0
No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,586

Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage at the building's 70% financing limit.

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What to know if you’re buying

The campus is the amenity. Twenty acres of private, secured, landscaped grounds — playgrounds, basketball court, gardens — shared only with the complex's residents. Buyers comparing against amenity-floor condos can weigh the shared outdoor grounds against indoor facilities, access rules and total carrying costs.

Understand the condop wrapper before contract. You are buying co-op shares in 140 West End Avenue Owners Corp., which owns the residential unit of a condominium. Day-to-day this is invisible; in diligence, your attorney should review the by-laws and condominium documents (on file with us) so the structure is priced and papered correctly.

Compare carry, not just price. Maintenance includes gas and electric, and the building has central heating and air — line up the true monthly against separately metered condos with the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator.

Know the board framework. 70 percent financing and a documented sublet path (one year in, then two years with approval, then case-by-case, at 20 percent of annual maintenance) are the stated terms. Run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator before offering, and verify current policy with the managing agent.

Renovate by the book. The 2018 alteration agreement on file is specific — approvals, insurance, deposits, and per-day fines for schedule overruns. Budget the process, not just the construction, with the Renovation Cost Calculator.

Parking is real but finite. 52 outdoor spaces at the building plus complex garages; availability and terms should be confirmed at offer stage.

What to know if you’re selling

Document the services and total carry. Show full service, central air, utilities-inclusive maintenance, private acreage and Lincoln Center proximity alongside the apartment’s current charges, tax treatment and assessments. Compare actual totals with the alternatives a buyer is considering.

Differentiate within the complex. Eight addresses read identically to casual buyers. This building's specifics — largest unit count, central HVAC, on-site dry cleaner, the 66th Street driveway — are the points that separate 140 from its siblings in a listing.

Lead with light and line. The spread inside the building tracks exposure: river-view and open-south lines command the premium; campus-facing units sell on quiet. Same-line history matters more than building averages, and we maintain it in the Research Library.

Comparable buildings

If you're considering 140 West End Avenue, also evaluate:

160 West End Avenue — sibling Lincoln Towers co-op one superblock north; the closest like-for-like alternative
150 and 170 West End Avenue — sibling buildings on the east campus; same conversion, same campus, differing layouts and HVAC
180, 185, and 205 West End Avenue — the western and northern siblings, closest to the river views and Freedom Place
165 West 66th Street — full-service Lincoln Square co-op one block east; the non-campus alternative
The Riverside South towers along Riverside Boulevard — condominium alternatives immediately west; compare actual prices and total carrying costs
One West End Avenue — the new-development condo benchmark at the avenue's southern end

More West End Avenue buildings

One West End (1 West End Avenue) — 2017 condominium by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
10 West End Avenue — 2007 condominium by SLCE Architects
11 Riverside Drive (The Schwab House) — 1950 co-op by Sylvan Bien
150 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers) — 1963 condop by S.J. Kessler & Sons
160 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers) — 1963 condop by S.J. Kessler & Sons
165 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers) — 1959 condop by S.J. Kessler & Sons

The neighborhood

For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across West End Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to West End Avenue.

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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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