150 West 55th Street
150 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
BBL 1010070054 · BIN 1023386
- Year built
- 1923
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $585K – $1.5M
- Listing discount
- 6.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 62
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150 West 55th Street is a quietly excellent prewar cooperative on one of Midtown's best residential blocks — the stretch between Sixth and Seventh Avenues that sits a short walk from Carnegie Hall, Central Park, and the Museum of Modern Art. Designed by the prolific apartment-house firm Schwartz & Gross and completed in 1923, the nine-story building holds 51 residences and has the gracious, generously proportioned layouts that define the best prewar stock of its era.
The building's appeal is the combination of location and proportion. The 55th Street corridor offers the cultural anchors of Midtown without the tower density of the avenues, and the building itself delivers the prewar substance — high beamed ceilings, large rooms, thick walls — that buyers seek and new construction cannot replicate. With Central Park's southern edge a few blocks north and the theater district and Time Warner Center close at hand, the location is among the most central in Manhattan.
As a cooperative with listed policies of up to 75% financing and pets permitted, the building suits buyers who plan to finance; confirm the current rules in the governing documents.
Architecture and unit composition
Schwartz & Gross built their reputation on dignified, well-planned apartment houses across the West Side and Midtown, and 150 West 55th is a characteristic example: a solid masonry building with classical detailing and the deep, light-conscious floor plates the firm favored. The 1923 vintage shows in the bones — generous room dimensions, real entry galleries, and the structural heft that keeps prewar buildings quiet.
The 51 residences carry the prewar hallmarks the firm was known for: roughly 9-foot-5 beamed ceilings, gracious layouts, hardwood floors, oversized windows, and preserved architectural detail. Homes here run large for Midtown, and the building's modest unit count across nine floors gives it a low-density, residential feel uncommon in the neighborhood.
Building operations
150 West 55th runs as a full-service, self-managed cooperative with a full-time doorman and a live-in superintendent. The shared infrastructure is practical and complete: central laundry, bike storage, private basement storage bins, and, unusually for Midtown, a serene landscaped residents' courtyard that gives the building a pocket of private outdoor calm.
The building permits up to 75% financing, broadening the pool of qualified purchasers, and it is pet-friendly; confirm current terms in the governing documents and application instructions. As with any cooperative, purchases clear through a board review and admissions package, and the building's house rules govern subletting and alterations.
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $659 per room a monthMedian of 3 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
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Garden, 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
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $34,871/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $57
- Modeled exposure split equally across 51 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 October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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 2020–25. 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 October 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2024 | 9E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 900 sf | $585,000 | $650/sf | -1.7% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 6DE | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,900 sf | $1,500,000 | $789/sf | -6.3% |
| May 8, 2024 | 6C | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $755,000 | -8.5% | |
| Aug 30, 2022 | 5E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $680,000 | -2.7% | |
| May 13, 2022 | 3D | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $775,000 | -6.1% | |
| Jan 6, 2022 | PHSW | 1 BR · 1 BA | $850,000 | +0.0% | |
| Sep 13, 2021 | 5F | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $855,000 | +0.6% | |
| May 27, 2021 | PHSE | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,500,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $719/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 0.7% 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 1-01007-0054). 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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What to know if you’re buying
The case for the building is prewar substance in a central, culturally anchored location, with cooperative policies that allow up to 75% financing. Buyers should evaluate each home for layout, light, and condition — the prewar plans vary, and the value lies in proportion and renovation quality. The 75% financing allowance matters for buyers who do not want to put down half the purchase price; confirm it in the current application instructions.
Because it is a cooperative, plan for a board package and admissions process, and review the building's posture on subletting and alterations. For owner-occupant buyers who want prewar quality near Central Park and Carnegie Hall without the financing constraints of a stricter co-op, the building is an unusually practical fit.
What to know if you’re selling
The marketing core is the prewar package: a Schwartz & Gross building with beamed ceilings, large rooms, and a landscaped courtyard, steps from Central Park and Carnegie Hall, with buyer-friendly 75% financing and a pet policy that widens the audience. Sellers should foreground the proportions, the architectural pedigree, and the accessible cooperative policies — all of which broaden demand.
Turnover is measured, so a well-prepared listing competes against a limited set of direct peers. Pricing should be benchmarked against the building's own activity and comparable Midtown prewar cooperatives, with condition, light, and layout driving the final number. Presenting a clean, complete board package and pricing to the building's prewar-quality strengths is the path to the smoothest transaction.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 150 West 55th Street, also evaluate these nearby Midtown buildings:
- 10 West 55th Street — new-construction rental on the same street
- 150 West 56th Street — full-service building one block north
- 146 West 57th Street — Midtown cooperative nearby
- 135 West 52nd Street — Midtown full-service building
- 17 West 54th Street — prewar Midtown peer
- 20 West 53rd Street — Midtown building to the south
More Theater District buildings
- 159 West 53rd Street (Tower 53) — 1968 condominium
- 1600 Broadway — 2005 condominium
- The Park Imperial, 230 West 56th Street — 2002 condominium by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Theater District.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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