150 West 95th Street

The exterior is classic mid-1920s West Side: a limestone-faced masonry block, nine stories, scaled to its residential side street rather than to an avenue. Inside, the apartments deliver the pre-war fundamentals — high ceilings, oversized windows that pull in light, hardwood floors, and the well-proportioned layouts that make these homes so durable in resale. The restored lobby, with its original stained glass, signals a building that has invested in its common spaces rather than stripping them.

The 38 residences span the range typical of a building of this era and size, from efficient one-bedrooms to larger family layouts, many with the dining alcoves and defined entry foyers of the period. Light and outlook improve with floor.

This is a streamlined pre-war co-op rather than a full-service tower. The building offers an elevator, a central laundry room, basement storage, and an intercom system, with a live-in superintendent handling day-to-day operations. Review current maintenance, the budget, audited statements, debt and assessments before comparing carrying costs; staffing alone does not establish low maintenance. The cooperative welcomes pets and permits pied-à-terre ownership, and washer/dryers are permitted in residences — a meaningful flexibility for a building of this vintage.

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.

Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2020): a median $1,091/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2024. Median listing discount 0.0% from the last ask.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01225-0052). 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.

Expect a standard co-op board package and interview. The building's appeal to buyers is the combination of pre-war quality and operating flexibility: pets are welcome, pieds-à-terre are permitted, and washer/dryers are allowed — three things that materially widen the buyer pool and are not guaranteed at older co-ops. Underwrite the apartment on ceiling height, light, layout, and renovation scope, and compare current maintenance, assessments and financing costs with specific alternatives. The mid-block location keeps the building quiet while leaving Central Park, Broadway's restaurants and groceries, and the 1/2/3 trains at 96th Street all within a short walk.

Lead with what differentiates the building: a restored stained-glass lobby and a co-op that says yes to pets, pieds-à-terre, and in-unit laundry. Those policies expand the buyer pool well beyond what a stricter pre-war co-op can reach. Stage to the apartment's pre-war strengths — ceiling height, window light, hardwood floors — and benchmark against other limestone-clad 1920s co-ops in the 90s rather than against newer, smaller-unit buildings. Provide current financial statements and maintenance details so buyers can assess the building’s finances.

If you're considering 150 West 95th Street, these nearby Upper West Side buildings offer a comparison set; verify their tenure and construction era:

• 175 West 93rd Street — pre-war co-op a couple of blocks south
• 250 West 94th Street — The Stanton, a pre-war co-op nearby
• 275 West 96th Street — building on a major cross street; verify tenure and construction era
• 12 West 96th Street — Central Park-adjacent pre-war co-op
• 50 West 96th Street — pre-war cooperative nearby