151 West 86th Street
151 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024
Upper West Side
BBL 1012170011 · BIN 1032190
- Year built
- 1913
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median
- $2.6M
- Recent range
- $1.9M – $3.5M
- Listing discount
- 3.6%
- Recorded transfers
- 32
151 West 86th Street is one of the substantial early-pre-war apartment houses that gave the Upper West Side its character before the white-brick era — a 1913 building of the kind designed to lure prosperous families out of townhouses and into apartments scaled like townhouses. The proof is in the unit mix: this is a building of large three- and four-bedroom homes, not a tower of compact units, and that is precisely why it has held value across more than a century.
Designed by Rouse & Goldstone — a firm whose name recurs across the better pre-war cooperatives on both sides of the park — the building reads as a confident turn-of-the-century apartment house: beige brick above a masonry base, with decorative balconies, bandcourses, and carved window surrounds that signal its 1913 ambitions. Inside, apartments were built on a grand scale, with the high ceilings, deco molding, and herringbone floors that buyers prize in pre-war stock.
The block itself is a strong part of the case. Sitting between Columbus and Amsterdam at 86th Street, the building is within a short walk of both Central Park and Riverside Park, on a cross-town corridor with the 86th Street subway, the neighborhood's deepest concentration of dining and shopping, and several of the city's most sought-after public and private schools.
Architecture and unit composition
The building's pre-war pedigree is its architectural argument. Rouse & Goldstone gave it a dignified street presence — a beige-brick elevation enlivened by decorative balconies and bandcourses, with a masonry base and ornamented window surrounds — and reserved the real generosity for the floor plans. The apartments here were designed for full-time family living at scale: gracious entry foyers, separated public and private rooms, high ceilings, deco molding, and herringbone hardwood floors.
With twenty-seven residences across twelve stories, layouts run mainly to three- and four-bedroom homes, several large enough to recall the townhouse living the building was built to replace. As with most century-old cooperatives, condition varies apartment to apartment — some preserved, many renovated — but the bones are consistent: deep, well-proportioned rooms that adapt easily to contemporary family use.
Building operations
151 West 86th runs as a well-staffed pre-war cooperative scaled to its size. A part-time doorman covers the lobby for most of the day, with a live-in superintendent and handyman maintaining the building, so service is attentive without the carrying cost of a 24-hour staff. The shared amenities are practical and genuinely used: a planted rooftop garden with neighborhood and park-adjacent outlooks, a central laundry room, a bike room, and private storage.
On house rules, the building is accommodating: pets are permitted, and financing of up to 65% of the purchase price is allowed — a higher cap than many pre-war cooperatives, which broadens the buyer pool meaningfully. That combination of large pre-war apartments, a useful amenity set, and flexible financing is the building's competitive position on a corridor with no shortage of pre-war stock.
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 →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2024 | 6WC | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,900 sf | $2,555,000 | $1,345/sf | -3.6% |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 6C | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,900 sf | $2,555,000 | $1,345/sf | -3.6% |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 3D | 4 BR · 4 BA · 3,000 sf | $3,050,000 | $1,017/sf | -17.5% |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 7D | 5 BR · 3 BA · 3,000 sf | $3,475,000 | $1,158/sf | -8.3% |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 8D | 4 BR · 3 BA | $3,450,001 | +0.7% | |
| Nov 10, 2022 | 1CW | 3 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,150,000 | -3.8% | |
| Jul 21, 2022 | 11C | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,650,000 | -1.7% | |
| Apr 18, 2022 | 4C | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,350,000 | -5.8% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $1,139/sf across 4 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 3.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2003 | 4B | $925,000 |
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 1-01217-0011) 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 cooperative, so expect a board package and interview. The standout feature for buyers is the 65% financing allowance — more generous than the 50% (or all-cash) requirements common at pre-war cooperatives nearby — which makes a large pre-war apartment here reachable for a wider set of buyers. Pets are permitted, another point of flexibility.
Beyond the rules, the value is the real estate: genuinely large three- and four-bedroom layouts on a prime cross-town block within walking distance of two parks and the 86th Street subway, at price points that typically undercut comparable square footage on Central Park West or West End Avenue. Read the financials and the reserve position as you would at any century-old building, and assess the specific apartment's condition closely. We help buyers underwrite the building and the home before they commit.
What to know if you’re selling
The selling story is space and location. Large pre-war family apartments are a scarce and durable commodity on the Upper West Side, and a home here offers exactly that — a three- or four-bedroom layout with pre-war proportions, between two parks, steps from the 86th Street corridor and top schools. The 65% financing allowance widens the buyer pool, which is a tangible advantage at the negotiating table.
To position well, lean into the building's pre-war scale and the family-buyer appeal of the block and schools, and benchmark against comparable large-format pre-war cooperatives in the West 80s rather than against compact post-war inventory. Condition and staging matter: buyers paying for square footage want to see how the rooms live, and a well-presented large apartment in this building competes directly with anything in its size class on the corridor.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 151 West 86th Street, also evaluate these nearby Upper West Side cooperatives:
- 145 West 86th Street — pre-war cooperative on the same block
- 161 West 86th Street — pre-war cooperative steps west
- 130 West 86th Street — large-format pre-war cooperative
- 302 West 86th Street — pre-war cooperative toward Riverside
- 257 West 86th Street — full-service pre-war cooperative nearby
The neighborhood
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