153 West 85th Street
153 West 85th Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues · Upper West Side
BBL 1012160009 · BIN 1032144
- Year built
- 1890
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
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About the building
153 West 85th Street began as part of a row of houses designed by John G. Prague for developer D. Willis James. Brick, brownstone and ironwork formed the original architectural palette, with Queen Anne detailing and Romanesque elements. The house was built with a raised basement and front stoop. A later rooftop addition is recorded in LPC's designation report.
The converted apartments include single-level homes and an upper duplex. Private terraces occur at different heights, with a roof deck associated with the penthouse. Fireplaces and exposed brick remain in some interiors, and in-unit laundry is present in selected homes. The upper duplex extends across two levels of the house, so its internal circulation includes a stair in addition to the building approach.
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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Building staffing and amenities
- Elevator
- NoSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Roof deckSource: 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
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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 | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2025 | 4 | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,420,000 | -6.7% |
| Nov 17, 2020 | 3 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $755,000 | -5.5% |
| Oct 26, 2011 | 3 | 1 BR | $640,000 | -4.3% |
| Apr 25, 2006 | 2 | 2 BR | $875,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. Median listing discount 4.9% 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.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01216-0009). 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
Private terraces in a five-home rowhouse. The terrace and roof areas sit against the building's common envelope, so repair responsibilities can affect owners beyond the apartment with outdoor access. A small shareholder group decides how the cooperative funds that work. Alterations to the historic exterior and rooftop require attention to the district's approval process.
Comparable buildings
- 59 West 88th Street — A small prewar cooperative nearby for buyers concentrating on low-rise ownership.
- 18 West 87th Street — Another low-rise cooperative in the same historic Upper West Side area.
- 45 West 89th Street — A larger but still intimate prewar cooperative north of this address.
- 71 West 83rd Street — An older flats building with a larger apartment inventory and cooperative tenure.
More Upper West Side buildings
- 151 West 86th Street — 1913 co-op by W. K. Rouse & L. A. Goldstone
- 151 West 93rd Street, 151 West 93rd Street · Upper West Side — 1900 condominium
- 153 West 80th Street — 1895 co-op by Neville & Bagge
- 155 West 68th Street (Dorchester Towers) — 1964 condominium by S.J. Kessler & Sons
- 155 West 70th Street — 1989 condominium by SLCE Architects
- 155 West 71st Street — 1940 condominium by Jacob M. Felson
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper West Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper West Side.
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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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