171 West 79th Street, Upper West Side
171 West 79th Street, New York, NY 10024
BBL 1012100005 · BIN 1031754
- Year built
- 1923
- 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
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)
171 West 79th Street, Upper West Side sales history: 49 recorded transfers
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median, 2023
- $1.4M
- 2 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $1.1M – $2.2M
- Listing discount
- 4.6%
- Recorded transfers
- 49
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171 West 79th Street sits at the practical heart of the Upper West Side — mid-block between Amsterdam and Broadway, a few steps from the 79th Street subway, the Museum of Natural History, and the deep Broadway run of markets, cafés, and shops that make this stretch one of the most walkable in Manhattan. It is a 1923 Italian Renaissance cooperative, intimate in scale and dignified in detail, and it offers the central appeal of the neighborhood: a pre-war home with character, in a full-service building, in a location where everything you need is within a two-block radius.
The building's value proposition is well-defined. A cooperative that converted in 1984, it permits pets and pieds-à-terre; confirm its financing limit and current rules in the governing documents. Compare its prewar architecture and Broadway-corridor location alongside actual board requirements, services and carrying costs at identified avenue alternatives; no automatic cost or process advantage is established.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is a 1923 Italian Renaissance design, and the style reads in the particulars: a handsome masonry façade and an unusually intricate lobby, detailed with the craftsmanship typical of the period's better West Side houses. At 15 stories and 62 apartments, it is intimate without being tiny.
The apartment stock is classic pre-war: high beamed ceilings, arched openings in the foyers, hardwood floors, and the well-proportioned rooms that define the era. Higher-floor residences enjoy strong light and, in several cases, open and unobstructed outlooks across the surrounding low-rise streetscape. The variety across 62 homes — from efficient one-bedrooms to larger family layouts — gives the building a wide range of entry points while preserving the architectural integrity buyers come to the Upper West Side to find.
Building operations
171 West 79th Street is a full-service cooperative. A doorman attends the lobby daily from 8:00 a.m. to midnight, supported by a live-in superintendent, with central laundry and bicycle storage on site. The building is pet-friendly. The cooperative permits financing of up to 80% of the purchase price — among the more accommodating terms in its peer group — and pied-à-terre ownership is permitted, a flexibility many established West Side co-ops do not extend. Purchases proceed through a board application and personal interview in the usual cooperative manner; prospective buyers should review the building's current sublet policy and any transfer fee with the managing agent as part of the board package.
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
- Not verified
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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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
- $606 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
- Doorman (hours not stated)Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Attended lobby
- YesSource: 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
- Bike 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
- $25,594/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $34
- Modeled exposure split equally across 62 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 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | 131 | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,018,500 | -8.3% | |
| Sep 25, 2025 | 56 | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,165,000 | -3.7% | |
| Nov 29, 2023 | 123 | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,595,000 | -11.1% | |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 33 | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,130,000 | -5.4% | |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 91 | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,950,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jun 6, 2023 | 51 | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,985,587 | +1.8% | |
| Dec 19, 2022 | 132 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,500 sf | $2,275,000 | $1,517/sf | -0.9% |
| Mar 4, 2022 | 72 | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,138,325 | -2.6% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2022): a median $1,517/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 1.6% 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.
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 1-01210-0005). 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
This is one of the more flexible pre-war cooperatives on the Upper West Side, and that shapes the opportunity. Financing runs up to 80%, which broadens access for well-qualified buyers, and pied-à-terre purchases are permitted — a genuine advantage for second-home and part-time buyers who find most West Side co-ops closed to them. The building is pet-friendly, and the board reviews the standard cooperative package. Focus your search on the higher-floor homes for light and outlook, confirm the current sublet terms with management as you prepare your application, and weigh the location dividend: the subway, the park, the museum, and the full Broadway shopping run are all within a couple of blocks.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with flexibility and location. State the cited 80% financing limit, pied-à-terre permission and pet policy only after confirming current terms; these policies do not establish the size of the buyer pool or eliminate transaction objections. From there, the building's story carries weight: a 1923 Italian Renaissance house with a richly detailed lobby, a few steps from the 79th Street station, the Museum of Natural History, and Broadway's markets and restaurants. Show actual renovation quality, retained proportions and light; those attributes do not establish the fastest sale or best result.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 171 West 79th Street, these nearby Upper West Side cooperatives form a useful comparison set:
- 127 West 79th Street — pre-war cooperative on the same block
- 145 West 79th Street — full-service co-op steps away
- 600 West End Avenue — classic West End Avenue pre-war building
- 290 West End Avenue — pre-war West End Avenue cooperative
- 258 Riverside Drive — pre-war co-op facing Riverside Park
More Upper West Side buildings
- 170 West 76th Street — 1925 co-op
- 170 West 81st Street — 1926 by George F. Pelham
- 170 West 89th Street — 1910 co-op
- The Dorilton, 171 West 71st Street — 1900 co-op by Janes & Leo
- The Hopkins (172 West 79th Street) — 1930 condominium
- 174 West 89th Street — 1910 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper West Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper West Side.
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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