- Year built
- 1926
- Flip tax
- 2%, buyer-paid
173-175 Riverside Drive is J.E.R. Carpenter's largest Riverside Drive commission — a 1926 sixteen-story Italian Renaissance cooperative occupying the entire blockfront between West 89th and West 90th Streets. The structural identity rests on three features.
First, the Babe Ruth residency — the New York Yankees outfielder lived in the building, anchoring its sports-history institutional context. Second, the Carpenter architectural pedigree — the master of the Park Avenue 7-room plan applied his peak prewar Italian Renaissance vocabulary at full-blockfront scale. Third, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument adjacency — the building sits directly across from the monument in Riverside Park, producing one of the most distinctive park-adjacent exposures on the corridor.
The CityRealty rating of 87 is among the highest on the West 80s-90s Riverside Drive blockfronts.
Recent sales
Apartment-level closing detail should be sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers for full transactional context.
What to know if you’re buying
The Babe Ruth cultural anchor is real institutional context. Position prominently in materials.
The Carpenter architectural pedigree is real institutional credential. The architect's broader Park / Fifth Avenue body of work places 173-175 Riverside in the trophy prewar tradition.
The pied-à-terre prohibition is structurally significant. Plan primary-residence positioning at the application stage.
The 50% financing maximum is among the most restrictive on Riverside Drive. Plan accordingly.
The 2% buyer-paid flip tax is meaningful at closing. Factor into carrying-cost and net-proceeds calculations.
The book club, lecture series, and lending library are structurally distinctive cultural amenities. No peer Riverside Drive cooperative carries the same depth of cultural programming.
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument adjacency produces a structurally distinctive park-facing exposure. Verify line-specific configuration during walkthrough.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Plan for 6 to 10 weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
What to know if you’re selling
Marketing should emphasize the Babe Ruth cultural anchor, the Carpenter architectural pedigree, and the book club / lecture series / lending library cultural amenity profile. All three are real structural advantages.
The full-blockfront configuration with Soldiers and Sailors Monument adjacency supports premium park-facing positioning.
The pied-à-terre prohibition narrows the buyer pool — position the building as a primary-residence trophy cooperative.
Pricing should reference recent CityRealty / Compass / Brown Harris Stevens data.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard.
Comparable buildings
- 140 Riverside Drive (The Normandy) — Roth 1939 landmark; nearby Riverside Drive peer
- 137 Riverside Drive (The Clarendon) — Birge 1906; nearby Riverside Drive peer
- 180 Riverside Drive — Schwartz & Gross 1922; same-block Riverside Drive peer
- 100 Riverside Drive — Boak & Paris 1938; nearby Riverside Drive peer
- 14 East 90th Street — Carpenter 1928; same-architect Carnegie Hill peer
The Roebling Team at 173-175 Riverside Drive
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper East Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. If you're considering a purchase or sale at 173-175 Riverside, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: CityRealty (Carter Horsley review); Corcoran building page; Compass building page; HL Realty building reference; NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Riverside-West End Historic District Designation Report; NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.