180 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers)
180 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023
- Year built
- 1961
- Type
- Condop
- Units
- 452
- Floors
- 29
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pet-friendly — verify current house rules with the managing agent
- Financing
- Up to roughly 75% (25% minimum down) — confirm current policy with the managing agent
Every recorded sale at this building, 1996–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Studio median
- $500K
- Recent range
- $430K – $2.1M
- Listing discount
- 3.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 430
180 West End Avenue is one of the western Lincoln Towers buildings — close to Riverside Park and Freedom Place, and among the complex's better-positioned river-outlook addresses. Lincoln Towers is the Upper West Side's great post-war value engine, built in the early 1960s by William Zeckendorf's Webb & Knapp as the residential component of Robert Moses' Lincoln Square Urban Renewal Project — the same clearance that produced Lincoln Center. The site was San Juan Hill; thousands of families were displaced, and I.M. Pei's early concept for the parcel gave way, on cost, to S.J. Kessler & Sons' standardized slabs.
What buyers have figured out is what the critics missed: the complex's private, professionally maintained open space cannot be reproduced anywhere in the Lincoln Center orbit, and the apartments behind the plain facades are large, light, and efficiently planned — many with cantilevered balconies, and this building with the daily-life advantage of central air. As Lincoln Square gentrified and the Riverside South towers rose across Freedom Place, the complex's position shifted from urban-renewal artifact to structurally underpriced full-service housing a few blocks from Lincoln Center.
The ownership history is its own New York story. For years the complex was owned by the MacArthur Foundation, which sold in 1984; on May 1, 1987 all eight buildings converted to cooperative ownership, insiders bought at a deep discount to market, and the wave of profitable insider flips drew press attention. Note the correction for buyers and their attorneys: despite the occasional "condominium" label in aggregator data, apartments here trade as co-op shares — the condominium is only the legal wrapper around the cooperative corporation. And this building should not be confused with "The Westmore," which is a different building at 333 West 57th Street.
Architecture and unit composition
The building rises 29 floors in tan brick with aluminum-sash windows and cantilevered balconies on many lines, set on the complex's landscaped superblock. The roughly 452 apartments run from studios through five-bedroom layouts, with dining alcoves, big windows, and generous closets. Western and upper-floor lines carry Hudson River and Riverside Park outlooks; the building's central air conditioning — not universal across the complex's eight addresses — is a real advantage, and maintenance that bundles utilities improves the effective carry comparison.
Building operations
Full-service: 24-hour doorman, a live-in resident manager, a gym/fitness room, a children's playroom, a central laundry (with some in-unit washer-dryers), an underground full-service parking garage, resident storage, and private security, plus access to the Lincoln Towers Community Association's shared private grounds. There is no pool and no roof sundeck. Financing runs to roughly 75% and subletting is permitted with board approval, commonly after a two-year residency — more flexible than classic pre-war West End Avenue co-ops. Confirm current inclusions, sublet terms, and any fees with the managing agent during diligence.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $47,590/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $9
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The facade passed its last inspection with no required repairs — nothing to budget for here, and no facade assessment on the horizon for roughly five years.
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 10, 2026 | 9P | 1 BA | $480,000 | -3.8% | |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 24M | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,450,000 | -3.3% | |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 23G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 800 sf | $540,000 | $675/sf | -18.2% |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 7G | 1 BR · 1 BA | $709,000 | +11.7% | |
| May 29, 2026 | 17K | 1 BA · 550 sf | $425,000 | $773/sf | -2.3% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 28S | 1 BR · 1 BA | $725,000 | -6.5% | |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 3C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,435,000 | -4.0% | |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 5H | 1 BR · 1 BA · 900 sf | $670,000 | $744/sf | +1.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $736/sf across 3 sales. Median listing discount 2.0% 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 5, 2005 | 3H | $460,000 |
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 1-01158-7502) 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 co-op, not a condo — and not "The Westmore." You are buying co-op shares in the cooperative corporation, with board approval and a proprietary lease. Your attorney should review the by-laws and the condop wrapper (on file with us) so the structure is papered correctly.
Central air and included utilities change the carry math. Line up the true monthly against separately metered condos with the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator; this building's central HVAC and utilities-inclusive maintenance are genuine differentiators within the complex.
The campus is the amenity. Private, secured, landscaped grounds shared only with the complex's residents, near Riverside Park. Weigh acreage against amenity-floor square footage; there is no equivalent nearby at this price tier.
The board framework is moderate by co-op standards. 75% financing and a documented sublet path make this more flexible than classic West End Avenue co-ops. Run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator before offering, and verify current policy with the managing agent.
What to know if you’re selling
Sell the structural discount and the carry. Your buyer is cross-shopping Lincoln Square condos at materially higher per-foot pricing and higher taxes. The pitch is arithmetic: full service, central air, utilities-inclusive maintenance, private acreage, and Lincoln Center proximity at the lowest carry in the district.
Differentiate within the complex. This building's specifics — western river-outlook position, central HVAC, cantilevered balconies — are the points that separate 180 from its siblings in a listing.
Lead with light and line. River-outlook and open lines command the premium. Same-line history matters more than building averages, and we maintain it in the Research Library.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 180 West End Avenue, also evaluate:
- 185 West End Avenue and 205 West End Avenue — the adjacent northern Lincoln Towers siblings; the closest like-for-like alternatives
- 170 West End Avenue, 165 West End Avenue, and 150 West End Avenue — sibling Lincoln Towers co-ops; same conversion, same campus, differing layouts and HVAC
- 140 West End Avenue and 160 West End Avenue — the southern siblings, the largest buildings with central HVAC
- 165 West 66th Street — full-service Lincoln Square co-op nearby; the non-campus alternative
- 220 Riverside Boulevard and 200 Riverside Boulevard — the condo alternative immediately west, at a higher price point and carry
The Roebling Team at 180 West End Avenue (Lincoln Towers)
The Roebling Team at Compass works Lincoln Square and the broader Upper West Side as a core practice area. We publish this building profile because Lincoln Towers buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — conversion structure, the co-op-versus-condo correction, board policy, and within-complex comparables — not generic neighborhood commentary.
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The neighborhood
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