182 West 82nd Street (The Pontiac)

The four original façades survive as the building's public face: Romanesque Revival brownstone, 1892–93, with the horizontal banding and arched openings typical of Schellenger's speculative Upper West Side work. Above the original cornice sits a contemporary two-story addition set back from the street wall, the standard LPC-acceptable solution for adding height inside a historic district — visible from a distance, largely invisible from the sidewalk directly below.

Behind the retained façades, the conversion reconfigured four buildings into eleven residences. The alteration record establishes the enlargement and unit-count change; approved plans and completion records are needed to establish which bearing walls, circulation elements and floor levels were retained or rebuilt. Review the approved floor plans and the apartment in person for width, depth, level changes and the relation of its layout to the original buildings; the assemblage alone does not establish those interior details.

The composition runs from two triplexes at the base — townhouse-scaled, with direct street entrances — through full-floor homes in the middle of the stack to two penthouses at the top. Ceiling heights and window sizes vary between the retained floors and the addition. As with any conversion of this type, the building has no representative apartment, and line-and-floor analysis matters more than a building average.

The building runs as a small full-service condominium: an attended lobby with doorman coverage supplemented by virtual concierge service, a resident superintendent, a fitness center, bicycle storage and private storage. Eleven residences is a small denominator for staffed service, and common charges per square foot should be evaluated against the operating budget rather than the amenity roster.

Two diligence items are specific to this building. First, landmark status: check façade restoration, window replacement, roof or mechanical projects for applicable LPC permits and maintenance exemptions; review the proposed scope before estimating its effect on a Local Law 11 project. Ask for the current façade filing status and the reserve position together. Second, the building is a heavily reconfigured 1892 structure. Review mechanical and structural replacement records and current condition alongside the retained enclosure; a conversion at this level of complexity merits review of the board’s capital records.

Ownership form: Condominium. Purchases close through a board right of first refusal rather than a cooperative approval — a meaningful differentiator on the Upper West Side, where most comparable family-sized inventory is cooperative.

Pied-à-terre, subletting, LLC, trust and foreign ownership: All permitted under the standard condominium framework. Minimum sublet lease terms should be confirmed with the managing agent.

Pets: Not documented in the records reviewed here. Confirm weight and breed limits in the house rules.

Flip tax: Not documented in public records.

Real estate taxes: No exemption of any kind. Underwrite full unabated taxes on the specific unit and run the True Monthly Carrying Cost analysis against the current bill.

Recent sales

Recent closings 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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $3,212/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 8.3% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01212-7502; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.

Match the record, then use the right date. The condominium is marketed as 182 West 82nd Street; the assembled tax lot is labeled 176 West 82nd Street in city data. Both identify the same property. PLUTO lists the year built as 1900; LPC dates the original buildings to 1892–93. When comparing records or valuation output, match by tax lot and use the LPC construction date.

This is a landmarked building. Check the proposed exterior scope for LPC permits, exemptions and staff approval options. Obtain project-specific timing and cost estimates rather than assuming a fixed difference from non-designated buildings.

Four buildings, one condominium. Layouts follow the geometry of the original party walls. Some plans are excellent; all of them repay walking in person.

No abatement on the roll. Pull the actual tax bill on the specific unit. There is no scheduled step-up, but the bill still changes with assessments and rates.

Condominium in a co-op neighborhood. Confirm the specific ownership, leasing and financing requirements, then compare sale evidence rather than assigning an automatic flexibility premium.

Describe the building’s configuration. Eleven condominium residences of three to five bedrooms occupy an assemblage of four historic flats buildings; compare these layouts with current competing inventory.

Name the ownership form early. Buyers coming from the co-op inventory are frequently unaware how different the approval, sublet and financing rules are here. State the current documented requirements explicitly; any price effect needs comparable-sale support.

Explain the address and date crosswalk in your materials. Identify 182 West 82nd Street and the city’s 176 West 82nd Street parcel alias together, and distinguish LPC’s 1892–93 construction history from the administrative 1900 year.

Review the available comparables. The eleven residences vary by configuration. Use relevant in-building sales and other comparable properties, adjusting for layout, floor, condition and transaction date; unit count alone does not establish the sales sample.

If you're considering 182 West 82nd Street, also evaluate:

• 150 West 82nd Street (The Marlow) — George F. Pelham's 1926 building converted by BKSK Architects; the same block, a much larger condominium, and the closest direct alternative
• 134 West 82nd Street — prewar cooperative on the same block; the co-op comparison in its purest form
• 139 West 82nd Street — Gronenberg and Leuchtag cooperative on the same street, at different scale and economics
• 200 Amsterdam Avenue — the large full-amenity new-construction condominium tower nearby; the opposite structural argument at a higher price tier
• 380 Amsterdam Avenue — Amsterdam Avenue condominium; compare its unit mix, services and actual sale evidence
• 530 Amsterdam Avenue — Upper West Side building alternative; confirm ownership structure before comparing purchase requirements
• 402 Columbus Avenue — avenue-front condominium a short walk east
• 580 Columbus Avenue — Upper West Side condominium
• 100 West 80th Street — side-street building two blocks south, different vintage and policy stack
• 2138 Broadway — Broadway-front alternative with a very different exposure profile