206 West 85th Street
206 West 85th Street, between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway · Upper West Side
BBL 1012320037 · BIN 1033116
- Year built
- 1910
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Bicycle storage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditions
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted with conditions
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Requires confirmation
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median, 2023–2026
- $1.4M
- 3 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $1.1M – $1.9M
- Listing discount
- 0.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 57
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206 West 85th Street is one of seven brownstones operated as a single cooperative. The association spans 202–214 West 85th Street, giving a row of individually entered buildings a shared ownership and operating structure. At 206, apartments occupy full floors, with layouts that extend from the street-facing rooms through to the rear of the building.
The individual buildings remain five stories high and are reached by stairs. The cooperative conversion dates to the 1980s.
Architecture and unit composition
The row preserves the scale and separate entrances of early-twentieth-century brownstones. At 206, full-floor apartments have accommodated multiple bedrooms and broad living and dining areas. Architectural details include columns and high ceilings in some interiors, with apartment renovations varying across a long resale history.
Other buildings in the association have different apartment divisions, including front and rear homes. Some upper apartments carry exclusive rights to portions of the roof. Roof rights can cover undeveloped space as well as finished outdoor areas; having the right doesn't mean a deck has actually been built or approved.
Building operations
One cooperative supports seven separate building envelopes. Roofs, entrance doors and individual stair halls therefore remain distinct maintenance locations within a common operating budget. Bicycle storage provides a shared facility outside the apartments.
In-home washers and dryers are present in some apartments. Mechanical and interior renovations vary between residences, so apartment-level equipment servicing can differ within the same cooperative.
Policy framework
Financing: Up to 80%, with a minimum 20% down payment — confirm with the managing agent.
Pets: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of July 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
4 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $525 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $125 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sublet Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount Equal to 2 months maintenance | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $525 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report FeePer applicant | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $125 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Financing and purchase requirements
- Guarantors
- Permitted with conditionsHandled case by case. Guarantors are required to submit a copy of the application.Source: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Co-purchasing
- Permitted with conditionsHandled case by caseSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Parent buying for an employed child
- Permitted with conditionsHandled case by case. Parents and child must complete copy of the application for approval, and all be listed on the stock and lease as shareholdersSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Parent buying for a student child
- Permitted with conditionsHandled case by case. Parents and child must complete copy of the application for approval, and all be listed on the stock and lease as shareholdersSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Purchase or lease by a corporation
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
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
- Permitted with conditionsMust live in apartment for 3-4 years prior to submitting application to sublet apartment for one year. Requests before this time period may be submitted to Board but cannot be honored without Board approval.Source: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Permitted with conditionsHandled case by caseSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- Short-term rentals
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not statedWith Board approvalSource: building management's published schedule, as of July 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Requires confirmationSources differ. Confirm with building management.
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $389 per room a monthMedian of 4 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
- Elevator
- NoSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Bike storageSource: 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 | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | 5 | 4 BR · 2 BA · 1,500 sf | $1,875,000 | $1,250/sf | +7.1% |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 2W | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,350,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 4W | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,495,000 | +0.0% | |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 5W | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,100,000 | -11.6% | |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 2W | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,350,000 | -9.7% | |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 5 | 4 BR · 2 BA · 1,500 sf | $1,612,500 | $1,075/sf | -10.4% |
| Aug 1, 2023 | 5W | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,310,000 | +9.2% | |
| Oct 12, 2022 | 2W | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,040,000 | -5.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,250/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.6% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2003 | 1 | $1,150,000 |
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 1-01232-0037). 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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At the recent median sale of $1.42M (4 transfers in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $28,109 to close, or 2.0% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $14,225
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $13,884
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
Private roof rights need a defined construction and access path. For a home conveying an unfinished roof allocation, the purchase should separate the existing right from permission to install decking, railings or new stairs. The cooperative's consent, structural capacity and roof-maintenance access determine how that space can be used.
Comparable buildings
- 514 West End Avenue — A nearby prewar cooperative of comparable association scale housed in a much taller building.
- The Crestmont — A West End Avenue cooperative for buyers weighing conventional apartment-house operations against a brownstone row.
- The Alameda — A larger prewar cooperative nearby, useful for comparing apartment plans and building services.
- The Clinton — A cooperative on the same street with a smaller association in a taller structure.
- 505 West End Avenue — A prewar cooperative with larger-building operations and a similar Upper West Side location.
More Upper West Side buildings
- 205 West 76th Street (The Harrison) — 2008 condominium by Robert A.M. Stern Architects
- Astor Court, 205 West 89th Street — 1915 co-op by Charles A. Platt
- 206 West 77th Street (Two Ten West 77) — 2017 condominium by Thomas Juul-Hansen
- 207 West 79th Street — 2017 condominium by Morris Adjmi Architects
- 210 West 78th Street — 1926 co-op
- 211 West 107th Street — 1920 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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