210 Riverside Drive
210 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10025
Upper West Side
BBL 1012520034 · BIN 1034130
- Year built
- 1910
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.5M
- Recent range
- $725K – $2.2M
- Listing discount
- 2.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 89
210 Riverside Drive — built in 1910 as the Stratford Avon — is one of the great early pre-war cooperatives directly on the park. Designed by Schwartz & Gross, the prolific firm behind much of the Upper West Side's best apartment stock, it stands at the corner of West 93rd Street facing Riverside Park and the Hudson beyond. The building is a period piece in the best sense: a Renaissance Revival façade with a smooth limestone base and elaborate plasterwork above, and a marble lobby with coffered ceilings and original Tiffany-style stained glass that has made it a recognizable New York interior — it stood in as the lobby of Tom Hanks's character's building in the 1998 film You've Got Mail.
The draw is the combination of park-front position, early-pre-war craftsmanship, and an unusually buyer-friendly ownership structure. Where many prestige co-ops cap financing aggressively and levy flip taxes, 210 Riverside Drive does neither in the way most do — and that makes it one of the more accessible ways to own a park-facing pre-war home on the Upper West Side.
Architecture and unit composition
Schwartz & Gross gave the building a confident Renaissance Revival composition: a limestone base, a symmetrical brick shaft, and a richly modeled crown of decorative plasterwork. The lobby is the building's set piece — coffered ceilings, marble, and original Tiffany-style stained glass, with a carefully restored manned front elevator whose 1910 cab and wrought-iron doors remain in service, a genuine rarity.
Rising 12 stories with roughly 88 apartments, the building holds the layouts of its era: gracious early-pre-war homes with good light and, on the western exposures, direct views over Riverside Park and the Hudson. The conversion to cooperative ownership came in 1987. The building's position within the Riverside–West End Historic District protects both its façade and the park-front blocks around it.
Building operations
210 Riverside Drive is run as a full-service cooperative, staffed by a doorman (on a daytime-into-late-evening schedule), an elevator operator for the original manned cab, and a live-in superintendent, with central laundry, a bike room, and private storage on premises. The ownership terms are notably buyer-friendly: there is no flip tax, and the building permits financing up to 75% of the purchase price — both unusual at a park-front pre-war co-op. The building is pet-friendly. Purchases clear through a full board application and interview, with primary residence the norm.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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 →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- Transfer Fee $850 (seller)
- Sublet policy
- Allowed; sublet fee 15% maintenance (yr1), 20% (yr2)
- Notable fees
- Move-in/out fee $500 each; NYS tax stamps $.05/share
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2025 | 10F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 910 sf | $875,000 | $962/sf | -2.8% |
| Aug 13, 2025 | 12F | 1 BR · 1 BA | $1,200,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 4G | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,235,000 | -6.7% | |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 2E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 1,000 sf | $999,000 | $999/sf | +0.0% |
| Sep 4, 2024 | 8B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,605,000 | +0.6% | |
| Sep 4, 2024 | 7C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $999,900 | -13.1% | |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 2B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,200,000 | +0.0% | |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 6B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,550,000 | -2.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $966/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 1.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2006 | 9C | $235,000 |
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 1-01252-0034) 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
The terms are the advantage. No flip tax and up to 75% financing make this one of the more accessible park-front pre-war co-ops — a meaningful edge for leveraged buyers and for anyone watching their cost basis. Pay for the view, knowingly. The west-facing park-and-river homes command a real premium; decide early whether the exposure is worth it for your budget. The building is pet-friendly. Expect a full board package and interview — even a buyer-friendly pre-war co-op runs a proper board process. The reward is a genuine 1910 Schwartz & Gross home, on the park, in one of the most photogenic buildings on the Drive.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the lobby, the architect, and the park. The Tiffany-glass lobby, the Schwartz & Gross pedigree, the original manned elevator, and the Riverside Park frontage are a story that markets itself — foreground all of it. Make the terms a headline. No flip tax and 75% financing are concrete buyer advantages that widen demand; surface them in the marketing, not the fine print. Price to the Riverside Drive pre-war set, with the west-facing premium baked in for park-and-river homes. Prepare buyers for the board; we vet buyers for board-readiness before an accepted offer so a deal proceeds cleanly.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 210 Riverside Drive, also evaluate nearby Riverside Drive and West End Avenue cooperatives:
- 222 Riverside Drive — pre-war cooperative on the Drive nearby
- 285 Riverside Drive — park-front pre-war co-op
- 300 Riverside Drive — Riverside Drive cooperative to the north
- 180 Riverside Drive — full-service pre-war co-op to the south
- 110 Riverside Drive — pre-war cooperative on the Drive
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Riverside Drive — read The Roebling Team Guide to Riverside Drive.
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