210 West 78th Street
210 West 78th Street, New York, NY 10024
Upper West Side
BBL 1011690037 · BIN 1030891
- Year built
- 1926
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 1998–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $754K
- Recent range
- $540K – $2.5M
- Listing discount
- -3.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 59
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 210 West 78th Street would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
210 West 78th Street is a 1926 Tudor-style cooperative on one of the most convenient blocks on the Upper West Side — between Broadway and Amsterdam, a few steps from the 79th Street and 72nd Street subway stations, the Broadway restaurant-and-market row, and the western edge of Central Park. Converted to a cooperative in 1981 and run today as 21078 Owners Corp., it is a well-maintained, owner-occupied building that pairs pre-war character with a program of recent capital improvements.
The building's appeal is grounded in practicality and upkeep. The shareholders have invested steadily in the building's systems — new elevators, a new boiler, a renovated lobby, and a modern video-intercom system — so a buyer here gets pre-war bones without the deferred-maintenance risk that older co-ops sometimes carry. The board's policies are accommodating, with generous financing and a pet-friendly stance, and the planted rear garden gives shareholders a rare bit of private outdoor space in the middle of the block.
For a buyer who wants a real pre-war home on a top Broadway-corridor block — well-run, financeable, and pet-friendly — 210 West 78th is a sensible, livable address.
Architecture and unit composition
210 West 78th is a nine-story pre-war building in a Tudor / revival idiom, its masonry facade carrying the period detailing that distinguishes the Upper West Side's 1920s stock. The interiors retain pre-war character — good ceiling heights, hardwood floors, and the gracious room proportions of the era — while the building's common areas have been modernized through the shareholders' recent capital program.
With 38 apartments across nine floors, the building offers a range of pre-war layouts from efficient homes to larger family residences. The mid-rise scale keeps the shareholder community small and the building's operation personal, and the rear garden provides a quiet amenity uncommon on the block.
Building operations
210 West 78th runs as a well-kept pre-war cooperative. A part-time doorman and a live-in superintendent handle the building, and the amenity set includes a children's playroom, a bicycle room, private storage, a central laundry room, and a planted rear garden with seating. The recent capital improvements — new elevators (2011), a new boiler (2010), a renovated lobby, and a video-intercom system (2016) — reflect a financially responsible building.
The board's policies are buyer-friendly. The cooperative permits financing of up to 75% of the purchase price, well above the pre-war norm, and the building is pet-friendly (with some breed restrictions). Prospective purchasers should expect a board package and interview, but the financing latitude makes the building reachable for a broad range of buyers.
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.
How to read this, and where it comes from
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. City record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | 9D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $967,500 | +7.6% | |
| Dec 11, 2024 | 5D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 900 sf | $540,000 | $600/sf | +3.8% |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 3B | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,550,000 | -1.0% | |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4D | 2 BR · 1 BA | $800,000 | -3.0% | |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 1B | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,435,000 | -5.5% | |
| Jul 6, 2022 | 8B | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,300,000 | -4.1% | |
| Apr 12, 2022 | PHA | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $4,750,000 | -1.0% | |
| Feb 9, 2022 | 3D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $720,000 | -1.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $713/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 1.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2003 | 8A | $1,030,000 |
| Apr 22, 1998 | 7C | $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 1-01169-0037) 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
210 West 78th is one of the more accessible pre-war cooperatives on the Broadway corridor. Financing up to 75% is permitted, lowering the cash hurdle considerably, and the building is pet-friendly (subject to breed restrictions). The recent capital improvements mean the building's major systems are modern, reducing the risk of large special assessments in the near term — a real advantage in pre-war stock. Expect a standard board package and interview; a financially sound applicant should find the process manageable. Buyers should weigh the part-time (rather than full-time) doorman against the building's lower carrying profile and strong upkeep, and evaluate the specific apartment's light and layout, which vary across the pre-war floor plate.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with upkeep and accessibility. Recent elevators, boiler, lobby, and intercom — plus 75% financing and a pet-friendly policy — reach a far broader buyer pool than a charm-only co-op and reassure buyers wary of pre-war maintenance risk. Surface the rear garden, a genuinely scarce private-outdoor amenity on the block. Benchmark to well-maintained Broadway-corridor pre-war cooperatives, and price to the building's accessible, well-run position. Stage to the pre-war buyer — highlight ceiling height, original details, and light — and present a board-ready purchaser to keep the closing clean.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 210 West 78th Street, also evaluate these nearby Upper West Side cooperatives:
- 112 West 79th Street — pre-war cooperative a block north
- 127 West 79th Street — Broadway-corridor cooperative nearby
- 164 West 79th Street — pre-war Upper West Side cooperative
- 170 West 76th Street — pre-war cooperative a few blocks south
- 215 West 84th Street — Upper West Side cooperative peer
The neighborhood
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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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