- Year built
- 1900
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,156
- Listing discount
- 3.7%
- Recorded sales
- 12
- On record
- 2003–2026
The Saxony has a footnote in New York architectural history that no marketing copy can manufacture: completed in 1900, it was the first apartment building Emery Roth designed — the opening move of the career that would go on to shape Central Park West and the Upper West Side skyline at the San Remo, the Beresford, and beyond. To buy here is to own a piece of the prologue to the city's most consequential residential architect.
The building was conceived at the height of the Beaux-Arts apartment boom, when developers were persuading well-off New Yorkers that an apartment could be as respectable as a house. Roth answered with a red-brick-and-limestone facade ornamented to signal exactly that standing; the original Saxony apartments were laid out at nine rooms, with two baths, butler's pantries, and private halls, served by "liveried hall service night and day." That ambition still reads in the building's bones — high ceilings, deep rooms, and the proportions of an era that built apartments for permanence.
Today the cooperative joins the corner Saxony building with the boutique pre-war house at 254 West 82nd Street, a single well-run co-op of 37 homes. For a buyer who wants genuine architectural pedigree on a low-rise, human-scaled Broadway corner, there is nothing else quite like it.
Architecture and unit composition
Roth's exterior is the building's signature: a seven-story Beaux-Arts composition in red brick and white limestone, detailed with the cornices, surrounds, and ornament that announced status in 1900. The relatively low rise and the corner siting give the residences light from multiple exposures — a quality the taller buildings up Broadway can't match floor-for-floor.
Inside, the Saxony's original nine-room apartments set the template; over the building's long life many have been reconfigured, and the cooperative's joint structure with 254 West 82nd Street produces a varied mix across the 37 homes — from boutique pre-war layouts to larger, gracious spreads carrying the era's high ceilings, hardwood floors, and decorative detail. Each home is served by a large dedicated storage unit, an amenity that pre-war buyers with real furniture genuinely value.
Building operations
The Saxony runs as a well-maintained cooperative with an amenity set that punches above its size: a fitness room, a children's playroom, in-building laundry, large per-unit storage, and a bike room. Staffing is a part-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, and a full-time porter — appropriate to a 37-unit pre-war house and a meaningful step up from the no-staff brownstone alternatives on the surrounding side streets. The building is pet-friendly. Admissions follow a conventional co-op board application and interview, with the board underwriting to a sound financial standard typical of established West Side cooperatives.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | 51 | 4 BR · 3 BA | $3,500,000 | -4.1% | |
| May 28, 2025 | 21 | 4 BR · 3 BA · 2,130 sf | $2,462,000 | $1,156/sf | -13.6% |
| Jan 30, 2020 | 53 | 4 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,800,000 | +7.9% | |
| Apr 8, 2019 | 41 | 3 BR · 2 BA | $3,000,000 | -3.2% | |
| Feb 12, 2018 | 32 | 4 BR · 2,175 sf | $3,100,000 | $1,425/sf | +3.5% |
| Mar 17, 2017 | 51 | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $3,090,000 | -1.9% | |
| Nov 29, 2016 | 52 | 4 BR · 2,400 sf | $3,290,000 | $1,371/sf | -8.6% |
| Feb 2, 2015 | 71 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 2,300 sf | $3,000,000 | $1,304/sf | -7.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,156/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 3.7% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2003 | 30N | $3,950,000 |
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 1-01229-0054) 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
Buy the light and the layout, and value the provenance. Corner exposures and the larger reconfigured homes are the prizes here, and they don't come up often. Confirm which of the two joined buildings a given apartment sits in, since that affects exposure and feel. Come prepared for a standard co-op board package and interview, plan financing to a conservative standard, and budget for typical New York co-op closing costs. The amenity set — gym, playroom, real storage — is unusually deep for a 37-unit pre-war building and is part of what you're paying for.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the story and the substance. Emery Roth's first apartment building is a genuine, defensible differentiator, and the amenity package — fitness room, playroom, large storage, full-time porter — answers the practical questions families ask. Price against the building's own recent trades and the comparable West Side pre-war set, and stage to show the ceiling heights, the light, and the original detail. A clean, board-ready package keeps the deal on schedule; in a building this small, a smooth sale protects the next one's pricing too.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Saxony, these nearby Broadway-corridor and West End co-ops make a useful comparison set:
- 2025 Broadway — Broadway-corridor cooperative to the south
- 2162 Broadway — pre-war Broadway co-op nearby
- 215 West 84th Street — boutique pre-war co-op a few blocks north
- 300 West 83rd Street — full-service pre-war co-op nearby
- 320 West 83rd Street — pre-war cooperative in the same pocket
The Roebling Team at The Saxony
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper West Side — the Broadway corridor, West End Avenue, and Riverside Drive pre-war market. A building with The Saxony's architectural provenance rewards a broker who can tell its story credibly and price it correctly against a small comparable set. Whether you're buying or selling here, a focused consultation is the right first step.
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