- Year built
- 1927
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 89
- Floors
- 17
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Confirm with the managing agent — reports vary
- Subletting
- Permitted subject to board approval and the co-op's sublet terms — confirm at offer stage
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $518K
- Recent range
- $280K – $965K
- Listing discount
- 1.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 120
230 West End Avenue is a 1927 prewar cooperative by Rosario Candela — the architect most associated with Manhattan's finest prewar apartment houses — on West End Avenue between West 70th and West 71st Streets, in the southern Upper West Side near Lincoln Center and Riverside Park. Converted to a cooperative in 1980, it is a seventeen-story, full-service prewar building of the kind that anchors the West End Avenue streetwall: substantial 1920s apartments, a Candela pedigree, and the layouts and staffing that make prewar co-ops perennially desirable.
Candela's name carries weight for a reason: his buildings are known for gracious, well-proportioned layouts, and a Candela address is a genuine selling point on the Upper West Side. The building presents a prewar masonry face with Romanesque-inflected detailing, and it sits on a well-located West End Avenue block a short walk from Riverside Park, Lincoln Center, and the 72nd Street subway hub.
For buyers, the appeal is a full-service Candela prewar co-op in the southern Upper West Side — prewar scale, service, and a Candela pedigree at cooperative pricing, in a location that puts both Riverside Park and Lincoln Center within easy reach.
Architecture and unit composition
The residences span seventeen stories in the gracious proportions for which Candela is known — entry foyers, separate dining rooms, and the well-considered room flow that distinguishes his work. Renovation condition varies apartment-to-apartment and is a primary driver of value; high-floor lines carry the strongest light and open exposures. The building's amenity set includes a garden or courtyard and a lending library, quiet touches characteristic of a well-run prewar co-op.
Candela's masonry envelope defines the building's presentation on the West End Avenue streetwall. Renovated and high-floor units command the building's premiums; original-condition and lower lines price below them.
Building operations
230 West End Avenue operates as a full-service prewar cooperative with a 24-hour doorman, a live-in superintendent, a central laundry, bicycle and private storage, a garden/courtyard, and a lending library. It does not carry a gym, pool, or garage; its value is concentrated in the Candela pedigree, prewar scale, full service, and its southern-UWS location. As a co-op, the building is governed by a board that reviews purchasers and sets house rules and financial requirements.
Buyers should expect a standard prewar UWS co-op board package and interview, and should confirm the building's specific financing limit (the maximum percentage of purchase price that may be financed), any flip tax or transfer fee, the pet policy, and the precise sublet and pied-à-terre terms with the managing agent at offer stage — these are board-set policies that vary and that we confirm on every transaction.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $9,002/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $79,149/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $7 – $58
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
As a cooperative, 230 West End Avenue is best evaluated on price per room rather than price per square foot — the metric the co-op market uses, since co-op apartments are sold as shares and are conventionally measured in rooms. Pricing turns on floor, exposure, renovation condition, and room count, with the Candela pedigree supporting values across the building. Renovated high-floor lines sit at the top of the building's range; original-condition and lower lines anchor the bottom. Buyers and sellers should anchor to the building's own recorded co-op transfers and to closely matched prewar West End Avenue co-op comparables of the same room count, then adjust for condition and exposure.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2025 | 5B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $490,000 | -1.8% | |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 4G | 1 BR · 1 BA | $545,000 | +0.0% | |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 12D | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,100 sf | $965,000 | $877/sf | +0.0% |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 11EE | 1 BR · 1 BA | $599,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jul 6, 2023 | 4D | 2 BR · 1 BA | $780,000 | -1.3% | |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 3B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 650 sf | $420,000 | $646/sf | -6.5% |
| Mar 13, 2023 | 15A | 1 BA | $280,000 | -19.8% | |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $380,000 | -18.3% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $831/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 1.8% 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.
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 1-01162-0001) 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
This is a Candela prewar co-op. A Rosario Candela pedigree, full service, and prewar scale on a well-located West End Avenue block near both Riverside Park and Lincoln Center.
Plan for the board process. Co-op purchase means a board package, a financial review, and an interview. Build the timeline and documentation expectations into your plan from the start.
Confirm the financial policy and house rules at offer stage. The maximum financing percentage, any flip tax or transfer fee, the pet policy, and the sublet and pied-à-terre terms are board-set and should be confirmed with the managing agent before you commit — we do this on every co-op transaction. Reports on the pet policy vary, so confirm it directly.
Match the comparable to the room count. Price your target against same-room-count prewar West End Avenue co-op sales, adjusting for floor, exposure, and condition.
Mansion tax may apply. At this building's price points the $1M mansion-tax threshold can apply. Run pricing through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the Candela pedigree. A Candela address, full service, and prewar layouts are the building's strongest selling points.
Present a board-ready buyer. The right buyer for a prewar co-op is one who will clear the board cleanly; marketing and buyer qualification should account for that from the first showing.
Price on rooms and condition. Room count, floor, exposure, and renovation level are the value drivers. Price to the relevant in-building and same-room-count comparables.
Set timeline expectations. Co-op closings run longer than condo closings because of the board process; plan for it.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 230 West End Avenue, also evaluate:
- 246 West End Avenue — prewar West End Avenue co-op nearby
- 300 West End Avenue — full-service prewar West End Avenue building
- 302 West 86th Street — prewar Upper West Side co-op comp
- 194 Riverside Drive — prewar park-area co-op nearby
- 101 Central Park West — prewar Central Park West co-op; scale comp
The Roebling Team at 230 West End Avenue
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper West Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. We publish this profile because prewar co-op buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, operational reality, board mechanics, and pricing at the apartment level — not generic market commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 230 West End Avenue, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point. We'll bring the full context this page provides plus the transactional specifics your situation requires — board-package strategy, financial structuring, due diligence priorities, comparable analysis at the apartment level, and the pacing strategy that fits your timeline.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across West End Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to West End Avenue.
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