The Metropolitan
235 West 108th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue · Upper West Side
Manhattan Valley, Upper West Side
BBL 1018800010 · BIN 1056675
- Year built
- 1925
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Elevator, resident superintendent, central laundry, bicycle storage and private storage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted with conditions
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase price
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median, 2023–2025
- $785K
- 5 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $635K – $935K
- Listing discount
- 1.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 55
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The Metropolitan is a six-story prewar cooperative on West 108th Street, with an elevator and a residential mix centered on two-bedroom apartments. Separate dining spaces, windowed kitchens and original molding give the interiors the compartmentalized character of an older apartment house. The building converted to cooperative ownership in 1986.
Its position between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue places it on a residential side street close to Broadway's shops and transportation. The building has a resident superintendent and shared laundry. Bicycle and private storage supplement the space inside the apartments.
The six-story height is paired with a small co-op inventory: city records identify 37 residences. The apartment plans retain distinct living and sleeping rooms, and some preserve a separate dining room alongside the living room. Renovations have altered kitchen arrangements and the relationship between those public rooms.
Architecture and unit composition
Interior ceilings reach approximately ten feet in several layouts. Original moldings and built-ins survive in some apartments, along with wood floors and defined entrance halls. Windowed bathrooms and kitchens are recurring features of the two-bedroom plans.
The two-bedroom inventory includes apartments with a dining area adjacent to the living room and others with a more distinct dining room. A five-room layout offers a different allocation of space from a two-bedroom apartment with one combined living-and-dining room. Bedroom count alone does not convey how much of the floor plan is devoted to shared rooms.
Southern exposures occur in the building, and room orientation varies with the apartment's position. Upper-floor homes can receive light over the surrounding street frontage; interior-facing rooms have a different outlook. The six-story structure has elevator access, so upper-floor apartments do not carry a walk-up requirement.
Renovations range from retained prewar detail to more extensively updated kitchens and baths. Original woodwork and a reconfigured kitchen can coexist in the same home. The apartment's condition and its separation of living, dining and sleeping rooms are more useful descriptions than a single building-wide renovation label.
Building operations
A resident superintendent, elevator and central laundry form the building's service structure. The laundry room has been updated, and video security is part of the common-area equipment. Private storage and bicycle storage provide capacity outside the apartments.
The property is Class 2, with no cap on assessment growth, and has no tax abatement. Its built floor area exceeds the residential floor-area ratio listed for the current R8B zoning. The cooperative's existing six-story form is the relevant context for that comparison.
Policy framework
Pets are permitted, pied-à-terre ownership is considered with board approval, and the minimum down payment is 20% — confirm with the managing agent. Subletting is permitted subject to restrictions — confirm the current term limits with the managing agent.
Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase priceSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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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
- Not verified
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Permitted with conditionsCase by case, board discretionSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $364 per room a monthMedian of 3 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
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Bike storage, storage, laundry roomSource: 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
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2025 | 23 | 2 BR · 1 BA | $737,500 | -6.1% | |
| Feb 26, 2025 | 54 | 2 BR · 1 BA | $935,000 | -1.1% | |
| Dec 24, 2024 | 35 | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,000 sf | $785,000 | $785/sf | -1.9% |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 31 | 2 BR · 1 BA | $635,000 | -25.3% | |
| Feb 10, 2023 | 53 | 2 BR · 1 BA | $815,000 | +2.1% | |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 56 | 2 BR · 1 BA | $995,000 | +0.0% | |
| Sep 21, 2021 | 2 | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,580,000 | -1.3% | |
| May 25, 2021 | 1 | 2 BR · 1 BA | $735,000 | -1.3% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $785/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 1.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2005 | 24 | $559,000 |
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 1-01880-0010). 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 $785K (3 transfers in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,494 to close, or 1.5% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,494
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Comparable buildings
- 241 West 108th Street: A same-block prewar cooperative with a similarly modest residential count.
- The Charlemagne: Another prewar co-op of comparable scale in the northern Upper West Side.
- 355 Riverside Drive: A similarly sized cooperative in a taller prewar building on Riverside Drive.
- The Rutherfurd: A taller prewar co-op for comparing larger apartment-house scale near the same cross street.
- The Cloisters: A smaller cooperative on West 108th Street with an earlier architectural origin.
More Upper West Side buildings
- 230 West 78th Street — 2008 condominium by Handel Architects
- 235 West 71st Street (The Lucania) — 1912 condominium by Gaetano Ajello
- The Astor (235 West 75th Street) — 1900 condominium by Clinton & Russell
- 238 West 108th Street (The Columbia House) — condominium
- 240 West 75th Street — 1920 co-op by George F. Pelham
- 240 Riverside Boulevard (The Heritage) — 2004 condominium by Costas Kondylis & Partners
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper West Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper West Side.
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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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