24 West 69th Street
24 West 69th Street, New York, NY 10023
Lincoln Square, Upper West Side
BBL 1011210043 · BIN 1028463
- Year built
- 1922
- 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.
- 3BR median
- $2.6M
- Recent range
- $1.2M – $2.9M
- Listing discount
- 11.6%
- Recorded transfers
- 22
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 24 West 69th 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.
24 West 69th Street is a quintessential Upper West Side pre-war cooperative — a nine-story Neo-Renaissance building designed by George F. Pelham in 1922 and set on one of the leafy, low-key blocks between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. It belongs to the dense, elegant fabric of side-street apartment houses that fill in behind the grand avenue towers, the kind of building that gives the neighborhood its texture: handsome but unshowy, intimate, and a half-block from Central Park.
Pelham was one of the most prolific apartment-house architects of early-twentieth-century New York, and his West Side work is defined by exactly this register — solid masonry, restrained classical detailing, and well-proportioned layouts engineered for the professional and family households moving into the West Side as it matured. At 18 residences across nine floors, 24 West 69th is a true boutique co-op, roughly two apartments per landing, with the privacy and low-traffic feel that small buildings deliver.
For buyers, the draw is location and scale: a tree-lined block steps from the park, walking distance to Lincoln Center, and a small, owner-occupied cooperative where the building's modest size keeps it quiet and personal.
Architecture and unit composition
The building reads as classic 1920s West Side: a Neo-Renaissance brick-and-stone elevation, disciplined and symmetrical, sitting comfortably within the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District. Pelham's pre-war planning is the real asset behind the facade — apartments here carry the high ceilings, hardwood floors, separate dining rooms or dining alcoves, and gracious entry foyers that define the era, the features that keep pre-war co-ops in demand a century after they were built.
With roughly 1,560 square feet per unit on a building-wide average, 24 West 69th skews toward genuinely sized two- and three-bedroom homes rather than the studios and small one-bedrooms common in larger buildings. The low unit count means light and air on multiple exposures for most lines, and the side-street setting keeps the lower floors quiet. Many apartments retain their original layouts and detail; others have been opened up and renovated behind the historic walls.
Building operations
The cooperative is staffed by a full-time superintendent and is video-intercom secured rather than doorman-attended — the standard, cost-efficient model for a boutique pre-war building of this size. On-site amenities include a central laundry room, private storage, and a bike room, and the building is pet-friendly. Its location inside the historic district means exterior work is subject to Landmarks review, protecting the facade and the streetscape.
Governance is direct and hands-on, as it is in any small co-op: the board manages admissions, financing policy, and house rules, and with only 18 households the building's finances and reserves are closely held. Prospective purchasers should expect a traditional co-op application package and board interview.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $3,213/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $15
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | 9B | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,890,000 | -17.3% | |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 9A | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,850,000 | +5.8% | |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 1A | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,152,450 | -9.6% | |
| Jan 8, 2025 | 2A | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,400,000 | -13.5% | |
| Jun 1, 2022 | 6A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,700 sf | $2,300,000 | $1,353/sf | -4.0% |
| Mar 20, 2018 | 1B | 2 BR · 1,191 sf | $1,450,000 | $1,217/sf | +16.5% |
| Sep 8, 2017 | 9B | 3 BR · 3 BA | $3,195,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jan 9, 2017 | 1AB | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,180,000 | -1.5% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2022): a median $1,353/sf 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.
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 1-01121-0043) 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 small, traditional cooperative, and buying here means joining a closely held building. The pet-friendly policy, full-time superintendent, bike room, and storage cover the practical needs of an owner-occupied co-op of this size. With only 18 units, shared costs are spread thin, so a careful look at maintenance levels, reserve funds, and any planned capital work is essential. Expect a full co-op board package — financials, references, and an interview — and the financing and primary-residence expectations typical of an established Upper West Side co-op; plan for a substantial down payment and owner-occupancy rather than investor use.
What you get in return is hard to manufacture: a quiet, tree-lined block a half-block from Central Park, generously sized pre-war apartments, and the intimacy of a building where you will know your neighbors.
What to know if you’re selling
The selling story is the combination of address, scale, and apartment size. A genuinely large pre-war two- or three-bedroom on a prime side street off Central Park West is exactly the product the Upper West Side family buyer is searching for, and 24 West 69th supplies it within a small, well-kept building. Lead with the layouts, the light, the park-and-Lincoln-Center walkability, and the boutique character.
Because the building turns over so rarely, a listing here usually faces little internal competition. Price against the side-street pre-war co-ops in the immediate area rather than the avenue towers, present a clean and well-documented board package, and emphasize the pre-war detail and room sizes that distinguish the apartments from newer, smaller-footprint inventory.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 24 West 69th Street, also evaluate these nearby Upper West Side cooperatives:
- 17 West 71st Street — pre-war side-street co-op near the park
- 119 West 71st Street — Upper West Side cooperative peer
- 267 West 71st Street — an 8-unit boutique walk-up co-op
- 18 West 70th Street — pre-war co-op a block south
- 120 West 70th Street — West 70th Street cooperative nearby
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Upper West Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper West Side.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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