The Clayton (2480 Broadway)
2480 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
Upper West Side
BBL 1012400024 · BIN 1033612
- Year built
- 1922
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 146
- Floors
- 15
- Landmark
- No
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
- $838
- Listing discount
- 1.8%
- Recorded sales
- 144
- On record
- 2003–2026
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at The Clayton 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.
The Clayton is a Rosario Candela building from the very start of his career — one of the architect's first private commissions, filed in January 1922 for the Lucania Realty Co. before the name "Candela" had become shorthand for the grandest apartment houses in New York. It rises 15 stories on the northeast corner of Broadway and West 92nd Street, a Renaissance Revival palazzo faced in tan brick and trimmed in limestone and white terra cotta, with arched pediments at the second floor, scattered stone balconies, and a courtly two-story carved entrance on the side street whose broken pediment frames a heraldic shield carved with a "C."
For buyers, the appeal is the combination Candela is prized for at a more accessible Upper West Side price point: generously scaled pre-war layouts behind a dignified masonry facade, on a corner that puts the 1, 2, and 3 trains, Riverside Park, and the Broadway retail-and-restaurant spine all within a block or two. A century on, the building remains a substantial, well-run presence on its corner.
Architecture and unit composition
Candela's design is a confident early statement of the Renaissance Revival apartment palazzo: a tan-brick body over a stone base, organized horizontally with bandcourses and stringcourses, animated by arched second-floor pediments and intermittent stone balconies, and crowned by setbacks that yield penthouse terraces. The two-story stone entrance on West 92nd Street — with its carved "C" — is the building's signature, a touch of formality that anchors the corner.
The roughly 146 apartments carry the pre-war signatures of the era: gracious room proportions, real foyers, and the through-light that a corner site and substantial floor plates allow. Layouts run from one-bedrooms through larger family homes, with washer/dryers in select units and terraces at the penthouse level. Condition varies line to line — renovated, combined, and more original apartments all trade here — making unit-level evaluation essential.
Building operations
The Clayton runs as a full-service pre-war cooperative with a full-time doorman, a children's playroom, a bike room, central laundry, and both private storage (available for rent) and common storage. It is professionally managed.
The building's posture is notably accommodating for a pre-war co-op. Pets are permitted. Pieds-à-terre are allowed, and subletting is permitted under board policy — a flexibility that broadens both the buyer pool and the ownership options, and that sets The Clayton apart from the stricter owner-occupier co-ops nearby. A transfer fee (flip tax) applies at sale, as is standard for the building type. The playroom, bike room, and pet and pied-à-terre policies together make the building unusually friendly to families, professionals, and part-time New Yorkers alike.
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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).
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | 10D | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,200,000 | -4.0% | |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 13I | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,150 sf | $990,000 | $861/sf | -17.5% |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 8C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $810,000 | -4.6% | |
| Nov 19, 2025 | 10F | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,325,000 | -5.0% | |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 2J | 1 BR · 1 BA | $742,500 | -4.2% | |
| Sep 9, 2025 | 15A | 3 BR · 3 BA | $1,962,500 | -6.5% | |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 3C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $730,000 | -0.7% | |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 4E | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,427 sf | $1,475,000 | $1,034/sf | -1.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $838/sf across 1 sale. 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 1-01240-0024) 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
It is a Candela for relatively less. Early-career Candela on the Broadway corridor offers the architect's proportions and detailing without the price of his Fifth and Park Avenue towers.
The policies are a feature. Pets, pieds-à-terre, and permitted subletting make this a far more flexible co-op than most pre-war neighbors — a real advantage for part-time owners, families, and buyers who may relocate.
Buy on light and condition. A corner pre-war varies meaningfully by line; confirm exposure, ceiling height, and renovation level rather than relying on the floor alone.
It is a cooperative. Purchases clear a board-approval process with a financial package and interview; we prepare and shepherd that package, and a transfer fee applies at closing.
Family-oriented amenities are on site. A children's playroom, a bike room, and ample storage are uncommon in pre-war buildings of this vintage.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with Candela and the corner. The architect's name, the carved "C" entrance, and the corner light are durable marketing assets that distinguish a sale here from the surrounding Broadway stock.
Market the flexibility. The pet, pied-à-terre, and sublet policies widen the buyer pool well beyond the typical owner-occupier — position the apartment to families, professionals, and part-time New Yorkers alike.
Price by line, floor, and condition. Renovated, high-floor, and penthouse-terrace homes carry clear premiums; the building does not trade as a single number.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. Expect roughly 6–10 weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Clayton, also evaluate the upper Broadway corridor and the surrounding Upper West Side:
- 2460 Broadway — Broadway pre-war directly adjacent
- 2373 Broadway — Broadway pre-war to the south
- 280 Riverside Drive — Riverside Drive pre-war a few blocks west
- 285 Riverside Drive — Riverside Drive 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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