255 West End Avenue
255 West End Avenue, between West 71st and West 72nd Streets, Manhattan — Upper West Side
Lincoln Square, Upper West Side
BBL 1011830032 · BIN 1030966
- Year built
- 1916
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 58
- Floors
- 14
- Amenities
- Full-time doorman, live-in superintendent, porter, shared laundry, bicycle room and basement storage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median, 2023–2026
- $478K
- 6 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $385K – $1.8M
- Listing discount
- 4.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 64
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Schwartz & Gross designed 255 West End Avenue as a Colonial Revival apartment building in 1916–17. Its red-brick façade, terra-cotta ornament and elaborate double-height entrance give the narrow avenue frontage a strong architectural presence. The building contains 58 residences behind a fourteen-story elevation and penthouse.
The location is close to West 72nd Street, with Riverside Park to the west and the Broadway transit intersection to the east. The avenue frontage is residential, while the cross street supplies the major east-west connection. Upper apartments rise above many of the shorter buildings immediately around them.
The cooperative contains a broader range of apartment sizes than its formal entrance might suggest. Smaller one-bedroom plans, larger two-bedroom homes and combinations all appear in the resale history. Full-time doorman service is shared across that varied inventory.
Architecture and unit composition
LPC identifies a three-part vertical composition: a defined base, a taller brick shaft and an ornamental upper section. The red brick is laid in Flemish bond, with bands and diamond-pattern brickwork adding detail. Terra-cotta sills, roundels and framed panels break up the wall surface.
The entrance has a molded surround and entablature within a larger double-height portico. Higher on the façade, a cornice sits above the twelfth story. Two-story segmental-arched surrounds, decorative brickwork and a stepped parapet complete the upper elevation. These elements place much of the ornament at the arrival point and skyline.
Inside, layouts include entrance foyers, windowed kitchens and windowed bathrooms. Some two-bedroom homes have an additional half-bathroom. The smaller apartment categories use more compact kitchens and living spaces, while combinations join original footprints into broader plans.
Recent resales include both single-line apartments and combined residences. Those combinations produce materially different bedroom and bathroom arrangements from the original smaller homes. Some apartments contain washer/dryers, although approval for installation is handled individually.
Building operations
The cooperative has a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent and porter service. Shared laundry and a bicycle room occupy building space outside the apartments. Basement storage cages are subject to a waiting list.
The terra-cotta details and upper-story masonry form part of the exterior maintenance obligation. Because the building is within a designated historic district, visible exterior changes also fall under LPC review. The particularly elaborate entrance and crown are substantial architectural components of this property.
No active building-wide abatement appears in the current tax records. As a cooperative, the building's property taxes are paid through the corporation and form part of its operating expenses.
Policy framework
Financing: Up to 80%, with a minimum 20% down payment — confirm with the managing agent.
Pets: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Pied-à-terre: Not permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
In-unit washer/dryer: Installations considered case by case — confirm with the managing agent.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
4 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $20.00 per applicant | Refundable Not stated |
| Move in fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move in Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Refundable |
Sublet
2 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $20.00 per applicant | Refundable Not stated |
| Processing Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Not stated |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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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
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Short-term rentals
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $673 per room a monthMedian of 9 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $2.92 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 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
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- 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
- $9,708/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $14
- Modeled exposure split equally across 58 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
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 filing classified the facade as Unsafe — conditions requiring prompt corrective action. The owner must install any public protection the inspector specifies (a sidewalk shed, construction fence or structural netting, depending on the condition) and make the repairs. Review the subsequent filings, the repair status, and the building’s board and financial materials — we pull the repair scope and funding picture for you.
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 26, 2026 | 12B | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,175,000 | -4.1% | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 12C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 900 sf | $540,000 | $600/sf | -4.4% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 12D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 600 sf | $385,000 | $642/sf | -4.9% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 4D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $465,000 | -6.8% | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 10B | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $950,000 | -3.6% | |
| Dec 10, 2024 | 7B | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,000 sf | $865,000 | $865/sf | +1.8% |
| May 14, 2024 | 10D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 750 sf | $410,000 | $547/sf | -37.1% |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 7C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $625,000 | -16.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $817/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 3.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2003 | 9C | $325,000 |
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 1-01183-0032). 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 $703K (6 transfers in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,184 to close, or 1.6% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,184
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
- 260 West End Avenue — A nearby prewar cooperative with a somewhat larger residential inventory and similar avenue setting.
- 322 West 72nd Street — A cooperative of similar scale on the adjacent crosstown corridor.
- 330 West 72nd Street — Another prewar cooperative near Riverside Park with a comparable tall-building form.
- 305 West 72nd Street — An earlier prewar cooperative with fewer residences in the same immediate area.
- 270 West End Avenue — A smaller cooperative from a similar architectural period, retaining the West End Avenue setting.
More Upper West Side buildings
- 255 West 84th Street (The Alameda) — 1914 condop by Gaetano Ajello
- 255 West 90th Street — 1909 co-op by Neville & Bagge
- 255 West 98th Street — 1913 co-op by Gaetano Ajello
- Claremont Condominium (255 West 85th Street) — condominium
- The Augusta, 255 West 92nd Street — 1897 condominium
- 256 West 88th Street — 1884 condominium
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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