267 West 71st Street

The building reads today as a curiosity the historic-district designators chose to document rather than erase: a 17-foot-wide Victorian rowhouse body behind a clean mid-century front. The bowed facade carries five rectangular window openings per floor between slender brick piers, with a glazed-brick portico at the basement-level entry. Exterior work — windows, entry, anything street-facing — now requires Landmarks approval, which protects the block's character and adds a step to facade-touching projects.

Inside, the 8 apartments distribute at roughly two per floor across the parlor and upper levels, in the front/rear configuration typical of converted rowhouses — listing records show units identified by floor and front/rear position, with at least one full-floor-style layout marketed in recent years. Expect rowhouse proportions: good light at the bowed front, quiet exposures over the rear yards, and renovation quality that varies meaningfully unit to unit. Square footage is inconsistently documented in listing records, as is common in small co-ops; measure during diligence.

This is a self-service co-op in the fullest sense: no doorman, no staff payroll, no amenity program — a walk-up with keyed entry, run by a small shareholder board with a managing agent. Compare current maintenance and financial statements with staffed buildings; package logistics and self-service are separate operational considerations. With only 8 units and 343 shares, each shareholder carries a meaningful slice of the building's fixed costs, so the financial review matters more here than in large co-ops: reserve depth, recent and planned capital work (roof, boiler, facade cycles under Landmarks jurisdiction), and any sponsor- or investor-held units should all be confirmed during diligence.

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.

Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2021): a median $1,190/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 3.6% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01163-0006). 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.

Underwrite the co-op, not just the apartment. Eight units means capital costs are spread across few shareholders: one major capital project can move maintenance for everyone. Have your attorney review several years of financials, the reserve position, and board minutes. The offering plan and first amendment are on file with us and frame the building's original share and unit structure.

The policy framework is lightly documented — confirm it early. Pet-friendliness and a 20 percent minimum down convention appear in listing records, but sublet terms, pied-à-terre posture, and any flip tax are not publicly documented. Review the proprietary lease, by-laws, valid amendments and current house rules with counsel; obtain written management clarification within that governing framework before you offer. Run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator before submitting.

Landmarks jurisdiction applies. The building sits in the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension. Interior renovations proceed normally under board alteration agreements, but windows and anything street-facing route through Landmarks — budget time accordingly.

The block is the value. West 71st between Broadway and West End is a low-traffic side street with the 1/2/3 express at 72nd Street a block away, Trader Joe's and the Broadway retail spine at the corner, and Riverside Park three short blocks west. The location underwrites the format.

Walk-up means walk-up. Three residential levels over the entry floor, no elevator. Price your own stairs honestly — it shapes both daily life and eventual resale audience.

Sell the format. The buyer for this building is choosing townhouse scale over full-service convenience — market the privacy, verified maintenance, and the share of a well-located 1880s rowhouse, not a missing amenity list. The "reign of terror" row history and the building's documented architectural biography are genuine differentiators worth telling.

Pre-empt the diligence questions. Small-co-op buyers' attorneys ask hard questions about reserves and capital plans. Assemble the financials, recent board communications, and capital history up front; we provide supporting documentation from the Research Library to serious buyers' counsel.

Price to condition and layout, not to the building average. With 8 units and infrequent trades, the relevant comparables are renovated-versus-estate rowhouse co-op units across the West 70s. Run the Renovation Cost Calculator against your asking strategy if your unit is dated.

If you're considering 267 West 71st Street, also evaluate:

• 265 and 271 West 71st Street — the two intact survivors of the same W. Holman Smith row; the architectural context next door
• West 71st Street Historic District rowhouses (the block west of West End Avenue) — the area's premier intact rowhouse streetscape, with similar small-building ownership formats
• The Dorilton — the landmark Beaux-Arts co-op at the Broadway corner of the same street; the full-service step-up without leaving the block
• The Ansonia — Broadway’s landmark building two blocks north; compare its documented ownership and transfer rules
• The Chatsworth — 344 West 72nd Street; a pre-war alternative whose ownership and transfer rules should be verified
• The Apthorp — the full-block landmark condo conversion at 79th and West End; the trophy alternative
• 320 West End Avenue — Rosario Candela pre-war co-op on the avenue; the classic full-service comparison
• 470 West End Avenue — Emery Roth pre-war co-op; same corridor, institutional scale