- Year built
- 1910
- Type
- Cooperative
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $840K – $2.3M
- Listing discount
- 2.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 31
267 West 89th Street is a boutique pre-war cooperative on a quiet midblock stretch between Broadway and West End Avenue — close to the energy and transit of Broadway, but a step removed from it. Built in 1910 and converted to cooperative ownership in 1983, it is an eight-story, brown-brick building of just 33 apartments, with the gracious Edwardian layouts and period detail that draw buyers to this part of the West Side. It is the kind of small, well-run co-op that trades on character and location rather than amenities, and it does so reliably.
The building wears its age handsomely: a two-story rusticated limestone base, carved ornament, gargoyle detailing, high ceilings, and a canopied, two-step-up entrance lead into a building that has kept its turn-of-the-century dignity intact.
Architecture and unit composition
The façade combines a rusticated limestone base with brown brick above, ornamented in the manner of the better 1910-era West Side houses — including the carved gargoyles that give the building its distinct street character. Inside, the apartments run to genuinely gracious pre-war layouts: Edwardian Fives with one bedroom, a formal dining room, and a maid's room, alongside Classic Six and Seven-room homes with two and three bedrooms, formal dining rooms, and staff rooms. These are large, formally arranged apartments with the high ceilings and traditional flow that distinguish pre-war construction — well suited to buyers who want real room counts and period proportion.
Building operations
267 West 89th operates as a part-time-doorman cooperative with a live-in superintendent — a staffing model that balances service with sensible carrying costs. The building offers an elevator, basement storage, a laundry room, and a bike room. It is a classic, well-maintained pre-war house rather than an amenity building, valued for its quiet, residential character.
On board policy, the cooperative permits pets upon board approval and allows subletting under defined terms, with a sublet fee structure escalating in the second year — a posture that gives shareholders genuine flexibility while keeping the building owner-occupied in character. A flip tax of 2.5% of the gross sale price is paid by the seller at closing. Purchases clear through the customary board application and interview.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $5,234/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $13
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The facade passed its last inspection with no required repairs — nothing to budget for here, and no facade assessment on the horizon for roughly five years.
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.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2025 | 8D | 2 BR · 1 BA | $840,018 | -1.2% | |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 7B | 3 BR · 2 BA | $2,250,000 | -9.8% | |
| Aug 23, 2022 | 3A | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,150,000 | +15.1% | |
| Jul 28, 2021 | 7C | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,485,000 | -0.7% | |
| May 6, 2021 | 8C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,482,500 | -10.2% | |
| Feb 24, 2021 | 7D | 2 BR · 1 BA | $760,000 | +4.8% | |
| Apr 10, 2018 | 8D | 2 BR · 725 sf | $840,000 | $1,159/sf | -0.6% |
| Nov 6, 2017 | 6C | 2 BR | $1,580,000 | -0.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2018) cleared a median $1,159/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 1.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2022 | 5A | $1,575,000 |
| Jul 26, 2017 | 5D | $800,000 |
| May 2, 2013 | 5A | $999,999 |
| Nov 7, 2008 | 1D | $550,000 |
| Jan 23, 2006 | 6D | $610,000 |
| Jun 29, 2005 | 3C | $905,000 |
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 1-01237-0005) 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
The reward here is space and character at a fair West Side price. You are buying a large, formally laid-out pre-war apartment, a short walk from Broadway's restaurants and the 1/2/3 trains at 86th Street, in a boutique co-op with reasonable carrying costs. Factor in the 2.5% flip tax at eventual resale, plan for a standard board process, and note the sublet flexibility if you ever need it. Because the building is small, well-priced apartments in good condition tend to find buyers quickly.
What to know if you’re selling
Sellers should lead with the room counts, the pre-war detail, and the location between Broadway and West End — the combination that draws this building's buyers. The pet and sublet flexibility broadens the pool relative to stricter co-ops nearby; emphasize it. Price against recent trades in comparable Upper West Side pre-war co-ops, adjusted for floor and condition, and account for the 2.5% flip tax in your net proceeds. A correctly priced, well-presented apartment in a building of this character typically moves without a long marketing cycle.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 267 West 89th Street, also look at these nearby Upper West Side pre-war cooperatives:
- 255 West 90th Street — pre-war co-op a block north
- 200 West 88th Street — full-service Upper West Side building nearby
- 150 West 87th Street — pre-war co-op to the south
- 257 West 86th Street — large West Side cooperative
- 250 West 94th Street — pre-war co-op north of the building
The Roebling Team at 267 West 89th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper West Side and Manhattan's pre-war cooperative market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers in boutique pre-war co-ops like 267 West 89th deserve building-specific intelligence — the layouts, the board rules and flip tax, and where pricing sits against the immediate comparison set.
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