270 West End Avenue
270 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023
BBL 1011640063 · BIN 1030534
- Year built
- 1918
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Flip tax
- 2% of the purchase price, paid by the seller
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median, 2024–2026
- $1.9M
- 2 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $1.8M – $5.4M
- Listing discount
- 8.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 32
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270 West End Avenue is a 1918 George F. Pelham co-op on the corner of West 73rd Street, and it is one of those Upper West Side buildings that does the quiet, important work of housing people in big, gracious pre-war apartments without making a spectacle of it. Pelham — one of the era's most prolific apartment-house architects — laid it out for space: at completion the building held a dozen seven-room apartments and a dozen ten-room apartments, the kind of room counts that defined West End Avenue's appeal to families who wanted scale without Park Avenue formality.
A century on, that DNA is the building's argument. The 36 residences run roughly five to ten rooms, from about 1,400 to 2,900 square feet, with the long entry galleries, separated wings, and generous public rooms that pre-war buyers actively seek and new construction rarely replicates. Converted to a cooperative in 1971, it has settled into the role of a stable, owner-occupied house just off Riverside Park and a short walk from Lincoln Center.
For a buyer who wants real pre-war space on a low-traffic West End corner, with full-time service and a cooperative conversion dating to 1971, 270 West End is a serious candidate.
Architecture and unit composition
Pelham gave the building a restrained, dignified exterior: a gray-brick shaft over a rusticated stone base, with lanterns flanking the entrance to a step-up lobby. It reads as a solid, family-scaled pre-war house rather than a showpiece — characteristic of Pelham's West Side work and of West End Avenue's overall register.
The apartments are the draw. Original layouts ran to seven and ten rooms; today's mix spans roughly five to ten rooms and 1,400 to 2,900 square feet, with the high beamed ceilings, hardwood floors, and decorative detail typical of 1918 construction. The thirteen-story, 36-unit configuration keeps the building intimate, and the larger lines offer the kind of entertaining-scale public rooms that are increasingly hard to find on the West Side.
Building operations
270 West End runs as a traditional full-service cooperative: a 24-hour elevator operator and attended service, a live-in superintendent, basement storage, and a bike room. As a pre-war West Side co-op, the board maintains a conventional application-and-interview admissions process; confirm its financing, liquidity and occupancy requirements from the application instructions. The building is a long-established 1971 conversion; review the current budget, audited statements, debt and any assessments — the things that matter most in a 100-year-old building.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 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.
- Terms
- 2% of Gross Sales Price
- Rate
- 2% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Seller
Source: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
Purchase
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit report and background check feePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $120 per applicant | Refundable Not stated |
| If Financing, Processing of Documents related to financingConditional | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $400 | Refundable Not stated |
| New York State Tax Stamps FeePer shareRequired | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $.05 per share | Refundable Not stated |
| Transfer Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $850 | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
Refinance
3 items
Management's “less refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $450 | Refundable Not stated |
Management's “more refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $450 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Report and Background Check FeePer applicant | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $120 per applicant | 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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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $803 per room a monthMedian of 3 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
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Bike storage, storageSource: 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
- $43,794/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $101
- Modeled exposure split equally across 36 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 FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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 2025–30. 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.
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 2% of gross sales price (seller)
- Policies and fees
- Buyer processing $700; transfer fee $850; NYS tax stamps $.05/share; move-in/out deposit $500 each; pets OK upon approval
- A per-share “stamp” charge is usually the New York stock transfer tax, which can be rebated in full on a claim filed with the New York State Tax Department (Tax Law §280-a). Ask the managing agent whether the line is the tax or an administrative charge, and how any rebate is handled.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | 7E | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $2,125,000 | -5.6% | |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 3S | 3 BR · 3 BA | $3,127,500 | -14.3% | |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 10E | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,750,000 | -6.7% | |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 8N | 5 BR · 3.5 BA | $5,400,000 | -9.9% | |
| Dec 16, 2021 | 2S | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,800,000 | -6.5% | |
| Oct 1, 2019 | 5S | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,950,000 | -9.9% | |
| Jan 3, 2017 | 9S | 3 BR · 2,500 sf | $3,200,000 | $1,280/sf | -14.7% |
| Apr 8, 2016 | 7W | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,475,000 | -1.7% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2017): a median $1,280/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 5.7% 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.
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 1-01164-0063). 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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What to know if you’re buying
This is a building you buy for the apartment. The spread between a five-room and a ten-room home here is enormous, so identify the layout and exposure you actually need before chasing a price. Higher floors and corner lines carry better light; check current listings and recent sales to assess availability and competition for the larger layouts. Come prepared for a conventional co-op board package and interview, plan financing to a conservative standard, and budget for standard New York co-op closing costs. A live-in super and 24-hour service are exactly what you want in a pre-war building of this age — they are a feature, not an afterthought.
What to know if you’re selling
Sell the space and the service. Pre-war room counts, the gracious public rooms, and the building's 24-hour staffing and live-in super are the differentiators against newer, smaller-roomed inventory. Price against the building's own recent trades and the comparable West End pre-war set, and stage to let the layout read — long galleries and separated wings are the reason buyers come to this corner. A board-ready buyer and a clean package keep the deal moving; in a 36-unit building, reputation travels, and a well-run sale benefits the next one.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 270 West End Avenue, these nearby West End and Broadway-corridor co-ops are a natural comparison set:
- 260 West End Avenue — pre-war co-op one block south
- 263 West End Avenue — West End pre-war co-op nearby
- 277 West End Avenue — full-service pre-war co-op across the avenue
- 300 West End Avenue — pre-war cooperative to the north
- 246 West End Avenue — boutique West End co-op nearby
More West End Avenue buildings
- Howard House (246 West End Avenue) — 1913 co-op by J.E.R. Carpenter
- 260 West End Avenue — 1925 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- Riverside Towers (263 West End Avenue) — 1946 co-op
- The Viewest (277 West End Avenue) — 1926 co-op by George and Edward Blum
- 280 West End Avenue — co-op
- 290 West End Avenue — 1925 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across West End Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to West End Avenue.
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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