- Year built
- 1911
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 57
- Floors
- 12
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Permitted under the cooperative's house rules
- Subletting
- Permitted subject to board approval and the co-op's sublet terms — confirm at offer stage
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1M
- Recent range
- $825K – $2.5M
- Listing discount
- 5.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 37
295 Riverside Drive is a 1911 prewar cooperative on one of the Upper West Side's great park-facing boulevards — Riverside Drive between West 101st and West 102nd Streets, directly overlooking Riverside Park and the Hudson River. Designed by Evan T. MacDonald and converted to a cooperative in 1991, it is a twelve-story, roughly 57-unit prewar building of the kind that defines the Riverside Drive streetwall: substantial early-twentieth-century apartments, park frontage, and the character and scale that make prewar Riverside Drive perennially desirable.
The building presents a classic prewar face — a brown-brick façade rising over a rusticated limestone base and capped by a deep copper cornice — and sits within the Riverside–West End Historic District, which protects the boulevard's streetwall and governs exterior alterations. Its park-facing lines carry the Hudson River and Riverside Park views that are the corridor's defining asset.
For buyers, the appeal is prewar Riverside Drive at cooperative pricing: park frontage, prewar scale, and a quiet, garden-equipped building a short walk from the 96th and 103rd Street subway stations.
Architecture and unit composition
The residences span twelve stories in the generous proportions of 1911 prewar construction — entry foyers, separate rooms, and ceiling heights above postwar norms. Park-facing lines carry Riverside Park and Hudson River views and command the building's premium; rear and lower lines trade at a discount. Renovation condition varies apartment-to-apartment and is a primary driver of value at the unit level.
MacDonald's brown-brick-and-limestone envelope, capped by its copper cornice, is protected by the building's location in the Riverside–West End Historic District, which governs exterior alterations and preserves the boulevard's streetwall.
Building operations
295 Riverside Drive operates as a prewar cooperative with a part-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, bicycle and private storage, and a landscaped garden. It does not carry a gym, pool, or garage; its value is concentrated in prewar scale, park frontage, and the quiet character of the Riverside Drive corridor. As a co-op, the building is governed by a board that reviews purchasers and sets house rules and financial requirements.
Buyers should expect a standard prewar UWS co-op board package and interview, and should confirm the building's specific financing limit (the maximum percentage of purchase price that may be financed), any flip tax or transfer fee, and the precise sublet and pied-à-terre terms with the managing agent at offer stage — these are board-set financial policies that vary and that we confirm on every transaction.
Recent sales
As a cooperative, 295 Riverside Drive is best evaluated on price per room rather than price per square foot — the metric the co-op market uses, since co-op apartments are sold as shares and are conventionally measured in rooms. Pricing turns on floor, exposure, renovation condition, and room count. Renovated, high-floor, park-facing lines sit at the top of the building's range; original-condition and rear lines anchor the bottom. Buyers and sellers should anchor to the building's own recorded co-op transfers and to closely matched prewar Riverside Drive co-op comparables of the same room count, then adjust for condition and exposure.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 5C | 2 BR · 1,175 sf | $998,000 | $849/sf | off-mkt |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 4D | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,075,000 | -3.5% | |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 3C | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,300 sf | $1,650,000 | $1,269/sf | -8.1% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 3E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,140 sf | $999,000 | $876/sf | off-mkt |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 7A | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,480,000 | -1.3% | |
| Apr 21, 2023 | 12E | 2 BR | $1,050,000 | -15.9% | |
| Jul 12, 2022 | 8C | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,376,000 | +6.3% | |
| Sep 22, 2021 | 2C | 3 BR | $1,350,000 | -3.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $849/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2025 | 3B | $2,411,053 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 7D | $2,550,000 |
| Jan 19, 2023 | 6B | $825,000 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | 10G | $1,895,000 |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 4C | $1,149,000 |
| Aug 17, 2018 | 5A | $1,500,000 |
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 1-01889-0072) 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
This is a park-facing prewar co-op. Riverside Park and Hudson River frontage, 1911 prewar scale, and a quiet Riverside Drive block — at cooperative rather than condominium pricing.
Plan for the board process. Co-op purchase means a board package, a financial review, and an interview. Build the timeline and documentation expectations into your plan from the start.
Confirm the financial policy at offer stage. The maximum financing percentage, any flip tax or transfer fee, and the sublet and pied-à-terre terms are board-set and should be confirmed with the managing agent before you commit — we do this on every co-op transaction.
Match the comparable to the room count and the view. Park-facing lines carry a meaningful premium; price your target against same-room-count, same-exposure Riverside Drive co-op sales.
Mansion tax may apply. At this building's price points the $1M mansion-tax threshold can apply. Run pricing through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Present a board-ready buyer. The right buyer for a prewar co-op is one who will clear the board cleanly; marketing and buyer qualification should account for that from the first showing.
Price on rooms, condition, and view. Room count, floor, park exposure, and renovation level are the value drivers. Price to the relevant in-building and same-room-count comparables.
Set timeline expectations. Co-op closings run longer than condo closings because of the board process; plan for it.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 295 Riverside Drive, also evaluate:
- 285 Riverside Drive — prewar Riverside Drive co-op nearby
- 310 Riverside Drive (The Master) — landmark prewar Riverside Drive building nearby
- 194 Riverside Drive — prewar Riverside Drive co-op comp
- 180 Riverside Drive — full-service prewar Riverside Drive building
- 230 Riverside Drive — prewar Riverside Drive building; tenure contrast
The Roebling Team at 295 Riverside Drive
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper West Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. We publish this profile because prewar co-op buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, operational reality, board mechanics, and pricing at the apartment level — not generic market commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 295 Riverside Drive, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point. We'll bring the full context this page provides plus the transactional specifics your situation requires — board-package strategy, financial structuring, due diligence priorities, comparable analysis at the apartment level, and the pacing strategy that fits your timeline.
The neighborhood
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