28-30 West 74th Street
28-30 West 74th Street, New York, NY 10023
BBL 1011260048 · BIN 1028679
- Year built
- 1902
- Type
- Cooperative
- Floors
- 5
- Amenities
- Elevator, lobby, central laundry room, common basement storage, virtual doorman with video intercom. No full-time door staff
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Central Park West-West 73rd - 74th Street Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted with conditions
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- 1% of the purchase price, paid by the buyer
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2002–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median, 2023–2024
- $1.8M
- 3 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $825K – $1.9M
- Listing discount
- 8.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 19
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The south side of West 74th Street's Central Park block holds a row of eighteen townhouses built in 1902–04 to one design program. It exists because of one family. The Clark estate — the family behind the Dakota, which stands a block south — kept control of the south side of the block, agreed a covenant with a neighboring owner limiting the height and density of what could be built there, and in 1901 commissioned Percy Griffin to design eighteen houses at 18 to 52 West 74th Street. They went up between 1902 and 1904. The Clarks leased the houses rather than selling them.
Numbers 28 and 30 are two of those eighteen houses, now joined into a single cooperative of about eighteen apartments. That is what the buyer is getting here: prewar townhouse proportions — high ceilings, fireplaces, stairs inside apartments, rooms of varying heights — with an elevator, a shared lobby, and cooperative ownership. On this block it is the alternative to buying a whole townhouse or a large apartment in one of the Central Park West towers at the corner.
One correction to the public record matters for marketing. Listing records routinely credit these houses to Henry J. Hardenbergh, the Dakota's architect. Hardenbergh designed the Clark houses on West 73rd Street. The Landmarks Preservation Commission's building record for this lot credits Percy Griffin, and that is the attribution this page uses.
Architecture and unit composition
Each of Griffin's houses was built on a lot about 25 feet wide, rose five stories with a recessed attic, and held 17 to 19 rooms. The row alternates between two façade types, one with a single wide window on the second and third floors and one with three windows. Stone cornices and dormers carry across the row. Number 52 at the west end is L-shaped because of the covenant.
At 28-30 the two houses share one 50-foot-wide tax lot. The conversion broke them into floor-through and partial-floor apartments. The layouts are irregular. Recorded apartments include small one-bedrooms on the lower floors, multi-level apartments that use the townhouses' split floor heights (one second-floor two-bedroom is laid out on three levels around a double-height living room with a wood-burning fireplace), combined apartments on the second, third and fourth floors, and penthouse apartments on top. Where a combination has been completed (2B/2C, 3C/4C), it produces the building's largest homes and its highest recorded prices.
The count differs depending on who you ask. The Department of Finance carries 18 residential units, listing records say 20, and the ACRIS record shows several combinations. Buyers should get the current apartment schedule and share allocation from the managing agent rather than rely on any published figure.
Building operations
This is a small cooperative run through a managing agent. There is an elevator but no doorman; entry is handled by a virtual doorman and video intercom. There is a central laundry room and common basement storage. With roughly eighteen households, each shareholder carries a larger share of any capital project than in a big building, and the board's decisions affect a small group directly.
Underlying mortgage. ACRIS shows the cooperative's building mortgage was last consolidated in 2016 at $1.8 million. The current balance, rate and maturity are not in the public record and should come from the most recent audited financial statements.
Tax benefits. DOF J-51 records show a conversion-era benefit — an abatement beginning in 1982 and a 12-year exemption beginning in 1983, recorded through 1996 — and a second, smaller J-51 abatement beginning in 2005 that was fully used by the 2015 tax year. The DOF exemption roll for tax years 2021 through 2027 shows no active exemption on the lot. Abatements are applied on the tax bill, not the roll, so check the building's current bill before underwriting maintenance.
Landmark oversight. As a contributing building in two overlapping historic districts, any change to the façade, windows, areaway or visible rooftop needs LPC approval. For a shareholder planning a renovation, that mainly affects window replacement and any rooftop work on the penthouse level.
Policy framework
Every policy below comes from listing records, not from building documents. Confirm each with the managing agent before an offer.
- Financing: up to 75% of the purchase price.
- Flip tax: 1% of the price, paid by the purchaser — the reverse of the usual Manhattan arrangement. Budget for it in closing costs.
- Pied-à-terre: permitted. Guarantors permitted.
- Pets: dogs and cats with board approval.
- Washer/dryer: in-unit machines permitted with board approval.
- Subletting, trusts and LLCs: not documented in the sources reviewed; ask the managing agent.
Application and transaction fees
- Terms
- 1%, paid by the purchaser, per listing records
- Rate
- 1% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Buyer
Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase priceSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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
- Not verified
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted with conditions; species not statedPermitted with board approval, per listing recordsSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Permitted with conditionsBoard approvalSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $749 per room a monthMedian of 4 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $2.56 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
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- 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
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Sales are infrequent: a building this size produces a few resales a year at most, and some years none. Pricing spans a wide range because the apartments do. The one-bedrooms on the lower floors trade at a fraction of the combined apartments, and a single combined second-floor apartment set the building's recorded high in 2025. That sale is why a simple building median overstates what a typical apartment here costs.
Price per room is a better measure here than price per square foot. Split levels, stairs and double-height spaces make square-foot figures unreliable, and renovation condition moves price as much as size does. Prices should be compared with the Central Park block townhouse-apartment market, not with the doorman buildings on Central Park West. Market statements here are indexed to 2025, the last complete year.
Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2B2C | 3 BR · 3 BA | $4,400,000 | -2.2% | |
| Nov 5, 2024 | PH1 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,250 sf | $1,900,000 | $1,520/sf | -13.4% |
| Jul 30, 2024 | 1A | 1 BR · 2 BA · 800 sf | $825,000 | $1,031/sf | -2.4% |
| May 29, 2024 | 3C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,500 sf | $1,772,500 | $1,182/sf | -11.4% |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 2D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,425 sf | $1,560,000 | $1,095/sf | -5.5% |
| Apr 24, 2020 | 3C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,800,000 | -8.9% | |
| Sep 15, 2015 | PH3 | 2 BR | $1,650,000 | +10.0% | |
| Sep 2, 2014 | PH1 | 2 BR | $1,475,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $1,182/sf (recorded) across 3 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 2.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2002 | 4C | $583,000 |
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 1-01126-0048). 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
Get the documents first. The Roebling Research Library has no offering plan or financial statements for this building. Ask for the last two years of audited financials, the proprietary lease, house rules, and any pending assessment or façade work before contract.
Budget for the buyer-paid flip tax. At 1% of the price, it adds to the mansion tax and other buyer costs.
Plan for landmark rules in a renovation. Interior work requiring a DOB permit also needs LPC review. Exterior work may qualify for staff approval, while ordinary maintenance may be exempt; confirm the specific scope with LPC as well as the board and DOB.
Accept the service model. There is an elevator, a laundry room and a video intercom. There is no staff at the door. Buyers coming from full-service buildings should factor that in.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the block and the pedigree. Griffin, the Clark estate, the historic district and the block next to the park. Use the correct architect; a buyer's attorney or a careful buyer will catch the Hardenbergh error.
Price against the right comps. The strongest comparables are other townhouse apartments on the Central Park blocks of the West 70s. Apartment towers are a weaker comparison. Price combined apartments separately from the smaller units.
The policies help you. 75% financing and permitted pieds-à-terre, guarantors and pets bring in more buyers than many small Upper West Side co-ops allow. State the buyer-paid flip tax up front so it does not surface late in negotiation.
Comparable buildings
- The Dakota — the Clark family's 1884 apartment house a block south, now a cooperative; Hardenbergh's building, and the root of the Hardenbergh confusion
- The San Remo — Emery Roth's twin-towered cooperative at the Central Park West end of the block
- 23 West 73rd Street (The Park Royal) — a 1926 cooperative one street south, on the same tax block
- 34 West 72nd Street (The Bancroft) — a converted cooperative off Central Park West two blocks south, with a larger building and more services
- 20 West 77th Street — a prewar cooperative on a Central Park block of the West 70s
- 15 West 72nd Street (Mayfair Towers) — a postwar full-service cooperative just off the park; the doorman alternative in the same area
More Central Park West buildings
- The Dakota, 1 West 72nd Street — 1884 co-op by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
- 15 Central Park West — 2008 condominium by Robert A.M. Stern Architects
- The Century (25 Central Park West) — 1931 condominium by Jacques Delamarre with Irwin S. Chanin
- 34 West 72nd Street (The Bancroft) — 1926 co-op by Emery Roth
- 41 Central Park West (Harperley Hall) — 1909 co-op
- The Prasada (50 Central Park West) — 1907 co-op by Charles W. Romeyn & Henry R. Wynne
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Central Park West — read The Roebling Team Guide to Central Park West.
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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