300 West 83rd Street
300 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024
Upper West Side
BBL 1012450025 · BIN 1033803
- Year built
- 1923
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 4BR+ median
- $2.4M
- Recent range
- $800K – $2.7M
- Listing discount
- 1.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 39
300 West 83rd Street is a Gaetan Ajello corner cooperative at West End Avenue, built in 1923 in the years when Ajello was shaping so much of the Upper West Side that the era's press described him as the architect who defined the avenue. The building holds down the corner of 83rd Street and West End — a quiet, tree-lined block a short walk from Riverside Park to the west and Broadway's shopping and the 79th and 86th Street subways to the east.
Its strength is the apartment stock. The building was conceived for established families and is built almost entirely of Classic Six and Classic Seven layouts — the gracious entry-gallery, separate-dining, maid's-room plans that buyers searching prewar West End specifically want. Converted to a cooperative in 1980, it has been owner-occupied for more than four decades and offers a livable, full-service version of prewar West End Avenue: real amenities, real space, and a river-view roof deck on top.
Architecture and unit composition
Ajello worked in a confident Italian Renaissance idiom — masonry over a classical base, proportioned fenestration, and ornament held in reserve so the building reads as solid rather than showy. The fifteen-story corner massing gives the building light on multiple exposures, and the upper floors capture the open western light and Hudson glimpses that make West End's tall corners desirable.
Inside, the homes are the prewar standard the avenue was built for: high ceilings, hardwood floors, entry galleries, separate dining, and the generous room counts of the Classic Six and Seven. With only 48 apartments across fifteen stories, the floor plates are roomy and the building stays intimate — a scale that supports an attentive staff and a stable, owner-occupant base.
Building operations
300 West 83rd is a full-service cooperative: a 24-hour attended lobby, a live-in superintendent, central laundry, private storage, and a bike room, capped by a fully landscaped roof deck with Hudson River views — the building's signature shared amenity. The cooperative is pet-friendly. A 2% flip tax is paid at closing, and financing follows the standard prewar West End posture, with a conservative down-payment requirement that keeps the building well-capitalized and resident-committed. Subletting is permitted under board policy after an initial owner-occupancy period.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $12,507/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $22
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | 12A1 | 4 BR · 3 BA | $2,350,000 | +4.4% | |
| Nov 26, 2024 | 3C | 3 BR · 3 BA | $1,875,000 | -6.3% | |
| Apr 21, 2023 | 13D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $800,000 | +0.1% | |
| Feb 24, 2022 | 15A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,000 sf | $2,800,000 | $1,400/sf | -6.5% |
| Nov 29, 2021 | 11C | 2 BR · 3 BA | $2,350,000 | -1.9% | |
| Jul 26, 2021 | 14A | 4 BR · 3 BA | $2,750,000 | -5.0% | |
| Dec 30, 2020 | 10B | 3 BR · 3 BA | $2,100,000 | -4.3% | |
| Apr 14, 2020 | 2A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,945,000 | -7.2% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2022): a median $1,453/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 1.7% 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 1-01245-0025) 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 board-approval cooperative. Plan for the building's conservative financing posture and underwrite to strong post-closing liquidity; the package and interview are taken seriously here. Budget the 2% flip tax into your closing math, and confirm your intended use against the building's owner-occupancy orientation — this is a residence-first house, not an investor building. The reward is a Classic Six or Seven on a quiet West End corner, with a river-view roof deck and full staffing, at the relative value prewar side streets offer against the avenue's marquee addresses.
What to know if you’re selling
The marketing case is the apartment and the amenity: a graceful prewar Classic Six or Seven, an Ajello corner building, and a landscaped roof deck with Hudson views. Inventory is thin, so a well-prepared listing draws a focused, qualified pool — preparation, light staging, and accurate pricing against the live comparable set are what convert that interest into an accepted offer. Price to recent prewar West End closings of comparable size and condition, and let the river-view roof deck and full-service operation support the number. The Roebling Team prepares the board-package narrative in parallel with the listing so an accepted offer clears review cleanly.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 300 West 83rd Street, also evaluate these nearby prewar West End and Upper West Side cooperatives:
- 320 West 83rd Street — prewar cooperative on the same block
- 324 West 83rd Street — prewar West 83rd Street cooperative
- 300 West End Avenue — full-service West End cooperative nearby
- 320 West End Avenue — Rosario Candela's 1924 Upper West Side cooperative
- 325 West End Avenue — West End Avenue cooperative peer
The neighborhood
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