303 West 80th Street
303 West 80th Street, New York, NY 10024
BBL 1012447501 · BIN 1033765
- Year built
- 1900
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 24
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- In a historic district
- Pets
- Pets permitted (confirm current house rules at offer stage)
- Financing
- Permitted, subject to condominium terms
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2024
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,297
- Listing discount
- 3.3%
- Recorded sales
- 22
- On record
- 2004–2024
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 303 West 80th Street would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
303 West 80th Street is a pre-war Upper West Side condominium on one of the neighborhood's most protected residential blocks — the stretch running toward Riverside Drive that the city designated as its own historic district. Built in 1900 by architect Ralph S. Townsend as one half of a matched Renaissance Revival pair (303–305 West 80th Street), and branded today as The Townshend, the building offers the increasingly rare combination that Upper West Side buyers prize: pre-war architecture, boutique scale, and the deed-ownership simplicity of a condominium rather than a co-op.
That last point matters. Most turn-of-the-century buildings on these blocks are cooperatives. A pre-war condominium here is unusual, and it changes the buyer profile — no board approval, no interview, easier financing, and a more flexible path for pied-à-terre, investment, and non-traditional buyers. For the buyer who wants old-New-York character on a landmark block without the co-op process, 303 West 80th is a clean proposition.
Building operations
303 West 80th Street runs as a boutique, self-contained pre-war condominium. On site there is an elevator and video intercom/security; there is no doorman, which is typical and appropriate for a 24-unit pre-war condo of this size and a meaningful factor in keeping common charges contained. Select residences carry wood-burning fireplaces and original architectural detail.
As a condominium, ownership is by deed. Purchases do not require board approval or an interview — a right of first refusal is the standard mechanism — and financing is generally more flexible than in a co-op. Pied-à-terre use, subletting, and investment ownership are typically permitted under condominium rules; confirm the current declaration, bylaws, and house rules, along with any building-wide assessments or capital projects, at offer stage.
Architecture and residences
The building was completed in 1900 to designs by Ralph S. Townsend, conceived as a mirrored pair with the adjoining 305 West 80th Street. The facade is Roman brick over a limestone base, with an enclosed portico entrance, rounded bays, carved classical pediments at the third floor, and a stone balcony line at the fourth — the confident Renaissance Revival vocabulary of the era's better Upper West Side flats. The building originally held large full-floor-scale apartments of seven and eight rooms; today it comprises 24 residences across six stories, ranging from studios to two-bedrooms.
When the property was converted to condominium in 1983, the renovation added wood-burning fireplaces to select homes, and many residences retain hardwood floors and pre-war proportions — higher ceilings and defined rooms rather than open-plan new construction. Because the building sits within the Riverside Drive–West 80th–81st Street Historic District, exterior changes are subject to landmark review, a constraint that protects the streetscape and the building's character over time.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 emissions caps apply. No regulatory capital pressure from this law specifically, current or 2030.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →Recent sales
Condominium pricing is read on a price-per-square-foot basis, and 303 West 80th trades as a boutique pre-war condominium: small unit count, pre-war layouts, and the scarcity premium that attaches to a for-sale condo on a landmark Upper West Side block. With only 24 residences, resale volume is thin — a modest number of closings in an active year — so a single comparable can move the read on value. When underwriting a purchase or setting a list price, capture the square footage, the floor, the exposure, the presence of a fireplace, and renovation condition rather than relying on a neighborhood per-foot average. Genuinely variable figures — common charges, real estate taxes, any assessment — should be confirmed at offer stage.
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2024 | 2A | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 804 sf | $1,070,000 | $1,331/sf | +7.5% |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 4BC | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,348 sf | $2,100,000 | $1,558/sf | +16.7% |
| Dec 3, 2021 | 5B | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 865 sf | $910,000 | $1,052/sf | -3.7% |
| Nov 4, 2021 | 5D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 770 sf | $920,000 | $1,195/sf | -11.1% |
| Sep 26, 2019 | 2C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 600 sf | $670,000 | $1,117/sf | -8.1% |
| Jun 4, 2018 | 2B | 1 BR · 865 sf | $1,300,000 | $1,503/sf | off-mkt |
| Jan 3, 2017 | 5C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 483 sf | $730,000 | $1,511/sf | +16.1% |
| Jan 22, 2016 | 4BC | 3 BR · 1,348 sf | $1,900,000 | $1,409/sf | -13.6% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,297/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 3.3% 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.
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 1-01244-7501). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is a condominium, so the path is comparatively straightforward: an application, a right of first refusal rather than a board approval, and flexible financing. Review the declaration, bylaws, and house rules for the points that matter to you, and review the building's financials, reserve, and any planned capital work — particularly given the building's age and its position in a landmark district, which can affect the cost and timeline of exterior work. Note whether the residence you are considering retains a wood-burning fireplace, and confirm the current pet policy in the house rules.
The reasons to buy are the block and the structure: a protected historic-district address between West End and Riverside, pre-war architecture by a notable Upper West Side architect, and a condominium's ownership flexibility in a neighborhood where most peer buildings are co-ops.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is scarcity and character. A pre-war condominium on a designated historic-district block is an unusual product on the Upper West Side, and it sells to a specific buyer — one who wants turn-of-the-century architecture and the flexibility of deed ownership. The Ralph S. Townsend authorship, the 1900 Renaissance Revival facade, and the landmark context are the differentiators. Pricing is a residence-specific exercise: square footage, floor, light, fireplace, and condition drive the number more than any block average. We position the pre-war-condominium narrative, emphasize the ownership flexibility relative to neighboring co-ops, and benchmark against the right comparable tier.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 303 West 80th Street, also look at these nearby Upper West Side pre-war and boutique buildings:
- 100 West 80th Street — Upper West Side building nearby
- 300 West 83rd Street — pre-war Upper West Side building nearby
- 310 West 79th Street — Upper West Side building nearby
- 316 West 79th Street — boutique Upper West Side building nearby
- 309 West 86th Street — pre-war Upper West Side building nearby
More Upper West Side buildings
- 300 West 83rd Street — 1923 co-op by Gaetano Ajello
- 302 West 86th Street — 1917 co-op
- The Orienta (302 West 79th Street) — 1904 co-op
- Lincoln Guild (303 West 66th Street) — 1961 co-op
- 304 West 75th Street — 1930 co-op by Robert T. Lyons
- 305 West 72nd Street — 1913 co-op by Gaetano Ajello
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper West Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper West Side.
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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