Cooperative · 1902
The Buckingham Court
310 West 99th Street, New York, NY 10025
Buildings·Cooperative

310 West 99th Street

310 West 99th Street, New York, NY 10025

At a glance
Year built
1902
Type
Cooperative
The Data Room

Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026

Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.

2BR median
$975K
Recent range
$570K – $1.1M
Listing discount
3.2%
Recorded transfers
52

The Buckingham Court at 310 West 99th Street is one of the Upper West Side's genuine turn-of-the-century survivors — a 1902 building designed by Henri Fouchaux on a tranquil, tree-lined block between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive, steps from Riverside Park. It is the kind of address that the West Side does better than anywhere else in Manhattan: intimate, character-rich, walkable to the river, and priced for buyers who want pre-war texture without a tower's anonymity.

Built as a rental and converted to cooperative ownership in 1983, the building has been a share-and-board co-op for more than forty years. Its eight stories and 66 apartments — many of them efficient studios and one- and two-bedroom homes — make it an entry point into co-op ownership on one of the most desirable residential pockets of the West Side, with the Beaux-Arts detailing and central-courtyard plan that distinguish a Fouchaux building from the plainer stock nearby.

Architecture and unit composition

The Buckingham Court is a study in restrained, well-preserved Beaux-Arts design. The street presence is anchored by a handsome limestone entry, and the building retains original Victorian-era detailing throughout — the kind of ornament that was standard in 1902 and is now scarce. The plan wraps a central courtyard, which brings light and air into the interior apartments rather than leaving them on dark airshafts, a thoughtful feature for a building of its era.

The 66 residences run to the smaller end of the West Side spectrum — studios and one- and two-bedroom homes predominate — which is exactly what makes the building accessible. For a first co-op purchase, a downsizing move, or a Riverside-adjacent pied-à-terre, the layouts and price points are a rare combination. The eight-story scale keeps the building human and the common areas calm.

Building operations

The Buckingham Court is run as an intimate, well-maintained cooperative anchored by an exceptional live-in superintendent. On-site amenities include a central laundry room, a bike room, virtual security, and storage bins. The building is pet-friendly, and the board permits pied-à-terre purchases — a meaningful flexibility for buyers seeking a part-time West Side home near the park. The board also considers co-purchasing, guarantors, and gifting as part of its review. Maintenance reflects the building's intimate scale and the value of a strong on-site super rather than a deep amenity package — an efficient operating profile that keeps carrying costs sensible.

Local Law 97

Carbon-penalty exposure
🟢
Strong — under cap in both periods
2024–2029 annual penalty
$0 (under cap)
2030–2034 annual penalty
$0 (under cap)
Per unit / month range
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Facade safety — Local Law 11

Local Law 11 / FISP · last inspection 2020–25
SWARMP
What this means for you

Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into for you.

Inspection history
2005–10
Safe
2010–15
SWARMP
2015–20
SWARMP
2020–25
SWARMP
2025–30
Due
Next report due
by Feb 2028
The three grades, in buyer terms
SafeGood for ~5 years — no facade assessment on the horizon.
SWARMPSafe now, repairs due on a deadline — budget for the work or a possible assessment.
UnsafeActive hazard: sidewalk shed and repairs now. Expect disruption and an assessment.

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.

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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.

DateUnitApartmentPricePPSFvs. Ask
May 11, 2026207
2 BR · 1 BA
$1,058,980+6.0%
Aug 8, 2025306
2 BR · 1.5 BA
$1,065,000-3.2%
Jun 3, 2025802
2 BR · 1 BA · 1,200 sf
$770,000$642/sf-21.0%
Jan 28, 2025308
2 BR · 1 BA
$775,000-2.5%
Dec 27, 2024204
1 BR · 1 BA
$570,000-3.4%
Jun 4, 2024803
2 BR · 1 BA
$975,000-2.0%
Jul 1, 2022403
2 BR · 1 BA
$1,205,000-1.6%
Jun 9, 2022305
2 BR · 1 BA
$950,000-2.6%

Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $642/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.5% 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.

404+57%
$510,000 2015$799,000 2022
403 · 1,300 sf+47%
$817,500 ($629/sf) 2012$1,140,000 ($877/sf) 2019$1,205,000 ($927/sf) 2022
306+36%
$785,000 2006$1,095,000 2018$1,065,000 2025
704 · 725 sf+33%
$639,000 ($881/sf) 2006$667,000 ($920/sf) 2015$849,000 ($1,171/sf) 2022
109 · 1,100 sf+33%
$757,500 ($689/sf) 2008$850,000 ($773/sf) 2013$1,010,000 ($918/sf) 2018

Other recent transfers

DateUnitPrice
Jul 25, 2022404$799,000
Jun 3, 2022704$849,000
Jun 1, 2020110$7,250,000
Aug 21, 2018306$1,095,000
May 7, 2018305$895,000
Aug 17, 2017304$540,000
View all 52 recorded transfers, sortable

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 1-01888-0031) 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 an accessible entry into pre-war co-op ownership. The smaller layouts and 99th Street address make the building one of the more attainable pre-wars on the West Side — ideal for a first purchase, a downsizing move, or a part-time home.

The board is flexible. Pet-friendly, pied-à-terre permitted, and open to co-purchasing, guarantors, and gifting — that posture widens the building's buyer pool well beyond a strict full-service co-op.

Buy for the location and the character. Steps to Riverside Park, a quiet tree-lined block, and original Beaux-Arts detailing are the durable goods here. The operating profile is intimate — a strong live-in super and a sensible amenity set rather than a doorman tower — which is reflected in carrying costs.

What to know if you’re selling

Lead with character and the park. The 1902 Beaux-Arts detailing, the central courtyard, and Riverside Park a short walk away are the differentiators that separate a resale here from the corridor's generic inventory.

Position to the value buyer. The building's accessible price points and flexible board are genuine selling tools — a pet-friendly, pied-à-terre-friendly co-op near the park reaches a broad audience. State the terms plainly.

Benchmark to comparable smaller-layout West Side pre-wars. Comparable analysis belongs against other intimate, character-rich co-ops in the Riverside/West End pocket, not against full-service towers — the building competes on charm, location, and price, and the comparison set should reflect that.

Comparable buildings

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The Roebling Team at The Buckingham Court

The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper West Side, Riverside Drive and West End Avenue, and the broader pre-war co-op market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating an intimate, character-rich co-op near Riverside Park deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture, the board posture, and where the pricing sits against the corridor.

If you're weighing a purchase or sale at The Buckingham Court, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.

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Corey Cohen, Principal · The Roebling Team at Compass
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