311 West 97th Street
311 West 97th Street, New York, NY 10025
Upper West Side
BBL 1018870045 · BIN 1057066
- Year built
- 1901
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median
- $1.4M
- Recent range
- $1.3M – $1.5M
- Listing discount
- 2.4%
- Recorded transfers
- 14
311 West 97th Street — The Von Colon — is a turn-of-the-century pre-war cooperative on one of the Upper West Side's quietest residential streets, half a block from Riverside Park and a short walk to the Broadway retail and 1-train spine. Built around 1901, it belongs to the first wave of West Side apartment houses that rose as the neighborhood transformed from rowhouse blocks into an avenue-and-side-street residential district, and it has held its period character through more than a century of use.
At seven stories and twenty-two homes, the building lives at a human scale — an owner-occupied house where the staff knows every shareholder and the carrying costs are not underwriting a resort amenity package. The apartments carry the texture buyers come to the West Side for: high ceilings, hardwood floors, oak moldings, and transom windows, the kind of pre-war detail that newer construction cannot manufacture.
For buyers, the appeal is straightforward — a pet-friendly pre-war co-op with real character, a flexible board posture, and a Riverside-and-Broadway location that has anchored value on the Upper West Side through every cycle.
Architecture and unit composition
The Von Colon is a product of 1901, when the Upper West Side's developers were building dignified seven-story masonry houses on the side streets between West End and Riverside. The building reads in that turn-of-the-century vocabulary — a restrained Beaux-Arts/Renaissance Revival body sized to the block rather than the avenue.
Inside, the building preserves its pre-war bones. Expect high ceilings, hardwood floors, oak moldings, and transom windows throughout — the period detail that defines the corridor's pre-war stock. With twenty-two homes across seven floors, layouts run to the gracious one- and two-bedroom proportions of early West Side apartment living, and apartments that retain their original detail are the building's strongest draw. The side-street setting keeps the homes quiet, with the western lines catching the open light that comes from being half a block off Riverside Park.
Building operations
The Von Colon runs lean and well. The building offers elevator service, basement storage lockers, a bicycle room, a central laundry, and a recently installed virtual-doorman entry system, with a superintendent overseeing the property. There is no pool or sprawling gym — the model is a small, owner-occupied house that spends on service and structure rather than amenities. The building is pet-friendly, a genuine draw on this family-heavy stretch of the West Side. Common charges support staff, the systems of a 1901 masonry building, and the reserve, keeping monthly costs disciplined for the corridor.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $11,108/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $42
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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 →Management & transfer contacts
- Sublet policy
- Allowed (sublet fee one month rent or 1/12 annual rent, whichever greater)
- Notable fees
- Processing Fee $750; Co-op Processing $150; Credit Check $75/person; Move-In deposit $500 (refundable)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | 3N | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,365,000 | -2.4% | |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 6E | 3 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,500,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 7E | 3 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,300,000 | -6.8% | |
| Aug 3, 2021 | 4W | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,550 sf | $1,390,000 | $897/sf | -18.0% |
| May 27, 2020 | 5W | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,765,000 | -6.9% | |
| Jun 18, 2019 | 2N | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,275 sf | $1,520,000 | $1,192/sf | -1.9% |
| Mar 7, 2019 | 1N | 3 BR | $1,625,000 | -4.4% | |
| Feb 24, 2016 | 4W | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,595,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2021): a median $897/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 2.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2004 | 5N | $825,000 |
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 1-01887-0045) 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
The Von Colon is a traditional cooperative, so purchases clear a board package and interview. The building's policies are notably accommodating for a small pre-war co-op: financing is permitted up to 80%, and subletting is allowed for two of every ten years — a real measure of flexibility for owners who may need to relocate temporarily. The building is pet-friendly. Expect a board that values financial stability and primary residency in the ordinary way of an owner-occupied house.
For buyers, the decisions are exposure and condition: the western lines carry the better light, and original-detail apartments invite a choice between preservation and renovation. Budget for the cosmetic updates that century-old kitchens and baths often invite.
What to know if you’re selling
The selling story is character, flexibility, and location. A pet-friendly pre-war co-op with 80% financing and a two-in-ten sublet allowance is accommodating for the corridor, and that flexibility broadens the buyer pool meaningfully — lead with it alongside the pre-war detail and the half-block-to-Riverside location.
Because the building is small, a single well-presented listing can define the comp set for the year. Benchmark pricing to recent Riverside–West End pre-war co-op trades rather than to amenity-heavy buildings, and present the building's flexible financing and sublet rules early — they are a differentiator that many comparable co-ops cannot match.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Von Colon, also evaluate these nearby Upper West Side and Riverside cooperatives:
- 310 West 99th Street — pre-war Upper West Side cooperative nearby
- 313 West 99th Street — side-street co-op a few blocks north
- 305 West 98th Street — pre-war cooperative on the corridor
- 255 West 98th Street — established Upper West Side co-op peer
- 310 Riverside Drive — Riverside Drive cooperative a short walk west
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Upper West Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper West Side.
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.
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