315 West 86th Street
315 West 86th Street, between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive, Upper West Side, Manhattan
Upper West Side
BBL 1012480022 · BIN 1033938
- Year built
- 1926
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 95
- Floors
- 15
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Part-time doorman, resident superintendent, two elevators, laundry room, bicycle storage and storage units
- Financing
- Up to 80% — confirm with the managing agent.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $750K
- Recent range
- $640K – $1.6M
- Listing discount
- 1.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 90
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315 West 86th Street is a Renaissance Revival apartment house designed by Gronenberg & Leuchtag in 1926–27. Its broad midblock façade has a granite base, pale brickwork and a carved arched entrance. The building sits on the park block between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive, within a designated historic district.
Its inventory includes compact one-bedroom apartments, larger multiroom homes and combinations created from adjoining residences. That range gives the cooperative several distinct purchase categories. Buyers seeking a smaller apartment can obtain the same building services as owners of much larger combinations, while choosing substantially different interior space.
The service level is based on a part-time doorman, resident superintendent and elevators. Storage, bicycle facilities and shared laundry support the residential operation. The historic exterior and relatively varied apartment stock are more central to this building's identity than a large recreation amenity package.
Architecture and unit composition
LPC describes light polychrome brick laid in Flemish bond above the granite base. The entrance is round-arched with a carved surround and fanlight. Upper portions include decorative window surrounds, terra-cotta details and stone balconies. The original composition culminates in a penthouse level above the main building.
These details explain the building's contribution to the Riverside-West End historic streetscape. The façade is organized through material and ornament at several levels, with the entrance and selected upper stories receiving greater emphasis. Exterior work takes place within that protected architectural context.
Inside, apartments retain characteristic prewar features such as beamed ceilings, hardwood flooring and moldings. Layouts can include separate entry areas and windowed kitchens or bathrooms. Renovations have changed finishes in individual homes, while the original structure continues to shape room proportions and circulation.
The one-bedroom inventory includes homes with separate kitchens and distinct living rooms. Larger apartments and combinations can add dining space, additional bedrooms and bathrooms. A combined residence has its own plan and renovation history, so it should be compared with other large homes on the basis of its completed arrangement.
Upper-floor apartments can have longer outlooks over the neighboring streetscape. Lower apartments engage more directly with West 86th Street and the surrounding buildings. The north or south orientation and the position of neighboring walls determine the daylight conditions within a particular room.
Building operations
Two elevators serve the cooperative. A part-time doorman provides lobby coverage, and a resident superintendent supports day-to-day maintenance. Shared laundry, bicycle storage and storage units are present, with storage availability dependent on the building's allocations.
The historic-district designation affects exterior work, including visible windows and façade alterations. An apartment renovation involving exterior components may require review beyond the cooperative's internal alteration process. Work confined to ordinary interior finishes has a different review scope from a proposal that changes a protected elevation.
The property is residential Tax Class 2 and has no building-wide abatement in the DOF record beyond personal exemptions. Real-estate taxes are paid by the cooperative and incorporated into maintenance. Class 2 does not carry the assessment-growth cap applied to certain smaller residential properties.
The presence of combined apartments means that interior area and share allocation should be distinguished. Two homes with a similar room count may have different maintenance obligations because of their underlying shares and configuration. A combined apartment's operating costs belong to the actual combined interest being transferred.
Policy framework
Financing up to 80% and pet ownership are described as permitted — confirm with the managing agent. Washer/dryer installation is governed by cooperative policy — confirm current terms with the managing agent. The ability to install laundry equipment is separate from whether a particular apartment already has an approved installation.
The shared laundry room supplies a building-level option. For a buyer planning an installation, the proposed equipment location and plumbing route need to fit the cooperative's alteration requirements. Permission to install in one residence doesn't guarantee the same setup will work in every line; check plumbing location and the alteration agreement for the specific apartment.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | 14C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,440,000 | -9.7% | |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 2F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 750 sf | $745,000 | $993/sf | -0.7% |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 3F | 1 BR · 1 BA | $795,000 | +0.0% | |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 1D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 750 sf | $640,000 | $853/sf | -0.8% |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 12D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $850,000 | -2.2% | |
| Mar 13, 2025 | 14D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $755,000 | -2.6% | |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 2E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $662,500 | -1.9% | |
| Nov 29, 2022 | 8E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $729,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,063/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 1.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2009 | 1F | $650,000 |
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 1-01248-0022) 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.
At the recent median sale of $795K (6 transfers since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,531 to close, or 1.5% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,531
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Comparable buildings
- The Florence: A nearby prewar cooperative with a closely comparable overall residential scale.
- 565 West End Avenue: A taller prewar cooperative from a later design period.
- 323 West 86th Street: A cooperative on the same block with a smaller apartment inventory.
- 525 West End Avenue: An earlier prewar cooperative with a larger ownership base.
- The Clarendon: A Riverside Drive cooperative for buyers prioritizing the avenue setting and park-oriented exposures.
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- 314 West 77th Street — 1924 co-op
- 315 West 70th Street (Presidential Towers) — 1963 co-op
- 316 West 79th Street — 1910 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 316 West 84th Street — 1949 co-op
- Gershwin House, 316 West 103rd Street — 1898 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper West Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper West Side.
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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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