The Brentwood, 317 West 87th Street
317 West 87th Street, between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive, Manhattan · Upper West Side
BBL 1012490022 · BIN 1033968
- Year built
- 1926
- Type
- Cooperative
- Amenities
- Elevator, live-in superintendent, common laundry and bicycle storage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Riverside-West End Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median, 2023–2025
- $750K
- 6 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $700K – $875K
- Listing discount
- -0.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 53
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The Brentwood is a cooperative completed in 1927 on West 87th Street's block between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive. Studios and one-bedrooms make up much of its resale inventory, while combinations and terrace penthouses provide a smaller group of larger or more unusual homes. Riverside Park lies at the western end of the block.
The property belongs to the Riverside-West End Historic District, designated in 1989. Its apartment-house height rises above the block's rowhouse fabric, and its upper residences can have more open outlooks toward the river. Private terraces at the top of the building create a distinct apartment category.
A live-in superintendent, elevator and common laundry serve the 47-residence cooperative. The Broadway subway at 86th Street and the crosstown bus corridor are nearby.
Architecture and unit composition
The building's smaller homes include studios with a single principal room and one-bedrooms with separate living and sleeping areas. The resale record shows a range of one-bedroom sizes, with many apartments around 700 to 825 square feet. Larger combinations exceed that area and can include a second bathroom.
Penthouse accommodation differs substantially from the typical interior apartment. Private terraces can wrap around the residence and have multiple exposures, creating outdoor space larger than the interior in some configurations. Those homes should be compared separately from the ordinary studio and one-bedroom stock.
The rooftop has a documented alteration history. In 2000, Community Board 7 reviewed a proposed addition and supported it subject to changes in window, door and cladding design. Its resolution favored double-hung windows, retained French-style doors and brick cladding. That record illustrates the building-specific preservation considerations governing work at the roofline.
Building operations
The cooperative provides elevator service, common laundry and bicycle storage, with a superintendent living on site. The entrance uses intercom access. Private storage occurs with some apartments and should be identified separately from the cooperative's general common areas.
The property is in tax class 2; the DOF assessment roll shows no building-wide exemption, and abatements apply at the bill level, so check the tax bill. Its built floor-area ratio of 7.32 exceeds the 6.02 residential allowance shown for the R8 lot. Exterior work is subject to the historic district's preservation framework.
Policy framework
Financing: Up to 80%, with a minimum 20% down payment — confirm with the managing agent.
Pets: Cats and dogs are permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $504 per room a monthMedian of 4 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Bike storage, storage, laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2025–30. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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 | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2025 | 7B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $825,000 | -2.9% |
| May 1, 2024 | 9E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $875,000 | +2.9% |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 4B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $763,687 | -0.7% |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 2A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $736,661 | +2.3% |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 8C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $711,756 | +1.8% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $700,000 | +0.0% |
| Aug 9, 2022 | 5C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $680,000 | -1.3% |
| Aug 2, 2022 | 1D | 1 BA | $385,000 | -9.4% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2020): a median $1,032/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 0.0% from the last ask.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2004 | 9A | $675,000 |
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 1-01249-0022). 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.
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Comparable buildings
- 320 West 87th Street — A same-block prewar cooperative of similar height and somewhat smaller residential scale.
- 345 West 88th Street — A nearby prewar cooperative closely comparable in overall inventory and height.
- 320 West 89th Street — A smaller prewar cooperative near the same stretch of Riverside Park.
- 323 West 86th Street — A taller prewar cooperative with a similar number of residences.
- 305 West 86th Street — A prewar cooperative alternative on the crosstown street.
- 321 West 90th Street — A prewar cooperative with comparable mid-rise massing several blocks north.
More Upper West Side buildings
- 316 West 84th Street — 1949 co-op
- Gershwin House, 316 West 103rd Street — 1898 co-op
- 317 West 89th Street — 1914 condominium
- 318 West 100th Street — 1909 condominium by George F. Pelham
- 320 West 76th Street — 1944 co-op
- 320 West 83rd Street — 1901 co-op by George F. Pelham
The neighborhood
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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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