- Year built
- 1924
320 West End Avenue is one of Rosario Candela's relatively rare Upper West Side commissions — a 1924 fifteen-story boutique prewar cooperative with 31 apartments. Candela's broader Manhattan body of work — concentrated on Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue — places 320 WEA in a specific Upper West Side Candela cluster that includes 230 West End Avenue (1927) and 865 West End Avenue (1925).
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the Rosario Candela architectural pedigree — the architect whom Brendan Gill called, in a phrase often cited by CityRealty, "the Michelangelo of Apartments." Second, the boutique 31-unit configuration — small enough to support operational intimacy and trophy full-floor layouts. Third, the Candela interior planning discipline — immense rooms, grand entry galleries, formal layouts, and the "fantastic prewar details" CityRealty broker reporting attributes to the building.
Recent sales
Apartment-level closing detail should be sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers for full transactional context.
What to know if you’re buying
The Rosario Candela architectural pedigree is real institutional context. No other West End Avenue cooperative at the boutique 31-unit scale carries the Candela credential.
The boutique 31-unit configuration supports operational intimacy and trophy full-floor layouts. Plan board diligence accordingly.
The interior planning discipline — immense rooms, grand entry galleries, formal layouts — is the structural identity of the building. Verify line-specific configuration during walkthrough.
The roof deck is a real amenity for a small prewar cooperative.
The Riverside-West End Historic District designation provides exterior protection.
Verify specific policy framework with managing agent at diligence stage.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Plan for 6 to 10 weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
Comparable buildings
- 470 West End Avenue (The Belvoir) — Roth 1928; nearby West End Avenue peer
- 535 West End Avenue — Lagrange 2011; nearby West End Avenue condominium peer
- 11 Riverside Drive (The Schwab House) — Bien 1950; nearby West End Avenue / Riverside Drive peer
- 173-175 Riverside Drive — Carpenter 1926; nearby Riverside Drive peer
- 180 Riverside Drive — Schwartz & Gross 1922; nearby Riverside Drive peer
The Roebling Team at 320 West End Avenue
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper East Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. If you're considering a purchase or sale at 320 WEA, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: CityRealty building page; Wikipedia — Rosario Candela; CityRealty market-insight feature on top Candela buildings; NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Riverside-West End Historic District Designation Report; NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.