- Year built
- 1897
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 24
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Pet-friendly per public information (confirm current house rules at offer stage)
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $989
- Listing discount
- 2.7%
- Recorded sales
- 33
- On record
- 2004–2025
323 West 83rd Street is a turn-of-the-century Upper West Side cooperative on the protected block between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive. It is a standalone co-op — the 323 West 83rd Owners Corp — designed by architect Harry T. Howell and developed by Thomas J. McGuire at the end of the 1890s. Though it sits directly beside the neighboring cooperative at 325 West 83rd Street, it is a separate building and a separate corporation. It falls within the Riverside Drive–West End Historic District Extension I, a designated city historic district, on a block of Renaissance Revival flats a short walk from Riverside Park.
For the buyer who wants pre-war character with the cost structure and permanence of a cooperative, the building is a clean proposition: a boutique, elevator co-op with a roof deck, on a landmark block, at price points well below the trophy market.
Building operations
The cooperative runs lean and well for its scale: an elevator, a laundry room, a bike room, a shared roof deck, and private storage. There is no doorman — typical and appropriate for a boutique pre-war co-op of this size, and a meaningful factor in keeping maintenance charges contained. A live-in superintendent handles day-to-day operations.
As a cooperative, ownership is by shares rather than deed: purchases require board approval and a board interview, financing is capped at a board-set percentage, and pied-à-terre, gifting, guarantor, and co-purchase arrangements are evaluated case by case. Public information describes the building as pet-friendly; confirm the current pet policy, financing maximum, any flip tax, and sublet rules with the board at offer stage.
Recent sales
Co-op pricing is read on a per-room basis, and 323 West 83rd trades as a boutique pre-war cooperative — pre-war layouts, modest carrying costs, and the value a co-op structure offers relative to neighboring condominiums. With only 24 residences, resale volume is thin: a small number of closings in an active year. Demand here is driven by the landmark block, the pre-war character, the roof deck, and the short walk to Riverside Park. When underwriting a purchase or a list price, capture the room count, the floor, the exposure, any private outdoor space, and renovation condition rather than relying on a neighborhood average. Genuinely variable financial figures should be confirmed at offer stage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2025 | 3A | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,100,000 | -1.3% | |
| Jun 11, 2025 | 5D | 2 BR · 1 BA · 950 sf | $850,000 | $895/sf | -1.0% |
| May 1, 2025 | 4C | 2 BR · 1 BA · 950 sf | $999,999 | $1,053/sf | +1.0% |
| May 12, 2022 | 3B | 2 BR · 1 BA | $970,000 | -0.5% | |
| May 26, 2021 | 4A | 2 BR · 1 BA · 950 sf | $1,050,000 | $1,105/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 26, 2019 | 2D | 2 BR · 1 BA · 950 sf | $975,000 | $1,026/sf | -2.0% |
| Feb 13, 2019 | 2B | 2 BR · 1 BA · 950 sf | $925,000 | $974/sf | -3.5% |
| Nov 16, 2018 | 4D | 2 BR · 1 BA · 950 sf | $999,000 | $1,052/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $989/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 2.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2016 | 4B | $970,000 |
| Oct 1, 2015 | 3C | $900,000 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | 3B | $760,000 |
| May 17, 2005 | 2A | $725,000 |
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 1-01245-0059) 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 a cooperative, so the path is a board package and interview, a financing cap set by the board, and underwriting of the building's financials and house rules. Read the rules carefully on the points that matter to you — the building is described as pet-friendly, but confirm the policy in writing along with sublet and pied-à-terre terms. Review the co-op's financials, reserve, and any planned capital work, particularly given the building's age and its position in a landmark district, which can affect the cost and timeline of exterior work.
The reasons to buy are the block and the value: a protected historic-district address a block from Riverside Park, pre-war Renaissance Revival architecture with a roof deck, and a cooperative cost structure that keeps the entry point and carrying costs below condominium peers nearby.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is the location and the character. The historic-district address, the 1890s architecture by Harry T. Howell, the roof deck, and the boutique pre-war feel are the differentiators — and they sell to a specific buyer who wants Upper West Side history and is comfortable with a co-op. Pricing is an apartment-specific exercise: room count, floor, light, outdoor space, and condition drive the number more than any block average. We position the landmark narrative, prepare the buyer for the co-op process, and benchmark against the right comparable tier of pre-war Upper West Side cooperatives.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 323 West 83rd Street, also look at these nearby Upper West Side pre-war and boutique buildings:
- 325 West 83rd Street — adjacent Upper West Side cooperative
- 300 West 83rd Street — pre-war Upper West Side building nearby
- 320 West 83rd Street — Upper West Side building on the same block
- 324 West 83rd Street — boutique Upper West Side building nearby
- 309 West 86th Street — pre-war Upper West Side building nearby
The Roebling Team at 323 West 83rd Street
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper West Side's pre-war cooperative and condominium market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers of boutique pre-war cooperatives deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture and landmark context, the cooperative structure, the staffing and amenity reality, and where pricing sits against the right comparable tier.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 323 West 83rd Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
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