328 West 96th Street
328 West 96th Street, between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive · Upper West Side
Upper West Side
BBL 1012530090 · BIN 1034193
- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Part-time superintendent; bicycle storage; in-unit laundry in some apartments
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $858
- Listing discount
- 1.2%
- Recorded sales
- 33
- On record
- 2005–2025
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328 West 96th Street is a six-story walk-up cooperative on the short block between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive. Its apartments range from compact one-bedroom homes to larger combinations, including two-bedroom plans with two bathrooms and substantially more interior space.
The building combines a small association with a relatively permissive policy framework, including pied-à-terre use and limited subletting. Stair access remains a defining physical feature: the residence's floor level is consequential in a building without an elevator.
Architecture and unit composition
The smaller apartments include homes of approximately 525–750 square feet. Mid-sized plans approach 850–900 square feet, while larger combined residences can exceed 1,100 square feet and, in the recorded inventory, reach approximately 1,750 square feet.
Some apartments retain a sequence of separate rooms; renovations have also produced open eat-in kitchens, adjoining living spaces and dedicated work areas. In certain layouts a room currently used as a living room can be returned to bedroom use without changing the apartment's overall footprint. Combined homes may have two full bathrooms and much more storage than the smaller original plans.
In-unit washer/dryers are present in several residences. Larger kitchens may include laundry equipment and a dining area, while compact apartments often allocate a higher share of their floor area to living and sleeping rooms. The interior configuration has evolved through individual renovations, so there is no uniform finish specification for the building.
Building operations
A part-time superintendent serves the cooperative, and bicycle storage is available.
The six-story walk-up arrangement also makes floor labels worth reading carefully. A residence carrying a first-floor designation can sit one flight above the entrance. The actual entrance-to-apartment route is more informative than the label alone.
Policy framework
Pets: Allowed — confirm with the managing agent.
Pied-à-terre and guarantors: Permitted subject to approval — confirm with the managing agent.
Subletting: Up to three years out of five — confirm with the managing agent.
Financing: Up to 80%, with a minimum 20% down payment — confirm with the managing agent.
Flip tax: 1% — confirm the calculation and payer with the managing agent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2025 | 2C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $895,000 | +0.0% | |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 5C | 2 BR · 1 BA | $595,000 | +0.0% | |
| Apr 4, 2022 | 2D | 2 BR · 2 BA | $800,000 | -4.8% | |
| Jan 18, 2022 | 3C | 2 BR · 1 BA · 850 sf | $729,000 | $858/sf | -11.6% |
| Apr 21, 2021 | 5D | 2 BR · 1 BA | $525,000 | -12.5% | |
| Jan 20, 2021 | 3B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,750 sf | $1,400,000 | $800/sf | -6.4% |
| Jul 9, 2019 | 3D | 2 BR · 2 BA | $870,000 | -2.8% | |
| May 22, 2019 | 2A | 4 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,500,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2022): a median $858/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2025. Median listing discount 1.2% 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.
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 1-01253-0090) 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.
Buying here? Co-op closing costs typically run 2 to 3% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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Comparable buildings
- The Von Colon: A nearby prewar cooperative with a similar residence count in a taller building.
- Albert Court and Eleanor Court: A small prewar cooperative setting a few blocks south.
- 2541 Broadway: A smaller prewar cooperative for buyers comparing side-street and avenue locations.
- 747 West End Avenue: A taller cooperative with a somewhat larger association on the next avenue.
- The Paramount: A prewar cooperative with a comparable overall scale farther north.
- 306 West 100th Street: Another relatively small prewar cooperative close to Riverside Park.
More Upper West Side buildings
- 325 West 82nd Street — 1892 co-op
- 325 West 83rd Street — 1898 co-op
- 327 West 85th Street — 1894 co-op
- 329 West 108th Street — 1899 co-op
- 329 West 77th Street — 1930 co-op by Gronenberg & Leuchtag
- 330 West 72nd Street — 1927 co-op by George and Edward Blum
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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