330 West 72nd Street
330 West 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023
Lincoln Square, Upper West Side
BBL 1011830046 · BIN 1030970
- Year built
- 1927
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median, 2023–2026
- $1.9M
- 5 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $875K – $2.4M
- Listing discount
- 2.7%
- Recorded transfers
- 56
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330 West 72nd Street occupies one of the best positions on the Upper West Side: the foot of Riverside Park, where 72nd Street meets the green ribbon of the park and the Hudson beyond. Completed in 1927 to designs by George and Edward Blum — the brothers whose inventive, ornament-rich apartment houses are among the most distinctive of pre-war New York — the building commands sweeping views north over Riverside Park and the river. Four row houses were cleared to make way for it, part of the maturing of the West Side into a corridor of grand apartment living.
The building was converted to a cooperative in 1979. At 16 stories and 63 apartments, it is a full-service co-op of comfortable scale, with a two-story stone base, a canopied entrance, and a pair of maisonettes with their own stoops — a gracious, street-level grace note. Decorative bandcourses and ornamental balconies on the upper floors give the façade the textured character the Blums were known for.
For buyers, the appeal is simple and rare: a pre-war apartment with open park-and-river views, inside a full-service cooperative, directly on Riverside Park.
Architecture and unit composition
The Blums detailed 330 West 72nd with the period's vocabulary applied with a designer's eye — a substantial two-story stone base anchors the building, with bandcourses at the third, sixth, and fourteenth floors and decorative balconies at the eighth and fourteenth adding rhythm to the masonry shaft. The canopied entrance and the two stoop-fronted maisonettes give the ground floor a residential, townhouse-like warmth.
Inside, the apartments are pre-war West Side: high ceilings, hardwood floors, decorative moldings, and gracious entertaining layouts. The building's signal feature is its outlook — the foot-of-the-park position delivers sweeping northern views over Riverside Park and the Hudson River from the upper floors, an exposure to assess from the specific apartment, including potential future obstructions; it is not established as impossible to match elsewhere. The unit mix runs across the range typical of a 63-unit pre-war building, with the larger and higher homes capturing the best of the views.
Building operations
330 West 72nd operates as a full-service cooperative with a full-time doorman and a live-in superintendent. Amenities suit the building's scale and era: a central laundry room, a bicycle room, and a video security system serve shareholders, with the staffing and maintenance standards of a long-established West Side co-op.
On house rules, purchases go through board review; expect a complete board package and interview, and confirm the building's current financing, liquidity and occupancy requirements from its governing documents and application instructions.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application processing fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $120.00 per applicant | Refundable Not stated |
| Processing fee for documents related to financingConditionalConditions: If financing | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $400 | Refundable Not stated |
| N.Y State transfer tax payablePer shareRequired | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $.05 per share | Refundable Not stated |
| Transfer fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $850 | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move in Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Not stated |
Sublet
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Not stated |
| Background and Credit Check FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $120.00 per applicant | Refundable Not stated |
| Sublet FeeRecurringRequired | Paid by Shareholder | When Upon approval | Amount For the first year of subletting, 20% of the monthly maintenance | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move out Deposit | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move in Deposit | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $1,000 | Refundable Not stated |
Refinance
2 items
Management's “less refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $450 | Refundable Not stated |
Management's “more refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $450 | Refundable Not stated |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $813 per room a monthMedian of 5 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
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Attended lobby
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Bike 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.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $55,213/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $73
- Modeled exposure split equally across 63 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →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).
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 | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | 7D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $999,999 | +0.0% | |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 8A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,400,000 | -7.5% | |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 7A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,855,000 | -7.0% | |
| Jun 17, 2025 | 12D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $875,000 | -2.7% | |
| Jan 21, 2025 | 14C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,450,000 | -2.7% | |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 11C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $1,400,000 | $1,167/sf | -6.7% |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 8B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,100,000 | +0.0% | |
| Aug 30, 2022 | 4C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,100 sf | $1,270,000 | $1,155/sf | -1.9% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $1,096/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. 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.
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 1-01183-0046). 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; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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At the recent median sale of $1.45M (5 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $28,488 to close, or 2.0% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $14,500
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $13,988
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
Buying here means buying the view as much as the apartment — the foot-of-Riverside-Park position is the building's defining asset, and upper-floor homes with open northern exposures over the park and river are the prize. Expect a complete board package and interview and a board focused on financial soundness and primary residency.
The location pairs the calm of the park with the convenience of the West Side: Riverside Park is at the doorstep, the 1/2/3 express station at 72nd Street is a short walk east, and Broadway's restaurants and markets are close by. We help buyers judge which exposures and floors capture the views, weigh condition against price, read the building's financials, and prepare a complete board package.
What to know if you’re selling
The marketing core writes itself: a George & Edward Blum pre-war at the foot of Riverside Park with river-and-park views from the apartments positioned to capture them. Open northern exposure of this quality is genuinely scarce, and it is the headline of any sale here. Presenting the view, the apartment's proportions, and its condition to the right primary-residence buyer is the path to a strong result.
Pricing should be anchored to recent Riverside Park pre-war trades and to the apartment's specific floor and exposures, with high-floor view homes benchmarked separately from lower or interior layouts. A co-op on the park is an easy story to tell; have the current budget, audited statements and any assessments ready for buyers. We market these homes to the qualified, board-ready audience the cooperative requires.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 330 West 72nd Street, also evaluate nearby pre-war West Side cooperatives:
- 322 West 72nd Street — pre-war cooperative on the same block
- 340 West 72nd Street — full-service West 72nd Street co-op nearby
- 277 West End Avenue — pre-war West End Avenue cooperative peer
- 315 West 70th Street — cooperative near Riverside Park to the south; compare its postwar construction with this building’s original structure
- 329 West 77th Street — pre-war West Side cooperative to the north
More Upper West Side buildings
- 328 West 96th Street — 1930 co-op
- 329 West 108th Street — 1899 co-op
- 329 West 77th Street — 1930 co-op by Gronenberg & Leuchtag
- 332 West 86th Street — 1924 co-op by Rosario Candela
- 334 West 87th Street — 1926 co-op by Gronenberg & Leuchtag
- 340 West 72nd Street (The Chatsworth Annex) — 1905 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.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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