- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 36
- Floors
- 7
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Set by the cooperative's house rules
- Subletting
- Subject to cooperative board policy; confirm at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2024
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $530K – $530K
- Listing discount
- 15.2%
- Recorded transfers
- 16
36 West 35th Street is a boutique prewar cooperative on the 35th Street block between Fifth Avenue and Broadway — squarely in the Midtown South pocket where Herald Square, the Garment District, and the NoMad edge converge. The building dates to around 1930 and was converted to cooperative ownership in 1988. Today it holds 36 apartments across seven floors.
The building's appeal is the appeal of the accessible, well-located prewar co-op: a low-rise, owner-occupied building offering entry-level and mid-tier prewar apartments in one of the most central and transit-rich parts of Manhattan, at a price point well below the area's new development and the marquee uptown co-op tier. For buyers who want a foothold in central Manhattan — a short walk to Bryant Park, Herald Square, Penn Station, and Grand Central, with the Fifth Avenue retail spine and the NoMad dining district close — the building offers a focused, comparatively affordable option.
The 35th Street location is a working Midtown South district, central and busy. For the right buyer, the trade is straightforward: a convenient, well-connected foothold in the middle of the city, in a building of genuine prewar vintage and boutique scale.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is a prewar low-rise elevator building of around 1930 — the period's restrained masonry vocabulary at a modest seven-story scale. The original architect is not reliably documented in the public record; buyers for whom attribution matters should confirm the architect of record against building filings rather than rely on secondary accounts of the building's earlier history.
In residential cooperative use, the building offers the apartment configurations of a boutique prewar building — studios, one-bedrooms, and the smaller-to-mid lines typical of an entry-tier prewar co-op, including, in some buildings of this profile, upper-floor units with roof-deck access. With 36 units across seven floors, the building runs at a modest density consistent with its boutique scale.
Apartment-level features — floor, exposure, light, layout, and renovation condition — vary unit by unit and are the primary drivers of value. Evaluate each home on its specific configuration.
Building operations
36 West 35th Street operates as a self-contained residential cooperative under the 36 West 35th Street Apartment Corp. As a prewar elevator building, it carries the operating profile typical of the accessible prewar co-op: a resident or live-in superintendent, central building services including laundry and storage, and governance through the cooperative board and proprietary lease.
The building's policies on pets, financing percentages, subletting, pied-à-terre use, and alterations are set by the board and the proprietary lease. Accessible prewar co-ops vary in their financing and sublet rules, and these policies materially affect both a purchase and future flexibility. Prospective buyers should confirm the current rules, the building's financial profile, any assessments, and the status of building systems directly against current materials during due diligence; board specifics should be confirmed at offer stage.
Recent sales
Sales at 36 West 35th Street are best read on a co-op basis — on price per room and on apartment-specific configuration rather than on a single price-per-square-foot figure. The building sits in the accessible, entry-to-mid tier of Midtown South prewar co-op pricing: studios and small units transact in the lower end of the range, with larger lines higher, and the building as a whole prices well below the area's new development and the uptown co-op tier.
Value tracks the usual co-op variables — floor, exposure, light, layout, apartment size, and renovation condition, with any roof-deck access or upper-floor light adding to value. Larger, higher, better-lit, recently renovated homes command the building's premium. Because the apartments are relatively small and homogeneous, in-building comparables are a useful guide; pricing should still read both in-building history and the broader Midtown South entry-level co-op market. Recent specific transactions should be confirmed against current public records at the time of any inquiry.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2024 | 6A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $530,000 | -15.2% | |
| Oct 17, 2024 | PHF | 2 BR · 1 BA · 775 sf | $865,000 | $1,116/sf | -8.9% |
| Oct 26, 2022 | A1 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,288 sf | $1,095,000 | $850/sf | -2.7% |
| Oct 13, 2022 | PHB | 1 BR · 1 BA | $750,000 | +0.1% | |
| Mar 8, 2022 | PHC | 1 BR · 1 BA | $760,000 | +1.3% | |
| May 6, 2021 | PHA | 1 BR · 1 BA · 900 sf | $725,000 | $806/sf | -23.7% |
| Sep 6, 2019 | 3F | 1 BR | $655,000 | -6.3% | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | A1 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,288 sf | $999,000 | $776/sf | -16.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,116/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 5.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2019 | 4F | $590,000 |
| Jun 27, 2019 | 6A | $690,000 |
| Apr 27, 2018 | 3F | $560,000 |
| Dec 7, 2005 | PHE | $699,000 |
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 1-00836-0064) 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 an accessible prewar co-op — price and underwrite on rooms and condition. Value is a function of room count, layout, light, and renovation condition. Build comparables on a price-per-room basis.
Confirm the board's financing, sublet, and pied-à-terre policies before you commit. These materially affect both your purchase and your future flexibility. Confirm at offer stage.
Diligence the building's finances and capital plan. Review the most recent financial statements, the reserve position, any assessments, and the status of building systems — a prewar structure of this vintage has an ongoing capital agenda.
Location is exceptionally central and busy. The block sits among Herald Square, the Garment District, and NoMad, with Bryant Park, Penn Station, and Grand Central all close and excellent transit. Visit at multiple times of day to confirm the daily-life environment fits you.
Closing timelines are co-op-standard. Plan for board application and approval, and a longer timeline than a comparable condominium purchase.
What to know if you’re selling
Foreground the central location and the value proposition. The building's structural selling points are an exceptionally central, transit-rich Midtown South address and accessible prewar co-op pricing. Apartment-specific marketing should lead with the home's exposure, light, layout, and renovation condition, plus any roof-deck access.
Price on apartment-level comparables. Triangulate recent comparable co-op sales in the building and across the Midtown South entry-level market on a price-per-room basis.
Prepare the buyer for board review. Cooperative purchase requires board application and approval; a well-prepared package and a financially qualified buyer are central to a clean closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 36 West 35th Street, also evaluate:
- 28 West 38th Street — a prewar loft cooperative of comparable boutique scale a few blocks north
- 372 Fifth Avenue — a larger Midtown South loft cooperative at Fifth Avenue and 35th Street, on the same block to the west
- 33 East 30th Street — a NoMad prewar cooperative of comparable vintage
- 1182 Broadway — a NoMad condominium for buyers weighing the ownership-structure trade-off
- 31 East 28th Street — a NoMad boutique condominium for buyers comparing the entry-tier co-op against the full-service condo register
The Roebling Team at 36 West 35th Street
The Roebling Team at Compass works the Manhattan cooperative and condominium market across Midtown South, Flatiron, and NoMad, with substantive engagement in the prewar cooperative segment. We publish this building profile because buyers and sellers of accessible prewar co-ops deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, operating reality, and the apartment-level pricing considerations that a generic market read cannot provide.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 36 West 35th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point. We'll bring the full context this page provides plus the transactional specifics your situation requires.
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Flatiron — read The Roebling Team Guide to Flatiron.
Get the full picture on this building.
Current availability including off-market, the full comp set, and the board & financials read most listings don't show.