- Year built
- 1925
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median
- $4.1M
- Recent range
- $2.4M – $5.5M
- Listing discount
- 11.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 31
37 Riverside Drive is one of the quieter prizes of the West 70s — a 16-story neo-Georgian house designed in 1925 by Schwartz & Gross, the firm responsible for a remarkable share of the Upper West Side's most graceful pre-war apartment stock. It sits directly on the park-block of Riverside Drive at 76th Street, where the boulevard curves and Riverside Park drops away toward the river, giving upper floors open western light and water views that no later infill can reproduce.
What distinguishes the building is its scale of living. Across sixteen floors there are only 33 apartments — most floors carry just two residences — which means full-width, gracious layouts with the room counts, ceiling heights, and entry galleries that defined the era. Converted to cooperative ownership in 1944, it has been an owner-occupied co-op for the better part of a century, with the stability and stewardship that long tenure brings.
For buyers, the appeal is specific: a true pre-war Riverside Drive co-op, two apartments to a landing, on a landmarked stretch a short walk from the express subway at 72nd Street — at a price point that remains a relative value against Central Park West and Fifth.
Architecture and unit composition
Schwartz & Gross gave 37 Riverside Drive a restrained neo-Georgian face — warm brick above a limestone base, classical entry detailing, and the disciplined window rhythm the firm favored — calibrated to read as a dignified residential house rather than a showpiece. The corner siting at 76th Street is the building's great asset: river-facing rooms on the west elevation and side-street light to the south.
Inside, the two-per-floor plan produces large, gracious apartments with the hallmarks of the period — entrance foyers, separated entertaining and bedroom wings, hardwood floors, and high beamed ceilings. Layouts run to substantial three- and four-bedroom homes, with combinations on lower floors and a penthouse tier at the top. The building permits washer/dryers in residences, a meaningful convenience that not every pre-war co-op of this vintage allows.
Building operations
This is a full-service cooperative. A 24-hour doorman and a live-in superintendent anchor the staff, with a basement fitness room, bike room, private storage, and central laundry rounding out the practical amenities. Pets are permitted. The cooperative permits financing up to 75% of the purchase price, and a flip tax of 2.5% is paid by the purchaser at closing. As with most pre-war co-ops on the Drive, purchases are reviewed by a board, and the building is run for long-term owner-occupancy.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Facade safety — Local Law 11
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into for you.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | 12B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $3,400,000 | -2.9% | |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 11A | 3 BR · 4 BA · 2,600 sf | $4,083,913 | $1,571/sf | -18.2% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 8A | 3 BR · 3 BA | $5,500,000 | -11.3% | |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 6B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,930 sf | $2,440,000 | $1,264/sf | -7.9% |
| Aug 3, 2022 | 1C | 1 BR · 700 sf | $800,000 | $1,143/sf | off-mkt |
| Jul 8, 2022 | 1AB | 4 BR · 2 BA | $2,450,000 | -9.2% | |
| Jun 3, 2022 | 11B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,675,000 | +7.2% | |
| Apr 25, 2022 | 6A | 4 BR · 3 BA | $3,450,000 | +15.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,571/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 4.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2022 | 4B | $2,750,000 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | 12A | $7,100,000 |
| Aug 16, 2017 | 14B | $3,000,000 |
| Jun 24, 2015 | 12A | $5,595,000 |
| Mar 14, 2011 | 8A | $1,707,133 |
| Jan 28, 2011 | 13B | $1,350,000 |
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 1-01185-0042) 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
The scarcity is the point. With only 33 apartments and most floors held by long-tenured owners, inventory is limited and the full-floor-style layouts rarely surface — when one does, it deserves a prompt, well-prepared offer. Underwrite the building as a classic pre-war purchase: a board package and interview, financing capped at 75%, and a 2.5% flip tax due from the buyer at closing.
The value case is favorable. Riverside Drive pricing has long sat at a discount to the marquee Central Park and Fifth Avenue addresses for comparable space and finish, and a river-facing pre-war here delivers light, air, and proportion that command far more a few blocks east. We help buyers read the floor plan against the building's two-per-floor logic, weigh western exposure and renovation condition, and benchmark the ask against recent Drive trades.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with what is genuinely scarce: a Schwartz & Gross pre-war on the park block of Riverside Drive, two apartments per floor, with river light and washer/dryers permitted in the home. Those are durable differentiators against the larger, more anonymous co-ops nearby.
Positioning and timing matter because turnover is so low. A well-prepared listing benefits from the absence of competing inventory in the building, but it must be priced to the apartment's specific floor and exposure rather than to a building-wide average. We market Drive co-ops to the buyer who is specifically seeking pre-war scale and river outlook, present the board-package realities up front to keep deals on track, and manage the cooperative's review process toward a clean, on-time closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 37 Riverside Drive, also evaluate nearby Riverside Drive and West End Avenue pre-war cooperatives:
- 33 Riverside Drive — pre-war Drive co-op immediately to the south
- 54 Riverside Drive — Riverside Drive pre-war cooperative
- 90 Riverside Drive — pre-war co-op a few blocks north on the Drive
- 100 Riverside Drive — full-service Riverside Drive cooperative
- 160 Riverside Drive — larger pre-war Drive co-op to the north
The Roebling Team at 37 Riverside Drive
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper West Side, Riverside Drive, West End Avenue, and the broader park-facing Manhattan market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating thin-turnover pre-war co-ops deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture, the board posture, the amenity set, and where pricing sits against the surrounding Drive inventory.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 37 Riverside Drive, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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