380 Amsterdam Avenue (The Gloucester)
380 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10024
Upper West Side
BBL 1011707501 · BIN 1030909
- Year built
- 1975
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 272
- Floors
- 18
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- 24-hour doorman, live-in resident manager, a landscaped roof deck with Hudson-direction views, on-site parking garage, central laundry, and three elevators; gas, heat, and hot water are included in maintenance
- Pets
- Pet-friendly
- Financing
- Up to roughly 75–80% per brokerage records — verify at offer stage
- Flip tax
- Approximately 3% of the sale price, seller-paid, per brokerage records — verify against the by-laws at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $710K
- Recent range
- $380K – $1.5M
- Listing discount
- 1.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 311
The Gloucester is one of the few post-war residential towers on this stretch of the Upper West Side, a 1970s full-block building taken to cooperative in 1988 at the southwest corner of Amsterdam and West 79th. Its location is the durable asset: one block from the American Museum of Natural History and its subway hub, across 79th Street from the landmarked Lucerne, and a short walk to Central Park, Riverside Park, and the Broadway corridor's retail spine.
The building's market position is a value-oriented full-service co-op — a doorman building with a landscaped roof deck and an on-site garage at a basis well below the neighborhood's pre-war trophy stock. As a post-war cooperative, it trades some of the architectural romance of the surrounding pre-war houses for efficient layouts, a straightforward operating profile, and a lower entry point. For buyers who prize location and building services over pre-war detail, The Gloucester is a direct and accessible answer.
Architecture and unit composition
The Gloucester is a plain post-war red-brick tower — its interest is in scale, corner light, and the full-block footprint rather than in ornament, with modest setbacks at the top floors giving the highest units small terraced advantages. The 272 residences run from studios through two-bedroom lines, with a few duplex penthouse configurations at the crown, priced in cooperative practice by room count. Higher and west-facing floors capture Hudson-direction light. Renovation quality varies line to line, as in any large co-op of this vintage.
Building operations
The Gloucester runs as a full-service cooperative: 24-hour doorman, a live-in resident manager, central laundry, three elevators, an on-site parking garage, and a landscaped roof deck with Hudson-direction views. Gas, heat, and hot water are included in maintenance — a structural feature that shapes the monthly comparison against buildings that bill utilities separately. The offering plan, house rules, and recent financial statements are on file in The Roebling Research Library, and a board interview is required for every purchase.
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
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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
The Gloucester trades toward the value end of the Upper West Side cooperative market, priced by unit type and condition — studios, one-bedrooms, two-bedrooms, and the occasional duplex penthouse span a broad range at a basis below the surrounding pre-war stock. The included utilities and the roof deck support demand from buyers focused on location and building services. Apartment-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | 11M | 1 BR · 1 BA | $599,000 | +0.0% | |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 7C | 1 BR | $895,000 | +0.0% | |
| Sep 17, 2025 | 3E | 2 BR · 1 BA · 850 sf | $1,120,000 | $1,318/sf | -1.7% |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 9J | 1 BR · 1 BA · 250 sf | $817,500 | $3,270/sf | -2.6% |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 15E | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,140,000 | -0.8% | |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 16G | 1 BR · 650 sf | $756,500 | $1,164/sf | +0.9% |
| May 19, 2025 | 8AB | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,300,000 | -2.9% | |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 17F | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,000 sf | $1,480,000 | $1,480/sf | -1.0% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,360/sf across 4 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 0.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2003 | 11A | $209,000 |
| Oct 15, 2003 | 2R | $289,000 |
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 1-01170-7501) 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
Underwrite the flip tax and sublet terms. A seller-paid flip tax of roughly 3 percent and a restricted, fee-bearing sublet policy are reported — factor both into your hold and exit math, and verify the current figures against the by-laws.
The included utilities change the maintenance comparison. Gas, heat, and hot water are in maintenance here; when you compare the monthly number to buildings that bill separately, adjust accordingly.
Price by room and condition. Cooperative pricing tracks room count and renovation level; the spread between original and updated lines is significant.
The location is the value. One block from the museum and its transit hub, near two parks and the Broadway spine, at a post-war co-op basis — evaluate light and exposure line by line.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Plan for roughly six to ten weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with location and services. The museum-adjacent address, the roof deck, the garage, and the included utilities are your differentiators against the neighborhood's other value co-ops.
Set expectations on the flip tax. Buyers will price the seller-paid transfer fee into their offers; present it transparently.
Position by room count and condition. Price against the building's own recent trades at comparable room counts and renovation levels.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Six to ten weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
Comparable buildings
- 2373 Broadway (The Boulevard) — full-blockfront condop with a deep amenity stack on the 86th Street corridor
- 205 West 76th Street — nearby Upper West Side building
- 101 West 78th Street — nearby Upper West Side building
- 200 West 72nd Street — nearby full-service Upper West Side condominium
- The Ansonia — the landmark Broadway cooperative to the south
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, 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.
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