- Year built
- 1985
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 24
- Floors
- 18
- Pets
- Pet-friendly; confirm specifics at offer stage
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,428
- Listing discount
- 4.1%
- Recorded sales
- 27
- On record
- 2004–2025
386 Columbus Avenue — Columbus House — is an intimate, full-service condominium at the center of the Upper West Side, on Columbus Avenue at West 79th Street, directly across from the American Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space. That is one of the most enviable positions on the West Side: many of the homes look out over the museum campus and the Hayden Planetarium, an open, protected outlook that is rare in a neighborhood this dense. The building sits amid the avenue's best cafés, restaurants, and shopping, a short walk from both Central Park and Riverside Park.
For the buyer who wants full-service, boutique condominium living — a doorman, in-unit laundry, private elevator landings, and the flexibility of condo ownership — in a prime Upper West Side location, Columbus House is a distinctive and well-positioned choice.
Building operations
Columbus House is a genuinely full-service condominium: a 24-hour doorman, a full-time superintendent, a recently renovated lobby, bike storage, and individual storage lockers available in the basement for a separate fee. Each home has in-unit laundry and, in many cases, a private elevator landing. The building is pet-friendly.
As a condominium, ownership is by deed. That structure gives owners the flexibility condominium buyers value: no board approval to purchase, straightforward pied-à-terre and investor ownership, and the ability to lease under the condominium's rules. Purchases are subject to the condominium's right of first refusal rather than a co-op board interview. Specific leasing terms, the storage fee, and any current restrictions should be confirmed at offer stage.
Recent sales
Condominium pricing is read on a price-per-square-foot basis, and 386 Columbus Avenue trades as a full-service boutique Upper West Side condominium — private landings, in-unit laundry, doorman service, and the flexibility premium condominium ownership carries over a co-op. With only 24 residences, resale volume is thin: a small number of closings in an active year. Demand here is driven by the museum-facing views, the private-landing floor plans, the full-service amenity base, and the pied-à-terre and investor appeal that condo ownership unlocks. When underwriting a purchase or a list price, capture the square footage, the floor, the exposure and view, the private-landing configuration, and the renovation condition rather than relying on a neighborhood average.
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | 2A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,250 sf | $1,772,500 | $1,418/sf | -1.3% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 11A | 1,304 sf | $1,995,000 | $1,530/sf | off-mkt |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 15A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,304 sf | $2,200,000 | $1,687/sf | -4.1% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 5A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,304 sf | $1,625,000 | $1,246/sf | -26.0% |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 3B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,033 sf | $1,747,500 | $1,692/sf | -2.9% |
| Mar 1, 2022 | 6A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,225,000 | -1.1% | |
| Dec 21, 2021 | 10A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,000,000 | -28.6% | |
| Nov 5, 2020 | 11B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,100 sf | $1,435,000 | $1,305/sf | -4.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,428/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.1% 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 1-01150-7502) 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a condominium, so the process is faster and more flexible than a co-op: no board interview, a right-of-first-refusal step rather than an approval vote, and freedom to use the apartment as a primary home, pied-à-terre, or rental. Review the condominium's financials, reserve, and common charges — a full-service building with a doorman and staff carries a higher common-charge base than an unstaffed building, which is the trade for the service and amenities. Confirm the storage-locker availability and fee, the leasing rules if you intend to rent, and the specific home's exposure and view, since the museum-facing outlook is a meaningful part of the value here.
The reasons to buy are service, views, and flexibility: a full-service doorman building with private elevator landings and in-unit laundry, open museum-facing outlooks, a prime Columbus Avenue location, and the ownership freedom that comes with a condominium.
What to know if you’re selling
The story is service, views, and flexibility. The 24-hour doorman, the private elevator landings, the in-unit laundry, and the open outlook toward the Museum of Natural History are the differentiators — and the condominium structure widens the buyer pool to pied-à-terre purchasers, investors, and international buyers who cannot or will not navigate a co-op. Pricing is an apartment-specific, per-square-foot exercise: square footage, floor, view, private-landing layout, and condition drive the number more than any block average. We position the full-service and view narrative and benchmark against the right comparable tier of boutique Upper West Side condominiums.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 386 Columbus Avenue, also look at these nearby Upper West Side buildings:
- 402 Columbus Avenue — nearby Upper West Side building
- 144 Columbus Avenue — nearby Upper West Side building
- 320 West End Avenue — nearby Upper West Side building
- 300 West End Avenue — nearby Upper West Side building
- 100 Riverside Drive — nearby Upper West Side building
- The Beresford — landmark Upper West Side cooperative nearby
The Roebling Team at Columbus House
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper West Side condominium and cooperative market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers of boutique full-service condominiums deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture, the ownership structure, the staffing and amenity reality, and where pricing sits against the right comparable tier.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 386 Columbus Avenue, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
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