The Wexford (400 West End Avenue)
400 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10024
BBL 1012270001 · BIN 1032622
- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- About 91
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted with conditions
- 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, 2024–2026
- $1.9M
- 6 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $495K – $4.8M
- Listing discount
- 0.7%
- Recorded transfers
- 68
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The Wexford at 400 West End Avenue is one of the more distinctive Art Deco cooperatives on the Upper West Side, and its distinction is immediately visible at street level. Designed by Margon & Holder and built in 1930–31, the building presents a two-story cast-stone base with marbled detailing beneath a richly ornamented red-brick body — a confident, late-pre-war Art Deco composition at the corner of West 79th Street. The lobby, restored to preserve its original Deco character, carries the building's architectural identity inside. Among West End Avenue's largely traditional pre-war fabric, The Wexford's Deco vocabulary makes it a recognizable presence on the avenue.
What makes the building easy to recommend, though, is how it lives. This is a 100%-owned, full-service co-op with a 24-hour doorman, a live-in resident manager, a children's playroom, bike storage, a package room, and central laundry — and a notably flexible policy posture for a pre-war building. The board permits pets, allows pieds-à-terre, and lets buyers finance up to 65% of the purchase. For a buyer who wants a real Art Deco address with pre-war room scale, a staffed lobby, and rules that accommodate a financed purchase, a second home, or a dog, The Wexford clears more boxes than most of its neighbors.
The building sits a block and a half from Riverside Park and the Hudson greenway to the west, with the West 79th Street retail spine, Zabar's and the Broadway markets, and the 1 train at West 79th all within a short walk. It is a quintessential West End Avenue position: quiet residential avenue, park and river at the door, full neighborhood amenity one block over.
Architecture and unit composition
The roughly 91 apartments span 20 stories in configurations ranging from one- and two-bedroom layouts through larger family residences. Pre-war signatures run throughout: high ceilings, hardwood floors, formal entry galleries in the larger apartments, and the substantial masonry construction of the period. The Deco design extends from the facade and base into the restored lobby and common areas.
Higher floors and corner exposures carry the building's light premium, with some upper apartments capturing partial open outlooks toward the river to the west. As with any pre-war building, condition and finish vary apartment by apartment depending on renovation history — and because the board permits in-unit washer/dryers, many of the renovated homes have added laundry on top of the building's central facility.
Building operations
The Wexford operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative. Coverage includes a 24-hour doorman and a live-in resident manager, with a children's playroom, bicycle storage, a package room, and central laundry rounding out the amenity roster. The roughly 91-unit scale supports a stable staffing model and a manageable operating budget against a 100%-owned share base.
The building's rules sit on the flexible end of the pre-war spectrum: pets are permitted, pieds-à-terre are allowed, and financing up to 65% is permitted, which widens the buyer pool meaningfully against the all-cash and 50%-cap buildings nearby. On resale, a flip tax of $35 per share is paid by the seller. Because the building sits within the Riverside–West End Historic District Extension I, exterior and facade-affecting work may require Landmarks Preservation Commission review in addition to board and Department of Buildings approval.
Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Not verified
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Permitted with conditionsSome apartmentsSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $666 per room a monthMedian of 8 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $2.48 per square foot 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
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Package room
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Playroom, 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
- $84,548/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $77
- Modeled exposure split equally across 91 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).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | 2B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,020,000 | -3.8% | |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 13A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,200 sf | $3,200,000 | $1,455/sf | -4.5% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 13CD | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,260 sf | $4,750,000 | $1,457/sf | -19.4% |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 6E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,375 sf | $1,825,000 | $1,327/sf | +1.7% |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 4D | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,995,000 | +0.0% | |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 8B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,850 sf | $2,550,000 | $1,378/sf | +2.2% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 2A | 1 BA | $495,000 | +0.0% | |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 18C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,504 sf | $1,685,000 | $1,120/sf | -0.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,266/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 2.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2004 | 5D | $1,895,000 |
| May 7, 2003 | 1D | $330,000 |
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 1-01227-0001). 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 $2.01M (8 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $39,644 to close, or 2.0% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $25,094
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $14,550
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
The flexible rules are the headline. Pets, pieds-à-terre, and up to 65% financing are all permitted — an accommodating posture for a pre-war co-op, and a real advantage for a financed buyer, a second-home buyer, or a dog owner who would be shut out of stricter buildings.
The Art Deco architecture is a durable asset. A recognized Deco building by Margon & Holder, with a restored Deco lobby, is a genuine point of distinction on a largely traditional avenue.
Pre-war family scale is intact. Expect high ceilings, hardwood floors, and gracious layouts; many homes are renovated with in-unit washer/dryers, which the board permits. Condition varies by apartment.
Budget the flip tax and landmarks process. The seller pays a $35-per-share flip tax on resale, and facade-affecting renovation goes through landmarks review on top of board approval — worth knowing if you plan exterior work.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the Deco and the flexibility. The Art Deco facade, base, and restored lobby are the building's most distinctive marketing assets, and the pet-, pied-à-terre-, and financing-friendly policy set is a genuine selling point that should be stated plainly — it broadens your buyer pool versus the all-cash buildings on the avenue.
Price by floor and exposure. Lower-floor and high-floor inventory belong to different comparable sets; the river-facing upper-floor homes carry the building's light premium.
Account for the flip tax. The $35-per-share seller flip tax should be built into your net-proceeds analysis from the start.
Closing timelines are co-op standard — roughly six to ten weeks from contract to closing, through a normal board-approval process.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Wexford, also evaluate these West End Avenue full-service co-ops:
- 470 West End Avenue — nearby West End Avenue pre-war co-op
- 535 West End Avenue — West End Avenue building to the north; compare its construction history separately
- 320 West End Avenue — nearby West End Avenue building to the south
- 160 West End Avenue — large West End Avenue full-service building
More West End Avenue buildings
- 375 West End Avenue — 1912 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 378 West End Avenue — 1915 condominium by COOKFOX Architects
- 393 West End Avenue — 1927 condominium by CetraRuddy Architects
- The New Century, 401 West End Avenue — 1900 co-op
- 411 West End Avenue — 1936 co-op by George F. Pelham Jr.
- 425 West End Avenue — 1900 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across West End Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to West End Avenue.
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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