The New Century
401 West End Avenue, northwest corner of West 79th Street · West End Avenue, Manhattan
Upper West Side
BBL 1012440012 · BIN 1033719
- Year built
- 1900
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 61
- Floors
- 9
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Full-time doorman, resident superintendent, two elevators, central laundry, bicycle storage and storage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $718K
- Recent range
- $450K – $1.8M
- Listing discount
- 1.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 36
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The New Century occupies the northwest corner of West End Avenue and West 79th Street with rounded bays, a substantial stone base and contrasting bands of brick. William B. Franke was both architect and original owner of the 1900–01 building. Its nine-story form belongs to the avenue's early generation of apartment houses, before the taller buildings of the 1920s and 1930s.
The current cooperative contains a broad mix of homes, from compact apartments to large combinations. Rounded corner rooms and high ceilings give some interiors an identifiable connection to the original architecture. The staffed entrance and common services support that varied inventory within a building of 61 residences.
West 79th Street provides an open cross-street exposure beside the avenue frontage. Riverside Park is a block to the west, while Broadway is to the east. Corner apartments can look in more than one direction, with the shape of the bays affecting both the outlook and the interior wall arrangement.
Architecture and unit composition
LPC describes red and buff brick, limestone and terra-cotta as the principal exterior materials. The stone base rises through two stories and higher at the corners. Above it, contrasting brick and terra-cotta trim frame the windows and distinguish the uppermost floor.
The building has been altered over time. Its original porch and cornice were removed, and balcony railings at the corners were taken away. Surviving rounded corners and carved stone balcony supports remain important parts of the exterior even where the original composition has changed.
Inside, the present apartment mix includes one-bedroom homes and larger multi-bedroom arrangements. Some larger residences are combinations, bringing together rooms from earlier apartments. Their dimensions and internal routes can differ substantially from those of an original large apartment.
Bay windows introduce curved or angled room edges at the corners. They can widen the view beyond a single flat window wall and bring light from several directions. In a room with a rounded perimeter, furniture placement depends on the straight walls remaining between openings.
High ceilings, hardwood flooring and moldings survive in portions of the inventory. Renovated homes may have open kitchens and larger combined living areas, while others retain more formal divisions. Separate dining rooms, entrance foyers and multiple bathrooms occur among the larger layouts.
Some apartments have in-unit laundry, supplementing the building's central facility. An existing installation reflects the history of that apartment; permission for a new installation remains subject to the cooperative's alteration requirements. The age of the building makes plumbing location a meaningful part of a proposed change.
Building operations
The New Century has a full-time doorman and resident superintendent. Two elevators serve the nine floors, and central laundry, bicycle storage and additional storage provide common services. The entrance includes a raised approach to the lobby, so a buyer assessing step-free access should examine the actual route from sidewalk to elevator.
The historic-district designation covers the building's exterior. Window changes and work on the stone, brick and terra-cotta can therefore require LPC review as well as ordinary construction approvals. The surviving decorative supports and rounded corner masonry are specific components of that exterior responsibility.
The cooperative conversion took place in 1990. Current buyers enter an established ownership structure, with individual renovations layered over a much older building. A modern kitchen or newly configured living room does not date the common risers, elevator systems or exterior fabric.
No building-level tax abatement is identified, and the property is in class 2. Its recorded floor area is below the present zoning's residential allowance. The avenue's zoning and the historic-district controls operate together; the existing architectural envelope remains the relevant starting point for exterior work.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2025 | 6E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $790,000 | -1.3% | |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 1G | 1 BR · 1 BA | $450,000 | -4.3% | |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 2C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 820 sf | $756,843 | $923/sf | -2.3% |
| May 6, 2025 | 2D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $650,000 | +0.0% | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 7E | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,800 sf | $1,625,000 | $903/sf | +0.0% |
| Jan 15, 2025 | 6F | 1 BR · 1 BA | $686,564 | -8.5% | |
| Sep 6, 2024 | 8FG | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,750,000 | +0.0% | |
| May 1, 2024 | 3E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $750,000 | -4.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $913/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 1.5% 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 1-01244-0012) 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.
At the recent median sale of $757K (6 transfers since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,388 to close, or 1.5% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,388
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Comparable buildings
- The Orienta — An early-twentieth-century cooperative nearby with a smaller inventory and similar overall height.
- 321 West 78th Street — A later prewar cooperative with a broadly comparable residential count.
- 375 West End Avenue — Another older avenue cooperative for comparing larger prewar room arrangements.
- The Hereford — A smaller cooperative in a taller early apartment house on the same cross street.
- The Riverdale — A prewar cooperative of similar height with a Riverside Drive setting.
More West End Avenue buildings
- 378 West End Avenue — 1915 condominium by COOKFOX Architects
- 393 West End Avenue — 1927 condominium by CetraRuddy Architects
- The Wexford (400 West End Avenue) — 1928 co-op by Margon & Holder
- 411 West End Avenue — 1936 co-op by George F. Pelham
- 425 West End Avenue — 1900 co-op
- The Wellesley (440 West End Avenue) — 1928 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across West End Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to West End Avenue.
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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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