The New Century

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.

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, 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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $913/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 sales. 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 1.5% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01244-0012). 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.

• 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.