41 West 82nd Street
41 West 82nd Street, New York, NY 10024
Upper West Side
BBL 1011960009 · BIN 1031168
- Year built
- 1916
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 3BR median
- $1.6M
- Recent range
- $1.2M – $1.7M
- Listing discount
- 3.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 43
41 West 82nd Street belongs to the great early wave of Upper West Side apartment houses — built in 1916, when the blocks east of Columbus were filling in with substantial pre-war buildings for families who wanted Central Park and the new Museum of Natural History at their doorstep. A century later that proposition is exactly the same: the building sits a half-block from the park, with the museum, Theodore Roosevelt Park, the Delacorte Theater, and the New-York Historical Society all within a short walk.
What distinguishes it is the combination of pre-war bones and accommodating co-op governance. This is a building that lives like a classic West Side cooperative — gracious layouts, a quiet block inside a historic district — but operates with the kind of flexible, owner-friendly policy posture that many pre-war boards never adopted. For buyers who want the architecture without the most restrictive board rules, that pairing is the building's real draw.
At 38 apartments across nine floors, it is a mid-sized, intimate co-op rather than a sprawling one. It converted to cooperative ownership in 1986 and has run as a well-managed, owner-occupied building since.
Architecture and unit composition
The building is a representative pre-war Upper West Side apartment house: a masonry block of nine stories with the proportions and detailing of its 1916 vintage, sitting comfortably within the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District. It is not a tower or a marquee Emery Roth landmark; it is the dependable, well-built side-street stock that makes this neighborhood what it is, and it carries the pre-war features buyers seek — generous room sizes, high ceilings, hardwood floors, and period moldings.
Across 38 residences the mix runs to the comfortable one- through three-bedroom layouts typical of the era, with the deeper light-and-air of a building that predates the war. Many homes retain their original architectural character while having been updated inside over the decades of co-op ownership.
Building operations
41 West 82nd Street is a streamlined pre-war cooperative with a live-in superintendent who manages packages and day-to-day operations. Shareholders share a laundry room, a bicycle room, additional storage available for a monthly fee, and — a genuine amenity on a dense block — a private landscaped courtyard with grills, an outdoor common space many West Side co-ops lack entirely. A video security system covers the entrances.
On policy, the building is notably accommodating: it is pet-friendly, and it permits both subletting and pieds-à-terre with board approval. That combination — pets, sublets, and part-time ownership all on the table — is more flexible than the typical pre-war co-op and widens the building's buyer pool considerably. Purchases proceed through a standard board application and interview.
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 →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- $15 per share + 0.7% of gross sales price (paid by shareholder)
- Sublet policy
- Co-op sublet permitted; app processing $300, move-in/out fees $500 each
- Notable fees
- Max financing 80% of purchase price. Co-op sale app processing $650, credit $200/applicant, move-in/out $500 each
Recent sales
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | 7D | 3 BR · 1 BA | $1,595,000 | +0.0% | |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 6A | 3 BR · 1 BA | $1,584,000 | -0.9% | |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 4D | 3 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,335,000 | -4.6% | |
| Feb 7, 2025 | 9D | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,615,000 | -2.1% | |
| Dec 10, 2024 | 5D | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,700,000 | -7.6% | |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 1A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,180,000 | -8.9% | |
| Jan 13, 2022 | 1E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 400 sf | $340,000 | $850/sf | -11.7% |
| Nov 4, 2021 | 6B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,145,000 | -2.3% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2022): a median $917/sf across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 0.9% 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 1-01196-0009) 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
The location is the headline — a half-block to Central Park and the Museum of Natural History is among the most family-friendly settings on the West Side, and the historic-district context protects the character of the surrounding blocks. Confirm the specific exposure: park-side and courtyard-facing homes live very differently from one another.
The board's flexibility is a real advantage for the right buyer. If you need to sublet down the line, want a pied-à-terre, or are bringing a pet, this is an easier building than most of its pre-war peers — but you will still go through a full board package and interview, and you should budget for maintenance that covers a self-managed, staffed pre-war building. Underwrite the carrying costs alongside the price.
What to know if you’re selling
Market the flexibility as hard as the address. A pre-war co-op a half-block from the park that also allows pets, sublets, and pieds-à-terre is a meaningfully larger story than location alone — it reaches buyers who screen out the more restrictive boards nearby. Pair that with the private courtyard, which is a differentiator on a block of buildings that have no outdoor common space.
Price to the specific home — floor, exposure, layout, and renovation level — and prepare the board package early. Because the building's policy posture broadens demand, a well-priced, well-photographed apartment here competes effectively against both pre-war and newer inventory in the museum blocks.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 41 West 82nd Street, these nearby Upper West Side cooperatives belong on the same list:
- 139 West 82nd Street — pre-war cooperative on the same block
- 15 West 81st Street — pre-war co-op a block south, near the museum
- 15 West 84th Street — classic pre-war West Side cooperative
- 10 West 86th Street — full-service pre-war co-op near Central Park
- 18 West 87th Street — boutique pre-war cooperative to the north
The neighborhood
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