411 West End Avenue
411 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10024
Upper West Side
BBL 1012440019 · BIN 1033720
- Year built
- 1936
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 104
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $2.5M
- Recent range
- $875K – $3.8M
- Listing discount
- 11.5%
- Recorded transfers
- 68
411 West End Avenue is one of the Upper West Side's signature Art Moderne towers — a 1936 building that arrived late enough to fully absorb the streamlined aesthetic that swept American design between the wars, and ambitious enough to express it on a grand scale. Where most of West End Avenue's housing stock is masonry pre-war from the 1910s and 1920s, 411 is a Depression-era exception: cream brick rather than the avenue's prevailing limestone-and-red-brick, casement windows that wrap the corners to dissolve the building's mass, and metal ornament that reads more like an ocean liner than a classical apartment house.
The site has a layered history. The current tower replaced the Abbottsford, a late-Victorian apartment building with only a few large suites per floor; by the mid-1930s that earlier structure was out of fashion, and a new owner cleared it to build twice as tall. The result is a 20-story tower designed by George F. Pelham with setbacks that step the upper floors back toward a series of terraces — a massing strategy that produced some of the building's most desirable apartments at the top, where light, air, and outdoor space converge.
The building sits inside the Riverside–West End Historic District, one block from Riverside Park and a short walk from the 1, 2, and 3 trains at West 79th and West 86th Streets. For a buyer, the appeal is the combination: a distinctive Art Moderne landmark, full doorman service, a quiet residential corner, and the park and subway both within easy reach.
Architecture and unit composition
The exterior is the building's calling card. Pelham's design uses pale cream brick rather than the avenue's typical red-and-limestone palette, with steel casement windows that turn the corners — a Moderne device meant to make the masonry mass read as lighter and more horizontal. Streamlined metal balcony railings, stainless-steel ornament over the entrance, and clean setbacks at the upper floors complete the ocean-liner vocabulary that defines the building.
Inside, the layouts follow the pre-war script that buyers prize: gracious entry foyers, separated entertaining and sleeping wings, and the high ceilings and thick walls of solid 1930s construction. The upper-floor setbacks yield apartments with private terrace space and open western light toward the Hudson. With roughly 104 apartments across 20 floors served by three passenger elevators, the building runs a few homes to a landing on most floors — dense enough to be liquid, intimate enough to feel managed.
Building operations
411 West End Avenue operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative with a full-time doorman, three passenger elevators, and an on-site superintendent. A central laundry room serves the building, and bike storage is available; private storage lockers are offered on a waitlist. The cooperative is pet-friendly and welcomes pied-à-terre purchasers. Washer/dryers are not permitted in the apartments — consistent with many West End Avenue co-ops of this era — and a 2.5% flip tax is paid by the seller on resale.
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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair before the next inspection cycle. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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 →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | 18D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,700 sf | $3,500,000 | $2,059/sf | -12.4% |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 3B | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,350 sf | $3,800,000 | $1,134/sf | -11.5% |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 11A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,700,000 | -14.8% | |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 2E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $875,000 | +4.2% | |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 15B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,500,000 | +0.0% | |
| Sep 14, 2022 | 18B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,999,500 | off-mkt | |
| May 16, 2022 | 5E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $820,000 | -3.5% | |
| Sep 15, 2021 | 7F | 1 BR · 1 BA | $899,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,725/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 0.0% from the last ask.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2006 | 18B | $1,095,000 |
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 1-01244-0019) 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
This is a pre-war cooperative, so a purchase runs through a board-approval process: a financial package, references, and an interview. The building's posture is straightforward and well-suited to primary residents — pets and pied-à-terre purchases are both welcome, which is more flexibility than many comparable co-ops offer. Budget for the standard co-op closing costs plus the 2.5% flip tax, which is the seller's expense on resale but shapes the math owners run when they sell.
The architecture is part of the underwriting. The most sought-after homes are the upper-floor apartments inside the setbacks, where terraces and western exposure command a premium; lower-floor and rear-facing lines trade more accessibly. Because washer/dryers are not permitted in-unit, buyers who prioritize in-home laundry should weigh that against the building's central facility. We help buyers read the board package, benchmark the specific line, and structure an offer that clears the board.
What to know if you’re selling
The Art Moderne identity is the marketing core. 411 is not another red-brick pre-war building on the avenue — it is a named, landmarked Moderne tower, and that distinctiveness is a durable advantage in a corridor full of handsome but similar masonry stock. Lead with the architecture, the terrace apartments, the Riverside Park block, and the full doorman service.
Pricing should be benchmarked against the West End Avenue and Riverside Drive pre-war co-op set, with the setback-and-terrace homes positioned at the top of the building's range. The board's pet- and pied-à-terre-friendly stance widens the buyer pool relative to stricter neighbors — a point worth making in the marketing. We position each line against its true comparable set and manage the board process from offer through closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're weighing 411 West End Avenue, also look at these nearby pre-war co-ops:
- 400 West End Avenue — pre-war West End Avenue co-op directly across the street
- 440 West End Avenue — masonry pre-war peer to the north
- 54 Riverside Drive — 1920s Riverside Drive co-op one block west
- 300 Riverside Drive — pre-war Riverside Drive co-op nearby
- 470 West End Avenue — full-service West End Avenue co-op to the north
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, 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.
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