- Year built
- 1900
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,273
- Listing discount
- 6.7%
- Recorded sales
- 35
- On record
- 2004–2026
425 West End Avenue is a turn-of-the-century corner cooperative at West 80th Street — one of the earliest generation of apartment houses to bring family-scaled, masonry-built living to West End Avenue. Completed around 1900 and converted to a cooperative in 1979, it is a low-rise, seven-story building of only 30 apartments, sited on a corner that gives its homes light and air on two exposures and the quiet of the avenue's protected, low-density blocks.
The building's character is unmistakably pre-war in the best sense: a red-brick-and-stone façade with period detailing, generous layouts of one, two, and three bedrooms, and — a genuine rarity — wood-burning fireplaces in many residences. It sits a short walk from Riverside Park to the west and the Broadway shopping and subway corridor to the east, in a stretch of West End Avenue prized for its calm and its consistency.
For buyers, 425 West End Avenue is the romantic end of the pre-war West Side: a small, charming, fireplace-equipped corner co-op with real architectural detail and historic-district protection. For sellers, the fireplaces, the corner light, and the boutique scale are the differentiators that make this building stand apart from the larger, plainer co-ops along the avenue.
Architecture and unit composition
425 West End Avenue is a seven-story Renaissance Revival corner building from the turn of the twentieth century, built in the warm masonry that defines the avenue's protected character. Its low height and corner siting were deliberate: this was an era of generous, light-filled family apartments, and the plan reflects that — entry foyers, separate dining rooms, high ceilings, hardwood floors, picture moldings, and, in many homes, decorative wood-burning fireplaces.
With 30 residences across roughly 45,800 square feet, the building averages well over 1,500 square feet per apartment — a notably generous figure that signals the larger pre-war layouts of one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes, several of them combined or renovated since the 1979 conversion. The corner exposures bring cross-ventilation and morning and afternoon light that mid-block buildings can't match, and the masonry envelope keeps the homes quiet and stable.
Building operations
The building runs as a boutique pre-war cooperative with a resident superintendent, central laundry, and private storage, managed for long-term owner-occupant stability. As a 30-unit co-op, monthly maintenance covers building staff, heat and hot water, the unit's share of real estate taxes, and the ongoing upkeep of the masonry façade and pre-war systems under historic-district rules.
Governance is by a board of directors that reviews purchase applications and conducts interviews; buyers should expect a standard co-op board package and a financing review. Pet, sublet, renovation, and pied-à-terre policies — and the maintenance and use of the wood-burning fireplaces — are set by the board and house rules. Small West End Avenue co-ops of this vintage typically maintain conservative, primary-residence-oriented underwriting.
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
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 | 3A | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,899,000 | -2.4% | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 5B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,290,000 | -4.4% | |
| Aug 13, 2024 | 5A | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,945,000 | -8.5% | |
| Jun 15, 2023 | 4A | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,550 sf | $2,220,000 | $1,432/sf | +0.9% |
| May 2, 2023 | 1AB | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,000 sf | $1,849,000 | $925/sf | -6.6% |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 2B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,176 sf | $983,550 | $836/sf | +0.4% |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,257 sf | $1,600,000 | $1,273/sf | +1.3% |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 1C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,350 sf | $1,135,000 | $841/sf | -7.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2023) cleared a median $1,273/sf across 4 sales. Median listing discount 6.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2017 | PHD | $3,350,000 |
| Nov 22, 2006 | PHA | $2,695,000 |
| Nov 21, 2006 | 7A | $2,350,000 |
| Dec 21, 2005 | PHD | $1,900,000 |
| Oct 29, 2004 | 7B | $2,000,000 |
| Mar 17, 2004 | PH7D | $1,595,000 |
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 1-01244-0044) 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
Plan for a pre-war co-op purchase: board package, financials, references, and an interview. Maintenance covers heat, hot water, staff, and the building's share of taxes; ask for recent financials, the reserve position, and any assessment or capital-project history, since a turn-of-the-century building carries periodic façade and systems work under historic-district oversight. Confirm the building's current policy on operating the wood-burning fireplaces.
The buying argument is character and space. You are acquiring a generously sized pre-war apartment in a small, charming corner building, a short walk from Riverside Park and the Broadway subway and shopping corridor. Confirm the building's financing cap, sublet stance, and pet policy against the current house rules — the boutique scale and owner-occupant culture here are part of what protects long-term value.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the details that set this building apart: a turn-of-the-century corner co-op with wood-burning fireplaces, generous pre-war layouts, and corner light — a romantic, hard-to-replicate package on a protected stretch of West End Avenue.
Price against the West End Avenue pre-war cooperative set, with fireplace-equipped, corner, and renovated homes positioned at the top of the building's range. Given the small unit count and the appeal of the fireplaces, well-prepared listings benefit from scarcity; a clean board package and current financials keep a co-op closing on track.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 425 West End Avenue, also evaluate these nearby West End Avenue cooperatives:
- 411 West End Avenue — pre-war cooperative on the same corridor
- 440 West End Avenue — pre-war co-op a block north
- 441 West End Avenue — pre-war West End Avenue peer
- 400 West End Avenue — pre-war cooperative nearby
- 465 West End Avenue — pre-war building to the north
The Roebling Team at 425 West End Avenue
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper West Side, West End Avenue, Riverside Drive, and the broader pre-war Manhattan market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers at boutique pre-war cooperatives deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture, the board posture, the room counts, and where the pricing sits within the corridor.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 425 West End Avenue, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
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