- Year built
- 1911
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.9M
- Recent range
- $1.1M – $2.4M
- Listing discount
- 10.0%
- Recorded transfers
- 35
465 West End Avenue — The Umbria — is a distinctive pre-war cooperative on the corner of West 82nd Street, completed in 1911 to designs by D. Everett Waid, an architect best remembered for his civic and institutional work. The building is recognizable from the avenue: a white-brick shaft rising over a two-story limestone base, with wrought-iron-and-glass entrance doors and an unusual scrolled, undulating roofline in place of the conventional cornice — a small architectural flourish that sets it apart from its neighbors.
The Umbria was converted to a cooperative in 1982. At 41 apartments across 12 stories, it is a boutique pre-war building with a high service-to-unit ratio and a residential, well-kept feel. Its corner siting at 82nd Street delivers light on multiple exposures — a meaningful advantage on an avenue where mid-block buildings can be darker.
For buyers, the appeal is a characterful, light-filled pre-war apartment with strong corner exposures, inside a small, full-service co-op a short walk from both Riverside and Central Parks.
Architecture and unit composition
Waid gave the building an Italian Renaissance vocabulary with a twist: the standard limestone base and the dignified white-brick shaft are conventional enough, but the scrolled roofline reads as a deliberate signature, lending the building a silhouette that's recognizably its own. The wrought-iron entrance and stepped, canopied lobby reinforce the period character.
Inside, the apartments are pre-war Upper West Side: high ceilings, hardwood floors, decorative moldings, and gracious entertaining layouts. The corner location means many homes enjoy light on two exposures and partial open views. With 41 apartments across 12 floors — including duplex configurations — the building offers a range of layouts, from well-proportioned two-bedrooms to larger family homes, several of which have been thoughtfully renovated while retaining their pre-war proportions.
Building operations
The Umbria runs as a full-service cooperative with a 24-hour doorman and a live-in resident manager. Amenities are well suited to a boutique pre-war building: a fitness room, bicycle storage, a central laundry, and private storage are available to shareholders, and the building has been kept in strong physical condition.
On house rules, the cooperative is pet-friendly and permits the installation of in-unit washer/dryers and central air conditioning with board approval. The board reviews purchases with the diligence of a serious pre-war West Side co-op and favors primary-residence buyers with sound financials; expect a complete board package and interview. The building's conservative posture and small unit count keep its operations focused and its service personal.
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 facade passed its last inspection with no required repairs — nothing to budget for here, and no facade assessment on the horizon for roughly five years.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | 10B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,242,500 | -12.1% | |
| Aug 14, 2024 | 11A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,640 sf | $1,950,000 | $1,189/sf | -1.3% |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 4C | 4 BR · 3 BA · 2,200 sf | $2,400,000 | $1,091/sf | -2.0% |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 7B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $1,845,000 | $1,538/sf | -10.0% |
| Sep 12, 2022 | 4B | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,900 sf | $2,100,000 | $1,105/sf | -6.7% |
| Jun 8, 2021 | 10B | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,150,000 | -6.5% | |
| May 6, 2021 | 7A | 5 BR · 3 BA | $3,600,000 | -7.7% | |
| Nov 6, 2020 | 12D | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,975,000 | -1.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,189/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 6.5% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2023 | 3B | $1,069,163 |
| Apr 23, 2014 | 10B | $1,649,000 |
| Sep 12, 2008 | 5B | $1,200,000 |
| Aug 1, 2006 | 6B | $2,550,000 |
| Jul 14, 2005 | 3B | $2,306,000 |
| Apr 22, 2004 | 12D | $995,000 |
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 1-01245-0019) 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
Buying at The Umbria means buying into a small, characterful pre-war co-op with a board that runs the building conservatively. Expect a full board package and interview and a financing posture in line with a serious West Side cooperative. The pet-friendly stance and the ability to add in-unit laundry and central air with approval are practical advantages.
The corner siting is the differentiator — light and air that mid-block buildings can't match — and the location is prime West End Avenue: a short walk to both Riverside Park and Central Park, close to the 1 train at 79th and 86th Streets, with Broadway's markets and restaurants nearby. We help buyers assess exposures, layout, and condition against price, read the building's financials, and prepare a clearing board package.
What to know if you’re selling
The marketing core here is character and light: a recognizable, named pre-war building with a distinctive roofline, corner exposures, and a boutique full-service profile. Presenting an apartment's light, proportions, and condition to the right primary-residence buyer is the path to a strong sale.
A small building with steady, conservative financials and limited inventory works in a seller's favor. Pricing should be anchored to recent West End Avenue pre-war trades and to the apartment's specific exposures and condition. We market these homes to the qualified, board-ready audience the cooperative requires and steward the package to a clean approval.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 465 West End Avenue, also evaluate nearby pre-war West End Avenue cooperatives:
- 450 West End Avenue — pre-war West End Avenue cooperative nearby
- 440 West End Avenue — full-service West End Avenue co-op
- 470 West End Avenue — pre-war West End Avenue cooperative peer
- 480 West End Avenue — West End Avenue co-op to the north
- 411 West End Avenue — pre-war West End Avenue cooperative to the south
The Roebling Team at The Umbria
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the pre-war Upper West Side, West End Avenue, and Riverside Drive cooperative market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers of West Side pre-war apartments deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, board posture, house rules, and where a given apartment sits in its comparable set.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 465 West End Avenue, a 30-minute consultation is the right first step.
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