470 West End Avenue (The Belvoir)
470 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10024
Upper West Side
BBL 1012300061 · BIN 1032770
- Year built
- 1928
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 108
- Floors
- 16
- Subletting
- Permitted with Board of Directors consent (consent not to be unreasonably withheld)
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2026). Reported and subject to confirmation. Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.5M
- Recent range
- $385K – $5.4M
- Listing discount
- 3.9%
- Recorded transfers
- 79
The Belvoir is one of Emery Roth's most architecturally consequential West End Avenue commissions — a 1928 sixteen-story Italian Renaissance palazzo with terracotta swags, original stained-glass windows, and vaulted ceilings in the entrance. The Emery Roth architectural pedigree situates it within a substantial run of late-1920s West End Avenue and Riverside Drive work that defines the architect's Upper West Side output. What distinguishes The Belvoir today is the degree of its interior preservation: the original stained-glass and vaulted entrance ceilings survive, while the grand marble-clad lobby and mirrored bronze-etched elevator doors anchor the building's prewar institutional identity. Reinforcing that standing is a Riverside Park adjacency just one block west, which delivers light and air structurally distinct from mid-block UWS inventory.
Editorial flag: some secondary sources attribute the design to George F. Pelham. public records and multiple property listings confirm Emery Roth as the primary architect — verify at the diligence stage.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $14,075/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $11
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 →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 23, 2026 | 4A | 4 BR · 3 BA | $3,525,000 | +2.2% | |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 10C | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,600 sf | $1,675,000 | $1,047/sf | +1.5% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 13F | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,535,000 | -4.1% | |
| Jun 11, 2025 | 11CD | 4 BR · 3.5 BA | $5,400,000 | -1.8% | |
| May 20, 2025 | 10F | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,405,000 | -3.1% | |
| May 12, 2025 | 9C | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,500 sf | $2,360,000 | $1,573/sf | -3.9% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | 1A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $385,000 | -30.0% | |
| Nov 20, 2024 | 7G | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $1,570,000 | -1.9% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,077/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.8% 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 1-01230-0061) 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.
Comparable buildings
- 320 West End Avenue — Candela 1924; nearby West End Avenue peer
- 535 West End Avenue — Lagrange 2011; nearby West End Avenue condominium peer
- 11 Riverside Drive (The Schwab House) — Bien 1950; nearby West End Avenue / Riverside Drive peer
- 140 Riverside Drive (The Normandy) — Roth 1939 landmark; same-architect Riverside Drive peer
- 100 Riverside Drive — Boak & Paris 1938; nearby Riverside Drive peer
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
The neighborhood
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