St. John Court
500 West 111th Street, at Amsterdam Avenue · Morningside Heights / Upper West Side
BBL 1018820036 · BIN 1056909
- Year built
- 1908
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
- Amenities
- Elevator, live-in superintendent, laundry, bicycle room, package room and storage
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2024
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Recent range
- $995K – $995K
- Listing discount
- 3.6%
- Recorded transfers
- 30
Own an apartment here? See what it would sell for.
A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at St. John Court would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
St. John Court is a six-story Renaissance Revival apartment house designed by Neville & Bagge in 1908 and completed the following year. Built for Gross & Herbener, Inc., it belongs to the period of Morningside Heights apartment construction following the opening of the IRT subway. The corner property combines an entrance on West 111th Street with commercial frontage on Amsterdam Avenue.
The cooperative's 38 residences include substantial prewar plans with formal dining rooms and multiple bedrooms. Its lower-rise form supports apartments with several exposures, including street-facing rooms and rooms overlooking a light court. The housing inventory contains both classic six-room arrangements and smaller layouts.
The address sits one block north of Cathedral Parkway, near the southern end of Morningside Heights. Columbia University and the cathedral are nearby, with Central Park and Morningside Park to the east. The residential entrance is on the cross street, separate from the avenue storefronts.
Architecture and unit composition
Ironspot Roman brick, limestone and terra cotta form the exterior. The rusticated base supports a facade organized in horizontal sections, with decorated window surrounds and an entrance panel carrying the building's name. An eastern light court creates additional interior-facing windows. The cornice was replaced with a fiberglass replica before LPC's designation report.
The residential plans include three-bedroom homes, formal dining rooms, windowed kitchens and windowed baths. Some retain parquet floors and other prewar details, while renovated layouts have opened kitchens to adjacent living areas. In-unit laundry has been installed in some homes.
Recorded areas for recurring larger plans are around 1,300 to 1,400 square feet. Other homes have traded around 1,000 to 1,100 square feet. The distinction between a formal dining room and an additional sleeping room can change how an apartment is marketed without changing its overall floor area.
Corner and top-floor homes can have several exposures, while other rooms look toward the light court. The avenue frontage, side street and court produce different outlooks within the same building. The room-by-room orientation is especially relevant for a buyer comparing a classic six-room layout with a reconfigured three-bedroom home.
Building operations
The building has a live-in superintendent, elevator, common laundry, bicycle storage and a package room. Private storage can be rented. These facilities support the residential floors above the commercial ground level.
The cooperative is held on one Class 2 tax lot, with real estate taxes included among the corporation's expenses. No building-wide tax abatement is identified. The avenue storefronts are a separate physical component of the property from the residential entrance and upstairs apartments.
The historic-district designation places exterior work within LPC's jurisdiction. Window changes, visible equipment and alterations to the brick, limestone and terra-cotta frontage require the relevant approvals. The building's corner position gives it two public-facing elevations, and the light court adds another exterior surface to maintain.
Policy framework
Pets: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Pied-à-terre ownership and subletting: Permitted subject to the cooperative's rules — confirm with the managing agent.
In-unit washer/dryer: Permitted subject to approval — confirm with the managing agent.
Co-purchasing, gifting and parental purchasing: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2024 | 4F | 3 BR · 1 BA · 1,100 sf | $995,000 | $905/sf | +4.7% |
| Jun 21, 2022 | 3D | 3 BR · 2 BA | $1,250,000 | -13.8% | |
| Nov 18, 2021 | 6D | 2 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,285,000 | -14.0% | |
| Jun 4, 2018 | 3G | 1 BR | $695,927 | +3.1% | |
| Mar 23, 2016 | 3D | 3 BR | $1,300,000 | -5.5% | |
| Aug 27, 2014 | 4D | 3 BR · 1,300 sf | $1,300,000 | $1,000/sf | +10.6% |
| Aug 12, 2014 | 4B | 3 BR · 1,350 sf | $1,295,000 | $959/sf | -4.1% |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 2C | 3 BR | $1,400,000 | +0.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $889/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 3.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2009 | 5F | $625,000 |
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 1-01882-0036) 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.
Buying here? Co-op closing costs typically run 2 to 3% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
Keep up with St. John Court and its market
The Roebling Report, monthly: Manhattan sales data and analysis, including buildings likeSt. John Court. Unsubscribe anytime.
We’ll use your email for The Roebling Report and note your interest in this building. See our privacy policy.
Comparable buildings
- The Charlemagne: A prewar cooperative on the same street with a similar residential inventory.
- 241 West 108th Street: A similarly sized early-twentieth-century cooperative nearby.
- 603 West 111th Street: A smaller prewar cooperative farther west on the same street.
- The Strathmore: A taller prewar cooperative for comparing larger layouts in a Riverside Drive setting.
- The Rockfall: A substantially larger prewar association in the same immediate neighborhood.
More Upper West Side buildings
- 386 Columbus Avenue — 1985 condominium
- The Park Belvedere (402 Columbus Avenue) — 1985 condominium by Frank Williams (Frank Williams & Associates)
- Charlotte of the Upper West Side, 470 Columbus Avenue — condominium
- The Ardnaree, 504 West 111th Street — 1909 co-op by Neville & Bagge
- The Blennerhasset, 507–511 West 111th Street — 1903 co-op
- Cathedral Tower, 514 West 110th Street — 1911 condominium by Schwartz & Gross
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper West Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper West Side.
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.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
Considering a move at St. John Court?
Request a private building brief with the relevant comparable sales, current and off-market availability, and an apartment-specific view of value.