525 West End Avenue
525 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10024
BBL 1012470029 · BIN 1033916
- Year built
- 1912
- Type
- Ownership requires confirmation
- Units
- 128
- Floors
- 13
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Washer/dryer
- Permitted
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
525 West End Avenue is a 1912–1913 Schwartz & Gross commission at the northwest corner of West End Avenue and 85th Street — one of the dignified, full-block-scale Classical Revival apartment houses that gave the avenue its character in the years before the First World War. Schwartz & Gross designed more pre-war apartment buildings on the Upper West Side than nearly any other firm, and 525 is a clear example of their early house style: a heavy rusticated limestone base anchoring the corner, a long brown-brick body articulated by balustraded balconettes carried on scrolled brackets, and restrained classical ornament that reads as solid rather than showy.
The building sits inside the Riverside Drive–West End Historic District Extension I, which means its facade, areaway, and street wall are protected and its overall pre-war character is preserved by designation. The corner siting at 85th Street gives it dual frontage — the avenue elevation and a long 85th Street flank with a gated light court and service alley — and produces the cross-street and avenue exposures that pre-war buyers prize.
This is a building for buyers who want genuine pre-war West End Avenue architecture with pricing to compare against dated matched sales in Riverside Drive cooperatives a block west. The 128-apartment count places it among the larger pre-war houses on the avenue, but does not establish the volume of current inventory; review actual listings and floor plans.
Architecture and unit composition
The apartments reflect the firm's early-1910s planning vocabulary: gracious entry foyers, well-proportioned living and dining rooms, hardwood floors, and the high ceilings characteristic of the best pre-war construction. With 128 units across 13 stories, the mix runs from efficient one- and two-bedrooms to larger classic-six and combined family layouts; floor altitude, line, and renovation history drive most of the value variation. Renovated lines have brought in modern kitchens and baths, and the building permits washer/dryers — a meaningful convenience in pre-war stock.
Avenue-facing apartments look east across West End Avenue; 85th Street–facing units carry cross-street exposures over a quiet residential block. Upper-floor apartments and corner lines, where the avenue and side-street exposures combine, are the most sought after. As with all pre-war buildings of this vintage, layouts and ceiling heights vary line to line, and original detail survives in varying states depending on prior renovation.
Building operations
525 West End Avenue is described as a full-service prewar residential building with a full-time doorman, a canopied attended lobby, elevator service, and an on-site superintendent, plus central laundry and private storage. As a 128-unit building of this age, it is subject to the city's periodic facade inspection requirements; review the current budget, audited statements, debt and any assessments. Confirm the apartment ownership form from current title or share instruments before applying cooperative transaction assumptions. Obtain the current pet policy directly from management.
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Considering an apartment here? Send Corey the listing to confirm the pet and washer/dryer rules for that apartment.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Attended lobby
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Storage, laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. A filed Safe grade is not a guarantee of current condition: owners still maintain the facade and, where required, observe parapets each year. Future inspection timing (Local Law 49 of 2025 changed the cycle framework from October 1, 2026), repair and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
The building contains 128 apartments. Before treating any reported apartment transaction as an individual sale, establish the legal interest from a recorded deed or operative share instrument. Then compare actual layout, floor, exposure, condition and carrying costs; residence count does not establish an internal resale sample.
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What to know if you’re buying
Pre-war architecture with district protection. The Classical Revival facade and historic-district status are durable assets; they also mean exterior changes are regulated.
The corner siting is structural. Dual avenue-and-side-street frontage produces the exposures and light that drive value within the building.
The terms are relatively accommodating. Pets are welcome and washer/dryers are permitted in renovated lines — both points in the building's favor against stricter pre-war peers.
Renovation is constrained by pre-war systems and district rules. Budget for the realities of updating a 1913 building, and account for the legally authorized alteration-approval process after confirming the apartment's tenure and governing documents.
Underwrite the apartment, not just the building. With 128 varied units, line, floor, exposure, and renovation history matter more than building-wide averages.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with authorship and address. The Schwartz & Gross pedigree and the West End Avenue corner are concrete, marketable facts; the historic-district setting signals permanence.
Highlight the livability terms. Pet-friendly policy and permitted washer/dryers widen the buyer pool relative to stricter pre-war buildings.
Price at the apartment level. With 128 varied units, line, floor, exposure, and renovation history matter more than building-wide averages.
Confirm tenure before assuming a transaction process. Obtain the actual ownership instrument and applicable transfer requirements before relying on a cooperative closing timetable.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 525 West End Avenue, also evaluate:
- 470 West End Avenue — pre-war West End Avenue co-op nearby
- 535 West End Avenue — adjacent-block peer
- 400 West End Avenue — pre-war West End Avenue co-op
- 277 West End Avenue — pre-war West End Avenue co-op
- 320 Riverside Drive — nearby pre-war Riverside Drive co-op
More West End Avenue buildings
- 511 West End Avenue — 1926 co-op
- 514 West End Avenue — 1923 co-op by Gaetano Ajello
- 522 West End Avenue — 1924 co-op by Rosario Candela
- 535 West End Avenue — condominium
- The Florence (545 West End Avenue) — 1924 co-op by George F. Pelham
- 555 West End Avenue — 1907 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across West End Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to West End Avenue.
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.
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