590 West End Avenue
590 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10024
BBL 1012360061 · BIN 1033305
- Year built
- 1915
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- About 77
- Floors
- 12
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Riverside-West End Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Dogs and cats
- Permitted
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase price
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $999
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 1.7%
- Recorded sales
- 82
- On record
- 2003–2026
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590 West End Avenue is a 1915 Neville & Bagge apartment house at the corner of West 89th Street, and it carries the architectural DNA of the moment West End Avenue became one of New York's great residential boulevards. Neville & Bagge were among the most productive apartment-house architects of the early-twentieth-century Upper West Side, and 590 is a clean expression of the type: a U-shaped, twelve-story building wrapped around an interior courtyard, faced in orange-and-brown brick laid in Flemish bond with terra-cotta and stone trim, anchored by a deeply rusticated stone base and crowned with a modillioned terra-cotta cornice.
The building's interior history is the Upper West Side prewar story in miniature. It opened with two very large apartments per floor — roughly ten rooms each, with ten-foot ceilings, four bedrooms, and staff rooms — built for the affluent families the boulevard was courting. Beginning around 1929, those grand layouts were progressively reconfigured into smaller units, and four penthouses were added at the roof. The result today is a heterogeneous building of roughly 77 residences spanning studios through larger combined apartments — not a uniform classic-six-and-seven building, but a layered one where the original grand scale survives in some apartments and has been carved up in others.
590 sits as a contributing building within the Riverside Drive–West End Historic District, designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1989. That designation protects the façade and the streetscape and signals the building's place in one of the city's most coherent prewar residential districts. For buyers, the appeal is the combination: genuine prewar scale and detail, a landmark-protected setting two blocks from Riverside Park, and a co-op whose documented policies permit both pied-à-terre ownership and subletting.
Architecture and unit composition
The twelve-story building is organized around a U-shaped plan with an interior courtyard opening east, roughly 100 feet along West End Avenue and 90 feet along West 89th Street. The Neo-Renaissance façade carries tripartite window bays flanked by double-height fluted pilasters with modified Corinthian capitals, second-story metal balconies, a decorative frieze, and a crowning terra-cotta cornice. The original wood windows have been replaced with one-over-one aluminum sash, and a canopy was added at the entrance over the years.
Inside, the unit composition is varied by design and by history. The original apartments, two to a floor, ran to roughly ten rooms; many have been recombined or subdivided. The current mix spans studios, one- and two-bedrooms, larger combined homes, and four penthouses — a building where apartment-level due diligence on layout and condition matters more than at a uniform prewar co-op.
Building operations
590 West End Avenue operates as a full-service prewar cooperative with round-the-clock staffing — a full-time doorman, a live-in superintendent, and a porter. Resident services include a basement laundry, a bicycle room, private storage, and cold storage for grocery and produce deliveries. There is no gym or roof deck on record; the building's appeal rests on prewar scale, staffing, and location rather than a modern amenity stack. As with any prewar co-op, buyers should review recent financial statements, the maintenance trend, and any capital assessment history during due diligence.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
20 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Processing FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $200 if there is a 2nd Applicant or Guarantor | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to managementRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $125 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report Rerun FeeConditional · Per applicantPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $100 per applicant (if required for time due) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Expedited FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 (Non-Refundable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| LL58 Compliance FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Package Resubmission FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Expedited Closing Fee Expedited Closing FeeConditionalConditions: Within 10 business days of approvalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When Before closing | Amount $500 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Financing FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When Before closing | Amount $400, only if purchase is being financed | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Power of Attorney Review FeeConditional · Per applicantConditions: If ApplicablePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When Before closing | Amount $200 Per POA (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Estate Sale feeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Seller | When Before closing | Amount $500 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Expedited Closing Fee Expedited Closing FeeConditionalConditions: Within 10 business days of approvalPaid to management | Paid by Seller | When Before closing | Amount $500 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Power of Attorney Review FeeConditional · Per applicantConditions: If ApplicablePaid to management | Paid by Seller | When Before closing | Amount $200 Per POA (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Transfer Fee to Managing AgentPaid to management | Paid by Seller | When Before closing | Amount $750 (non-refundable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Transfer Fee to Managing AgentConditionalConditions: Closing by mail/escrowPaid to management | Paid by Seller | When Before closing | Amount $1,000 (closing in other location; closing by mail) | Refundable Not stated |
| Additional Closing FeeConditionalConditions: WITHOUT a Bank Attorney PresentPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500, if applicable | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Postponement FeeConditionalConditions: Less than 48 Hours' NoticePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $500, if applicable | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Undertaking FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $100 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Estate Transfer Additional Closing FeeConditionalConditions: WITHOUT the attorney presentPaid to management | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $200, if applicable | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Trust Transfer Additional Closing FeeConditionalConditions: WITHOUT the attorney presentPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When At closing | Amount $200, if applicable | Refundable Non-refundable |
Sublet
9 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to managementRequired | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $125 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report Rerun FeeConditional · Per applicantPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $125 per applicant (if required for time due) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Package Resubmission FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $150 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Sublet FeeRecurringPaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount 20% of the annual rental income | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Additional Processing FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $200 if there is a 2nd Applicant or Guarantor | Refundable Non-refundable |
Sublet renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package Resubmission FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $150 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Sublet FeePaid to the building | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount 20% of the rental income | Refundable Non-refundable |
Refinance
8 items
Management's “less refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package Resubmission FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $150 (if applicable) | Refundable Not stated |
| Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Rush Package Review FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management's “more refinance” schedule
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Report FeePer applicantPaid to managementRequired | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $125 per person | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Report Rerun FeeConditional · Per applicantPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $100 per applicant (if required for time due) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Package Resubmission FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $150 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $400 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Rush Package Review FeeConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Shareholder | When With the application | Amount $500 (if applicable) | Refundable Non-refundable |
Alteration
3 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alteration Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Resident | When Upon approval | Amount Decorative $250, Standard $1000, Major $2500. Please confirm with the Alteration Processor for the correct amount | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Service Elevator FeeRecurringPaid to the building | Paid by Resident | When Upon approval | Amount $200 per month of Work | Refundable Non-refundable |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alteration Security DepositConditionalPaid to the building | Paid by Resident | When Upon approval | Amount $5000 (if applicable) | Refundable Refundable |
Ownership transfer
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Report FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $125 per applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Estate TransferConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 if applicable | Refundable Not stated |
| LL58 Compliance FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Name change/spouse add/removalConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 if applicable | Refundable Not stated |
| Transfer into a TrustConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 if applicable | Refundable Not stated |
| Transfer to a Family Member and a Third PartyConditionalPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 if applicable | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing Fee for all TransfersPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $850 | Refundable Not stated |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 75% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of September 2026
Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Dogs and cats
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $514 per room a monthMedian of 9 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $2.18 per square foot a monthMedian of 5 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: 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
- Garden, bike storage, storage, cold storageSource: 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
- $32,345/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $33
- Modeled exposure split equally across 82 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
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 filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
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.
Management & transfer contacts
- Sublet policy
- Sublet fee 20% of annual rental income
- Policies and fees
- Co-op. Max financing 75%; reported maintenance tax allocation 28%. Credit $125/person; processing $700; transfer fee to managing agent $750 ($1,000 mail); financing $400; alteration $250-$2,500 + $5,000 deposit + $200/mo elevator. The July 2026 management extract does not identify the tax year for this percentage; obtain the co-op's annual allocation statement. Actual deductions depend on eligible taxes and interest, itemization and the taxpayer's applicable limits
Recent sales
590 West End Avenue prices in the mid-to-upper Upper West Side prewar co-op range, on a per-room basis as is standard for cooperatives. Pricing spans a wide range, from smaller one- and two-bedroom apartments to the top-floor penthouse, depending on size, floor, light, and condition. Because the building's layouts are heterogeneous, per-room comparables should be read against apartments of similar room count and configuration rather than building-wide averages. Maintenance levels, the building's land position, and the condition of a given apartment all factor into value at this address.
Recent transfers at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | 11G | 1 BA · 500 sf | $475,000 | $950/sf | +0.0% |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 1A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $385,000 | -35.7% | |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 9DE | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,100 sf | $2,800,000 | $1,333/sf | -12.5% |
| Mar 18, 2025 | PHB | 1 BR · 1 BA · 950 sf | $1,400,000 | $1,474/sf | -6.5% |
| Nov 22, 2024 | 2E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 800 sf | $875,000 | $1,094/sf | -2.2% |
| Sep 20, 2024 | 9G | 1 BA | $405,000 | -16.5% | |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 10B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 790 sf | $796,000 | $1,008/sf | +6.1% |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 8E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 825 sf | $975,000 | $1,182/sf | -2.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $999/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 1.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2003 | 3A | $399,000 |
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 1-01236-0061). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. 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.
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At the recent median sale of $875K (5 transfers in the past 24 months, since October 31, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,831 to close, or 1.4% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,831
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
This is genuine prewar, in a landmark district. Neo-Renaissance Neville & Bagge architecture, a U-shaped courtyard plan, and contributing-building status in the Riverside Drive–West End Historic District.
The layouts vary widely. Decades of combinations and subdivisions mean apartment-level diligence on room count, light, and condition matters. The original ten-room grandeur survives in some homes and has been reconfigured in others.
The use rules are flexible. Pied-à-terre ownership and subletting are permitted, and financing is capped at 75% of the purchase price. Confirm the flip tax and post-closing liquidity requirements at offer stage.
Pets are welcome. Cats and dogs are permitted.
Co-op mechanics apply. Board package and interview; plan for a longer timeline than a condominium. Price the apartment on a per-room basis against comparable layouts.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the prewar architecture and the landmark setting. The Neville & Bagge design and the Riverside Drive–West End Historic District context are the differentiators.
The board flexibility widens the buyer pool. Pied-à-terre and sublet permissions matter to a meaningful set of buyers; make them explicit.
Price by the room, against comparable layouts. The heterogeneous unit mix makes apartment-specific comparables essential.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 590 West End Avenue, also evaluate:
- 600 West End Avenue — prewar West End Avenue cooperative directly adjacent in scale and era
- 565 West End Avenue — prewar West End Avenue building converted to condominium
- 400 West End Avenue — prewar West End Avenue cooperative peer
- The Apthorp — landmark Clinton & Russell courtyard building; West End-area prewar trophy
- The Belnord — landmark courtyard building converted to condominium
- The Eldorado — Emery Roth Central Park West prewar cooperative peer
More West End Avenue buildings
- 555 West End Avenue — 1907 condominium
- 565 West End Avenue — 1937 co-op by H.I. Feldman
- 580 West End Avenue — 1926 co-op by Emery Roth
- 595 West End Avenue — 1922 condominium by Sugarman & Berger
- 600 West End Avenue — 1911 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 601 West End Avenue — 1915 co-op by Emery Roth
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across West End Avenue — read The Roebling Team Guide to West End Avenue.
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.
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