- Year built
- 1965
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 152
- Floors
- 21
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pets permitted — cats and dogs allowed (Riverside Park's dog facilities sit directly across the Drive)
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
- $1,528
- Listing discount
- 0.2%
- Recorded sales
- 329
- On record
- 2003–2026
60 Riverside Drive is a 1965 postwar tower at the corner of West 78th Street, and its appeal is straightforward: it puts a large share of its apartments directly over Riverside Park and the Hudson, with private balconies to take in the view. Designed by Wechsler & Schimenti — the firm behind 1050 Fifth Avenue — the building was constructed as a rental called the "River View" and converted to a cooperative in 1983. It is a white-brick building of its era, but with a design move that distinguishes it from the standard mid-1960s box: the façade is angled along Riverside Drive, and the building carries an unusual number of balconies, several with non-rectangular geometry.
That angled, faceted massing is the building's signature, and it produces genuinely unusual apartments at the top. Above the sixteenth-floor setback, the upper-tier "dome" units have triangular rooms, trapezoidal spaces, and five-sided rooms meeting at odd angles — a quirk of the angled plan that gives the penthouse-level inventory a character postwar towers rarely offer. For most buyers, though, the draw is simpler: a balcony, a park-and-river view, and a full-service building one street from Riverside Park's playgrounds, ball fields, dog facilities, and the Hudson greenway.
As a postwar co-op, 60 Riverside Drive offers what the prewar buildings on West End Avenue and Riverside Drive often cannot — balconies, more standardized and efficient layouts, and a comparatively flexible board. The co-op permits up to roughly 80% financing, allows pied-à-terre ownership, and permits subletting, which together widen the buyer pool relative to the stricter prewar cooperatives in the corridor.
Architecture and unit composition
The 21-story building is a white-brick postwar tower whose plan is angled to follow Riverside Drive, producing a faceted façade and a high count of balconies. The standard inventory runs to efficient postwar layouts — studios through two-bedrooms as the core, with larger combinations and penthouse units above. Many apartments have private balconies, and the upper "dome" floors above the setback carry the distinctive angular geometry that sets the building's top-tier homes apart.
The 152-unit count includes 151 residential apartments and a single commercial unit. The building was renovated in 1989 and again, more substantially, in 2006.
Building operations
60 Riverside Drive operates as a full-service postwar cooperative with a full-time doorman and 24-hour concierge and a live-in resident manager. The building offers an on-site private garage, laundry facilities on each floor, ample basement and personal storage, and a dedicated bicycle room. Balconies on many apartments are a defining amenity. As with any co-op of this vintage, buyers should review the building's financials, the maintenance trend, and any capital or assessment history during due diligence.
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
60 Riverside Drive prices in the upper tier of Upper West Side postwar co-ops, on a per-room basis as is standard for cooperatives, with values lifted by Riverside Park and Hudson views and by the balconies. One-bedroom apartments have been offered around the high six figures; two-bedroom view units have traded around the low-$2 million range, with penthouse and upper-floor "dome" units higher. The view, the floor, the balcony, and the exposure drive meaningful spread, so per-room comparables should be read against apartments of similar room count, exposure, and outdoor space rather than building-wide averages.
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 16, 2026 | 19C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,150,000 | -3.4% | |
| May 26, 2026 | 3004 | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,455 sf | $2,450,000 | $1,684/sf | -5.8% |
| Mar 19, 2026 | 18D | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,199,000 | -2.3% | |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 1508 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 839 sf | $1,150,000 | $1,371/sf | -3.8% |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 9E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 790 sf | $899,000 | $1,138/sf | +0.0% |
| Nov 19, 2025 | 1502 | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,123 sf | $3,020,000 | $1,423/sf | -7.1% |
| Oct 10, 2025 | 2403 | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 1,774 sf | $3,350,000 | $1,888/sf | -9.4% |
| Aug 14, 2025 | PH3802 | 4 BR · 4.5 BA · 3,096 sf | $6,500,000 | $2,099/sf | -8.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,528/sf across 2 sales. Median listing discount 0.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2003 | 14D | $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 1-01186-0052) 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
The view and the balconies are the product. A large share of apartments sit directly over Riverside Park and the Hudson, with private balconies — a combination the prewar corridor co-ops rarely offer.
The upper floors are architecturally unusual. The angled plan produces triangular, trapezoidal, and five-sided rooms in the "dome" units above the 16th-floor setback.
The board is comparatively flexible. Up to roughly 80% financing, pied-à-terre ownership, and subletting are permitted. Confirm the flip-tax rate and specific sublet terms at offer stage.
Pets are welcome. Cats and dogs are permitted, and Riverside Park's dog facilities are directly across the Drive.
It is a full-service postwar building. Doorman, concierge, live-in resident manager, on-site garage, per-floor laundry, storage, and a bike room. Review the financials during diligence.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the view, the balcony, and the park. Riverside Park and Hudson exposure with private outdoor space is the central selling point.
The board flexibility widens the buyer pool. The financing allowance, pied-à-terre permission, and sublet policy matter to many buyers; make them explicit.
Price by the room, against comparable exposures. View, floor, and balcony drive the spread; apartment-specific comparables are essential.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 60 Riverside Drive, also evaluate:
- 100 Riverside Drive — Riverside Drive cooperative peer
- 173 Riverside Drive — Riverside Drive cooperative peer
- 210 Riverside Drive — Riverside Drive cooperative peer
- 600 West End Avenue — prewar West End Avenue cooperative one block east
- 80 Central Park West — postwar Central Park West cooperative with park-facing balconies; corridor peer in type
The Roebling Team at 60 Riverside Drive
The Roebling Team at Compass works the Upper West Side and the Riverside Drive corridor as part of our broader Park-facing Manhattan practice. We publish this building profile because 60 Riverside Drive buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — the Wechsler & Schimenti design, the balcony-and-view inventory, the board policy posture, and per-room comparable analysis — not generic neighborhood commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at 60 Riverside Drive, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Riverside Drive — read The Roebling Team Guide to Riverside Drive.
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