- Year built
- 1911
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- Designated
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.4M
- Recent range
- $508K – $4.3M
- Listing discount
- -0.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 42
600 West End Avenue is one of the corner anchors that gives the avenue its character above 86th Street — a 1911 Schwartz & Gross apartment house built when West End was being filled in with the substantial, family-scaled buildings that still define it. The firm was among the most prolific designers of the prewar Upper West Side, and 600 West End carries their signature combination of restraint and richness: a brown-brick shaft rising from a three-story limestone base, crowned by an ornate cornice and animated by large green glazed-terracotta shields and balconies finished with limestone ends and wrought-iron railings.
The building's appeal is the classic West End trade. It sits a block from Riverside Park and its promenade, and a block the other direction from Broadway's groceries, cafés, and the 86th Street express subway — all the daily life of the Upper West Side within a two-minute walk, on a quiet residential corner rather than on top of the noise. Converted to a cooperative in 1978, it has been owner-occupied for nearly five decades, and its 68 apartments turn over slowly and reward the patient buyer.
Architecture and unit composition
The architecture is Edwardian Manhattan at its most confident: a symmetrical, masonry-heavy elevation built to read as permanent. The limestone base grounds the building at the street, the brown brick gives the shaft its color, and the terracotta shields and iron-railed balconies supply the ornament that places it firmly in the pre-First-World-War moment. Inside, the double-height marble lobby is the building's set piece — a genuinely grand entrance sequence of the kind that distinguished the new "luxury" apartment houses of the period from the tenements they replaced.
The residences are prewar in proportion: high ceilings, hardwood floors, separate entry galleries, and the gracious room counts West End Avenue was built for, with apartments arranged for cross-ventilation and light on the corner. Layouts run from comfortable two- and three-bedroom classics up to the larger family spreads typical of the avenue. With 68 homes across twelve stories, the floor plates are generous and the building stays intimate.
Building operations
600 West End is a full-service cooperative: a 24-hour attended lobby, a live-in superintendent, central laundry, a bike room, and private storage, with a landscaped roof deck for residents. The cooperative is pet-friendly. Financing is permitted to 75% of the purchase price (a 25% minimum down payment), and a transfer fee (flip tax) is applied at closing — both standard terms that keep the building well-capitalized and the resident base owner-committed. Subletting is permitted under board policy after an initial period of owner-occupancy, in keeping with the building's resident-owner orientation.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $19,869/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $24
Facade safety — Local Law 11
Safe to live in today — but the last inspection flagged repairs that are due on a deadline, so facade work and its cost are coming. Whether that’s a real concern depends on the scope, the timing, and how the building plans to pay for it — reserves or an assessment — which is exactly what we’d dig into for you.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | 10F | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,305,000 | +0.8% | |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 1C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 960 sf | $670,750 | $699/sf | -0.6% |
| Aug 26, 2025 | 11E | 1 BR · 1 BA | $507,500 | -5.1% | |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 3B | 4 BR · 3 BA | $4,300,000 | +2.4% | |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 5A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,520,000 | +1.7% | |
| Nov 26, 2024 | 5C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $930,000 | -11.4% | |
| May 10, 2024 | 7B | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,375,000 | +1.9% | |
| Aug 5, 2021 | 5A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,240,000 | -0.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $699/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount -0.6% over ask.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2025 | 7E | $565,000 |
| Nov 6, 2018 | 2A | $1,195,000 |
| Dec 14, 2015 | 6A | $1,025,000 |
| Jun 7, 2013 | 10A | $1,299,000 |
| Aug 18, 2011 | 9DEF | $5,300,000 |
| Feb 4, 2009 | 10A | $929,000 |
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 1-01237-0001) 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
This is a board-approval cooperative, and the package and interview matter. Plan for the 75% financing cap (25% down minimum) and underwrite to the building's post-closing liquidity and debt-to-income expectations, which are typical of a well-run West End house. Budget for the flip tax in your closing math, and confirm your intended use against the building's owner-occupancy posture — this is a residence-first cooperative, not an investor building. The reward for clearing the board is a renovated prewar home a block from Riverside Park, on one of the most stable corners on the avenue.
What to know if you’re selling
The marketing story is architecture and address: a Schwartz & Gross corner building, a double-height marble lobby, a roof deck, and the Riverside-and-Broadway location that buyers searching this corridor specifically want. Because inventory is thin, a well-prepared listing draws a focused, qualified pool — preparation, light staging, and accurate pricing against the live co-op comparable set are what convert that interest. Pricing should be anchored to recent prewar West End closings of similar size and condition, with the building's full-service staffing and amenity package supporting the number. The Roebling Team prepares the board-package narrative alongside the listing so an accepted offer clears review cleanly.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 600 West End Avenue, also weigh these nearby prewar West End and Riverside cooperatives:
- 565 West End Avenue — prewar West End cooperative to the south
- 670 West End Avenue — prewar West End cooperative nearby
- 680 West End Avenue — West End Avenue cooperative peer
- 685 West End Avenue — full-service West End cooperative
- 890 West End Avenue — prewar West End cooperative to the north
The Roebling Team at 600 West End Avenue
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in the Upper West Side, West End Avenue, Riverside Drive, and the prewar cooperative market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating a building this specific deserve building-level intelligence — the architecture, the board posture, the amenity set, and where a given apartment sits against the live comparable set.
If you're weighing a purchase or sale at 600 West End, a 30-minute consultation is the right first step — we'll walk the building, the policies, and the pricing with you.
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