650 West End Avenue
650 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10025
Upper West Side
BBL 1012397502 · BIN 1033604
- Year built
- 1917
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 53
- Floors
- 13
- Landmark
- In a historic district
- Pets
- Cats and dogs permitted
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,385
- Listing discount
- 1.4%
- Recorded sales
- 36
- On record
- 2004–2026
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at 650 West End Avenue 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.
650 West End Avenue is a 1917 prewar building by Schwartz & Gross — one of the most prolific firms of the prewar West Side — at the southeast corner of West End Avenue and West 92nd Street, a block from Riverside Park. The red-brick-and-limestone façade, with its double-height stone entrance surround and brick-arched first-story windows, is classic West End Avenue, and the building stands as a contributing structure in the Riverside–West End Historic District.
For buyers, the defining feature is the pairing of that prewar West End Avenue character with condominium tenure. West End Avenue is heavily cooperative, so 650 West End — converted from rental to condominium in 2000 — is a comparatively unusual for-sale option on the avenue: no board interview, financing flexibility, and openness to pied-à-terre, investment, and foreign purchase, in a landmarked building with a full-service staff.
The apartment stock runs from smaller layouts on the lower floors up to gracious classic-six and classic-seven homes on the upper floors, where only three apartments occupy each landing.
Architecture and unit composition
The residences run from smaller layouts on the lower floors through gracious classic-six and classic-seven homes above, with combined units producing larger residences. Prewar proportions — roughly ten-foot ceilings and generous room sizes — carry throughout; the upper floors hold only three apartments per landing. Renovation condition varies apartment-to-apartment.
Schwartz & Gross's prewar exterior is preserved under the historic-district designation, and the corner position and one-block distance from Riverside Park give many apartments open exposures.
Building operations
650 West End operates as a full-service prewar condominium with a 24-hour doorman, a live-in superintendent, a fitness room, a children's playroom, a central laundry, private storage, and a bicycle room. The lobby and hallways have been restored. There is no on-site garage.
Common charges and property taxes are typical for a full-service prewar condominium; buyers should model the full monthly carry at the apartment level.
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 record last verified September 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 engineer 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 — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Notable fees
- Condo. Credit $75/person; move-in/out deposits $500 + fees $500; processing $750
Recent sales
As a condominium, 650 West End Avenue is priced per square foot. Recent resale activity has cleared in the range typical for a full-service prewar West End Avenue condominium of this vintage, from classic-six and classic-seven homes to combined upper-floor units at the building's premium. Pricing varies with floor, exposure, and renovation condition; apartment-level comparable analysis is the correct basis for pricing any specific unit.
Recent closings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | 9A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,839 sf | $2,627,500 | $1,429/sf | -2.5% |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 7C | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,750 sf | $2,700,000 | $1,543/sf | -1.8% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | GRAB | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,043 sf | $2,475,000 | $1,211/sf | -1.0% |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 10B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,076 sf | $3,825,000 | $1,842/sf | +0.0% |
| May 2, 2023 | 6AB | 4 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,900 sf | $4,585,000 | $1,581/sf | +5.4% |
| Jun 2, 2022 | 2E | 1 BA · 340 sf | $450,000 | $1,324/sf | -14.3% |
| May 19, 2022 | 1BC | 2 BR · 1,267 sf | $2,000,000 | $1,579/sf | off-mkt |
| May 19, 2022 | 1D | 760 sf | $800,000 | $1,053/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,385/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 1.4% 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.
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 1-01239-7502). 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 from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Closed rents at 650 West End Avenue, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 3 bedroom | 4 | $9,175 |
4 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease July 2026. Based on few leases. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
At the recent median sale of $2.63M (3 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $107,611 to close, or 4.1% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $32,844
- Mortgage recording tax: $37,935
- Title insurance: $11,824
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $25,009
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
Condominium tenure on West End Avenue is rare. On an avenue dominated by co-ops, 650 West End offers no board interview, financing flexibility, and pied-à-terre and investment openness in a landmarked prewar building.
It is full-service. A 24-hour doorman, a fitness room, and a children's playroom are a fuller program than many prewar peers.
The economics are accessible. A 10% minimum down is favorable relative to peer prewar co-ops; confirm the current terms for your specific line.
It is a landmarked building. Exterior alterations are regulated by the historic-district designation; renovation respects the prewar envelope.
Run the cliff thresholds. The graduated rates step up at $2M and $3M. Run any number through the Mansion Tax Calculator.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with tenure, service, and layout. Condominium mechanics, the full-service staff, and the gracious classic-six and classic-seven upper-floor homes are the core story.
Price at the apartment level. Building averages blend a range of sizes and exposures; recent comparables on the specific line should anchor positioning.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 650 West End Avenue, also evaluate:
- 780 West End Avenue (The Terra Cotta) — landmarked prewar West End Avenue condominium nearby
- 825 West End Avenue — prewar West End Avenue condominium comp
- 845 West End Avenue — prewar West End Avenue condominium comp
- 230 Riverside Drive — Gothic Revival Riverside Drive condominium nearby
- 264 Riverside Drive (The Riverview) — prewar Riverside Drive cooperative nearby; tenure contrast
More West End Avenue buildings
- 617 West End Avenue — 1925 co-op by George and Edward Blum
- The Arbutus, 639 West End Avenue — 1927 co-op by Gronenberg & Leuchtag
- The Halsworth (645 West End Avenue) — 1912 co-op by Gaetano Ajello
- 670 West End Avenue — 1926 co-op by George and Edward Blum
- 675 West End Avenue — 1925 co-op by George F. Pelham
- 680 West End Avenue — 1918 co-op by W. K. Rouse & L. A. Goldstone
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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