661 Amsterdam Avenue (The Clayton)
661 Amsterdam Avenue / 175 West 92nd Street, New York, NY 10025
BBL 1012237501 · BIN 1032532
- Year built
- 1940
- Type
- Cooperative
- Floors
- 6
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Verify with managing agent at offer stage
- Subletting
- Board approval required
- Flip tax
- Verify with managing agent
The Clayton is a 1940 corner cooperative at Amsterdam Avenue and West 92nd Street — a low-rise, red-and-brown brick apartment house from the tail end of the prewar era. It sits at the center of one of the Upper West Side's most livable residential pockets, a short walk from Central Park, Riverside Park, and the 1/2/3 subway lines at 96th and 86th Streets. The building was developed as part of The Clayton, a small residential group that includes a paired building on West 92nd–93rd Street.
The Clayton trades as a cooperative, and its appeal is that of a well-located, human-scaled prewar co-op: a doorman-attended lobby, quiet residential blocks, and cooperative pricing that typically sits below the condominium inventory nearby. The trade-off is the cooperative framework — a board interview, board-governed financing, and board-approved subletting. For a resident buyer who values a boutique-scale building in a prime, low-key Upper West Side location, The Clayton is a natural fit.
Architecture and unit composition
The 1940 building is a six-story late-prewar apartment house in red-and-brown brick on the corner of Amsterdam Avenue and West 92nd Street. Its low-rise scale keeps it in character with the surrounding residential blocks, and the corner siting gives many apartments dual exposure and good light.
Because pricing at a cooperative is customarily read on a per-room basis, the building's prewar layouts are the natural unit of comparison. The unit mix runs from prewar studios and one-bedrooms to larger family layouts. Condition varies apartment to apartment with renovation history; specific room counts and configurations should be confirmed for each apartment during walkthrough.
Building operations
The Clayton operates as a cooperative with an attended lobby, central laundry, and resident storage. As a cooperative, monthly maintenance covers the building's underlying operating costs and a portion of the underlying mortgage and property taxes.
Buyers should review recent financial statements, board minutes, and any reserve study during due diligence, and confirm the building's pet, sublet, financing-maximum, and flip-tax policies with the managing agent at offer stage.
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 latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
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 →What to know if you’re buying
This is a cooperative — plan for the board. A board interview is required, financing is capped by the board, and subletting requires board approval. Confirm all policy specifics with the managing agent at offer stage.
The corner site drives light. The Amsterdam/West 92nd corner gives many lines dual exposure; interior lines present differently. Walk the specific apartment.
Boutique scale is the character. The low-rise building offers a more intimate, quieter posture than the corridor's larger buildings.
Location is a durable asset. Central Park, Riverside Park, and the 1/2/3 lines are within an easy walk.
Model the full carry — monthly maintenance plus any assessment — and verify board policy (pets, sublet, financing maximum, flip tax) with the managing agent.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with location and scale. A boutique prewar cooperative in a prime, low-key Upper West Side pocket appeals to resident buyers seeking quiet and convenience.
Set expectations on the board process. A strong board package and pricing to the cooperative buyer pool shortens the timeline.
Pricing requires apartment-level context. Comparable sales vary by line, floor, exposure, and condition.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Plan for roughly 6 to 10 weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 661 Amsterdam Avenue, also evaluate:
- 220 West 93rd Street — Jacob M. Felson 1926; nearby prewar condominium
- 327 Central Park West (The Kenmare) — Nathan Korn 1929; nearby prewar condominium on the park
- 580 Columbus Avenue (The Centra) — 1985; nearby full-service condominium
- 203 West 90th Street (Manhattan Tower) — 1928/2002; nearby boutique condominium
- 100 Riverside Drive — Boak & Paris 1938; nearby Riverside Drive cooperative
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Upper West Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper West Side.
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.
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Request a private building brief with the relevant comparable sales, current and off-market availability, and an apartment-specific view of value.
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at The Clayton 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.