801 West End Avenue

Neville & Bagge designed 801 West End in the transitional moment when the avenue was filling in with substantial apartment houses, and the building shows it: a solid 12-story masonry facade with the Art Nouveau-tinged ornament that gives it more personality than the plainer buildings nearby. The restored lobby — marble, stained glass, a coffered ceiling, and refinished metal entrance doors — is the building's signature interior space, the product of careful stewardship by the cooperative.

The 74 residences are early-pre-war in plan: high ceilings, entry foyers, hardwood floors, and the comfortable room counts of 1911 construction, in layouts from comfortable smaller homes to larger family apartments. The building is of thick masonry construction; judge sound and insulation in the specific apartment. As across the pre-war stock, the most desirable apartments are the larger, light-filled lines updated thoughtfully while preserving their original character.

801 West End is a full-service cooperative with a doorman and a live-in superintendent. The building has invested in its common spaces — most visibly the restored historic lobby, along with a new entrance canopy and refreshed exterior elements — and offers practical amenities including central laundry, a bike room, and storage. The value here is character and care rather than a deep modern amenity package.

Review the cooperative's current budget, audited statements, debt and any assessments. Prospective purchasers should expect a standard board package and personal interview; sublet policy, financing limits, pet rules, and any flip tax or transfer fee are set by the board and confirmed through the cooperative's documents during the application process.

Recent sales

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.

Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2024): a median $497/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 1.3% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01888-0067). 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.

This is a pre-war co-op purchase with real architectural character. Plan for a board package and interview, and use diligence to focus on the apartment — room count, light, the condition of the kitchen and baths, and any prior renovation — alongside the cooperative's reserves, recent capital projects, and maintenance trend.

The location is a genuine asset: a handsome West End block with Riverside Park two avenues west and Central Park within reach to the east, the 96th and 103rd Street subway stations nearby, and Broadway's everyday retail a block away. Buyers who want pre-war space and early-20th-century character — including one of the avenue's finest lobbies — at upper West Side value are the natural audience. We help buyers evaluate the home, the finances, and the offer.

Lead with character. Bennington South offers what newer and plainer inventory cannot: an early-pre-war Neville & Bagge building with a lavishly restored Art Nouveau lobby, generous layouts, and a well-maintained full-service operation. Those are concrete, memorable differentiators.

Price to the building's own resale history and to comparable upper West End Avenue pre-war cooperatives, with condition and light as the decisive variables. A renovated, larger-line apartment should be positioned at the top of the building's range. We advise sellers on staging, timing, pricing, and buyer qualification so the home reaches buyers who value pre-war character and a distinctive West End address.

If you're considering 801 West End Avenue, also evaluate these nearby West End Avenue cooperatives:

• 790 West End Avenue — pre-war cooperative across the avenue
• 871 West End Avenue — pre-war cooperative to the north
• 890 West End Avenue — Schwartz & Gross cooperative nearby
• 685 West End Avenue — pre-war full-service cooperative
• 680 West End Avenue — West End Avenue rental building on the corridor