- Year built
- 1911
- Type
- Cooperative
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.2M
- Recent range
- $1.1M – $2.5M
- Listing discount
- 5.6%
- Recorded transfers
- 43
801 West End Avenue, known as Bennington South, is among the earlier apartment houses on West End Avenue — a 1911 building designed by Neville & Bagge, the prolific firm responsible for a great many of the avenue's pre-war buildings. It is an early-pre-war house with an unusually beautiful lobby, distinguished by Art Nouveau-inflected detailing rare among the avenue's more sober Renaissance-revival stock. The building was converted from rental to cooperative ownership in 1980.
The proposition is character and craft. The lobby alone sets 801 apart: residents have invested in restoring its marble, stained glass, coffered ceiling, and metalwork, and the building's exterior carries the same early-20th-century artistry. Behind that, the apartments offer the generous pre-war proportions buyers seek on West End, at upper West Side value rather than Riverside or Central Park West pricing.
For buyers, it is genuine pre-war character — and a lobby few buildings can match — at attainable pricing. For sellers, the Bennington South name, the restored lobby, and the West End location are the durable distinctions.
Architecture and unit composition
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 thick masonry makes for quiet, well-insulated interiors. As across the pre-war stock, the most desirable apartments are the larger, light-filled lines updated thoughtfully while preserving their original character.
Building operations
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.
The cooperative is established and conservatively governed, in the manner typical of a long-converted pre-war co-op. 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.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7A | 4 BR · 2 BA | $2,153,599 | -2.1% | |
| Sep 19, 2024 | 2A | 4 BR · 2 BA | $2,500,000 | -3.8% | |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 2E | 3 BR · 1.5 BA | $1,180,000 | -5.6% | |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 5D | 2 BR · 1 BA · 1,888 sf | $1,100,000 | $583/sf | -6.4% |
| Nov 16, 2023 | 6E | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,210,000 | -6.2% | |
| Sep 26, 2023 | 12A | 4 BR · 2 BA · 2,130 sf | $1,950,000 | $915/sf | -26.4% |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 4B | 4 BR · 2 BA | $1,800,000 | -4.0% | |
| Jan 26, 2023 | 10C | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,785,000 | -0.8% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $587/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2023 | 9B | $1,800,000 |
| Feb 14, 2023 | 6D | $1,930,000 |
| Feb 7, 2023 | 7E | $1,100,000 |
| May 6, 2022 | 10C | $900,000 |
| Dec 21, 2018 | 2B | $1,995,000 |
| Oct 23, 2018 | 10C | $1,899,000 |
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 1-01888-0067) 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 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.
What to know if you’re selling
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.
Comparable buildings
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 cooperative on the corridor
The Roebling Team at Bennington South
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in West End Avenue, Riverside Drive, Central Park West, and the pre-war cooperative market across the Upper West Side. We publish this profile because a building with the character and craftsmanship of Bennington South rewards buyers and sellers who understand the value of genuine pre-war detail on a prime avenue.
If you're considering a transaction at 801 West End Avenue, a consultation is the right starting point.
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