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This Italian Renaissance-palazzo-style apartment building, erected in 1911 and converted to a cooperative in 1988, is one of the prettiest on one of the city's greatest residential blocks. The 12-story building features 59 apartments, sidewalk landscaping, and seating, and is located in the heart of the Upper West Side near Manhattan Square and various amenities. Currently, 1 apartment is for sale.
157 West 79th Street is a 12 story, 59 apartment building constructed in 1911 and converted to cooperative ownership in 1988. Its Italian Renaissance palazzo style façade combines a two story limestone base, tall limestone pilasters, wrought iron balconies and occasional leaded windows, while lanterns frame the canopied, step up entrance.
Apartments commonly retain high ceilings, generous room proportions, arched doorways and substantial closet space. Windowed kitchens and bathrooms recur, as do south facing rooms overlooking West 79th Street. Flexible layouts are another theme, with secondary rooms that may serve as bedrooms, studies, nurseries or offices; larger residences include half floor configurations, formal dining rooms and multiple exposures.
The building has a part time doorman, a live-in superintendent, central laundry, resident storage, a bicycle room and a common roof terrace. It is pet friendly and permits pied-à-terre ownership. The American Museum of Natural History occupies the eastern end of the block, with Central Park immediately beyond its grounds, while Broadway is a short distance west.
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For some co-ops, instead of price per square foot, we use an estimate of the number of rooms for each sold apartment to chart price changes over time. This is because many co-op listings do not include square footage information, and this makes it challenging to calculate accurate square-foot averages.
By displaying the price per estimated room count, we are able to provide a more reliable and consistent metric for comparing sales in the building. While we hope that this gives you a clearer sense of price trends in the building, all data should be independently verified. All data provided are only estimates and should not be used to make any purchase or sale decision.
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