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This 16-story Italian Renaissance-palazzo-style apartment building was erected in 1923 and converted to a cooperative in 1984. Located in the heart of the Upper West Side, it features sidewalk landscaping and seating, and is close to famous stores, cafes, and public transportation.
171 West 79th Street is a 15 story, 64 apartment pre-war cooperative completed in 1920. The beige brick building brings Italian Renaissance palazzo styling to West 79th Street’s Museum Block, which ends at Theodore Roosevelt Park and the American Museum of Natural History.
A canopied entrance reached by steps leads to the lobby, while landscaping and seating line the sidewalk. The building has a part time doorman, a live-in resident manager, resident storage and a laundry room. Pets are permitted.
Many apartments retain formal entry foyers, beamed ceilings, hardwood floors and generously scaled living rooms. Southern exposures recur, while high floor homes look across the surrounding townhouses toward the city skyline and the Central Park Historic District. Windowed kitchens and flexible dining areas are also characteristic of the layouts, and in-unit washer and dryer installations are permitted.
The American Museum of Natural History is at the eastern end of the block, with Central Park immediately beyond it. Columbus Avenue is nearby for dining and shopping, while Broadway anchors the corridor to the west; Riverside Park is also within the surrounding Upper West Side neighborhood.
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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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