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The Clifton House, 127 West 79th Street - Upper West Side
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127 West 79th Street

The Clifton House,
127 West 79th Street

Doorman Co-op located in Upper West Side, between Columbus Avenue & Amsterdam Avenue

  • Apartments For Sale (5)
  • Recent Sales (21)
  • All Units in Building (142)
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Overview of The Clifton House at 127 West 79th Street

The Clifton House is a handsome, Italian Renaissance palazzo-style building located at 127 West 79th Street, built in 1926, and converted to a cooperative in 1985. The hallways have recently been renovated, and the building features a thoughtful staff, a gorgeous lobby, storage, a bike room, and a new roof deck with sweeping city views and a shared herb garden.

The Clifton House is in a prime Upper West Side location near the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Historical Society, the Beacon Theatre, Central Park, and the B/C and 1 trains. Pets, in-unit washer/dryers, through-the-wall air conditioners, parents buying for children, and co-purchasing are permitted with board approval. Pied-a-terres are permitted on a case-by-case basis with board approval. Subletting is not permitted.

Year Built
1926
Apartments
142
Floors
17
Pets: Not allowed
Neighborhood
Min Down
20%
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Amenities

  • Concierge
  • FT Doorman
  • Pre War
  • Resident Storage
  • Washer/Dryer in building
  • Elevator
  • Rooftop Terrace
  • Live-In Superintendent

Shh... Many units sell without being publicly listed.

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Nearby Subways

  1. 1
at Broadway 0.20 miles
  1. B
  2. C
at Central Park West 0.24 miles
  1. 2
  2. 3
at Broadway 0.41 miles

Carter’s Review

"This handsome, Italian Renaissance-palazzo-style apartment building was erected in 1926 and converted to a cooperative in 1985.

It has a large entrance marquee and a two-story limestone base with arched windows on the second floor. The third floor has an unsual window treatment that has rope columns around every other pair of windows. There are a few decorative balconies and a nice, modest cornice."
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Pros & Cons

  • Very handsome architecture
  • Pre-war construction
  • Broad, but quiet cross-street
  • Good layouts
  • Short walk to Manhattan Square park and the Museum of Natural History
  • Slightly longer, but still short and attractive walk to Central Park and subway station on Central Park West
  • Vibrant and interesting retail and restaurants nearby on Columbus Avenue
  • Not far from crosstown buses
  • Doorman
  • No balconies
  • No health club
  • No sundeck
  • No garage

CityRealty Rating

21
/44
Architecture
+
24
/36
Location
+
10
/39
Features
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55
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  • How is the CityRealty Rating calculated?

    Architecture
    • 30+ remarkable
    • 20-29 distinguished
    • 11-19 average
    • < 11 below average
    Location
    • 27+ remarkable
    • 18-26 distinguished
    • 9-17 average
    • < 9 below average
    Features
    • 22+ remarkable
    • 16-21 distinguished
    • 9-15 average
    • < 9 below average

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