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257 West 86th Street

257 West 86th Street

Doorman Co-op located in Upper West Side, between Broadway & West End Avenue

  • Apartments For Sale (2)
  • Recent Sales (6)
  • All Units in Building (36)
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Overview of 257 West 86th Street

257 West 86th Street is a testament to architectural artistry, showcasing period details such as a limestone base and robust columns. Residents enjoy modern amenities, including a new gym and a rooftop deck, all within a full-service cooperative setting. Pied-a-terre’s are permitted. The building is situated just blocks from both Riverside and Central Parks.

Year Built
1909
Apartments
36
Floors
14
Neighborhood
Min Down
20%
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Amenities

  • Attended Lobby
  • Elevator Operator
  • FT Doorman
  • Pre War
  • Resident Storage
  • Rooftop Terrace
  • Washer/Dryer in building
  • Elevator

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

Learn more about off-market listings at 257 West 86th Street!

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Nearby Subways

  1. 1
at Broadway 0.04 miles
  1. 2
  2. 3
at Broadway and 95th 0.43 miles
  1. B
  2. C
at Central Park West and 88th 0.47 miles

Carter’s Review

"This is a very fine and grand Italian Renaissance-palazzo apartment house with a very imposing and dramatic colonnaded entrance.

The façade has a three-story limestone base, several decorative balconies, rusticated quoins and huge scroll brackets that once supported a now-missing cornice. The canopied entrance has a step that leads to a step-up lobby and is flanked by limestone globular lanterns on limestone stanchions next to a wrought-iron fence. The large entrance surround is unusual in its use of circular elements on the flanking pilasters."
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Pros & Cons

  • Very impressive Italian Renaissance palazzo-style- pre-war building
  • Adjacent to unusual church with octagonal tower
  • Adjacent to supermarket
  • Many fine restaurants and stores nearby
  • Excellent public transportation
  • Few apartments
  • Imposing entrance
  • Close to Subway
  • No sidewalk landscaping
  • No doorman
  • Step-up lobby
  • Step-entrance
  • Some traffic
  • No garage

CityRealty Rating

20
/44
Architecture
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24
/36
Location
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14
/39
Features
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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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