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440 Riverside Drive

The Paterno,
440 Riverside Drive

Doorman Co-op located in Upper West Side, between West 116th Street & West 117th Street

  • Apartments For Sale (1)
  • Recent Sales (11)
  • All Units in Building (106)
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Overview of The Paterno at 440 Riverside Drive

The Paterno, designed by renowned Morningside Height's architects Schwartz & Gross, has since 1910 stood at the northwest corner of West 116th Street and Riverside Drive in upper Manhattan. With its elegant façade curving around towards picturesque Claremont Avenue and the Columbia University campus. Its porte-cochere remains an exquisite entrance after more than a hundred years.

The building has a cavernous marble lobby with a stained glass ceiling is a monument to the elegance of a bygone era and it remains as one of the premier apartment houses in the area. The Paterno is a pet-friendly, full-service co-op with low maintenance, 24-hour doorman, live-in super, bike room, storage, and central laundry room. It is located near Columbia University and on a particularly beautiful stretch of Riverside Park with architecturally outstanding buildings. The thriving yet peaceful area offers a multitude of superb living experiences and has unrivaled cultural and intellectual energy.

Year Built
1909
Converted: 1979
Apartments
106
Floors
13
Pets: Allowed
Neighborhood
Min Down
25%
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Amenities

  • Attended Lobby
  • FT Doorman
  • Pre War
  • Resident Storage
  • Elevator
  • Laundry Room
  • Bike Room
  • Live-In Superintendent
  • Porte-Cochère / Driveway

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Nearby Subways

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at Broadway 0.10 miles

Carter’s Review

"One of New York City’s greatest apartment buildings, it is the portal to Claremont Avenue and the premier residential building in the Columbia University neighborhood.

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Pros & Cons

  • One of the city's greatest apartment buildings
  • Fronts on Riverside Park
  • Large enclosed driveway with stained-glass vestibule and marble lobby
  • Architecturally distinguished facade
  • Doorman
  • Impressive views of Riverside Park and the Hudson River
  • Close to the subway station at 116th Street and Broadway at entrance to Columbia University
  • Pre-war construction
  • Large curved facade
  • Bicycle room
  • Storage
  • Laundry
  • Live-in superintendent
  • No garage
  • No balconies
  • No health club

CityRealty Rating

26
/44
Architecture
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35
/36
Location
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19
/39
Features
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10
Editor’s Points
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90
CITYREALTY
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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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