219 W 81ST Street 2F
$1,595,000
MLS# RLS20117335 · Upper West Side
Listed September 24, 2026 · 42 days on the market
2 Beds 1 Baths 1,304 Sq.Ft.
About This Property
ALL SHOWINGS & OPEN HOUSES ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLYNew Exclusive from Classic Marketing - No Board Approval219 West 81st Street @ The Avonova Condominium - Residence 2FCome explore this exciting opportunity to create your custom Upper West Side home at the Avonova.Residence 2F is a 1,304-square-foot, two-bedroom, one-bath beauty waiting for your imagination and creativity to transform this generously proportioned prewar layout to your exact taste and design specifications.The existing 2F floor plan features an expansive living room, separate dining area, windowed kitchen and bath, and two generous bedrooms with southern exposure overlooking West 81st Street.The well-proportioned rooms in 2F provide excellent scale and flexibility for a variety of design and layout possibilities.With nearly 10' ceilings throughout and a well-defined separation between entertaining and sleeping areas, 2F provides an excellent foundation for a thoughtful re-design. Whether preserving the traditional layout or exploring a more contemporary feel, 2F presents many options for you and your design professional to consider to create a truly personalized home.Bring your vision to unlock the potential of this spacious two-bedroom residence at the Avonova Condominium. Contact us today for a private showing.Monthly Assessment $934.20 thru 4/2027The Avonova Condominium is a splendid prewar building located in the heart of the upper west side on the NE corner of Broadway and West 81st Street. This full-service building offers superb amenities for your family's enjoyment including a fitness center, landscaped roof deck, club room with catering kitchen and children's play room. Built in 1912 the Avonova presents an ideal combination of pre-war elegance with contemporary living. Shop for delicacies at Zabar's, enjoy movies and museums outstanding restaurants, walk to Central Park, this neighborhood has the best of what New York has to offer.
Agent's Note
From Curtis Bain. Details about the apartment are drawn from the listing information provided through RLS by Classic Marketing LLC.
Built in 1912, this 1,304-square-foot apartment has nearly 10-foot ceilings throughout and a plan that separates the living areas from the bedrooms. That split matters if you host, because the sleeping rooms sit apart from the living room and dining area. There are two bedrooms, one bath, a windowed kitchen and a windowed bath, so the rooms get daylight rather than depending on interior light.
The rooms are well proportioned, so both the traditional layout and a more contemporary one are open to you.
Both bedrooms face south over West 81st Street. At the winter solstice, direct sun reaches these windows from roughly 7:41 AM until 4:07 PM, about 8.5 hours, and around the equinoxes that stretches to about 10 hours. These are open-horizon figures, and buildings across the street can block some of that light.
The Avonova is a prewar building with a fitness center, a landscaped roof deck and a club room that includes a catering kitchen. It also has an elevator, a courtyard, a bike room, cold storage and storage space. Pets are allowed, and no board approval is required, which gives you more room to plan the renovation on your own schedule.
Riverside Park is about 5 minutes away on foot, and Central Park is about 11 minutes. The 1 train at 79 St is about 3 minutes, and the B and C at 81 St-Museum of Natural History are about 11 minutes. Zabar's is about 2 minutes on foot, so the grocery run is short, and Barney Greengrass is about 7 minutes.
Quick answers+
Does the building have an elevator?
Yes. The building has an elevator.
Is board approval required?
No. Board approval is not required for this apartment.
Are pets allowed?
Yes. Pets are allowed in the building.
Curtis Bain
Brown Harris Stevens
Property Features
Policies
- Pets allowed
Home features
- View
Building amenities
Services and facilities
- Bike room
- Cold storage
- Elevator
- Kitchen facilities
- Storage space
Wellness and recreation
- Children's playroom
Outdoor space
- Courtyard
- Roof deck
Estimate
Monthly Cost & Closing Costs
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$9,454 / month
- Principal and interest$8,065
- Common charges$1,389
Due at closing
- Down payment (20%)$319,000
- NYS “mansion tax” (1%)$15,950
- Mortgage recording tax (1.925%)$24,563
Not included: attorney, title insurance, lender and appraisal fees, board application and move-in fees, flip tax and prepaid items. Estimates only, based on the published New York State rates. Your attorney and lender will confirm the real figures.
Location & Nearby
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219 W 81ST Street 2F
Subway
- 179 StAbout 3 min walk
- 186 StAbout 7 min walk
- BC81 St-Museum of Natural HistoryAbout 11 min walk
- BC86 StAbout 13 min walk
Parks
- Riverside ParkAbout 5 min walk
- Theodore Roosevelt ParkAbout 6 min walk
- Central ParkAbout 11 min walk
Public schools · Elementary schools
- Success Academy Charter School - Upper West · CharterAbout 6 min walk
- P.S. 9 Sarah AndersonAbout 6 min walk
- P.S. 87 William ShermanAbout 6 min walk
Middle schools
- M.S. 243 Center SchoolAbout 6 min walk
- M.S. M245 The Computer SchoolAbout 8 min walk
High schools
- The Global Learning CollaborativeAbout 6 min walk
- Innovation Diploma PlusAbout 6 min walk
Colleges & universities
- Bard Graduate CenterAbout 10 min walk
- The Juilliard SchoolAbout 21 min walk
Museums
- Children's Museum of ManhattanAbout 2 min walk
- American Museum of Natural HistoryAbout 9 min walk
- American Folk Art MuseumAbout 22 min walk
- The Metropolitan Museum of ArtAbout 23 min walk
Walking times are estimates. Schools shown are the nearest public and charter schools and are not zone assignments; a nearby school is not necessarily the one an address is zoned for. Confirm zoning with the NYC Department of Education. Sources: MTA, NYC Parks and NYC Department of City Planning open data.
The Neighborhood
About Upper West Side
Grand prewar residences flanked by two iconic parks and world-renowned cultural institutions.
Walkability
9/10
Public transit
9/10
Schools
10/10
Dining
9/10
Groceries & parks
9/10
Schools in Upper West Side
Strong public schools like PS 87 and PS 199, top progressive private schools, and many students who transition into elite NYC high schools.
Private schools in the area include Collegiate School, Trinity School, Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, The Calhoun School.
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