building at 425 West End Avenue

Corcoran's listing for 4B shows the maintenance to be $1833 when 3B's is $1485. What's the deal with that? The floor plans appear to be the same? Has anybody seen the apartments?

From the 4AB listing -

"The Main kitchen is renovated and open to the informal dining area and family room which has another wood burning fireplace. (This apartment has two kitchens)"

Just me here but guessing from that text and the floorplan, they do allow combinations and in fact this unit is already one. as for duplexes or making all of the 3rd & 4th floor one gigantic unit I have no idea, but I am always a little curious about why everyone seems to be selling at the time when I see multiple listings like this. Ghosts? An infestation that cannot be contained? No idea, but perhaps worth knowing before you get too serious about any of these listings. Just my .02

liquidpaper: 425 WEA has been shrouded in scaffolding and mesh for the last several months. According to the DOB, the building got a permit for facade and roof repairs last October. I wonder if this is in any way behind the mass exodus? I happened to walk by the building this morning and there may have been 8 workers outside. This can't be cheap for owners in a building with around 30 units.

FYI - 4AB is NOT yet combined - just two separate apartments owned by one family - great combo if you can afford it (combo maintenance is high), however you could create one huge family kitchen & lovely multi-bedroom apartment with excellent common living space. Could be GORGEOUS. I knew the prior 4A owner and know the current 4A/B owners. One con of the building is the triple door/double buzzer entry. Can be a hassle with strollers or lots of bags, but I guess you get used to it.

Here's the problem: all in you spend $3 million at least and you end up with a somewhat awkward apartment in a non-luxury building. given the other options that are out there now this just doesn't seem like an attractive proposition.

I am always a little curious about why everyone seems to be selling at the time when I see multiple listings like this. Ghosts?

liquidpaper. I wondered the same about 55 Central Park West. 7 listings and one just pulled from the market. ghosts? maybe or maybe just the gremlins of the market -- lots of inventory. To be fair there are 118 apts at 55 so a smaller percentage but even at 25 CPW where there are usually available listings in a much bigger building, there are 8. Anyone know anything about 55? Is this usual inventory movement or should it raise flags with a buyer?

Scaffolding still surrounds the building. Any updates on the problems?

I looked at the layout and it looks problematic for a 2 bed - anyone think the apartments now for sale have the original layout of the building? i.e. fireplace near a corner?!?! most pre-wars with a fireplace don't look like this. Also master bed is closer to living area, rather unusual. Any ideas?

The pictures for 4B show two different kitchens ... is this b/c it is showing 4A and 4B?

It was built as two-per-floor apartments, then became an SRO in the late 1930s. After being pretty much gutted in a 1977 fire, it was renovated and went co-op in the early 1980s. The layouts now are of that vintage. IIRC the fireplace stacks, elevator, and stairs are where they were when originally built.

3A is sold and closed streeteasy published the price

NYCApt1234: Both pictures show the kitchen of #4B. The lighting and zoom level just make them look like different rooms.

How time flies. #4AB was the subject of one of my first open house reports:
http://streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/3355-open-house-anecdotes-413-upper-west-side
Scaffolding has come and gone during the intervening two years, and the price has dropped, but it's still a problematic listing.