UWS Park block vs further west and over 90th?

Depends on whether the seller can claim "Central Park views", or "Hudson River views". I think it's entirely arbitrary, as floor plan, construction quality, condition, neighboring buildings, building financials, views, etc. will be factors. Some people will want to roll out of bed and be right next to CPW for their morning run, and pay a premium for that. Others would hate the walk from there back to Broadway for the #1 train.

The C and B trains run down CPW with crossovers to the 1 train starting at 59 St.

No park views at all. Compare say approximately 40 W 82nd to 140 W 82nd to 240 w 82nd? These are not real addresses. I am talking about the simple comparison. I was told that being close to the park adds a solid 10% or so from being say, over by west end.

bump?

There're many fewerUE elevator buildings on Columbus than on WEA or B'way. There's so little inventory altogether, you should just see what's available on both sides of the UWS, controlling as best you can for the other factors Aaron2 mentioned, and make your own judgement.

Agreed with NWT. We started our UWS search saying that east of Amsterdam was essential, but now having lived in the neighborhood would say that east or west are equally attractive. Proximity to your primary subway is a big plus though (the B,C is pretty spotty, so if you can use the 1-2-3 being close to that line is pretty huge). Also, we find RIverside Park in many ways nicer and more usable than Central Park, so being far west is still pretty great

I absolutely love living off Riverside and being in the lower W90s I'm just 3 blocks to the express 2,3. I also really like the northern tip of West End Ave, where W 106th and Broadway meet. We moved here from the West Village about 5 years ago and one of the biggest pluses of being west of Broadway is that it is completely non-commercial. We wake up to birds chirping, no traffic noises, and still next to great restaurants and the subway. For us it's the perfect balance.