32 West 74th Street, Manhattan

A boutique Upper West Side co-op on a historic brownstone block just steps from Central Park.

This 14-unit prewar co-op is a small-scale operation, which keeps its structural footprint and code filings modest. However, living on this busy stretch near Central Park means sharing the local block-level patterns and airspace. Three things to know:

Helicopter traffic is a persistent presence overhead. Nine helicopter complaints have been logged from this address, while neighbors within three blocks have filed 324 calls in the last year, with the most recent on June 21, 2026. Living this close to Central Park and the Broadway corridor means flight paths regularly clip this pocket of the neighborhood.

Local restaurant venting and air quality issues drift across the block. Over the last year, neighbors within three blocks filed 20 food establishment complaints alongside 11 indoor air quality calls, with the most recent air quality report coming in on July 22, 2026. This layout often points to commercial kitchen exhausts or HVAC riser bleed on the lower floors.

A single recent sale sets the latest valuation benchmark for the co-op. A unit changed hands for $1,930,000 on April 7, 2026. Because this is a boutique 14-unit operation, individual sales are rare events that the board uses to gauge incoming financial packages and anchor their pricing expectations.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Neighbors within three blocks filed 272 illegal parking calls last year, with 193 of those for blocked hydrants.
• A lead kit request from April 2025 is the only recent indoor health complaint on file.
• A sewer catchment and street cave-in from late 2024 were quickly repaired and closed.
• For a boutique brick brownstone, the primary day-to-day variables are block-level street activity and overhead flight paths.

32 West 74th Street is a 14-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1011260050). This building is associated with 32-34 West 74th Street Housing CORP. Brix tracks 2 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1910, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW
• §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PEN

The building last changed hands on April 7, 2026 for $1,930,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Clean (80/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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