NEW YORK CITY-The Brewster Building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side has changed hands. CBRE represented seller Rambleside Holdings LLC in the $98 million sale of the 144-unit, 116,000-square-foot building at 21 W. 86th St. to Cornerstone with Adelco as the operating partner, according to the New York Post.

Darcy Stacom, vice chairman at CBRE, says the buyer was able to secure the pre-war asset in the marketing process by formulating a leasing strategy that would tailor to the Upper West Side market while continuing to renovate the property. The building, currently, is one of the last pre-war residential structures that has yet to undergo a repositioning or condo conversion.

“Rambleside recognized the current lack of available multifamily product for sale in Manhattan and decided that now an was opportune time to sell,” she says, in a prepared statement. “This transaction continues to show the value of a well-run auction versus recent off market trades.”

The building – located between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West – also contains 10,000 square feet of professional space anchored by Columbia University. Rents in the building range from $2,100 a month for studios, $2,900-$3,200 for one-bedrooms, $4,000-$5,000 for two-bedrooms and more than $6,000 for three-bedroom units, according to StreetEasy.com.

Elsewhere in the neighborhood, CBRE is also currently marketing another pre-war multifamily property at 393 West End Avenue, featuring 113 units.

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