- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Elevator, video entry and virtual-doorman system; private terraces in selected homes
Every recorded sale at this building, 2006–2024
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,060
- Listing discount
- 3.2%
- Recorded sales
- 41
- On record
- 2006–2024
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125 Central Park North combines an older seven-story masonry building with four added floors facing Central Park. The conversion produced seventeen residences, including full-floor upper homes with terraces. The southern frontage gives many living rooms direct views across the park, while some bedrooms face north over Harlem.
The developers acquired the former Hale Academy Foundation property in 2004. DOB describes the earlier use as a hospital or sanitarium and records the conversion to residential and community-facility uses, together with the enlargement. Individual condominium sales began in 2006.
The building's scale allows several different apartment types within a narrow park frontage. Lower residences occupy the original structure; the added upper floors include broader floor-through plans and substantial outdoor areas. The condominium also contains nonresidential space at its base.
Architecture and unit composition
A rusticated stone base and arched entrances anchor the red-brick façade. Decorative surrounds mark some of the original windows. Above, the added floors use a contrasting grey exterior and setbacks from the older street wall.
The apartment mix includes two- and three-bedroom plans, full-floor residences and a duplex penthouse. Upper homes can have keyed elevator entry, with living areas facing the park and bedrooms to the rear. Outdoor areas range from balconies and adjoining terraces to a private roof deck above the top residence.
In-unit washers and dryers and individually controlled heating and cooling were included in the conversion. Some floor-through layouts have both north and south outdoor areas. The area and access route of a terrace vary with its position in the older building or the upper addition.
Building operations
Video entry and a virtual-doorman system support access. The building has also been described with part-time lobby attendance; current staffing hours should be confirmed with the managing agent. The elevator serves a small number of homes across eleven floors, with direct access to some upper residences.
Two separately classified nonresidential lots form part of the condominium. Their uses and common-expense allocations are distinct from the residential apartments. The former J-51 benefit has ended, so historical tax bills from the benefit period do not represent the current carrying-cost structure.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2024 | PH4 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,356 sf | $1,437,500 | $1,060/sf | -15.4% |
| May 31, 2022 | PH5 | 3 BR · 1,356 sf | $2,200,000 | $1,622/sf | off-mkt |
| Jul 7, 2021 | PH3 | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,521 sf | $1,875,000 | $1,233/sf | -20.2% |
| Jun 28, 2021 | 4A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,455 sf | $1,400,000 | $962/sf | -6.4% |
| Jun 27, 2016 | 5A | 3 BR · 1,420 sf | $1,600,000 | $1,127/sf | +0.6% |
| Apr 17, 2014 | 2B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,124 sf | $950,000 | $845/sf | +0.0% |
| Apr 15, 2014 | PH5 | 3 BR · 1,500 sf | $1,862,500 | $1,242/sf | -15.1% |
| Dec 14, 2012 | 4B | 2 BR · 1,124 sf | $960,000 | $854/sf | -8.5% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $1,060/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 3.2% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01820-7502) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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Comparable buildings
- The Normandie: A prewar condominium conversion with a similarly limited residential inventory.
- 478 Central Park West: A larger prewar condominium for comparing another Central Park frontage.
- The Fitzgerald: A historic-building condominium conversion with a larger association.
- 1200 Fifth Avenue: A taller prewar condominium offering a different park-facing layout and service context.
- Mount Morris Court: A small prewar condominium away from Central Park's immediate edge.
More Harlem buildings
- 111 Central Park North — 2006 condominium by SLCE Architects
- 117 West 123rd Street (Windows on 123) — 2008 condominium
- 120 West 118th Street — condominium
- 127 West 112th Street (Parc North) — 2018 condop by Karl Fischer Architects
- The Semiramis, 137 Central Park North — 1901 condominium
- 145 Central Park North — 2018 condominium
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Harlem — read The Roebling Team Guide to Harlem.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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