One Lincoln Plaza (20 West 64th Street)
20 West 64th Street, New York, NY 10023
Lincoln Square, Upper West Side
BBL 1011167501 · BIN 1027472
- Year built
- 1971
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 660
- Floors
- 43
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- 24-hour doorman and concierge, live-in resident manager, rooftop health club ("Top of the One") with a pool under a retractable glass roof, fitness room, sauna and steam, second landscaped roof garden on the 8th floor, attached parking garage, bike and general storage, package room, laundry on every floor, and on-site dry cleaning
- Pets
- Pets permitted under the house rules; breed and weight conditions can apply — verify current rules with the managing agent
- Flip tax
- None documented — verify against the by-laws at offer stage
Every recorded sale at this building, 1998–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,946
- Listing discount
- 2.6%
- Recorded sales
- 231
- On record
- 1998–2026
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One Lincoln Plaza is the building that went first. When Lincoln Center opened in the 1960s, it anchored a new cultural district on the blocks cleared by the Lincoln Square urban renewal — and the Milstein family's tower, built by Paul Milstein and designed by Philip Birnbaum's office, was the first major residential high-rise to rise directly opposite it. The tower took occupancy in 1974 on the Broadway blockfront between 63rd and 64th, its bent massing following the avenue's diagonal, its base wrapped in an arcade of sidewalk cafés that became a Lincoln Center-district fixture. For nearly half a century the building has traded on that position: a full-service tower whose front door faces the Metropolitan Opera, the Philharmonic, and the New York City Ballet.
The building also carries one of the more durable holdout stories in New York development. When Paul Milstein assembled the site, he could not acquire a five-story tenement on the West 63rd Street side, and the tower was built around it — the small building still stands, wedged against the base. One Lincoln Plaza has since served as a recurring film backdrop and remains one of the most recognizable residential silhouettes on the Upper West Side skyline, its low-rise commercial base long home to ASCAP's headquarters.
What buyers are actually purchasing is the location and the service, at established-condominium pricing rather than new-development pricing. This is not trophy inventory — the architecture reads as its 1970s vintage, and the rooftop club carries a separate fee — but the tradeoff is a full-amenity, view-capable condominium at the doorstep of Lincoln Center, half a block from Central Park, on top of an express and local transit hub. In a corridor where the newest towers cost materially more per foot, One Lincoln Plaza is the value-with-service play.
Architecture and unit composition
The 43-story tower rises from an eight-story commercial base, its two-tone beige-and-brown brick and setback massing typical of Philip Birnbaum's prolific post-war output. The building has no balconies; its architectural gestures are the bent plan that follows Broadway and the arcaded, café-lined base. Residences run from studios and one-bedrooms through larger combined layouts on the upper floors, with the higher lines carrying open Central Park, Hudson, and skyline exposures depending on orientation.
Interiors vary widely by renovation cycle across a building of this size and age — original sponsor-era layouts renovate well, and the spread between original and updated condition is a visible pricing driver. Proportions and ceiling heights are consistent with the early-1970s luxury-tower standard: defined foyers, pass-through or enclosed kitchens in original plans, and generous room counts in the larger lines.
Building operations
Full-service condominium: 24-hour doorman and concierge, a live-in resident manager, laundry on every floor, an attached parking garage, and bike and general storage. The signature amenity is the rooftop program — "Top of the One," a health club with a pool under a retractable glass roof, plus a fitness room, sauna, and steam, and a separate landscaped roof garden on the 8th floor. Club and pool access typically carries a monthly fee distinct from common charges; confirm the current figure and the current managing agent's requirements during diligence. As a large condominium with heavy owner-rental activity, the building's transfer mechanics and any application fee stack should be verified against the current purchase application on file.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $945,106/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $1,717,247/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $120 – $218
- Modeled exposure split equally across 655 units (the city tax-lot count). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. 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 17, 2026 | 32M | 1 BR · 1 BA · 600 sf | $1,220,000 | $2,033/sf | +11.0% |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 39M | 588 sf | $995,000 | $1,692/sf | off-mkt |
| May 12, 2026 | 29H | 1 BR · 1 BA · 722 sf | $1,220,000 | $1,690/sf | -5.8% |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 39K | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,372 sf | $3,075,000 | $2,241/sf | -3.9% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 30R | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,052 sf | $2,600,000 | $2,471/sf | off-mkt |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 32F | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 947 sf | $1,400,000 | $1,478/sf | -6.6% |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 12A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 600 sf | $955,000 | $1,592/sf | +0.5% |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 11U | 1 BR · 1 BA · 715 sf | $1,170,000 | $1,636/sf | -6.3% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,946/sf (floor-adjusted) across 5 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 2.6% 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 1-01116-7501). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. 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.
Closed rents at One Lincoln Plaza, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 49 | $5,800 |
| 2 bedroom | 15 | $9,950 |
| 3 bedroom | 4 | $10,750 |
68 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease August 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
At the recent median sale of $1.22M (17 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $53,821 to close, or 4.4% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $12,200
- Mortgage recording tax: $17,614
- Title insurance: $5,490
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $18,517
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
The location does the heavy lifting. Directly across from Lincoln Center, half a block from Central Park, on top of the 1 local and steps from the A/B/C/D express at Columbus Circle — this is among the most transit- and culture-rich addresses on the Upper West Side. Price the position with confidence.
Model the full carry, including the club fee. Common charges and taxes are only part of the number here; the rooftop health-club and pool access carries a separate monthly charge. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator with the current amenity fee included before you commit.
Condominium mechanics keep closings clean. Financing, pied-à-terre use, and subletting are permitted under the condominium framework, and the building carries a large owner-rental population — investors should still confirm current sublet terms and any fees against the managing agent's application.
Condition drives the spread. In a building of this size and vintage, original versus renovated condition is the dominant variable within a given line. Underwrite the renovation math with the Renovation Cost Calculator before setting your number.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the address and the service. The Lincoln Center frontage, the Central Park proximity, and the transit stack are the marketing story; anchor pricing on same-line closed comparables rather than blended building averages.
Be transparent about the amenity fee. Sophisticated buyers underwrite total carry. Presenting the club fee cleanly alongside common charges outperforms leaving it to surface in diligence.
Condition sells the premium. Renovated, high-floor, view-facing lines clear at the top of the building's band; original-condition units clear when priced to the renovation math. Position accordingly.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering One Lincoln Plaza, also evaluate:
- 30 West 63rd Street (30 Lincoln Plaza) — the sibling Milstein tower flanking Lincoln Center; the closest like-for-like comparable
- 160 West 66th Street (Three Lincoln Center) — the glass-tower condominium built into the Lincoln Center campus; the step-up in vintage and finish
- 165 West 66th Street — Lincoln Square condominium a block north
- 10 West 66th Street and 50 West 66th Street — neighboring Upper West Side buildings
- 55 Central Park West — the pre-war co-op alternative on Central Park West
- 200 Riverside Boulevard — the river-facing established condominium a few blocks west
More Upper West Side buildings
- 18 West 70th Street — 1926 co-op
- 18 West 87th Street — 1891 co-op
- 20 West 77th Street — 1925 co-op by George F. Pelham
- 22 West 96th Street — 1891 co-op
- Europa (22 West 66th Street) — 1986 condominium
- 23 West 73rd Street (The Park Royal) — 1926 co-op by George F. Pelham
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper West Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper West Side.
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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