201 West 72nd Street (The Alexandria)

The tower's massing does real work for the apartments: the setbacks generate terraces and balconies through the mid and upper floors — some lines carry 40-plus-foot wraps — and the angled turret bays produce corner light in a high share of units. The 202 original residences run from studios and one-bedrooms through three-bedroom lines and a crown of penthouses with large terraces; layouts are generously proportioned for the vintage, with entrance galleries in the larger lines and tall ceilings. South- and east-facing units read down Broadway and over Verdi Square; upper floors clear the surrounding mid-rise fabric in most directions, with the Ansonia framing views to the north.

Condition spread is meaningful: original 1991 finishes and full renovations trade in the same lines, and outdoor space — the building's distinctive asset — drives the premium structure more than floor height alone.

Full-service condominium: 24-hour doorman and concierge, live-in superintendent, and an amenity program centered on the health club with swimming pool, whirlpool, sauna, and steam room, plus the roof sun deck and landscaped garden. Laundry rooms on every floor are an unusual original specification that still distinguishes the building; in-unit washer/dryers appear in renovated units. The commercial base contributes to the condominium's economics, as structured in the offering plan and first amendment on file. The offering plan and its amendments are in The Roebling Research Library and available to clients during diligence.

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,828/sf (floor-adjusted) across 4 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 2.5% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01164-7501; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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.

The policy framework is the structural advantage. Pieds-à-terre, sublets, financing to 90 percent, no transfer fee per brokerage records — a materially wider set of possibilities than the surrounding pre-war co-op stock, in the same corridor. Confirm specifics against the by-laws and the managing agent at offer stage.

Buy the outdoor space if you can. The setback architecture created terrace lines that are scarce in the corridor and hold value through cycles. A terraced unit here competes with buildings charging far more per foot for the same amenity.

The corner is lively — price your tolerance honestly. Broadway and 72nd is the West Side at full volume: express trains, retail, and foot traffic at all hours. Higher floors and west- and north-facing lines buy quiet; spend an evening at the corner before contract.

Underwrite the 1991 systems. The building is past its 30-year mark; your attorney should review current financials, the capital plan, and any assessment history. The 421-a benefits documented in the offering plan are reported expired; confirm the current unit bill and any other benefits. Expiration does not make taxes or carrying costs fixed: assessments, rates, common charges and capital assessments can change. Run the True Monthly Carrying Cost Calculator on the specific unit.

City data quirks are cosmetic. The 1938 year-built figure in one city feed belongs to the Embassy theater that preceded the tower, and floor-count records differ across the setbacks. Neither affects title; both are worth knowing so they don't surprise you in diligence documents.

Market the building's personality. Frank Williams, the New York 2000 "most flamboyant" credential, the Egyptian crown, the Ansonia pairing — this is one of the few post-1980 West Side buildings with a real architectural identity, and the corridor's buyer pool responds to it. Use it with precision.

Lead with the condo mechanics. Against the corridor's co-op-dominated inventory, the no-board-interview, high-financing, pied-à-terre-friendly framework is the headline for a meaningful share of buyers. Say it plainly in the marketing.

Anchor to line-specific history. The spread between terraced and interior lines, and between original and renovated condition, makes building-average pricing misleading. Same-line comparables are the right anchor; we maintain them in the Research Library.

Mind the mansion-tax thresholds. Much of the building's larger inventory trades near the $1 million and $2 million cliffs. Run the Mansion Tax Calculator at the intended ask and understand how thresholds shape buyer offers.

If you're considering 201 West 72nd Street, also evaluate:

• The Ansonia — the Beaux-Arts condominium landmark one block north; the building The Alexandria was designed to converse with
• The Dorilton — the flamboyant 1902 co-op across the intersection; the pre-war counterpart in spirit
• 15 West 72nd Street — post-war co-op alternative toward Central Park
• 340 West 72nd Street (The Chatsworth) — pre-war cooperative at the river end of 72nd Street
• 200 Amsterdam Avenue — the corridor's new-development benchmark
• The Copley (2000 Broadway) and The Boulevard (2373 Broadway) — the closest late-1980s Broadway contemporaries; The Copley is a condominium, The Boulevard a condop (co-op apartments within a condominium)
• One West End — the modern full-amenity condo alternative south of the corridor