215 West 95th Street (The Princeton House)
215 West 95th Street, New York, NY 10025
Upper West Side
BBL 1012437501 · BIN 1071159
- Year built
- 1986
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 285
- Floors
- 16
- Landmark
- No
- Pets
- Pet-friendly for owners (rental pet policy may vary)
- Subletting
- Permitted under the condominium bylaws (confirm current house rules)
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
- Financing
- High financing permitted (reportedly up to approximately 90%)
Every recorded sale at this building, 2002–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf (floor-adjusted)
- $1,171
- Listing discount
- 2.1%
- Recorded sales
- 201
- On record
- 2002–2026
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The Princeton House is a large, full-service Broadway condominium from the 1980s wave of new residential construction that reshaped the Upper West Side's Broadway corridor. Completed in 1986 and designed by Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman & Efron for a development group led by William Zeckendorf Jr., it replaced an older two-story garage-and-store structure with a sixteen-story, 285-unit condominium — a clean, contemporary masonry high-rise with bay and chamfered corner windows that maximize light and outlook.
Its defining characteristics are scale, service, and flexibility. With 285 residences, the Princeton House carries the full-service infrastructure of a large condominium: a doorman and concierge, a live-in superintendent, a renovated health club, an on-site parking garage, storage and bike rooms, and a roof deck with open views. And as a condominium — rather than the prewar cooperatives that dominate the neighborhood — it offers the ownership flexibility buyers want: high financing, pied-à-terre and investor use, and straightforward approval.
The location is a strong one. The building holds the northeast corner of Broadway and West 95th Street, one of the widest, most amenity-rich stretches of the Upper West Side, with the express subway steps away and both Riverside Park (west) and Central Park (east) within an easy walk. The Broadway corner delivers light, air, and open exposures that mid-block buildings can't match.
For buyers, the Princeton House represents a particular Upper West Side proposition: a large, full-service condominium with real amenity depth and condo flexibility, at price points below both the trophy Central Park West tier and new-construction luxury condominium pricing.
Architecture and unit composition
Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman & Efron designed the building in the clean, contemporary masonry idiom of mid-1980s Manhattan residential towers — a boxy, well-fenestrated high-rise whose bay and chamfered corner windows pull in light and frame views along Broadway and toward the two parks.
The residence mix is broad — studios through three- and four-bedroom homes — reflecting the building's scale and its role as a full-inventory condominium. Many apartments feature hardwood floors, pass-through kitchens with stainless appliances, and updated baths; corner and upper-floor units capture the strongest light and open exposures, and some carry private terrace space. The Broadway-corner position means eastern and western exposures are common, with meaningful open sky from the upper floors.
Building operations
The Princeton House operates as a full-service condominium with a doorman and concierge, a live-in resident superintendent, elevators, and a renovated health club, supported by an on-site parking garage, storage and bike rooms, and a roof deck. The condominium structure gives owners the flexibility that defines condo ownership — strong financing allowances, investor and pied-à-terre use, and lighter approval than a cooperative.
Buyers should confirm the current common-charge and tax picture, review the reserve position and any assessments, and check recent building capital work during due diligence, and confirm current sublet and pet rules with management at offer stage.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $13,446/yr
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $123,008/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $5 – $48
- Modeled exposure split equally across 212 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).
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 9, 2026 | 9C | 628 sf | $695,000 | $1,107/sf | off-mkt |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 16C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 688 sf | $860,000 | $1,250/sf | -4.2% |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 2N | 1 BA · 502 sf | $680,000 | $1,355/sf | -2.7% |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 11A | 1 BA · 575 sf | $650,000 | $1,130/sf | -5.5% |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 11F | 1 BR · 704 sf | $830,000 | $1,179/sf | off-mkt |
| Dec 18, 2025 | PHH | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,089 sf | $2,200,000 | $2,020/sf | +29.8% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 9P | 503 sf | $610,000 | $1,213/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 2M | 1 BR · 1 BA · 821 sf | $965,000 | $1,175/sf | -1.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,171/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 2.1% 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 1-01243-7501). 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 The Princeton House, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 8 | $3,122 |
| 1 bedroom | 19 | $3,995 |
| 2 bedroom | 2 | $6,047 |
30 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 $795K (15 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $30,449 to close, or 3.8% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- Mortgage recording tax: $11,478
- Title insurance: $3,577
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $15,393
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
Condo flexibility is a headline feature. High financing permitted, foreign-buyer friendly, pied-à-terre and investor use allowed, and subletting permitted under the bylaws — a genuine advantage over the neighborhood's prewar cooperatives. Confirm current house rules.
Scale and service are the value proposition. A 285-unit full-service building supports amenity depth — health club, garage, roof deck, concierge — that smaller buildings can't. It also means an active, well-staffed operation.
Buy the exposure. The Broadway corner delivers light and open outlook. Prioritize floor and exposure; corner and upper-floor units carry the strongest light.
Underwrite the building. Review common charges, taxes, reserves, and any assessments, and check recent capital work across a large building's systems.
Location is a strength. The express subway, both parks, and the full Broadway amenity base are within easy reach.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with service, flexibility, and light. The full-service amenity base, condominium flexibility, and Broadway-corner exposures are the story.
Price at the apartment level. In a 285-unit building, floor, exposure, outdoor space, and condition drive value far more than any building average. Use the building's deep comparable set precisely.
Position against Broadway-corridor condominiums. The right comparables are full-service UWS condominiums, not prewar cooperatives or new-construction luxury towers.
Closing timelines are condo-fast. 30–45 days from contract to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 215 West 95th Street, also evaluate:
- 150 West 95th Street — full-service building on the same block
- 160 West 95th Street — nearby West 95th residential building
- 175 West 93rd Street — full-service condominium two blocks south
- 200 West 72nd Street — full-service Broadway-corridor condominium
- 200 Amsterdam Avenue — modern new-construction UWS condominium tower
- 215 West 84th Street (The Henry) — RAMSA-designed new-construction UWS condominium
More Upper West Side buildings
- 215 West 78th Street — 1926 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 215 West 84th Street — 2024 condominium by Robert A.M. Stern Architects
- 215 West 88th Street — 1915 condominium
- 215 West 98th Street (The Gramont) — 1911 condop by George and Edward Blum
- Haroldon Court (215 West 90th Street) — 1922 condominium by Rouse & Goldstone
- 216 West 76th Street (The Laureate) — 2009 condominium by SLCE Architects
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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