The Ellison, 2257 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
2255–2257 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, between West 132nd and West 133rd streets · Harlem
BBL 1019177501 · BIN 1087596
- Year built
- 2005
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Elevator, video intercom and shared roof deck
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
Every recorded sale at this building, 2012–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $726
- floor-adjusted, 2 sales
- Listing discount
- 1.8%
- Recorded sales
- 19
- On record
- 2012–2026
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The Ellison brings ten condominium residences together under the adjacent addresses of 2255 and 2257 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. The homes range from compact apartments to larger two-bedroom layouts with broad living areas. Elevator service and a shared roof deck are the principal common amenities.
Russell DeRosa appears as architect of record on the 2005 new-building filing. A separate commercial component occupies the lower portion of the property; a later DOB alteration filing provided for medical-office use at the first floor and cellar. Residential and commercial interests therefore share the building while remaining separate condominium tax lots.
Architecture and unit composition
The apartment inventory includes homes of roughly 730–800 square feet and larger two-bedroom configurations around 1,220–1,230 square feet. The larger layouts can accommodate an open living and dining room almost the full width of the apartment, with bedrooms separated on either side of the plan.
Oversized windows face west toward the boulevard in the larger front-facing homes. In-home laundry is present, and some upper-floor residences have private terraces. Private outdoor space is distinct from the common roof deck available to the association. Renovated resale interiors vary from the finishes installed when the building first opened.
Building operations
The building uses a video intercom for entry and an elevator for residential access. Its ten apartments share the cost of the roof deck and other common systems. Residential ownership is dispersed: the largest owner on the current DOF roll holds one apartment.
The active 421-a benefit is an important part of present carrying costs. Because it began in 2010 under a 25-year program, a long-term ownership budget should allow for the end of the benefit. Residential Class 2 assessments have no general annual growth cap, and the commercial component receives its own tax treatment.
Building staffing and amenities
- Virtual or video entry
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Roof deckSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | 4A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,229 sf | $927,500 | $755/sf | -2.4% |
| May 18, 2026 | 3A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,229 sf | $855,000 | $696/sf | -10.0% |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 3A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,229 sf | $972,500 | $791/sf | -2.3% |
| May 7, 2019 | 3A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,229 sf | $955,000 | $777/sf | -13.2% |
| Nov 10, 2016 | PHA | 729 sf | $925,000 | $1,269/sf | — |
| May 4, 2015 | PHB | 2 BR · 972 sf | $1,150,000 | $1,183/sf | — |
| Dec 30, 2014 | PHA | 729 sf | $760,000 | $1,043/sf | — |
| Nov 21, 2014 | 2A | 1,220 sf | $755,000 | $619/sf | — |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $726/sf (floor-adjusted) across 2 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 1.8% 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 1-01917-7501; 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.
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What to know if you’re buying
The two addresses form one condominium. A purchase at either address involves the same association and its commercial component. The residential common-interest allocation and the division of expenses with the commercial owner are more useful than treating each street entrance as an independent small building.
Comparable buildings
- The Lenox: A nearby condominium from the same broad development period with a much larger association.
- Windows on 123: A later, relatively small condominium for comparing modern layouts in Harlem.
- 2280 FDB: A larger contemporary condominium with more extensive shared infrastructure.
- West 131 Plaza Condominium: A nearby prewar condominium alternative to new construction.
- Mount Morris Court: An older condominium with a larger residential inventory and different architectural proportions.
More Harlem buildings
- 2101 Eighth Avenue (Parc Standard) — 2008 condominium
- 2110 Frederick Douglass Boulevard — 2008 condominium
- 2131 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (The Livmor) — 2010 condominium
- 2280 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (2280 FDB) — 2010 condominium
- The Rennie, 2351 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard — 2015 condominium
- 2551 Frederick Douglass Boulevard — 1994 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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