Southmoor House
230 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019
BBL 1010300048 · BIN 1024921
- Year built
- 1938
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
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A Private Pricing Opinion — what your apartment at Southmoor House would likely sell for today, what it costs to sell, and what you’d walk away with — reviewed personally against condition, exposures, renovation quality, and the competition actually on the market.
Southmoor House sits at the western end of Central Park South, one of the most desirable residential addresses in Manhattan — a 1938 Art Deco cooperative within steps of both Central Park and Columbus Circle. Built in the late 1930s with the restrained elegance of the era, the building offers a limestone base and entrance surround, a sidewalk-landscaped approach, and the full-service operation expected of a Central Park South address, all at the corridor's more accessible end near the convergence of Midtown, the Upper West Side, and the park.
The draw is straightforward: a pre-war cooperative with direct proximity to Central Park, where the building's coveted park-view lines look north over the park itself. For buyers who want a true Central Park South address with park views and the stability of an established cooperative, Southmoor House delivers it at the western, Columbus Circle end of the corridor — closer to transit, dining, and Lincoln Center than the addresses clustered nearer the Plaza.
Architecture and unit composition
Southmoor House is a 17-story Art Deco cooperative completed in 1938, with the period's characteristic restraint — a one-story limestone base, a two-story limestone entrance surround, an entrance marquee, and sidewalk landscaping that gives the building a gracious street presence. The massing and detailing are quietly of their moment, a modern pre-war building rather than an ornamented historicist one.
The building's roughly 75 residences include the prized park-facing lines — the B, C, and D apartments take in Central Park views — while many homes have been combined over the years to capture both park and southern city views. Floor plans run from well-proportioned studios and one-bedrooms through larger and combined homes, with the pre-war proportions, plaster detail, and solid construction that buyers seek in a building of this vintage. The upper-floor park lines carry the building's premium.
Building operations
Southmoor House runs as a full-service cooperative. Staffing includes a resident manager, a full-time doorman, and porter coverage, with a laundry room and the well-maintained common spaces of an established building; the cooperative is known for strong financials. As a cooperative, purchases clear a board application, financial review, and interview, and the board sets policy on subletting, pets, financing, and pied-à-terre use — buyers should expect a standard, thorough co-op admissions process appropriate to a Central Park South address.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
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.
Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 2% of purchase price
- Sublet policy
- Allowed
- Notable fees
- Corporate sublet fee $1000-$3000 by unit size; closing fee $800 ($850 no broker) + $0.05/share
Recent sales
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Recent transfers at this building, sourced from NYC Department of Finance records. Apartment-level detail (line, condition, asking-price context) verified upon consultation request.
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | 3-AB | $2,250,000 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 3DE | $2,575,000 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 2DE | $3,200,000 |
| Nov 22, 2023 | 9F | $1,315,000 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | PH16 | $9,799,200 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 7DE | $4,500,000 |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01030-0048) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
This is a true Central Park South cooperative with park-view inventory at the corridor's most convenient end. Exposure is everything — the B, C, and D park lines and any combined dual-exposure homes carry the value, and they are worth waiting for. The full-service operation and strong financials are part of the building's appeal and underpin its stability. Expect a thorough cooperative purchase: a board package, financial review, and interview, with the board governing subletting, financing, and pied-à-terre use. The western, Columbus Circle location adds transit, dining, and Lincoln Center access that the eastern end of Central Park South lacks. We help buyers assemble a strong board package and benchmark the home against the broader Central Park South and Columbus Circle market.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the park and the address. A Central Park South cooperative with genuine park views is exactly what buyers search for, and the western, Columbus Circle location is a real convenience advantage to flag. Benchmark to the Central Park South and Columbus Circle co-op set, and price to exposure — park-line and combined homes lead the building. The strong financials and full-service operation reassure buyers and support value. A clean, well-prepared board package and presentation that showcases the park exposure produce the best results.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering Southmoor House, also evaluate nearby Central Park South and Columbus Circle inventory:
- 200 Central Park South — full-service building near Columbus Circle
- 210 Central Park South — landmark cooperative on the corridor
- 220 Central Park South — luxury Central Park South building
- 240 Central Park South — Art Deco landmark cooperative
- 112 Central Park South — pre-war cooperative on the corridor
- 50 Central Park South — landmark address near the Plaza
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
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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