The Park Imperial

SOM's tower reads as a single clean gesture from the street: floor-to-ceiling glass over a granite frame, with the residential floors set high enough that the apartments enjoy light and outlook on multiple exposures. The 107 residences range from one-bedrooms to full-floor and near-full-floor homes of five and six bedrooms, the largest of which command sweeping double and triple exposures.

Interiors carry the building's signature 10-foot ceilings, oversized windows, and a finish program that leaned toward the contemporary-luxury register of its moment — wide-plank dark floors, marble baths, and open, view-oriented living layouts. Because the homes sit so high in the structure, even mid-tier units capture the kind of skyline and park views that elsewhere are reserved for the top of a building. The full-floor residences, with private elevator-landing arrival, are the building's trophy inventory.

The Park Imperial runs as a full-service condominium. A 24-hour doorman and concierge staff the residential lobby, with a fitness center and residents' lounge among the shared spaces, and the building's sky-lobby arrival is part of the experience of living here. As a condominium, purchases clear through a right-of-first-refusal rather than a co-op board admissions process, and financing, pied-à-terre ownership, and investment purchases are accommodated in the manner customary to luxury condominiums of this caliber. The building's location — steps from the A/B/C/D/1 trains at Columbus Circle and the N/Q/R/W at 57th Street — makes it one of the better-connected luxury addresses in Midtown.

Recent sales

Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,971/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 7.6% 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 1-01027-7504) 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; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.

The Park Imperial is a view-first purchase, and the views are real and protected by the building's height — the central reason to buy here rather than at a lower Midtown condominium. As a condominium, it offers financing flexibility and ownership latitude that the co-ops of the broader neighborhood cannot match, and the right-of-first-refusal closing path is faster and lighter than a co-op board process.

Buyers should weight floor and exposure heavily; the spread between a north-facing park view and a lower-floor side exposure is the difference that defines value in this building. The mixed-use structure means residents share the address with a commercial base, but the residential entrance, lobby, and services are dedicated. For purchasers who want altitude, glass, and a Columbus Circle address with the flexibility of condominium ownership, the building's case is straightforward.

The view is the listing. A Park Imperial resale lives or dies on capturing the outlook — the Central Park, Hudson, and skyline panoramas that the building's height delivers — and positioning the home against the newer supertall condominiums of the 57th Street corridor as well as the established towers nearby. The SOM pedigree, the high-floor altitude, and the Columbus Circle location are durable differentiators worth foregrounding.

Condominium closing mechanics work in a seller's favor: a resale clears through a right-of-first-refusal rather than a co-op board, a faster and more predictable path that appeals to the financing- and flexibility-minded buyer this building attracts. With just over 100 units, available inventory is typically thin, and a well-presented high-floor home benefits from limited comparable supply.

If you're weighing the Park Imperial, the relevant set is Midtown's view-driven and amenity-rich towers:

• 146 West 57th Street — Midtown tower a block away
• 150 West 56th Street — full-service Midtown West building
• 205 West 54th Street — Midtown West residential tower
• 322 West 57th Street — large-format Midtown West condominium

The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Midtown, the 57th Street corridor, and the broader view-driven luxury market of Manhattan. We publish this profile because a building like the Park Imperial rewards precision: floor, exposure, and altitude drive value here more than almost anywhere, and buyers and sellers deserve a building-specific read rather than a neighborhood average.

If you're considering a purchase or sale at 230 West 56th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point — we'll walk the floor plates, the exposures, and the comparison set with you.