- Year built
- 2020
- Type
- Mixed-use — condominium residences on the upper floors + approximately 53,000 square feet of office on floors 2 through 4
- Units
- 110
- Floors
- 50
- Landmark
- No
25 Park Row is the most architecturally consequential City Hall Park-facing residential building constructed in the contemporary era. Completed in 2020 by the joint venture of L+M Development Partners and Centaur Properties — and developed in partnership with the J&R Music World principals on whose family-owned site the building was constructed — the 50-story, 110-residence tower was designed by COOKFOX Architects in deliberate dialogue with the surrounding historic context.
COOKFOX's design at 25 Park Row is the corridor's clearest architectural articulation of the "contextual contemporary" approach. The hand-cast concrete facade — with concave panels producing depth and shadow play — references both the 1930s American skyscraper setback massing and the broader Beaux-Arts and Art Deco architectural inheritance of lower Manhattan. The bronze metalwork screens with their custom biophilic patterning extend the architectural argument into ornamental detail: every terrace, loggia, and railing carries the screen detail, producing one of the most architecturally articulated trophy residential exteriors in contemporary Manhattan. The 17th-floor setback was designed specifically to preserve view corridors to the twin towers of the 1899 Park Row Building, an architectural deference unusual among contemporary trophy commissions. Architectural press described the building's design language as combining "fluted concrete and dramatic massing."
The geographic position of 25 Park Row is structurally significant. The building sits at the southeastern corner of City Hall Park, directly across from the 1913 Woolworth Building (Cass Gilbert's Gothic Revival masterpiece) and immediately adjacent to the 1899 Park Row Building (R. H. Robertson's individually landmarked early skyscraper). The position produces direct City Hall Park views, full Lower Manhattan skyline exposure, and immediate access to the broader Lower Manhattan transit hub (Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall on the 4/5/6/J/Z lines; the Chambers Street IRT and IND complexes; the World Trade Center / PATH terminal).
The 110-residence inventory distributes across the building's 50 stories in configurations from one-bedrooms through five-bedroom penthouse-tier apartments. Original 2018 launch pricing ranged from $1.695 million for the smallest one-bedrooms through $12.5 million for the four-bedroom penthouses, with the building's average original $/sf approximately $2,109. Subsequent transaction activity has run materially above the launch baseline.
For buyers, 25 Park Row represents a particular position in the Tribeca / Civic Center market: COOKFOX architectural credential, the City Hall Park frontage, the deliberate architectural contextualism with the surrounding historic skyscrapers, and the 20,000-square-foot "Park Row Club" amenity suite.
Architecture and unit composition
The 110 residences distribute across the building's 50 stories in configurations ranging from one-bedroom apartments through five-bedroom duplex penthouses. Penthouse 45A — a 5,956-square-foot, 5-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom duplex atop the building — was listed at approximately $22 million in late 2024. Apartment scale on the lower floors runs from approximately 700 square feet through 2,000 square feet; mid-tier configurations run 2,000 through 4,000 square feet; the upper-floor penthouse-tier units occupy the cascading setback terraces.
The hand-cast concrete facade with concave panels and the bronze biophilic metalwork screens define the building's exterior architectural identity. Cascading setback terraces from the upper floors produce private outdoor space at substantial scale for many upper-floor units.
Building operations
25 Park Row operates as a full-service condominium with 24-hour attended lobby and the institutional service infrastructure consistent with the trophy new-construction tier. The 20,000-square-foot "Park Row Club" amenity suite — library with fireplace, residents' lounge, golf simulator, billiards room, children's playroom, private dining room with 14-foot ceilings and City Hall Park views, 7,000 square feet of private outdoor space (lawn, dining, fire pit), 65-foot indoor pool, park-facing fitness center, yoga and meditation studio, spa with treatment room — is among the more developed amenity programs in lower Manhattan trophy residential.
Recent sales
- Original 2018 launch pricing: $1.695 million (1BR) through $12.5 million (4BR penthouse); average original $/sf approximately $2,109
- Penthouse 45A (5,956 sf, 5BR/5.5BA duplex) listed at approximately $22 million in late 2024
- Per CityRealty reporting, the building reached 100 percent initial sellout
What to know if you’re buying
The COOKFOX architectural credential is structurally distinguishing. The hand-cast concrete facade and the bronze biophilic metalwork screens distinguish 25 Park Row from peer trophy new-construction inventory; the contextual architectural argument is unusual among contemporary commissions.
The City Hall Park frontage is structural. No other contemporary trophy residential building in lower Manhattan offers equivalent park frontage and adjacency to the Woolworth Building and Park Row Building.
The 20,000-square-foot Park Row Club amenity suite is substantial. Among the more developed amenity programs in lower Manhattan trophy residential.
The Civic Center seam position produces specific transit advantages. Immediate access to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, Chambers Street IRT and IND, and World Trade Center / PATH.
Condominium financial mechanics apply. Right-of-first-refusal closings; typically 30–45 day pacing.
What to know if you’re selling
Marketing should emphasize the COOKFOX credential, the City Hall Park frontage, and the architectural contextualism. These are the structural identity-anchors of the building.
Pricing requires apartment-level comparable analysis. The variation between standard floor apartments, setback-terrace upper floors, and the duplex penthouses produces meaningful pricing variation.
Closing timelines are condominium-fast. 30–45 days.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 25 Park Row, also evaluate:
- 30 Park Place / Four Seasons — Stern 2016; trophy new-construction peer immediately to the west
- 56 Leonard Street — Herzog & de Meuron 2017; corridor peer
- 70 Vestry Street — Stern 2018; Hudson River-fronting trophy peer
- 111 Murray Street — KPF 2018; trophy new-construction peer
The Roebling Team at 25 Park Row
The Roebling Team at Compass works the Tribeca corridor as part of our broader Park-facing Manhattan practice. We publish this building profile because 25 Park Row buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architectural attribution, board context, apartment-line comparable analysis — not generic neighborhood commentary.