The Central, 250 West 88th StreetRecorded sales & closing prices
250 West 88th Street, at Broadway, Upper West Side
64 recorded closings, 2003–2026. Sortable and searchable below.
- Recorded closings
- 64
- Date range
- 2003–2026
- Median $/sf
- $1,282
- Listing discount
- 0.7%
- Monthly carry/sf
- $2.95
- Price range
- $350K – $1.95M
Change in the building’s median $/sf over each window, from the raw yearly medians — too few standardized single-line units here to adjust to an average-floor basis, so which apartments happened to trade moves these alongside price. (2022 marks the rate-shock inflection.) Like-for-like repeat-sale figures to follow.
The complete recorded-sale history for The Central, compiled from NYC Department of Finance transfer records, with apartment-by-apartment detail from The Roebling Research Library. Across sales with a public asking price, the building carries a median listing discount of 0.7% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.
Price per square foot over time
48 sales with a known square footage, by closing date.
Recent closings
The building’s 10 most recent market sales.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | $/sf | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | 508 | 1 BA · 425 sf | $545,000 | $1,282 | -5.2% |
| Sep 23, 2025 | 304 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 673 sf | $862,500 | $1,282 | -4.1% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 404 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 794 sf | $899,000 | $1,132 | +0.0% |
| Mar 17, 2025 | PH803 | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,205 sf | $1,800,000 | $1,494 | +0.0% |
| Oct 6, 2022 | 204 | 772 sf | $1,950,000 | $2,526 | — |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 509 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 700 sf | $975,000 | $1,393 | +0.0% |
| Oct 7, 2021 | 206 | 2 BR · 1 BA · 813 sf | $950,000 | $1,169 | +5.7% |
| Sep 21, 2021 | 603 | 1 BR · 1 BA | $920,000 | -0.5% | |
| May 14, 2021 | 307 | 850 sf | $580,000 | $682 | — |
| May 7, 2021 | 705 | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,102,750 | -6.1% |
The retrade record
Lines that have changed hands more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Every recorded sale
Sort any column; filter by unit or keyword. Prices are the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance. Every sale sits in one of three states: counted in the building’s medians and trend; shown but excluded as a non-arms-length or nominal transfer; or shown and ⚑ flagged for review — a possible duplicate filing or an extreme $/sf outlier, held out of the statistics pending manual verification rather than allowed to move them.
| Apartment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | 508 | 1 BA | 425 | $545,000 | $1,282 | -5.2% |
| Sep 23, 2025 | 304 | 1 BR · 1 BA | 673 | $862,500 | $1,282 | -4.1% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 404 | 1 BR · 1 BA | 794 | $899,000 | $1,132 | +0.0% |
| Mar 17, 2025 | PH803 | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,205 | $1,800,000 | $1,494 | +0.0% |
| Oct 6, 2022 | 204 | 772 | $1,950,000 | $2,526 | — | |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 509 | 1 BR · 1 BA | 700 | $975,000 | $1,393 | +0.0% |
| Oct 7, 2021 | 206 | 2 BR · 1 BA | 813 | $950,000 | $1,169 | +5.7% |
| Sep 21, 2021 | 603 | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $920,000 | — | -0.5% |
| May 14, 2021 | 307 | 850 | $580,000 | $682 | — | |
| May 7, 2021 | 705 | 2 BR · 1 BA | — | $1,102,750 | — | -6.1% |
| Dec 24, 2020 | 605 | 2 BR · 1 BA | — | $1,140,000 | — | -12.0% |
| May 21, 2020 | 806 | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,063 | $1,150,000 | $1,082 | +15.1% |
| Jul 9, 2019 | 508 | 1 BA | 425 | $530,000 | $1,247 | -15.2% |
| Jan 3, 2019 | 303 | 1 BR · 1 BA | 618 | $910,000 | $1,472 | -1.9% |
| Nov 15, 2018 | 608 | 1 BA | 446 | $625,000 | $1,401 | -3.5% |
| Mar 28, 2018 | 709 | 2 BR | 1,129 | $1,800,000 | $1,594 | -2.7% |
| Jan 26, 2018 | 702 | 436 | $682,500 | $1,565 | — | |
| Oct 25, 2017 | 202 | 437 | $599,000 | $1,371 | +0.0% | |
| Sep 26, 2017 | PH803 | 2 BR | — | $1,870,000 | — | -1.6% |
| Apr 19, 2017 | 207 | 2 BR · 2 BA | 850 | $1,150,000 | $1,353 | +5.0% |
| Mar 2, 2017 | 209 | 1 BR | 699 | $860,000 | $1,230 | -4.3% |
| Jun 16, 2016 | 603 | 1 BR · 1 BA | 650 | $905,000 | $1,392 | +8.1% |
| Aug 25, 2015 | 703 | 1 BR | 618 | $718,000 | $1,162 | -4.9% |
| Feb 3, 2015 | 302 | 437 | $540,000 | $1,236 | +2.9% | |
| Jun 20, 2014 | 603 | 1 BR | — | $755,000 | — | -1.8% |
| May 27, 2014 | 401 | 2 BR | — | $1,200,000 | — | +0.0% |
| Feb 28, 2014 | 605 | 2 BR | — | $1,140,000 | — | -4.6% |
| Aug 7, 2012 | 207 | 2 BR | 850 | $887,500 | $1,044 | -6.6% |
| Jun 18, 2012 | 301 | 2 BR | — | $870,000 | — | -2.8% |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 604 | 1 BR | 703 | $650,000 | $925 | +0.0% |
| Aug 3, 2010 | 603 | 1 BR | — | $630,000 | — | -6.7% |
| Oct 23, 2009 | 704 | 1 BR | 700 | $650,000 | $929 | -7.0% |
| Oct 15, 2009 | 701 | 2 BR | 900 | $770,000 | $856 | -9.3% |
| Oct 2, 2008 | 209 | 1 BR | 699 | $730,000 | $1,044 | -1.4% |
| Jul 9, 2008 | 502 | 436 | $540,000 | $1,239 | +0.0% | |
| Aug 1, 2007 | 405 | 790 | $952,500 | $1,206 | — | |
| Apr 26, 2007 | 602 | 450 | $448,000 | $996 | +5.4% | |
| Apr 19, 2007 | 706 | 2 BR | 956 | $790,000 | $826 | -1.1% |
| Mar 16, 2007 | 202 | 1 BA⚑ Flagged for review — Possible duplicate filing of the same recorded sale — held out so it counts once | 436 | $430,000 | $986 | -4.2% |
| Mar 15, 2007 | 708 | 421 | $450,000 | $1,069 | — | |
| Jan 5, 2007 | 202 | 1 BA | 436 | $430,000 | $986 | — |
| Nov 20, 2006 | 702 | 436 | $450,000 | $1,032 | — | |
| Sep 11, 2006 | 201 | 2 BR | 900 | $850,000 | $944 | -1.7% |
| Jun 21, 2006 | PH805 | 2 BR | — | $1,025,000 | — | -6.4% |
| Dec 12, 2005 | 303 | 1 BR · 1 BA | 618 | $575,000 | $930 | — |
| Aug 2, 2005 | 308 | 421 | $411,000 | $976 | — | |
| May 19, 2005 | 202 | 1 BA | 436 | $382,500 | $877 | — |
| May 8, 2005 | PH3 | 2 BR | 1,120 | $1,195,000 | $1,067 | +0.0% |
| May 6, 2005 | 301 | 2 BR | 795 | $745,000 | $937 | — |
| May 5, 2005 | 803 | 1,119 | $1,075,000 | $961 | — | |
| Mar 8, 2005 | 606 | 2 BR | 950 | $580,000 | $611 | — |
| Mar 1, 2005 | 201 | 2 BR | 900 | $695,000 | $772 | +0.0% |
| Mar 1, 2005 | 406 | 873 | $825,000 | $945 | — | |
| Feb 17, 2005 | 304 | 1 BR | 700 | $586,000 | $837 | +1.2% |
| Feb 11, 2005 | 209 | 1 BR | 699 | $530,000 | $758 | — |
| Jan 5, 2005 | 605 | 2 BR | — | $759,000 | — | +1.3% |
| Dec 3, 2004 | 408 | 421 | $365,000 | $867 | +0.0% | |
| Aug 17, 2004 | 802 | 1 BR⚑ Flagged for review — Possible duplicate filing of the same recorded sale — held out so it counts once | 868 | $679,000 | $782 | +0.6% |
| Jul 29, 2004 | 402 | 436 | $350,000 | $803 | — | |
| Jun 25, 2004 | 802 | 1 BR | 868 | $679,000 | $782 | — |
| Jun 8, 2004 | 403 | 1 BR | 650 | $525,000 | $808 | +0.0% |
| Mar 17, 2004 | 504 | 1 BR | — | $490,000 | — | +0.0% |
| Jan 29, 2004 | 504 | 1 BR | — | $490,000 | — | +0.0% |
| Dec 12, 2003 | 401 | 2 BR | — | $644,500 | — | -0.7% |
Sources, exclusions and how these figures are computed
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01235-7501). 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. Storage, parking, and commercial units are excluded from all figures. Floor- and line-level $/sf are time-controlled (each sale measured against the building’s going rate at the time of sale) and expressed at today’s pricing, so they isolate the floor or line premium rather than blend two decades of market movement.
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