The Orwell House (257 Central Park West)Recorded sales & closing prices
257 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
65 recorded transfers, 2016–2026. Sortable and searchable below.
- 4BR+
- $9.1M
- Recent range
- $1.61M – $9.1M
- Avg vs. ask
- -7.6%
- Recorded transfers
- 65
Not enough recent activity to price (shown for completeness, not quoted): 1BR — last traded 2025; 2BR — last traded 2024; 3BR — last traded 2026.
The complete recorded-sale history for The Orwell House, compiled from NYC Department of Finance transfer records and verified listing data, then enriched apartment-by-apartment by The Roebling Team research desk. Priced by apartment type — the honest unit for a co-op, where square footage isn’t officially recorded.
Latest closings
The line premium — where you sit sets the price
Same-4BR+ prices, time-controlled to today’s dollars, split by line — exposure, light, and layout vary stack to stack within a building.
Bar = today’s 4BR+ price for that line; right column = premium vs. an average 4BR+.
The 4BR+ trajectory
Every recorded 4BR+. The building trades thinly year to year, so the story is the long arc, not any single year: 4BR+s have moved from roughly $4.22M in the mid-2000s to about $9.1M today.
Each dot is one recorded sale, by close date and price; the line is the median for each year.
Every recorded sale
Sort any column; filter by unit or keyword. Prices are the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Apartment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | 9A | 3 BR · 2.5 BAClosed Apr 11, 2026 (recorded Apr 9) at $5.1M — 14.93% under the $5.995M asking. 9A — 3BR at 2,600 sqft = ~$1,962/sqft. Substantial trophy discount — $895K absolute-dollar gap on an A-line apartment. | $5,100,000 | -14.9% |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 7F | 4 BR · 2.5 BAClosed Feb 18, 2026 (recorded Feb 19) at $2.8M — 3.28% under the $2.895M asking. 7F — 4BR/2.5BA. Tight discount-to-ask discipline on the F-line. | $2,800,000 | -3.3% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 5B | 1 BR · 1 BAClosed Oct 22, 2025 at $1.61M (recorded transfer; no public public listing data listing at this closing). 5B — 1BR. Same #5B cross-cycle: $900K (Feb 2019) → $999,999 (Sep 2021) → $1.61M (Oct 2025) = +79% across 6.6 years on this specific apartment. | $1,610,000 | — |
| May 8, 2025 | 11F | Closed Apr 30, 2025 (recorded May 8) at $1.95M (recorded transfer; no public public listing data listing at this closing). 11F — upper-floor F-line. | $1,950,000 | — |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 11AB | 4 BR · 3 BAClosed Aug 15, 2024 (recorded Aug 21) at $9.1M — 9% under the $10M asking. 11AB combined — 4BR/3BA. Substantial trophy combination. Same #11AB previously traded at $9.15M (Mar 2014) — virtually flat pricing across 10 years on this specific combined apartment. | $9,100,000 | -9.0% |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 10C | 2 BR · 2 BAClosed Mar 15, 2024 (recorded Mar 20) at $2.325M — 3.13% under the $2.4M asking. 10C — 2BR C-line. | $2,325,000 | -3.1% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 3F | 4 BR · 3 BAClosed Dec 31, 2022 (recorded Dec 27) at $1.75M — 5.41% under the $1.85M asking. 3F — 4BR F-line. | $1,750,000 | -5.4% |
| Nov 2, 2022 | 10F | 3 BR · 3 BAClosed Nov 3, 2022 (recorded Nov 2) at $2.9M — 3.33% under the $3M asking. 10F — 3BR upper-floor F-line. | $2,900,000 | -3.3% |
| Sep 27, 2022 | 12E | 2 BR · 2 BAClosed Sep 16, 2022 (recorded Sep 22) at $1.7M — 3.03% OVER the $1.65M asking. 12E — 2BR. Premium-to-ask close on upper-floor E-line. | $1,700,000 | +3.0% |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5C | Closed Jan 14, 2022 (recorded Jan 21) at $2.41M (recorded transfer; public listing data reported #5C closing at $2.495M with 'can't find government record' — the recorded transfer reflects $2.41M, $85K below SE-reported). | $2,410,000 | — |
| Jan 19, 2022 | 10E | 2 BR · 2 BAClosed Jan 10, 2022 (recorded Jan 12) at $1.55M — 3.06% under the $1.599M asking. 10E — 2BR upper-floor E-line. | $1,550,000 | -3.1% |
| Sep 10, 2021 | 5B | $999,999 | — | |
| May 7, 2021 | 8C | 2 BR · 2 BAClosed May 5, 2021 (recorded Apr 30) at $2.425M — 1.25% OVER the $2.395M asking. 8C — 2BR. Premium-to-ask close. | $2,425,000 | +1.3% |
| Mar 5, 2021 | 6/7D | $3,750,000 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2021 | 7BC | Closed Dec 23, 2020 (recorded Jan 5, 2021) at $3.4M (recorded transfer; public listing data reported #7C at $3.4M 'can't find government record' — ACRIS records 7BC combined cleanly here). | $3,400,000 | — |
| Nov 17, 2020 | 4C | $1,900,000 | — | |
| Sep 8, 2020 | 5G | $630,000 | — | |
| Mar 5, 2020 | 8A | 3 BR · 2.5 BAClosed Mar 6, 2020 (recorded Mar 4) at $6.25M — 5.30% under the $6.6M asking. 8A — 3BR. Pre-COVID Feb-March 2020 substantial A-line trade. | $6,250,000 | -5.3% |
| Oct 18, 2019 | 12D | $1,580,000 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2019 | 3E | 2 BR · 2 BAClosed Oct 7, 2019 (recorded Oct 18) at $1.1M — 6.38% under the $1.175M asking. 3E — 2BR lower-floor E-line. | $1,100,000 | -6.4% |
| May 29, 2019 | 10C | $2,110,000 | — | |
| May 3, 2019 | 9F | 4 BR · 3 BAClosed Apr 29, 2019 (recorded May 2) at $1.905M — 4.51% under the $1.995M asking. 9F — 4BR/3BA. | $1,905,000 | -4.5% |
| Apr 16, 2019 | 8G | $625,000 | — | |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 5B | $900,000 | — | |
| Feb 26, 2019 | 4AB | Closed Feb 6, 2019 (recorded Feb 15) at $5.3M (recorded transfer; no public public listing data listing at this closing). 4AB combined apartment — substantial off-market combination trade. | $5,300,000 | — |
| Aug 2, 2018 | 7G | $690,000 | — | |
| Jun 15, 2017 | 10E | $1,680,000 | — | |
| Mar 9, 2016 | 5EF | 4 BR · 5 BAClosed Mar 2, 2016 (recorded Mar 3) at $4.225M — 6.01% under the $4.495M asking. 5EF combined — 4BR/5BA. Substantial combination trade. | $4,225,000 | -6.0% |
| Jul 9, 2015 | 8B | $1,450,000 | — | |
| Feb 6, 2015 | 12C | $2,500,000 | — | |
| Oct 22, 2014 | 5C | $1,435,000 | — | |
| Sep 10, 2014 | 9D | $2,100,000 | — | |
| Aug 28, 2014 | 9G | $540,000 | — | |
| Apr 14, 2014 | 11AB | Closed Mar 11, 2014 at $9.15M (recorded transfer). 11AB — earlier trade on the combination that subsequently closed at $9.1M (Aug 2024) — virtually flat pricing across 10.5 years on this specific combined apartment, one of the building's clearest long-cycle stability datapoints. | $9,150,000 | — |
| Nov 15, 2013 | 4C | $1,900,000 | — | |
| Oct 30, 2013 | 2B | $785,000 | — | |
| Oct 30, 2013 | 6-7D | 4 BR · 3.5 BAClosed Sep 13, 2013 (recorded Sep 12) at $3.695M (sold at SE-reported $3.695M; ACRIS records 6-7D combined at $3.695M). 6-7D combined apartment. | $3,695,000 | -7.5% |
| Aug 30, 2013 | 10D | $1,675,000 | — | |
| May 3, 2012 | 5E | $1,080,000 | — | |
| Mar 9, 2012 | 8C | $1,650,000 | — | |
| Feb 27, 2012 | 8A | Closed Jan 31, 2012 (recorded Jan 26) at $5,605,500 (recorded transfer; no public public listing data listing at this closing). 8A — earlier trade on the A-line that subsequently closed at $6.25M (Mar 2020) — modest 11% appreciation across 8.2 years. | $5,605,500 | — |
| Dec 13, 2011 | 8D | $1,620,000 | — | |
| Aug 23, 2011 | 7G | $585,000 | — | |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 10G | $597,500 | — | |
| May 19, 2011 | 9D | $1,243,000 | — | |
| May 19, 2011 | 11C | $1,585,000 | — | |
| Apr 25, 2011 | 3C | $1,750,000 | — | |
| Feb 14, 2011 | 10D | $1,410,000 | — | |
| Mar 1, 2011 | 4B | $782,071 | — | |
| Nov 8, 2010 | 7A | $3,900,000 | — | |
| Nov 17, 2009 | 11AB | $500,000 | — | |
| Jun 23, 2009 | 8B | $865,000 | — | |
| Nov 10, 2008 | 10E | $960,000 | — | |
| Sep 26, 2008 | 7B/7C | $2,250,000 | — | |
| Sep 29, 2008 | 2B | $717,000 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2008 | 8D | $1,695,000 | — | |
| Jul 9, 2007 | GROUN | $11,850,000 | — | |
| Jun 25, 2007 | 8B | $800,000 | — | |
| Apr 30, 2007 | 3C | $1,150,000 | — | |
| Feb 28, 2007 | 10F | $2,075,000 | — | |
| Oct 12, 2006 | 5G | $500,000 | — | |
| Aug 15, 2006 | 5F | $1,850,000 | — | |
| Aug 5, 2005 | 10A | $4,175,000 | — | |
| Jul 22, 2005 | 3G | $525,000 | — | |
| Jun 24, 2005 | 3D | $1,220,000 | — |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01199-0036) and verified listing data. Co-op apartments are priced by unit type (bedroom count) rather than per square foot — square footage isn’t officially recorded for co-ops, and room counts carry some agent-entry inconsistency, so bedroom type is the reliable spine. Non-arms-length transfers and storage/parking are excluded; line and floor premiums are time-controlled to today’s pricing. Where transaction volume is too thin to support a figure, none is shown.
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