262 Central Park West (The White House)
262 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
Upper West Side
BBL 1012000031 · BIN 1031408
- Year built
- 1929
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 86
- Floors
- 15
- Flip tax
- 2% of sale price, buyer-paid
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- Studio median
- $350K
- Recent range
- $285K – $3.5M
- Listing discount
- 12.5%
- Recorded transfers
- 52
The White House is Sugarman & Berger's deliberate Italian Renaissance refusal of the Art Deco vocabulary that defined contemporary Central Park West construction. As Public records note: "Unlike the modish Art Deco style buildings rising along the park at the time, the architects turned to the more traditional Italian Renaissance for 262 Central Park West." The 1950 sale to Whitehouse Realty Associates (Walter Hirshon) is the origin of the building's name.
Anchoring it is the Sugarman & Berger architectural pedigree — a firm whose CV includes One Fifth Avenue, the New Yorker Hotel, the Master Apartments on Riverside Drive, and 25 East 86th Street. That pedigree translates into an unusually gracious plan: six elevator banks serving only two apartments per floor, a lobby-and-circulation footprint rarely matched in the 1920s CPW cohort. Equally distinctive is the substantial amenity infrastructure — a half basketball court, fitness center, children's playroom, and bike storage among it.
Architecture and unit composition
Sugarman & Berger were prolific commercial and residential architects whose CV includes One Fifth Avenue, the New Yorker Hotel, the Master Apartments on Riverside Drive, and 25 East 86th Street. At 262 CPW, they made a deliberate stylistic choice: as Public records note, "Unlike the modish Art Deco style buildings rising along the park at the time, the architects turned to the more traditional Italian Renaissance for 262 Central Park West."
The 15-story building has a three-story rusticated limestone base topped by a white-brick facade with quoins. 262 CPW as having is "very handsome, cast-iron decorative doors and a good looking watertank enclosure on the roof." The lower half of the first story is faced with granite. The building features "topiary landscaping along its Central Park West frontage" along with attractive wrought-iron doors on the side street and ornamental balconies. Six elevator banks serve only two apartments per floor — a generous lobby and circulation footprint for the 1920s CPW cohort.
The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission presented the building in a public April 9, 2024 hearing, indicating ongoing preservation-related diligence on the facade.
The original developer was Sisbrothers Inc. (Norbert Natanson, president); the building was sold in 1950 to Whitehouse Realty Associates (Walter Hirshon), which is why the building has long been called "The White House." The cooperative conversion took place in 1960.
Building operations
The White House operates as a full-service Upper West Side cooperative:
- Full-time doormen and concierge
- Live-in resident manager
- Sidewalk landscaping
- Children's playroom
- Private storage
- New fitness center
- Half basketball court
- Bicycle storage
- No roof deck
The half basketball court is a structurally distinctive amenity uncommon among peer prewar Central Park West cooperatives.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- Per unit / month range
- —
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.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Management & transfer contacts
- Flip tax
- 2% of purchase price (buyer)
- Sublet policy
- Corporate sublet fee 20% of aggregate maintenance
- Notable fees
- Buyer application processing $500
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | 2D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 2,000 sf | $1,850,000 | $925/sf | -7.3% |
| Nov 14, 2025 | 10B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $3,500,000 | +7.7% | |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 14D | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,800,000 | -17.6% | |
| Aug 29, 2023 | 1EE | 2 BA | $285,000 | off-mkt | |
| Sep 9, 2022 | 12B | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $3,700,000 | -11.9% | |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 5A | 4 BR · 4 BA · 3,400 sf | $7,820,000 | $2,300/sf | -8.0% |
| Jun 28, 2021 | 9B | 3 BR · 3 BA | $3,800,000 | -2.6% | |
| Mar 8, 2021 | PHS | 4 BR · 5 BA · 3,500 sf | $19,750,000 | $5,643/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,093/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 2.5% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01200-0031) 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
What to know if you’re selling
Marketing should emphasize the Sugarman & Berger architectural pedigree, the Italian Renaissance Revival composition, and the six-elevator-bank circulation. All three are real structural advantages over peer Upper West Side cooperative inventory.
The half basketball court and the comprehensive amenity infrastructure support premium positioning. Reference in materials. Pricing should reference the $17.95 million 10E closing and recent mid-floor comparables. Apartment-line-specific comparables should anchor positioning.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The White House, also evaluate:
- 300 Central Park West (The Eldorado) — Roth / Margon & Holder 1931 Art Deco twin-tower trophy CPW peer
- 211 Central Park West (The Beresford) — Roth 1929 three-tower trophy CPW peer
- 225 Central Park West (The Alden) — CPW peer
- 285 Central Park West (The St. Urban) — CPW peer
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Central Park West — read The Roebling Team Guide to Central Park West.
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