279 Central Park West
279 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
BBL 1012027501 · BIN 1031513
- Year built
- 1988
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 38
- Floors
- 23
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Maximum financing
- Requires confirmation
- Our building record and the source for this line differ. Confirm with building management.
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
- Capital contribution
- 2.5% of the purchase price, paid by the buyer at closing (condominium capital contribution).
- Financing
- Requires confirmation
- Subletting
- Leasing permitted (condominium).
Compiled by The Roebling Research Desk from the building’s offering plan, amendments, and related building documents (primary source dated 2026). Board policies can change by amendment — confirm at the offer stage.
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2025
- $2,489
- floor-adjusted, 3 sales
- Listing discount
- 4.9%
- Recorded sales
- 44
- On record
- 2003–2025
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279 Central Park West is one of the most architecturally distinctive late-20th-century buildings on the corridor — and a critical precursor to Costas Kondylis's later work at 1 Central Park West (Trump International) and 50 Riverside Boulevard.
The building's signature is its curved-glass corner windows, which exploit the Central Park views from a sculpted asymmetrical silhouette shaped by the city's contextual zoning requirements of the 1980s. Kondylis grounded that late-century gesture in tradition, raising the tower from a three-story rusticated limestone base that nods to the prewar masonry vocabulary of CPW, with distinctive setbacks above the traditional 15-story building-wall height. The whole composition resolves at the top in the 6,713-square-foot duplex penthouse, its 360-degree views and wrap-around terraces making it the building's trophy configuration.
The site previously held the Progress Club, a 1904 Jewish men's club whose membership was central to the late-Gilded Age Upper West Side social architecture.
Architecture and unit composition
Kondylis's 279 CPW is a critical precursor to his later trophy commissions at 1 Central Park West (Trump International) and 50 Riverside Boulevard.
The building rises from a three-story rusticated limestone base — a deliberate gesture to the prewar masonry vocabulary of CPW — with distinctive setbacks above the traditional 15-story building-wall height. Many apartments are configured as duplexes; the building includes several penthouses. The crown unit is a 6,713-square-foot duplex penthouse with 360-degree views and wrap-around terraces.
The 38 apartments distribute across the building's 23 stories. The Progress Club site provenance — the 1904 Jewish men's club razed for the Kondylis tower — anchors the property's late-19th-century social-history context.
Building operations
279 CPW operates as a full-service Upper West Side condominium:
- 24-hour doorman and concierge
- Full-service garage on-site (separate)
- Fitness center on the fifth floor
- Indoor and outdoor children's playrooms
- Bike storage
- Private storage
- Live-in superintendent
- In-unit washer/dryers
- Central air conditioning standard
- Revolving entrance doors
- Attractive dark-wood-paneled lobby
Policy framework
As a condominium, 279 CPW carries broad policy flexibility:
- Type: Condominium
- Pets: Allowed
- Pied-à-terre: Permitted (no primary-residence requirement)
- Financing maximum: Up to 90% allowed in principle (subject to lender underwriting)
- Capital reserve contribution: 2.5% required from buyers at closing — material editorial point that should be disclosed in any board package preparation
- Flip tax: None disclosed in public sources
- Subletting: Permitted under the declaration
- Trust ownership: Permitted
- LLC ownership: Permitted (routine)
- Foreign buyer: Permitted (routine)
- Right of first refusal: Standard condominium ROFR; rarely exercised
- Board interview: None (Board of Managers may waive ROFR review)
- Closing timeline: 30 to 45 days condominium-standard
The 2.5% buyer-paid capital reserve contribution is the most-distinguishing operational policy at 279 CPW — material at closing on every transaction.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of July 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $700 (with broker) $800 (without broker) | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit report and background check feePer applicantRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $75 per applicant | Refundable Not stated |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $2,500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $2,500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Capital Reserve Contribution | Paid by Buyer | When Upon approval | Amount 2.5% of the purchase price | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
Rental or lease
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move Out Fee | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $2,500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Application Processing FeeRequired | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $700 (with broker) $750 (without broker) | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Background and Credit Check FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $120 per applicant | Refundable Not stated |
| Move In Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $2,500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Common ChargesRequired | Paid by Landlord | When Upon approval | Amount 10% of the gross rent | Refundable Not stated |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- Requires confirmationOur building record and the source for this line differ. Confirm with building management.
Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Leasing by owners
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Research Desk's building record
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $1,222 per room a monthMedian of 4 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $3.54 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $2.12 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $1.40 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, playroom, garage, bike storage, storageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $37,982/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $88
- Modeled exposure split equally across 36 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the engineer identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
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. City record last verified September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Notable fees
- Buyer move-in fee $2,500; seller move-out fee $2,500; buyer capital reserve contribution 2.5%
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2025 | 5B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,215 sf | $3,720,000 | $1,679/sf | -25.5% |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 6B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,215 sf | $6,950,000 | $3,138/sf | +1.5% |
| Jan 7, 2025 | 14B | 3 BR · 3 BA · 2,175 sf | $6,250,000 | $2,874/sf | -3.8% |
| Dec 4, 2024 | 14C | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,804 sf | $2,925,000 | $1,621/sf | -2.5% |
| Oct 10, 2022 | PH21 | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,567 sf | $10,000,000 | $3,896/sf | -16.7% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | PH5A | 2,676 sf | $9,300,000 | $3,475/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 16, 2021 | PHAB | 7 BR · 6 BA · 6,713 sf | $19,500,000 | $2,905/sf | -15.2% |
| Jun 16, 2021 | PH3A | 2,845 sf | $18,268,750 | $6,421/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $2,489/sf (floor-adjusted) across 3 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 4.9% 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 1-01202-7501). 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.
Closed rents at 279 Central Park West, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 3 bedroom | 3 | $15,500 |
3 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease April 2025. Based on few leases. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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At the recent median sale of $6.25M (4 sales since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $297,034 to close, or 4.8% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $140,625
- Mortgage recording tax: $90,234
- Title insurance: $28,125
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $38,050
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Notable residents
- Miles Davis — the jazz legend was among the building's notable residents.
What to know if you’re buying
The condominium structure is the largest single competitive advantage on CPW. Pied-à-terre, subletting, LLC ownership, trust ownership, and foreign-buyer eligibility are all permitted — a profile uncommon along most of Central Park West cooperative inventory.
The 2.5% buyer-paid capital reserve contribution is the largest single closing-cost variable. On a $5 million purchase, $125,000 of additional buyer cost on top of mansion tax and standard closing costs.
The curved-glass corner windows are structurally unique on CPW. Verify exposure and view configuration during walkthrough.
The financing flexibility (up to 90% subject to lender underwriting) materially expands the buyer pool. Plan accordingly.
The Kondylis architectural pedigree connects to 1 Central Park West (Trump International) and 50 Riverside Boulevard. Real institutional context.
The fifth-floor fitness center and indoor/outdoor children's playrooms anchor the amenity layer.
The Miles Davis resident overlay supports cultural-history positioning.
Closing timelines are condominium-standard. Plan for 30 to 45 days from contract through ROFR waiver to closing.
What to know if you’re selling
Marketing should emphasize the condominium policy flexibility — pied-à-terre, subletting, LLC, trust, foreign buyer — and the curved-glass corner architectural distinction. Both are real structural advantages over peer Central Park West cooperative inventory.
The Kondylis architectural pedigree is real institutional context. Position accordingly.
The building's published architectural reception is marketable. Cite in positioning materials.
The Miles Davis resident overlay is real cultural-history context. Use selectively.
Pricing should reference recent comparable closings. The relevant comparable is the same line and exposure, adjusted for floor, duplex layout, and condition, not a building-wide average.
Closing timelines are condominium-standard.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 279 Central Park West, also evaluate:
- 1 Central Park West (Trump International) — Kondylis 1995; same-architect CPW condominium peer
- 15 Central Park West — Robert A.M. Stern 2008; trophy CPW condominium peer
- 220 Central Park South — Robert A.M. Stern 2018; trophy Central Park-facing condominium peer
- 262 Central Park West (The White House) — Sugarman & Berger 1929; immediate prewar CPW peer
- 285 Central Park West (The St. Urban) — nearby 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.
More Central Park West buildings
- 262 Central Park West (The White House) — 1929 co-op by Sugarman & Berger
- 271 Central Park West — 1913 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 275 Central Park West — 1931 co-op by Emery Roth
- The St. Urban (285 Central Park West) — 1906 co-op by Robert T. Lyons
- 295 Central Park West — 1941 by Emery Roth & Sons
- The Eldorado, 300 Central Park West — 1931 co-op by Margon & Holder
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Central Park West — read The Roebling Team Guide to Central Park West.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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