28 West 96th Street
28 West 96th Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue · Upper West Side
BBL 1012097503 · BIN 1031732
- Year built
- 1892
- Type
- Condominium
- Amenities
- Common laundry and intercom entry
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- No doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2014–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,217
- 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 0.0%
- Recorded sales
- 13
- On record
- 2014–2026
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28 West 96th Street is a brownstone converted into ten condominium residences on the block immediately west of Central Park. LPC's architect index attributes the original row to Edward Kilpatrick. The building retains townhouse proportions while offering individual condominium ownership, with a mix of small apartments and larger homes arranged over several levels.
The south side of West 96th Street forms the northern edge of this part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. The property is designated, so its apparent zoning capacity sits within a preservation framework governing changes to the exterior.
Architecture and unit composition
The inventory includes compact apartments of roughly 485 to 700 square feet and larger configurations of approximately 1,200 to 1,450 square feet. Renovated one-bedroom plans include open or galley kitchens and dining alcoves, while duplex and triplex layouts place rooms on separate internal levels.
South-facing rear apartments look toward the block interior. Front rooms face West 96th Street, a crosstown thoroughfare. High ceilings, wood floors and tall window openings are recurring features, with the original brownstone envelope shaping the width and depth of each home.
An upper triplex configuration includes private outdoor areas. Larger multilevel homes also occur lower in the building, so interior size is not simply a function of height. Through-wall air conditioning is installed in some apartments, and the building provides common laundry.
Building operations
The condominium is a walk-up. Its common stair serves the residential floors, and homes occupying more than one level have additional internal stairs. Laundry and intercom entry are the principal shared services identified for the building.
Ten residential tax lots divide ownership of the house. The common roof and historic exterior remain collective responsibilities, while the larger multilevel apartments account for a different amount of interior space than the smaller flats. Those differences make the condominium's allocation of common interests relevant to the division of building expenses.
The recorded built FAR is well below the residential FAR associated with the R9 district. Any proposal to expand the building would also have to meet the landmark review requirements applicable to this designated brownstone.
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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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- No doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Amenities noted
- Laundry roomSource: 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. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
This building is below the 25,000 sq ft threshold at which LL97 limits apply to a building on its own. It is still covered if it shares a tax lot or condominium board with buildings totaling over 50,000 sq ft; confirm on DOB’s covered-buildings list.
See full Local Law 97 analysis →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | 9 | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,200 sf | $1,460,000 | $1,217/sf | +0.7% |
| Jun 20, 2025 | 6 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 680 sf | $775,000 | $1,140/sf | +1.3% |
| Apr 26, 2022 | 6 | 1 BR · 1 BA · 564 sf | $761,889 | $1,351/sf | +0.0% |
| Apr 8, 2022 | 5 | 660 sf | $890,968 | $1,350/sf | — |
| Jul 1, 2021 | 1 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,459 sf | $2,305,000 | $1,580/sf | +0.4% |
| Nov 21, 2014 | 3 | 1 BR · 600 sf | $681,159 | $1,135/sf | -2.6% |
| Aug 12, 2014 | 9 | 1,193 sf | $1,223,100 | $1,025/sf | — |
| Jul 29, 2014 | 1 | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,459 sf | $1,603,743 | $1,099/sf | — |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,217/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 0.0% from the last ask.
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 1-01209-7503; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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.
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Comparable buildings
- 28 West 86th Street — A pair of townhouses expanded into an elevator condominium, with a more extensive service structure.
- 124 West 93rd Street — A prewar rental-to-condominium conversion with a larger apartment-house envelope.
- 243 West 98th Street — A prewar condominium conversion with ground-floor retail and a larger association.
- 327 Central Park West — The Kenmare, a full-scale prewar apartment building converted to condominium ownership.
- 360 Central Park West — A Rosario Candela building converted in 2017, providing a park-front, higher-service condominium comparison.
More Upper West Side buildings
- 27 West 67th Street — 1901 co-op
- The Olcott (27 West 72nd Street) — 1925 condominium by George F. Pelham
- 28 West 86th Street — 1906 condominium
- 30 Lincoln Plaza (30 West 63rd Street) — 1979 condominium by Philip Birnbaum & Associates
- 30 Riverside Boulevard (Two Waterline Square) — condominium by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)
- 30 West 60th Street (Coliseum Park Apartments) — 1957 co-op by Sylvan and Robert Bien
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Upper West Side — read The Roebling Team Guide to Upper West Side.
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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