392 Central Park West
392 Central Park West, New York, NY 10025
BBL 1018337503 · BIN 1055287
- Year built
- 1960
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 413
- Floors
- 19
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
- Financing
- No building financing limit stated in the materials reviewed; lender underwriting applies.
- Subletting
- Leasing permitted; board/association review applies.
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted.
- Pets
- Permitted, subject to Board approval.
- Co-purchasing
- Permitted. Parents purchasing for children permitted.
- Guarantors
- Permitted.
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, 2003–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $1,255
- floor-adjusted, 4 sales
- Listing discount
- 2.6%
- Recorded sales
- 323
- On record
- 2003–2026
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392 Central Park West occupies a particular position in CPW's architectural and developmental history. Unlike the pre-war landmarks that define the avenue's southern and central stretches, 392 CPW is one of CPW's few post-war modernist buildings — and part of the Park West Village development designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The profile does not establish that it is the firm’s only building on Central Park West. Completed in 1960 as the northwest tower of the original Park West Village quadrangle (a four-tower development between West 97th and West 100th Streets), 392 CPW is a 19-story red-brick slab in the International Style — austere, repetitive, and oriented around mid-century planning principles rather than the Beaux-Arts or Art Deco vocabularies of its older CPW neighbors.
The building's developmental backstory is itself a chapter in New York urban history. The Park West Village development was conceived in the 1950s by Webb & Knapp — William Zeckendorf's development firm — in partnership with the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA), under the Title I urban renewal program. The site had previously been a dense tenement neighborhood that was demolished as part of slum-clearance efforts; the planning, displacement, and construction process generated substantial controversy and litigation that delayed the project for years and contributed to the broader critique of urban renewal that produced Jane Jacobs's The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) and the policy shifts of the 1960s and 1970s.
The building converted to a condominium in 1991, becoming one of the earlier CPW condominium conversions — and at 413 units, one of the largest residential condos on the avenue. Its 19-story slab geometry produces large floor plates with multiple apartments per floor and broad eastern exposure to Central Park; the building's height and unit count produce a residential scale and economics distinct from both the smaller pre-war co-ops and the newer luxury condominium towers further south.
For buyers considering Central Park West condominium ownership, 392 CPW offers SOM’s modernist architecture and a large apartment inventory. Compare current matched sales and carrying costs before describing it as an entry-price option; no avenue-wide ranking is established here.
Architecture and unit composition
The building's mid-century modernist plan distributes apartments across multiple lines per floor, producing a unit mix that ranges from studios and one-bedrooms (the most common configurations) to two- and three-bedroom layouts. The 1960 building has a modernist architectural vocabulary. Confirm apartment dimensions and ceiling heights from measured plans; era alone does not establish a compact layout, an 8–9-foot ceiling or a consistent size difference from prewar apartments.
Apartments have been renovated to varying degrees across the building's 65-year history; many units have been substantially modernized while others retain the original 1960 fit-out. Park-facing apartments on the eastern flank offer direct Central Park views; views to the north and west include broader UWS rooflines and (on upper floors) the Hudson River.
Building operations
392 CPW operates as a full-service condominium with 24-hour doorman, concierge desk, attended lobby, and on-site building management. Amenities and operations are condo-standard; the building's large unit count produces institutional anonymity rather than the relational density of smaller pre-war buildings.
The building converted from rental to condominium in 1991. As a condominium rather than a cooperative, 392 CPW has no co-op board admission; buyers complete the condominium's application and right-of-first-refusal process. Pied-à-terre use and leasing by owners are permitted; confirm LLC, foreign-buyer and financing rules in the current declaration, bylaws and house rules.
The condominium operates on standard NYC condominium tax economics (common charges + real estate taxes billed separately).
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 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
4 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $725 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Closing Document Preparation FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant and per adult occupant. | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Rental or lease
7 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Lease FeeConditional · RecurringPaid to the building | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $750 per year. If the lease term is for two (2) years, the fee is $1,500. | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $575 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $150 per applicant/adult applicant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $750 | Refundable Non-refundable |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Lease FeeConditional · RecurringPaid to the building | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $750 per year. If the lease term is two (2) years, additional $750 upon anniversary of lease. Owners required to pay $1,500 up-front. | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $225 | Refundable Non-refundable |
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
- Guarantors
- Permitted with conditionsMust provide full financial package and we will have to run a credit reportSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Co-purchasing
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Parent buying for an employed child
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Parent buying for a student child
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Purchase or lease by a corporation
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
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: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Short-term rentals
- Permitted with conditionsMinimum of 30 daysSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per room
- $373 per room a monthMedian of 23 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $1.45 per square foot a monthMedian of 27 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $0.80 per square foot a monthMedian of 25 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $0.62 per square foot a monthMedian of 25 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
- Attended lobby
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Package room
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, garageSource: 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
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $130,013/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $26
- Modeled exposure split equally across 413 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 data last refreshed 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 inspector (QEWI) 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 — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed September 2026.
Management & transfer contacts
- Sublet policy
- Allowed (30-day minimum)
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
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 14, 2026 | 19X | 1 BR · 1 BA · 949 sf | $1,150,000 | $1,212/sf | +0.0% |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 11J | 1 BR · 1 BA · 824 sf | $1,230,000 | $1,493/sf | -5.0% |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 16Y | 1 BA · 650 sf | $742,500 | $1,142/sf | -4.2% |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 10W | 1 BR · 1 BA · 876 sf | $1,100,000 | $1,256/sf | +0.0% |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 14N | 1 BR · 1 BA · 887 sf | $1,240,000 | $1,398/sf | -4.2% |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 18N | 1 BR · 1 BA · 841 sf | $1,220,000 | $1,451/sf | — |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 19A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 845 sf | $1,100,000 | $1,302/sf | -8.3% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 18E | 1 BA · 540 sf | $770,000 | $1,426/sf | -3.1% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,255/sf (floor-adjusted) across 4 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 2.6% 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 1-01833-7503; 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.
Closed rents at 392 Central Park West, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | 18 | $3,500 |
| 1 bedroom | 13 | $4,300 |
| 2 bedroom | 3 | $5,600 |
35 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease September 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
What would your apartment rent for?
The figures above are the building's closed leases. Enter your apartment and I'll send you what yours would rent for, from comparable leases at 392 Central Park West and nearby.
At the recent median sale of $1.1M (20 sales in the past 24 months, since October 22, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $49,466 to close, or 4.5% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $11,000
- Mortgage recording tax: $15,881
- Title insurance: $4,950
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $17,635
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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What to know if you’re buying
Test pricing against matched alternatives. Compare recent sales with similar floor, exposure, interior area and condition, adjusting for carrying costs and ownership terms. The reviewed evidence does not establish the lowest price point on Central Park West or isolate the effect of building era, location or tenure.
Condominium terms are a meaningful feature. No co-op board admission, pied-à-terre use permitted and leasing by owners permitted; confirm LLC-ownership rules in the declaration and bylaws. For buyers who want CPW access without a co-op board process, 392 CPW is a condominium option.
Compare the specific interior. Measure ceiling heights and room dimensions and inspect architectural details. Mid-century construction does not establish that every room is smaller or less generous than a prewar alternative.
Northern Manhattan Valley position. The building sits in the Manhattan Valley submarket — north of the dense Upper West Side residential corridor, with proximity to Columbia University, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and the institutions of the Morningside Heights area. Daily-life convenience patterns differ from those of southern and central CPW.
Park-facing units carry meaningful premium. As at all CPW buildings, eastern-flank Park views drive pricing — buyers should evaluate exposure carefully.
What to know if you’re selling
Support the asking price with current comparisons. Show matched Central Park West sales, reliable interior-area measurements and full carrying costs; do not market an unverified avenue-wide affordability ranking.
The condo terms widen the buyer pool. There is no co-op board admission, and pied-à-terre use and leasing by owners are permitted; confirm LLC and foreign-ownership rules in the declaration and bylaws.
Mansion tax effects depend on apartment scale. The tax applies from $1M and steps up at $2M and higher thresholds.
Closing timelines are condo-standard. Typically 30–60 days from contract to close.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 392 Central Park West, also evaluate:
- The Ardsley (320 CPW) — Roth pre-war Art Deco co-op, farther south
- Other Park West Village towers — the other three towers in the original quadrangle development
- The Manhattan View at MiMA (450 W 42nd) — newer condo, different submarket
- 15 Central Park West — premier CPW condo (very different price point)
More Central Park West buildings
- 370 Central Park West — 1917 co-op by Fred F. French Company
- 372 Central Park West (The Vaux) — 1961 condominium by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- 382 Central Park West (The Olmsted) — 1961 condominium by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- 400 Central Park West — 1960 condominium by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- 410 Central Park West — 1929 co-op by Margon & Holder
- 415 Central Park West (The Central Park View) — 1926 co-op
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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