409 Edgecombe Avenue (Colonial Parkway Apartments)
409 Edgecombe Avenue, New York, NY 10032
- Year built
- 1916
409 Edgecombe Avenue is the building Langston Hughes called "quite a party center" in The Big Sea — and per LPC, "Harlem's tallest and most exclusive apartment house" of its era.
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the trophy cultural resident roster — Thurgood Marshall (Supreme Court Justice), W.E.B. DuBois, Roy Wilkins (NAACP head), Walter White (NAACP), Aaron Douglas (Harlem Renaissance painter), Elizabeth Catlett (sculptor), Julius Bledsoe (singer), Eunice Carter (prosecutor), Marvel Cooke (journalist). Second, the NYC Landmark designation (LP-1861, 1993) within the Sugar Hill / Hamilton Heights Historic District. Third, the Coogan's Bluff location — opposite Jackie Robinson Park, near Macomb's Dam Bridge.
Recent sales
Unit 1-D listed $219,999; 8-D listed $299,999; 12G listed $319,999; median asking $367,500. Recent comp: $370,000-$440,000 typical range for 1-2BR. Maintenance $800-$1,100/month typical.
Comparable buildings
- 555 Edgecombe Avenue (Roger Morris Apartments) — Schwartz & Gross 1916; immediate Sugar Hill peer
- Graham Court — Clinton & Russell 1901; nearby Harlem landmark peer
- Hudson View Gardens — Pelham Sr. 1925; nearby Hudson Heights coop peer
- Castle Village — Pelham Jr. 1939; nearby Hudson Heights coop peer
- Park Terrace Gardens — Goldhammer 1940; nearby Inwood peer
The Roebling Team at 409 Edgecombe Avenue (Colonial Parkway Apartments)
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: Wikipedia; NYC LPC LP-1861 designation report; HDC building file; CityRealty review; 6sqft (Thurgood Marshall coop); Inside the Apple "Thurgood Marshall's Harlem"; Welcome to Harlem archive; Langston Hughes, The Big Sea; NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.