415 Central Park West (The Central Park View)
415 Central Park West, New York, NY 10025
Manhattan Valley, Upper West Side
BBL 1018370029 · BIN 1055309
- Year built
- 1926
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 91
- Floors
- 17
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $1.4M
- Recent range
- $530K – $2.2M
- Listing discount
- 3.6%
- Recorded transfers
- 61
The Central Park View is Central Park West's most densely documented jazz-and-letters resident building — a structurally distinct cultural identity from the entertainment-celebrity overlay of the San Remo, Dakota, and Eldorado further south. The 1926 Deutsch & Schneider building was home to Lorenz Hart (the Hart of Rodgers & Hart, penthouse 1926-1939), Nina Simone, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Teddy Wilson, Abbey Lincoln, Yip Harburg (lyricist of "Over the Rainbow"), Padraic Colum (Irish Literary Revival), Alfred Kazin (literary critic), and Peter Arno (New Yorker cover illustrator).
Above all, it is the jazz-and-letters resident roster that defines the building — the densest concentration of mid-20th-century American music and literary residents anywhere on Central Park West. They lived inside a Deutsch & Schneider Neo-Classical brick-and-limestone composition, its restored Tudor-style lobby still holding the original stained-glass windows. And there is a practical dimension to the appeal: a value-positioned price profile in which, north of 96th Street, average price-per-square-foot trails the prewar Roth and Sugarman & Berger inventory south of 92nd Street.
Saxophonist Steve Grossman named a track on his 1993 album Time to Smile "415 Central Park West," featuring Elvin Jones (who had been a resident).
Architecture and unit composition
Per the canonical published architectural history: "On October 31, 1925, the Record & Guide pointed out, 'Central Park West is now attracting the attention of apartment house builders and operators.' It went on to say that the latest project was a $1,325,000 building being erected by the 415 Central Park West Corporation."
The Central Park View opened in 1926. The 16-floor-plus-penthouse structure was formally symmetrical: a three-story limestone-anchored base with a double-height entrance flanked by two pairs of neo-Classical urns; a ten-story midsection faced in red Flemish-bond brick; and at the 14th and 15th floors, "faux balconies sprouted 2-story stone surrounds and pilasters."
The 1926 marketing brochure (preserved by Landmark West!) advertised four-room/two-bath suites, six- or seven-room apartments with three baths, and two "roof garden apartments" of six or seven rooms, marketed as "a feature of this building." The smallest units had five closets; the largest had ten (including a cedar closet). Each kitchen had individual electric refrigeration — a 1926 modernist amenity. The two penthouse units sat under "entirely red tile" roofs with "liberal landscaping effect." The brochure described the largest six-room units as "ideal, each being in effect a Private Home, extending through the full length of the building from east to west with no long halls; the maid's quarters, including the kitchen, occupying the entire rear."
The Tudor-style lobby was restored and maintains its original stained-glass windows and terrazzo tile floors. The published architectural history's concluding judgment: "While not as architecturally dazzling as some of the thoroughfare's well-known Art Deco structures, the Central Park View Apartments plays an important role in the Central Park West streetscape."
Building operations
The Central Park View operates as a full-service Upper West Side cooperative:
- Full-time doorman
- Live-in resident manager
- Ground-floor laundry
- Children's playroom
- Bicycle storage
- Basement storage
- Original Tudor-style lobby with stained-glass windows and terrazzo tile floors
The original 1920s call-system from dining room (foot button) and living room (buzzer) to maid's room (with intercom entrance) is gone but described in early marketing materials — a cultural-history detail that anchors the building's institutional identity.
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 →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | 8D | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,800 sf | $1,950,000 | $1,083/sf | +0.0% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 6B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $1,121,500 | $935/sf | -13.4% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 9BL | 1 BR · 1 BA · 665 sf | $710,000 | $1,068/sf | -2.1% |
| May 8, 2025 | 6A | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,200,000 | -8.3% | |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 12E | 3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,650 sf | $1,787,500 | $1,083/sf | -5.7% |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 1D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 490 sf | $530,000 | $1,082/sf | -3.6% |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 10AF | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,385,000 | +2.6% | |
| Aug 4, 2022 | 11CD | 4 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,800 sf | $3,495,000 | $1,248/sf | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,063/sf across 4 sales. Median listing discount 2.8% 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 1-01837-0029) 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 buying
The jazz-and-letters resident roster is structurally distinguishing. The densest concentration of mid-20th-century American music and literary residents on Central Park West.
The Deutsch & Schneider architectural composition and the Tudor-style lobby are real institutional context. Position accordingly.
The value-positioned price profile is real. Average approximately $1,113 per square foot on recent closings — well below the CPW corridor mean and a structurally accessible entry point for Central Park-facing cooperative inventory.
The building's published architectural history is unusually deep. Use it as the institutional reference.
The Tudor lobby restoration and the original stained-glass windows and terrazzo floors anchor the architectural identity. Verify lobby and corridor condition during walkthrough.
The original 1926 individual electric refrigeration amenity should be understood as historical context, not current configuration. Modern kitchen infrastructure is line-specific.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard. Plan for 6 to 10 weeks from contract through board approval to closing.
What to know if you’re selling
Marketing should emphasize the jazz-and-letters resident roster as the building's largest single cultural-history asset. Position prominently — no peer Central Park West building carries the same density.
The Lorenz Hart 1926-1939 penthouse residency and the Nina Simone 1960 arrival anchor the music-history story. Reference where appropriate.
The Deutsch & Schneider Neo-Classical composition and the restored Tudor lobby support architectural-history positioning. Reference in materials.
The Steve Grossman 1993 album track "415 Central Park West" is real marketing context.
Pricing should reference the $1,113-per-square-foot recent-closings average and the $875,000 1-bedroom and $2.2 million median active asking benchmarks. Apartment-line-specific comparables should anchor positioning.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Central Park View, also evaluate:
- 400 Central Park West — SOM 1960 / 1991 condominium; immediate Park West Village condominium peer
- 392 Central Park West — SOM 1961 / Park West Village condominium peer
- 320 Central Park West (The Ardsley) — Emery Roth 1931 Art Deco; nearby CPW peer where Lorenz Hart moved in 1939
- 336 Central Park West — nearby CPW peer
- 322 Central Park West (The Cherbourg) — Blum & Blum 1926; nearby CPW cooperative 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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