4260 Broadway (The Belford)

The building rises six stories over its retail base, organized around the block-through lot between Broadway and Wadsworth Avenue; city records map two structures on the condominium lot, and listing records treat the property as a single building under both addresses. The residential mix runs from studios and one-bedrooms through three-bedroom layouts of roughly 1,000–1,100+ square feet, with recent listing records citing units up to four bedrooms. Pre-war signatures — defined foyers, real dining areas, 9.5-foot ceilings, hardwood floors — carry through the stock, but condition varies meaningfully: fully gut-renovated apartments with modern open kitchens and in-unit washer/dryers trade alongside original-condition units, and that spread is the building's principal pricing variable.

This is a self-service condominium run lean: no doorman, a live-in superintendent, porter staff, elevator service, bike room, resident storage, central laundry, and a package-locker hub per listing records. Buyers coming from staffed buildings should price the trade honestly — materially lower monthly carry against package logistics and no front door coverage. The 15-unit commercial base along Broadway contributes income to the condominium; your attorney should review how the commercial units are owned and assessed when reviewing the financials. Primary documents — offering plan, by-laws, and financial statements — are being sourced for The Roebling Research Library's building file; current versions should be obtained from the managing agent during diligence.

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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $611/sf (recorded) across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.3% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-02164-7501; 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.

The condo structure is the headline at this price point. No board interview, no co-op-style financial disclosure, 20 percent minimum down per listing records, and sublet flexibility under the condominium framework. For investors and co-purchasing parents, this materially widens what is possible relative to the surrounding co-op stock — confirm current house rules and any sublet fees with the managing agent.

Underwrite condition, not the building average. The gap between gut-renovated and original-condition units is wide and visible in the closed-sale record. Run the Renovation Cost Calculator on anything unrenovated before offering.

The transit math is the corridor's selling point. The 1 train at 181st Street is two blocks away, the A express is a short walk west, and the ride to Columbus Circle runs roughly 20–25 minutes. The George Washington Bridge bus terminal and the medical center campus at 168th Street anchor the area's daily economy. Bennett Park, Fort Tryon Park and the Met Cloisters, and the United Palace are the neighborhood's civic assets.

Review the condominium's financials with the commercial base in mind. Fifteen commercial units alongside 113 residences is a meaningful non-residential component for a building this size; your attorney should confirm reserves, any assessments, and how commercial income flows to the condominium.

Verify the policy stack at offer stage. Public documentation on fees, sublet terms, and alteration rules is thin, and the conversion-era records carry date discrepancies (1988 per listing records; condominium lots mapped 1991 per city records). We verify against management documents during diligence.

Market the scarcity, not the square footage. "Pre-war condo in Washington Heights" is a category with almost no competing supply. Lead with the condominium mechanics, the 9.5-foot ceilings, the marble lobby, and the transit math — that is the combination the buyer pool is searching for.

Renovated units should price ahead of the building's trailing comps. The closed-sale record shows renovated lines clearing well above original-condition trades on a per-foot basis. If your unit is gut-renovated with in-unit laundry, anchor to the renovated band, not the building average.

Expect a financing-driven buyer pool. At this tier most buyers borrow near the maximum, so deals live and die on lender approval of the building — have current financials and insurance certificates ready early, and price with the Seller Closing Cost Calculator in hand.

If you're considering 4260 Broadway, also evaluate:

• Castle Village — the five-tower Hudson Heights co-op on the river bluff; the area's signature co-op alternative with Hudson views
• 116 Pinehurst Avenue (Hudson View Gardens) — the landmarked Tudor co-op enclave off Bennett Park; the character alternative
• 100 Bennett Avenue — pre-war Hudson Heights co-op farther north; the like-for-like co-op comparison
• The Grinnell (800 Riverside Drive) — the landmarked Audubon Park courtyard co-op; the architectural step-up at co-op mechanics
• 555 Edgecombe Avenue — the landmarked Roger Morris Apartments on Sugar Hill; the historic pre-war alternative east of the park corridor
• 409 Edgecombe Avenue — Sugar Hill's other landmark pre-war; same uptown value thesis, different corridor