441 Central Park West
441 Central Park West, New York, NY 10025
Manhattan Valley, Upper West Side
BBL 1018400029 · BIN 1055495
- Year built
- 1930
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 120
- Landmark
- No
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,026
- Listing discount
- 0.9%
- Recorded sales
- 110
- On record
- 2003–2025
441 Central Park West is a 1930 Art Deco cooperative at the corner of West 104th Street, on the park block at the northern reach of Central Park West, where the avenue runs along the park's upper edge before bending toward Frederick Douglass Circle. The building is the work of Boak & Paris — Russell Boak and Hyman Paris, who trained in Emery Roth's office before founding their own firm in 1927 and went on to design some of the West Side's most accomplished Art Deco apartment houses. Their buildings are recognizable for a disciplined Deco vocabulary: warm brick, a strong stone base, and ornamental detailing that rewards a close look.
The 1930 vintage places 441 CPW in the brief, brilliant window when Central Park West was completing its Art Deco transformation — the same few years that produced the avenue's celebrated twin-towered landmarks farther south. At the northern end of the avenue, the Deco buildings sit on a quieter, more neighborhood-scaled stretch, directly facing the park's upper landscape and the gateway to the Harlem Meer and the North Woods. This is Manhattan Valley's park frontline: full Central Park exposure at a meaningfully more accessible cost than the avenue's marquee midsection.
For buyers, 441 Central Park West offers a particular and increasingly recognized value: genuine Art Deco architecture by a respected firm, direct park frontage, a full-service cooperative operation, a pet-friendly policy, and a nineteen-story scale that delivers light and views — at northern-CPW pricing that sits well below the avenue's landmark core to the south. It is one of the avenue's more attainable routes to a park-facing pre-war address.
Architecture and unit composition
The roughly 120 apartments span nineteen stories in the configurations characteristic of a 1930 Art Deco building. Buildings of this vintage and scale typically offer a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom lines arranged in recurring stacks, with the park-facing eastern apartments commanding the building's premium.
Pre-war and Deco signatures to expect: ceiling heights generous by modern standards, foyers and galleries in the larger lines, period detailing and proportions, hardwood floors, and large windows that, on the upper floors of a nineteen-story tower, deliver open park views to the east and city light to the west. Park-facing apartments enjoy direct exposure across the upper park; western and side exposures look across the Manhattan Valley fabric.
Condition varies across the building, as in any pre-war cooperative — renovated apartments coexist with original-condition homes. Floor altitude and exposure are the dominant pricing variables, with the park-view premium most pronounced on the higher floors.
Building operations
441 Central Park West operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative with a full-time doorman, elevators, and a live-in superintendent. Resident amenities include a bicycle room, private storage, and on-site laundry. The roughly 120-unit scale supports professional staffing and a stable operating base, and tends to keep carrying charges competitive relative to smaller buildings.
On building rules, the cooperative is pet-friendly — both cats and dogs are permitted — which is a meaningful draw for a park-block building, putting daily walks at the building's doorstep. The architecture and operations together give the building a settled, full-service character that distinguishes it from the rental and smaller-scale stock around it in Manhattan Valley.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | 10D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,300 sf | $1,300,000 | $1,000/sf | -3.7% |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 17F | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,900 sf | $3,075,000 | $1,618/sf | -2.4% |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 11C | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 900 sf | $1,100,000 | $1,222/sf | -7.6% |
| Apr 21, 2025 | 5E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,350 sf | $1,360,000 | $1,007/sf | -2.5% |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 7D | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,225,000 | -16.9% | |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 1F | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,300 sf | $1,250,000 | $962/sf | -3.8% |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 6H | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,600 sf | $1,595,000 | $997/sf | -7.5% |
| Nov 19, 2024 | 2H | 1 BR · 1 BA | $600,000 | +0.0% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $1,026/sf across 5 sales. Median listing discount 0.9% 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 1-01840-0029) 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
Park frontage at an accessible price is the proposition. Direct Central Park exposure and Art Deco architecture at northern-CPW pricing is the building's core appeal.
It is genuinely pet-friendly. Cats and dogs are welcome — a real advantage for a building directly on the park.
Exposure and floor altitude drive value. Park-facing upper-floor apartments command a clear premium; weigh the difference carefully.
Boak & Paris Deco detail is genuine. The architecture is a real asset; assess how much original detail survives in the specific apartment.
Condition varies by apartment. Budget for apartment-specific assessment across a 120-unit pre-war building.
What to know if you’re selling
Lead with the park view and the architecture. Direct Central Park exposure and Boak & Paris Art Deco authorship are the marketing assets, particularly for the park-facing lines.
Comparable analysis is exposure-driven. Park-facing versus non-park-facing is the first cut; same-line and adjacent-floor trades are the cleanest evidence.
Position against the broader CPW market. Buyers priced out of the avenue's core often discover the northern Deco tier; the value story, the park block, and the pet policy are all selling points.
Closing timelines are co-op standard — generally six to ten weeks from contract to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 441 Central Park West, also evaluate:
- 455 Central Park West — nearby northern-CPW building
- 420 Central Park West — northern-CPW pre-war cooperative
- 415 Central Park West — nearby Central Park West building
- 400 Central Park West — northern-CPW pre-war peer
- 478 Central Park West — northern-CPW building
- 372 Central Park West — nearby Central Park West cooperative
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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