Central Park West
Building Profile ·
55 Central Park West
55 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023
AT A GLANCE
Type
Co-op
About the building
Why 55 Central Park West matters
55 Central Park West occupies a specific cultural niche on CPW: it is the building most casually known to non-New-Yorkers as "the Ghostbusters building" — its distinctive stepped roof and corner massing served as the principal exterior backdrop for the 1984 film. Beyond that…
Recent Sales
What to know if you're buying
Board approval is rigorous. 55 CPW's board reviews carefully but with somewhat less institutional formality than the most stringent tier-one boards. Strong financial profiles and primary-residence intent are advantageous.
Pied-à-terre approval is uncommon. The board generally prefers primary-residence buyers.
Renovation is constrained by historic district status and pre-war detail. Renovation…
What to know if you're selling
Pricing is competitive within southern CPW pre-war inventory. Apartments compete primarily with the Century, Majestic, and (for non-CPW alternatives) buildings on West End Avenue and the immediate side streets. Marketing benefits from the building's cultural visibility and architectural quality.
Buyer pool spans domestic primary-residence and limited international. Foreign buyer participation…
The Roebling Team at
55 Central Park West
The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Central Park West, the Upper West Side, and the broader Park-facing Manhattan market. We publish this building profile because CPW buyers and sellers deserve building-specific intelligence — architecture, board culture, transactional mechanics, and the realities of pricing at the apartment level — not…