65 Central Park West
65 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023
Lincoln Square, Upper West Side
BBL 1011190029 · BIN 1028230
- Year built
- 1927
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 107
- Floors
- 16
Every recorded sale at this building, 1996–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 2BR median
- $3.5M
- Recent range
- $895K – $4M
- Listing discount
- 5.8%
- Recorded transfers
- 104
65 Central Park West is Emery Roth's deliberate Italian Renaissance refusal of the 1920s Art Deco moment — a building that, per published architectural histories, came at a time when "1920s Central Park West was being transformed by Art Deco apartment towers" but where "esteemed apartment building architect Emery Roth had a different style in mind."
It begins with the Roth tripartite neo-Renaissance composition: architectural historians write that Roth "scoffed at Art Deco geometric motifs and ziggurat-like towers," embellished the entrance with "complex Renaissance-inspired carvings," placed "ornate, double-height pseudo balconies at the 12th and 13th floors," and interrupted the terra-cotta cornice "at intervals with stepped parapets and enormous crests." Roth carried that contrarian streak into the building's unnamed identity, breaking with a Central Park West convention the histories trace back decades: "Beginning with the 1884 Dakota, apartment buildings along Central Park West were given names. This one, however, went by its address, 65 Central Park West, more in keeping with the buildings on the opposite side of Central Park." Over the century since, the address drew a cultural resident roster to match — Madonna, Ruth Orkin (the photographer of American Girl in Italy), Elmer Rice (playwright of The Adding Machine), and Eunice Hunton Carter (the prosecutor in the Lucky Luciano racketeering case).
Architecture and unit composition
Emery Roth's work along CPW dominates the 1920s-1930s skyline — the San Remo, the Beresford, the Eldorado, and lesser-known Roth commissions including 65 CPW. Steven Ruttenbaum's monograph Mansions in the Clouds: The Skyscraper Palazzi of Emery Roth (Balsam Press, 1986) is the canonical reference for this architectural arc.
Published architectural histories record that at 65 CPW, Roth "scoffed at Art Deco geometric motifs and ziggurat-like towers." He embellished the entrance with "complex Renaissance-inspired carvings," placed "ornate, double-height pseudo balconies at the 12th and 13th floors," and interrupted the terra-cotta cornice "at intervals with stepped parapets and enormous crests." The facade is faced in light-brown brick with terracotta detailing; two-story window surrounds carry foliation, medallions, a cherub, and balustrades.
65 CPW is widely regarded as "this handsome and sedate, 16-story apartment building." Roth also chose to break with CPW convention by not naming the building. The interior planning, atypically, offered units from as small as three rooms through sprawling duplexes — a unit mix uncommon among peer 1920s Roth buildings.
The 107 apartments distribute across the building's sixteen stories. The building converted to cooperative ownership in 1987.
Building operations
65 CPW operates as a full-service Lincoln Square cooperative:
- Full-time doorman and concierge
- Live-in superintendent
- Porters
- Canopied entrance with elaborate stone surround
- Bike room
- Private storage
- On-site laundry
- Wood-burning fireplaces in select apartments
- No health club, no garage, no sundeck
Records note inconsistent fenestration as the principal architectural caveat — the window-replacement variance across the building's century-long ownership cycle.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $75,049/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $58
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 | 11D | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | $3,388,000 | -6.5% | |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 9D | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | $4,025,000 | -5.3% | |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 2G | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,150 sf | $1,600,000 | $1,391/sf | -5.6% |
| May 2, 2025 | 10C | 2 BR · 3 BA | $3,377,500 | -8.6% | |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 7F | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 800 sf | $895,000 | $1,119/sf | +0.0% |
| Mar 10, 2025 | PH | 4 BR · 5.5 BA | $14,500,000 | -12.1% | |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 12B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,800 sf | $3,646,500 | $2,026/sf | -19.0% |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 12A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $2,161,000 | +8.1% |
Market read. $/sf is measured on the latest sales with reliable square footage (2025): a median $1,268/sf across 2 sales. The building has traded as recently as 2026. Median listing discount 5.4% 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.
Other recent transfers
| Date | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2005 | 12B | $4,495,000 |
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 1-01119-0029) 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 selling
Marketing should emphasize the Emery Roth architectural pedigree and the building's published architectural history. Both are real institutional advantages.
The cultural resident overlay — Madonna, Ruth Orkin, Elmer Rice, Eunice Hunton Carter — supports premium positioning. Reference where appropriate.
The 1995 Central Park West TV-series title location is real marketing context.
Pricing should reference the March 2024 12A closing at $2.161 million. Apartment-line-specific comparables should anchor positioning.
Closing timelines are cooperative-standard.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering 65 Central Park West, also evaluate:
- 41 Central Park West (Harperley Hall) — Wilkinson 1911 Arts and Crafts; immediate Lincoln Square CPW peer
- 55 Central Park West — Schwartz & Gross 1929; nearby CPW peer
- 75 Central Park West — nearby CPW peer
- 91 Central Park West — nearby CPW peer
- 101 Central Park West — nearby CPW 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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