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
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; in the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission records, updated February 2026
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
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
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65 Central Park West is Emery Roth's deliberate Italian Renaissance refusal of the 1920s Art Deco moment, built while Art Deco apartment towers were transforming Central Park West.
It begins with the Roth tripartite neo-Renaissance composition, which sets aside Art Deco geometry for Renaissance-inspired carving, double-height pseudo balconies and a crested cornice. Roth carried that contrarian streak into the building's unnamed identity: from the 1884 Dakota onward, apartment buildings on Central Park West were given names, and this one went by its address, in keeping with the buildings on the opposite side of the 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.
At 65 CPW, Roth avoided Art Deco geometric motifs and ziggurat-like towers. He carved the entrance with Renaissance-inspired ornament, placed double-height pseudo balconies at the 12th and 13th floors, and interrupted the terra-cotta cornice at intervals with stepped parapets and crests. The facade is faced in light-brown brick with terracotta detailing; two-story window surrounds carry foliation, medallions, a cherub, and balustrades.
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
The fenestration is inconsistent, reflecting window replacements over the building's century of ownership.
Policy framework
Verified across architectural coverage and broker reporting:
- Pets: Allowed (with board approval)
- Pied-à-terre: Permitted with board approval (meaningful editorial distinction from many Fifth Avenue cooperatives)
- Financing maximum: 50%
- Flip tax: Not consistently disclosed in public sources; the building has historically charged a modest flip tax in keeping with peer 1920s Roth buildings — verify with managing agent
- Subletting: Board approval required
- Trust, LLC, foreign buyers: Board has historically been pragmatic, particularly given the building's musician and entertainment-industry pedigree
- Post-closing liquidity: Substantial reserves customary
- Board interview: Required
Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedLimits statedSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $925 per room a monthMedian of 9 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $2.57 per square foot a monthMedian of 4 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Bike storage, storageSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $75,049/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $58
- Modeled exposure split equally across 107 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →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.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City record last verified September 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers 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.
| 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 (floor-adjusted) 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). 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 on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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At the recent median sale of $3.39M (7 transfers since 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $65,370 to close, or 1.9% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $50,820
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $14,550
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Notable residents
Per published architectural and resident histories:
- Madonna — lived at 65 CPW (before her later residence at 41 Central Park West / Harperley Hall)
- Ruth Orkin — photographer; famous for American Girl in Italy; photographed from her 15th-floor apartment
- Elmer Rice — playwright (The Adding Machine, Dream Girl, Cue for Passion); lived here from 1941 until his death
- Eunice Hunton Carter — the first Black woman to earn a Fordham law degree, the first Black female assistant district attorney in New York State, and a key prosecutor in the Lucky Luciano racketeering case
- Judge M. Warley Platzek — former New York State Supreme Court Justice
- Polly Adler — New York madam; resided briefly in a sixth-floor apartment in the 1930s
- Lazar I. Estrin — vice-president of Irving Trust Co.
In 1995, the building was the title location for the prime-time soap opera Central Park West starring Mariel Hemingway and Mädchen Amick.
What to know if you’re buying
The Roth tripartite neo-Renaissance composition is structurally distinguishing. Roth's deliberate refusal of the 1920s Art Deco moment produces an architectural identity uncommon on Central Park West.
The 107-unit scale supports operational depth. Full-time doorman, concierge, porters, and live-in superintendent infrastructure are uniformly maintained.
The pied-à-terre permission with board approval is structurally advantageous. Plan flexible use cases accordingly; verify board posture during application diligence.
The unit mix from three rooms through duplexes is uncommon among peer 1920s Roth buildings. Verify line-specific configuration during walkthrough.
The Madonna / Ruth Orkin / Elmer Rice cultural resident overlay supports the building's institutional CPW identity. Real institutional context.
The 50% financing maximum is moderate. Verify post-closing liquidity expectations at application.
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 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 recent comparable closings. 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.
More Central Park West buildings
- 41 Central Park West (Harperley Hall) — 1911 co-op
- The Prasada (50 Central Park West) — 1907 co-op by Charles W. Romeyn & Henry R. Wynne
- 55 Central Park West — 1929 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 75 Central Park West (The Chatham Court) — 1929 co-op by Rosario Candela
- The Brentmore (88 Central Park West) — 1910 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
- 91 Central Park West — 1929 co-op by Schwartz & Gross
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Central Park West — read The Roebling Team Guide to Central Park West.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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