The Langston
68 Bradhurst Avenue, between West 145th and West 146th Streets, Manhattan · Harlem
BBL 1020457501 · BIN 1087463
- Year built
- 2005
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 180
- Floors
- 10
- Amenities
- 24-hour attended lobby, resident superintendent, courtyard, fitness room, laundry, bicycle storage and on-site garage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Pied-à-terre
- Permitted
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not stated
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase price
- Flip tax
- 1% of the purchase price, paid by the buyer
- Doorman
- Full-time doorman
Every recorded sale at this building, 2007–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $850
- floor-adjusted, 4 sales
- Listing discount
- 2.7%
- Recorded sales
- 293
- On record
- 2007–2026
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The Langston is a substantial condominium development at the southern edge of Jackie Robinson Park, occupying a sloping block between West 145th and West 146th Streets. Gotham Organization and The Richman Group developed the property with GreenbergFarrow, which designed its residential and commercial components. Upper-floor setbacks create terraces, while the base accommodates retail and parking alongside residential common facilities.
The project was built through the city's Cornerstone Program, with both restricted and unrestricted apartments. Resale eligibility and restrictions depend on the individual apartment — confirm with the managing agent.
The tax benefits remain a defining ownership feature. The residential 421-a program and separate commercial ICIP/ICAP benefit both began in 2008 and remain active on the 2027 roll. The residential program has a stated 25-year term, making the phaseout schedule relevant to any long ownership horizon.
Architecture and unit composition
GreenbergFarrow's design responds to a steeply sloping street network. Retail occupies two levels, and the upper two floors step back to create terraced penthouse homes. A landscaped courtyard provides shared exterior space within the development. The grade change is part of the building's organization, with different street elevations around the block.
The residential inventory includes one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, together with duplex penthouses. Some duplexes have double-height window walls, internal stairs and access on more than one floor. Those layouts offer a different division of living and sleeping space from the single-level homes below.
Private terraces are concentrated in selected configurations, particularly around the setbacks. The common courtyard and residents' outdoor facilities are separate from those private areas. A terrace should be described as part of the particular home's exterior rights, while the shared courtyard remains a condominium amenity.
Interiors have been altered since the original development. Single-level apartments include relatively compact one-bedroom homes and larger multi-bedroom plans, while the duplex inventory adds a distinct upper-end category. A purchaser comparing the two should account for the area devoted to stairs and double-height space as well as the stated bedroom count.
Building operations
The Langston has a continuously attended lobby and a resident superintendent. Shared facilities include a gym, building laundry, bicycle storage and a courtyard. The garage is on site, with parking arrangements separate from an apartment's interior accommodations.
Residential and commercial properties have separate tax classifications. The apartments fall within class 2, which has no statutory cap on assessment growth. Commercial lots are class 4 and have a separate commercial benefit. The commercial incentive should not be used to describe the tax treatment of an apartment.
The 421-a benefit has a 25-year term beginning in 2008. An active benefit does not mean the exemption remains at its original level for every remaining year. For a purchase here, the apartment's remaining benefit schedule is a specific carrying-cost variable as ownership approaches the later years of the program.
No single owner dominates the residential inventory on the DOF roll: the largest ownership shown is two of 180 residential units. That indicates widely distributed title ownership, though it does not by itself establish the share of apartments occupied by owners or leased to tenants.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of October 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
- Terms
- Equal to 1% of sales price
- Rate
- 1% of the purchase price
- Paid by
- Buyer
Source: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
Purchase
4 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $600 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit/Background Check FeePer applicantPaid to management | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $125 per applicant/adult occupant | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Move-In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
Rental or lease
6 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $400 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Lease FeePaid to management | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount Equal to two (2) months Common Charges | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-Out FeePaid to the building | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move-In FeePaid to the building | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
Lease renewal
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease Renewal AKAM Application Processing FeePaid to management | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $200 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Lease Renewal Fee - Paid to CondoPaid to the building | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $200 | Refundable Not stated |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Financing and purchase requirements
- Maximum financing
- 80% of the purchase priceSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Guarantors
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Co-purchasing
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Leasing by owners
- Not verified
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- Short-term rentals
- Not permittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
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Pets and in-unit washer/dryer
- Pets
- Pets permitted; species and limits not statedSource: building management's published schedule, as of October 2026
- In-unit washer/dryer
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Common charges + taxes, per square foot
- $0.44 per square foot a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Common charges alone, per square foot
- $0.38 per square foot a monthMedian of 3 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
- Real estate taxes alone, per square foot
- $0.06 per square foot a monthMedian of 3 listings since October 2023 that give the annual taxSource: listing records, refreshed October 2026
Common charges plus real estate taxes, combined into one monthly figure the way New York condominium listings show them. Add a mortgage payment for the monthly outlay. The split into common charges and taxes comes from the listings that also give the annual tax, a different sample, so the two lines need not add up exactly to the combined median; a tax abatement can hold taxes below the full amount until it expires. A summary of recorded sales and listings, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Full-time doormanSource: recent listing records
- Concierge
- YesSource: recent listing records
- Attended lobby
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, garden, garage, bike storage, laundry roomSource: 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. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $128,114/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $59
- Modeled exposure split equally across 180 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; condominium owners are typically charged by each unit's common-interest percentage.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2010–15 to 2025–30. 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 data last refreshed October 2026.
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.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | PHL | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,327 sf | $1,350,000 | $1,017/sf | +0.0% |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1V | 2 BR · 2 BA · 850 sf | $890,000 | $1,047/sf | -8.7% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9L | 1,327 sf | $1,350,000 | $1,017/sf | — |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 8R | 2 BR · 2 BA · 967 sf | $800,000 | $827/sf | +0.0% |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 6V | 2 BR · 2 BA · 831 sf | $705,000 | $848/sf | -16.6% |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 7G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 663 sf | $570,000 | $860/sf | -4.8% |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 7F | 2 BR · 2 BA · 890 sf | $810,000 | $910/sf | -2.3% |
| Nov 18, 2024 | PHM | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,321 sf | $1,320,000 | $999/sf | -11.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $850/sf (floor-adjusted) across 4 sales. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 2.7% 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 1-02045-7501; 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.
Closed rents at The Langston, last 36 months
| Size | Leases | Median / month |
|---|---|---|
| 2 bedroom | 9 | $3,900 |
| 3 bedroom | 2 | $4,150 |
11 closed leases, October 2023 to September 2026. Most recent lease August 2026. Sizes with fewer than 2 leases are not shown. Compiled by The Roebling Team at Compass from closed leases.
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At the recent median sale of $850K (8 sales in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $40,394 to close, or 4.8% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- Mortgage recording tax: $12,272
- Title insurance: $3,825
- Building transfer fee (flip tax), 1% of the purchase price, paid by the buyer per building management's published schedule, as of October 2026: $8,500
- Attorneys, lender, building fees, reserves and filings: $15,798
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest. Confirm the current transfer fee with building management; the linked calculator does not include it.
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- The Lenox — Another established Harlem condominium from the same development era, with a smaller overall residential inventory.
- 2280 Frederick Douglass Boulevard — A later condominium alternative along Frederick Douglass Boulevard with a more contained scale.
- 300 West 122nd Street — A newer Harlem condominium of broadly comparable inventory size for weighing a different amenity generation.
- Eleven Hancock — A smaller contemporary condominium with a more recent architectural and interior design program.
- Colonial Parkway Apartments — A nearby prewar architectural comparison with cooperative tenure and separate purchase restrictions.
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The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, transit, and pricing across Harlem — read The Roebling Team Guide to Harlem.
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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