The Walden
69 East 130th Street, between Madison and Park Avenues · Harlem
BBL 1017557501 · BIN 1086527
- Year built
- 2004
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 25
- Floors
- 7
- Amenities
- Part-time doorman, elevator, common laundry, community room with kitchen and bathroom, bicycle storage and storage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Leasing by owners
- Permitted
- Doorman
- Requires confirmation
Every recorded sale at this building, 2005–2025
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2025
- $654
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 0.6%
- Recorded sales
- 43
- On record
- 2005–2025
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The Walden is a seven-story condominium with 25 residences on East 130th Street. It combines a modest apartment inventory with part-time doorman service and a community room. The apartment mix includes ordinary single-level homes, a garden duplex and penthouse layouts with private roof space.
The building dates to the mid-2000s development period in Harlem. PLUTO gives 2004; the DOB new-building job was signed off in November 2005. Its 25-year 421-a benefit began in 2006 and remains active on the 2027 roll, placing the building within the later years of that original term.
The block between Madison and Park Avenues is east of the Lenox Avenue corridor. The building's residential and commercial interests share a single condominium structure, with the commercial space represented by a separate tax lot.
Architecture and unit composition
The recorded apartment inventory spans a wide range of sizes. Many single-level homes fall around 780 to 850 square feet, while larger apartments exceed 1,000 square feet. Upper-floor homes and the garden duplex supply additional layout categories within the same small building.
The interiors include high ceilings, hardwood floors and open kitchens. The original kitchen vocabulary includes stone counters and stainless-steel appliances. Renovations have since changed individual apartments, so interior condition varies across the resale inventory.
Penthouse layouts can include two bedrooms and one-and-a-half bathrooms, with private roof space arranged on two levels. One such roof installation includes a water connection and electrical outlets. Private outdoor space belongs to particular homes and is separate from the building's indoor common room.
The garden duplex places living space at the base of the building with access to a private outdoor area. Its vertical arrangement differs from the conventional single-floor apartments above. The building's larger interior areas therefore include more than one plan type.
Building operations
Part-time entrance staffing is supplemented by elevator service and shared facilities. Residents have common laundry and a community room equipped with a kitchen and bathroom, allowing the room to function separately from individual apartments. Bicycle storage and other storage space are also available.
The property has one commercial tax lot in addition to its 25 residential lots. A business operating in the commercial space is distinct from the condominium's resident amenity package.
The residential ownership roll is dispersed: no single owner holds more than one of the 25 homes. The active tax benefit follows its original 25-year term; it does not restart when an apartment changes hands.
Policy framework
Purchase structures: Co-purchasing and pied-à-terre ownership are permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Subletting: Permitted subject to the condominium's procedures — confirm with the managing agent.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of August 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.
Purchase
10 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $325 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Reports FeeRequired | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $165 per purchaser named on the contract | Refundable Not stated |
| Packages Reproduction/Messenger Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $100 | Refundable Not stated |
| Waiver Of Right Of First Refusal | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing Administrative Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $200 | Refundable Not stated |
| Expedited Closing FeeConditionalConditions: Less than 48 hr notice | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $400 | Refundable Not stated |
| Postponement Fee | Paid by Buyer | When At closing | Amount $400 | Refundable Not stated |
| Closing Administrative Fee | Paid by Seller | When At closing | Amount $200 | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Seller | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
Rental or lease
5 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waiver of Right of First Refusal | Paid by Landlord | When With the application | Amount $250 | Refundable Not stated |
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $350 | Refundable Not stated |
| Credit Reports FeePer applicantRequired | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $200 From each applicant named on the lease - plus any additional occupants | Refundable Not stated |
Deposits
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move In Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | Refundable Not stated |
| Move Out Deposit | Paid by Tenant | When With the application | Amount $500 | 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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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
- PermittedSource: building management's published schedule, as of August 2026
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Requires confirmationSources differ. Confirm with building management.
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of Buildings elevator records
- Amenities noted
- 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
- $14,609/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $49
- Modeled exposure split equally across 25 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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2025 | 1C | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,178 sf | $760,000 | $645/sf | -13.1% |
| Jul 26, 2019 | 3C | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 778 sf | $480,000 | $617/sf | +21.5% |
| Jan 14, 2019 | 4C | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 850 sf | $636,500 | $749/sf | +0.2% |
| Aug 29, 2018 | 1C | 3 BR · 1,356 sf | $999,000 | $737/sf | +0.0% |
| Aug 17, 2018 | 6C | 2 BR · 1,075 sf | $869,000 | $808/sf | +3.6% |
| Mar 12, 2018 | 2A | 2 BR · 1,021 sf | $730,000 | $715/sf | -2.7% |
| Jun 20, 2017 | 3C | 2 BR · 778 sf | $549,000 | $706/sf | — |
| Jan 27, 2016 | PHC | 2 BR · 1,114 sf | $740,000 | $664/sf | +5.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2025) cleared a median $654/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. 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 0.6% 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 1-01755-7501; 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.
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Comparable buildings
- The Lenox — A larger condominium from the same Harlem development period with an avenue setting.
- West 131 Plaza Condominium — A nearby prewar conversion offering condominium ownership in a lower-rise group of buildings.
- Mount Morris Court — A similarly sized condominium with prewar architecture near Marcus Garvey Park.
- 1 Mount Morris Park West — A historic rowhouse condominium for comparison with the newer apartment-house form here.
- 1485 Fifth Avenue — A substantially larger tower condominium from the same broad development era.
More Harlem buildings
- 45 West 131st Street (West 131 Plaza Condominium) — 1880 condominium
- Parc Vues, 61–63 Lenox Avenue at West 113th Street · Harlem — 1900 condominium
- The Langston, 68 Bradhurst Avenue — 2005 condominium
- 77 Condominiums, 77 East 110th Street — 2013 condominium
- 88 Morningside Avenue — 2012 condop
- 100 West 119th Street (The Normandie) — 1910 condominium
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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