The Alden (225 Central Park West)
225 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
- Year built
- 1925
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 234
- Floors
- 16
- Landmark
- Designated
- Pets
- Pets allowed (not permitted for subtenants)
- Subletting
- Permitted with board approval; tiered sublet fees ($9–$21 per share per year, scaling by year)
- Pied-à-terre
- Allowed
Every recorded sale at this building, 2003–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median
- $940K
- Recent range
- $500K – $4.1M
- Avg vs. ask
- -2.1%
- Recorded transfers
- 162
The Alden is among the most architecturally and historically distinctive CPW cooperatives — a Bing & Bing apartment hotel from 1925, designed by Emery Roth at the peak of his pre-Art Deco residential work, that converted to a cooperative in 1984. Its 15-story Neo-Renaissance composition — beige brick over a rusticated limestone base — represents the pre-Art Deco luxury apartment-house tradition that Roth would shortly translate into the Art Deco vocabulary of his later twin-tower CPW masterpieces (the San Remo, Beresford, Eldorado, Ardsley).
The Bing & Bing sponsorship is itself part of the building's identity. The Bing brothers — Leo and Alexander — were among the most prolific Manhattan apartment-house developers of the 1920s and 1930s, and the buildings they commissioned (with Roth as their preferred architect) defined the upper end of the New York apartment market in that era. The Alden was Roth's apartment-hotel interpretation of that tradition: shorter than the later towers, with smaller-format units appropriate to its original hotel-residential function, and a different daily-life signature than the larger CPW landmarks.
For buyers who want pre-war architecture, a corner-CPW location, and a building with notably more flexible policies than the most stringent CPW co-ops — pied-à-terre permitted, co-purchasing permitted, pets allowed, larger unit count — the Alden is one of the most accessible tier-one CPW addresses.
Architecture and unit composition
Reflecting its apartment-hotel origins, the Alden's unit mix is broader than typical CPW landmarks: studios and one-bedrooms (originally hotel-residential units, many now combined) sit alongside substantial two-, three-, four-, and five-bedroom configurations including a number of combined and full-floor layouts.
Pre-war signatures throughout: high beamed ceilings, formal entry galleries in the larger configurations, gracious room proportions, Central Park views from the eastern-flank apartments. Original architectural detail is preserved to varying degrees apartment-to-apartment depending on renovation history.
Park-facing apartments occupy the eastern flank with direct Central Park views; corner Park-facing units (Park + West 82nd Street exposure) command meaningful view premium given the building's corner positioning.
Building operations
The Alden operates as a full-service pre-war cooperative with the hospitality-influenced service signature appropriate to its apartment-hotel origins: 24-hour doormen, concierge desk, spectacular lobby, on-site superintendent. Recent capital reinvestment has refreshed the lobby and common areas while preserving the building's pre-war character. On-site amenities include a roof deck, garage, and bicycle room — broader amenity scope than most CPW pre-war co-ops of comparable era.
The building converted to cooperative ownership in 1984 and has operated continuously as a self-governed co-op since.
Policy flexibility distinguishes the Alden from peer CPW co-ops. The board permits:
- Pied-à-terre purchases (per building policy)
- Co-purchasing
- Pets (for shareholders; not permitted for subtenants)
- Subletting with board approval, on a tiered fee structure that escalates with sublet duration
The board does not permit guarantors or parents-buying-for-child(ren) arrangements, in either employed-child or student-child variants. These restrictions narrow the buyer pool somewhat but the pied-à-terre and co-purchasing permissions meaningfully broaden it.
Sublet fees are calibrated by year of sublet — approximately $9 per share per year for Year 1, escalating to $21 per share per year for Year 4 and beyond. This structure discourages indefinite subletting while accommodating shareholders with temporary need.
The building participates in the NYC Cooperative & Condominium Property Tax Abatement Program for qualifying primary-residence shareholders.
Property is managed by AKAM.
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 | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | 801 | 4 BR · 3.5 BA | $4,100,000 | +2.6% |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 516 | 1 BA | $516,000 | -1.7% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 1516 | 1 BR · 2 BA | $1,225,000 | -5.4% |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 1514 | 1 BA | $550,000 | -3.3% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 117 | 1 BA | $500,000 | -4.8% |
| Jan 21, 2025 | 1014 | 1 BA | $525,000 | -0.9% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 511 | 1 BA | $520,000 | -1.0% |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 42223 | 4 BR · 3 BA | $2,400,000 | +6.7% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2023) cleared a median $1,264/sf across 1 sale. Sales close on average -1.6% below 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 5, 2025 | 1210 | $520,000 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 1120A | $525,000 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 523 | $885,000 |
| May 29, 2024 | 7/802 | $2,995,000 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1107 | $610,000 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 318 | $2,150,000 |
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 1-01196-0029) 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.
What to know if you’re buying
Board approval is rigorous but the building's policies are notably flexible. Pied-à-terre, co-purchasing, and pets are all permitted — making the Alden one of the more accessible tier-one CPW addresses for buyers who don't fit traditional primary-residence-only profiles.
Guarantors and parents-buying-for-children are not permitted. Buyers without sufficient personal financial profiles to qualify on their own will not be approved. Younger buyers planning to use family financial support should expect the family member to be a co-purchaser rather than a guarantor.
Studios and one-bedrooms are available at meaningful scale. Reflecting the building's apartment-hotel origins, smaller units are common — useful for buyers who want CPW architecture but don't need (or can't underwrite) a full pre-war family apartment.
Subletting is permitted with a tiered fee structure. The escalating per-share annual fees mean longer-duration subletting becomes progressively expensive — buyers planning to sublet should model the long-tail cost.
Renovation is constrained by historic district status and pre-war detail. Renovation respecting the building's Neo-Renaissance character is the expected path.
View permanence is excellent. Central Park at the eastern flank, residential streets surrounding.
What to know if you’re selling
Pricing spans a broader range than at most CPW co-ops. The unit-mix breadth — studios to multi-bedroom combined units — means seller pricing strategy benefits from broker familiarity with the building's specific inventory dynamics. Comparable-sales analysis is more useful at the Alden than at smaller, more variable buildings.
Buyer pool is broader than at peer CPW co-ops. Pied-à-terre, co-purchasing, pet-owning, and apartment-hotel-format buyers all participate. This produces somewhat faster average transaction timing and a broader marketing audience than at more restrictive CPW peers.
Mansion tax effects depend on apartment scale. Studios and one-bedrooms typically trade below the mansion tax thresholds; larger configurations routinely transact above $2M and not infrequently above $5M.
Closing timelines are co-op standard. 4–8 weeks from contract signing to closing.
Comparable buildings
If you're considering The Alden, also evaluate:
- The Beresford (211 CPW) — Roth three-tower landmark, immediately south, larger institutional culture
- 55 Central Park West — pre-war co-op, southern CPW, more conservative policies
- The Manhasset (392 CPW) — pre-war co-op, further north
- 101 Central Park West — pre-war co-op, mid-CPW
- The Apthorp (390 West End at 79th) — pre-war landmark, mixed condo-co-op
- The Eldorado (300 CPW) — Art Deco twin-tower landmark, immediately north
The Roebling Team at The Alden
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 generic market commentary.
If you're considering a purchase or sale at The Alden, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point. We'll bring the full context this page provides plus the transactional specifics your situation requires — financial structuring, board approvability, comparable analysis at the apartment level, and the pacing strategy that fits your timeline.