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239 Central Park West, #PHB

$5,695,000 | 2 beds, 2 baths
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26 days on Market

Key Details

  • Listed: May 6, 2024
    Days on Market: 26
    Building Type: Cooperative
    Neighborhood: Central Park West (Manhattan)
    Doorman: FT Doorman
    Listing viewed 209 times
Monthly Maintenance: $6,193
Est. Monthly Mortgage: $19,367
Total Est. Monthly Carrying Cost: $25,560
Note: the above is based on a down payment of 50% ($2,847,500), which is the minimum amount permitted by the building.

Insider Highlights

  • Prime Location: This sun-filled, corner penthouse is located directly across from Central Park, in close proximity to the American Museum of Natural History, popular Upper West Side restaurants, shops, nightlife, and transportation. It also offers good cross-town bus service at 86th Street where there is also a subway station.
  • Architectural Beauty: The property boasts old-world architectural details throughout, including intricate moldings, built-in seating and bookshelves, and hardwood herringbone floors. It is housed in a historic pre-war building designed by Sugarman & Berger in 1926.
  • Modern Comforts: The penthouse offers modern comforts such as through-wall air conditioning, new top-line appliances, a wood-burning fireplace, bathroom sauna, Lutron dimmable custom LED lighting, washer/dryer, and generous custom-fitted closets.
  • Luxurious Kitchen and Bedrooms: The fully outfitted, corner eat-in kitchen features refurbished stainless-steel cabinetry, marble counters and backsplash, LED under-counter lighting, custom mosaic tile floors and new Miele appliances. Both bedrooms feature en-suite windowed bathrooms and generous closet storage, with the primary suite offering a huge custom walk-in closet, a private landscaped terrace, and large primary bath with both tub and shower, as well as a custom built-in sauna.
  • Outdoor Space: The property features a huge, landscaped wrap terrace with multiple entertaining spaces and extraordinary open city views. The primary suite also offers a private landscaped terrace.
  • Building Amenities: The building offers a full gym, central laundry room, shareholder storage and a bicycle room. It is a pet-friendly building with a full-time doorman and elevator operator.

Description

This beautiful, sun-filled two-bedroom, two-bathroom, corner penthouse home at 239 Central Park West is ideally positioned in one of the Avenue’s superb full-service buildings directly across from Central Park. This extraordinary penthouse high atop the city is truly special with its own private elevator entrance, showcasing a huge, landscaped wrap terrace lining the perimeter of the home with multiple entertaining spaces and extraordinary open city views from four exposures, including a partial view of Central Park from the north terrace. This spectacular one-of-a-kind home is filled with numerous windows and doors enveloping the interiors with stunning natural light all day and a remarkable warm sunset glow at days end.

The gracious layout is fabulous for formal entertaining with a great separation for private living.

Gorgeous old-world architectural details throughout provide a design rich in history and character seamlessly blending with abundant modern comforts. Beautiful and distinctive design elements include intricate, decorative crown, wall, and ceiling moldings and trim, built-in seating and bookshelves, wood windows and French doors, and hardwood herringbone floors. Contemporary comforts include through-wall air conditioning in kitchen and bedrooms, new top-line appliances, a wood-burning fireplace, bathroom sauna, Lutron dimmable custom LED lighting, washer/dryer, and generous custom-fitted closets.

The landscaped private wrap terraces are simply spectacular, lining nearly the entire apartment with expansive north, south, and west terraces and a secluded east terrace designated to the primary suite.

These spaces are fabulous for entertaining, dining al fresco, gardening, or enjoying the amazing open city views. Professionally landscaped, the year-round plantings were designed to be low maintenance. Fully outfitted, the terraces have electricity and a new irrigation system.

The grand formal space spans over 37 feet with an open living room and formal dining room, filled with numerous windows, two exposures, open city views, abundant architectural design details, a wood-burning fireplace, and a custom built-in seating area.

The fully outfitted, corner eat-in kitchen boasts abundant refurbished stainless-steel cabinetry with glass fronts including food pantry, marble counters and backsplash, LED under-counter lighting, custom mosaic tile floors and new Miele appliances including refrigerator, dishwasher, "Combi-Steam" convection/gas range oven with steamer/sous-vide cooker, and wok burner, and washer /dryer.

Surrounded by windows and two exposures, the space also has an access door leading to the terrace.

Both bedrooms are full of natural light with numerous windows, en-suite windowed bathrooms and generous closet storage. The primary suite offers a huge custom walk-in closet, a private landscaped terrace, and large primary bath with both tub and shower, as well as a custom built-in sauna! The second bedroom has two exposures.

Building amenities include a full gym, central laundry room, shareholder storage and a bicycle room.

Pets are permitted. Central air and through-the-wall AC are allowed. Pieds-a-terre not permitted. Flip Tax: 2% paid by buyer.

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Apartment Amenities

  • Terrace
Listing courtesy of Corcoran Group

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About 239 Central Park West

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239 Central Park West has received a CityRealty Rating of 76, based on:

 
Architecture

Anything above 30 is remarkable, from 20-29 is distinguished and from 11-19 is average, while below 11 is below average.

 
Location

Anything above 27 is remarkable, from 18-26 is distinguished and from 9-17 is average, while below 9 is below average.

 
Features

Anything above 22 is remarkable, from 16-21 is distinguished and from 9-15 is average, while below 9 is below average.

Rating Summary

23
Out of 44
+
29
Out of 36
+
15
Out of 39
+
9
=
76
Out of 119
 

Architecture Rating: Points Breakdown

Exterior:
Very Distinguished 7 out of 8 points
Retail Quality:
None 2 out of 5 points
Canopy Entrance:
No Canopy 1 out of 3 points
Alterations:
None 2 out of 2 points
Plaza Or Atrium:
None 0 out of 3 points
Contextual Design:
Yes and Good 2 out of 3 points
Skyline:
Highly Visible 2 out of 2 points
Local Visibility:
Highly Visible 2 out of 2 points
Watertank:
Exposed 0 out of 2 points
Airconditioners:
Allowed and Present 0 out of 2 points
Free Standing:
Corner 1 out of 2 points
Gargoyles:
Present 1 out of 2 points
Garden:
None 0 out of 2 points
Fenestration:
Consistent 1 out of 1 points
Landmark:
Part of Historic District 1 out of 2 points
Unity:
Unified Design 1 out of 1 points
Illumination:
None 0 out of 1 points
Water Element:
None 0 out of 1 points

Location Rating: Points Breakdown

Street Ambience:
Very Attractive with Trees 4 out of 5 points
Distance To Neighborhood Center:
Less than 10 blocks 5 out of 5 points
Views:
Impressive 3 out of 4 points
Neighborhood Ambience:
Very Attractive 3 out of 3 points
Traffic Noise:
Considerable 1 out of 3 points
Protected Views:
Many 2 out of 2 points
Distance To Subway:
3-5 Short Blocks 1 out of 2 points
Firedepartment Noise:
No Noise 2 out of 2 points
Distance To Supermarket:
3-5 Short Blocks 1 out of 2 points
Distance To Park:
Less Than 3 Short Blocks 2 out of 2 points
Distance To Water:
3-6 Short Blocks 1 out of 2 points
Shopping:
5 or less Short Blocks 2 out of 2 points
Schools:
No Noise 1 out of 1 points
Noise From Nightlife:
None 1 out of 1 points

Features Rating: Points Breakdown

Lobby:
Quite Stylish 3 out of 5 points
Units Per Floor:
5-9 2 out of 5 points
Ceiling:
8-9 Feet 1 out of 4 points
Balconies:
None 0 out of 3 points
Health Club:
None 0 out of 2 points
Private Gardens:
None 0 out of 2 points
Storage Rooms:
Considerable 2 out of 2 points
Bay Windows:
None 0 out of 1 points
Fireplaces:
Some 1 out of 1 points
Door Person:
Yes 1 out of 1 points
Concierge:
None 0 out of 1 points
Elevator Person:
Yes 1 out of 1 points
Recreational Roof:
None 0 out of 1 points
Driveway:
None 0 out of 1 points
Maids Room:
None 0 out of 1 points
Catering:
None 0 out of 1 points
Garage:
None 0 out of 1 points
Mixed Use:
No 0 out of 1 points
Non Rectilinear Form:
No 0 out of 1 points
Unusual Layouts:
Some 1 out of 1 points
Prewar:
Yes 1 out of 1 points
Other Amenities:
Many 2 out of 2 points

Building Amenities

  • Conversion Year: 1980
  • Elevator Operator
  • FT Doorman
  • High-Rise
  • Pre War
  • Resident Storage
  • Elevator
  • Fitness Center

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Pros
  • Wood-burning fireplaces
  • Great entrance surround with sculpted lions
  • Gym
  • Live-in superintendent
  • Elevator operator
  • Good public transportation
  • Basement storage
  • Pre-war building
  • Doorman
  • Fronts on Central Park
  • Close to Subway
Cons
  • Protruding air-conditioners
  • No sidewalk landscaping
  • No roof deck
  • No garage
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Subways

  1. C
  2. B
at Central Park West and 88th 0.17 miles
  1. 1
at Broadway 0.43 miles

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