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Galaxy 51, 51 West 81st Street - Upper West Side
Galaxy 51, 51 West 81st Street
Doorman Co-Op in Central Park West
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51 West 81st Street

Galaxy 51,
51 West 81st Street

Doorman Co-op located in Upper West Side, between Central Park West & Columbus Avenue  Map

  • Recent Sales (9)
  • All Units in Building (112)
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Overview of Galaxy 51 at 51 West 81st Street

Built-in 1905, The Galaxy is a pre-war cooperative comprising 100 homes situated in the heart of the Upper West Side. The buildings has a 24-hour doorman, a live-in superintendent, and laundry on each floor. This home could not be situated in a more desirable location, across the street from the American Museum of Natural History, and moments to Central Park, Theodore Roosevelt Park, and the Diana Ross Playground. All of the best dining, shopping, and entertainment options that the West Side has to offer are at your doorstep such as Zabar's and the 77th/79th Street Farmers Market.

Public transportation options abound and include the B & C subway lines as well as the 1, and numerous buses including the 79th Street crosstown bus.

Year Built
1903
Converted: 1979
Apartments
112
Floors
13
Neighborhood
Min Down
25%
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Amenities

  • FT Doorman
  • Elevator

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Nearby Subways

  1. B
  2. C
at Central Park West 0.17 miles
  1. 1
at Broadway 0.31 miles

Carter’s Review

"This very handsome, 13-story tower was erected in 1903 and has 112 apartments.

The brown-brick building has a rusticated marble lobby, a concierge, a two-step-up, canopied entrance, a two-story rusticated limestone base, sidewalk landscaping, protruding air-conditioners, and a rounded corner with rusticated quoins. It has no garage, no balconies, no health club and appears to have once had a cornice that is now absent."
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Pros & Cons

  • Concierge
  • Handsome pre-war building
  • One block from Central Park
  • Protruding air-conditioners
  • Excellent public transportation
  • Across from American Museum of Natural History
  • Nice lobby
  • Close to Subway
  • Missing its cornice
  • Many apartments
  • Considerable traffic
  • Two-step-up entrance
  • No health club

CityRealty Rating

22
/44
Architecture
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28
/36
Location
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11
/39
Features
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8
Editor’s Points
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69
CITYREALTY
RATING
  • How is the CityRealty Rating calculated?

    Architecture
    • 30+ remarkable
    • 20-29 distinguished
    • 11-19 average
    • < 11 below average
    Location
    • 27+ remarkable
    • 18-26 distinguished
    • 9-17 average
    • < 9 below average
    Features
    • 22+ remarkable
    • 16-21 distinguished
    • 9-15 average
    • < 9 below average

Broker & Buyer Comments

This "gracious" pre-war gem boasts an "impeccably maintained" lobby with "friendly" door staff and sits in a "prime" Upper West Side location "directly across" from the Museum of Natural History. Residents rave about the "spectacular" planted roof deck offering "unbeatable views" and appreciate modern touches like updated elevators and convenient bike storage. The "ideal" location provides easy access to multiple subway lines (C,D,1) and crosstown bus, while the "vibrant" neighborhood offers everything from wine shops to boutiques steps away.
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Sales History

Price/Room (Est)

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For some co-ops, instead of price per square foot, we use an estimate of the number of rooms for each sold apartment to chart price changes over time. This is because many co-op listings do not include square footage information, and this makes it challenging to calculate accurate square-foot averages.

By displaying the price per estimated room count, we are able to provide a more reliable and consistent metric for comparing sales in the building. While we hope that this gives you a clearer sense of price trends in the building, all data should be independently verified. All data provided are only estimates and should not be used to make any purchase or sale decision.

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