Building: 425 Central Park West

425 Central Park West is a boutique, pre-war condominium residence located directly on Central Park’s finest section, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. A doorman is available in the afternoons and evenings to greet and assist you, and a live-in building superintendent oversees a building staff whose focus is on maintaining a friendly, service-oriented, and well-maintained living environment. Central Park is entered directly across the street from the building, with The Pool and surrounding waterfalls and woodlands providing an unlikely oasis.

Situated within close proximity to Columbia University, the building is also immediately adjacent to the 103rd Street B and C subway station, providing direct access to Columbus Circle, Penn Station, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, the West Village, SoHo, and other major destinations. Whole Foods and its Wine Shop are located within a short walk, along with numerous shops, restaurants and conveniences. The drive to LaGuardia Airport takes less than twenty minutes from the building, and there are numerous taxis available at all times.

With just sixty condominiums, 425 Central Park West is large enough to support excellent building services and amenities, but small enough so that a neighborly feel permeates life in the building. The building is seven stories with an elevator, and features decorative terra cotta and brick patterns on its masonry façade. A terrazzo lobby with wall sconces, paneled wainscoting, leaded glass window transoms, and brass metalwork provide a warm welcome home. Upper corridors are well-lit, and feature restored mosaic tile floors. Trash chutes and recycling collection are available on each level. The building is pet-friendly, and the direct access to Central Park provides resident canines with limitless open space for exercise and relief from apartment living.

While some residents have combined units to create family-sized apartments, the building’s typical residences range from spacious Studios to Two Bedroom, Two Bath apartments. Several types of Studio, One Bedroom, and Two Bedroom apartments are found throughout the building. Each home features hardwood floors, high ceilings, amazing closet space, a sunken living room, arched passageways, plaster walls, and modern thermopane windows. Nearly all units have windowed kitchens.

A newly constructed fitness center features maple flooring with doors to the private courtyard, and Technogym equipment with integrated touch panels and full iPod compatibility. Large resident storage cages have recently been added, and the bike room has been renovated to provide secured and organized bike storage at the building’s ground floor. A large laundry room is available at the ground floor, although some homes are capable of accommodating a washer and dryer. A secure package room is used for resident deliveries, which are retrieved for you by the doorstaff upon your arrival home. In addition to doormen stationed at the lobby in afternoons and evenings, access throughout the building is controlled by electronic key fob, and a sophisticated camera system enhances the safety and security of residents.

Finally, the Board of Managers is made up of pro-active, hands-on residents who have made the building’s financial security, strategic upgrading, and professional operation the focal point of a long-term strategy to create value for owners. The lifestyle available at 425 Central Park West is unmatched in a similarly-sized condominium on the Upper West Side.

Building Description Provided By Peter Bazeli