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250 West 81st Street
New Development Opened in 2019
Last updated on Dec 10, 2025

Two Fifty West 81st,
250 West 81st Street

Robert A.M. Stern designed 31 grand condominium residences in an elegant limestone and pale-brick-façaded building on the Upper West Side. The building features luxurious amenities, including a music studio, fitness center, and rooftop terrace, with nearby attractions like Zabar's and the American Museum of Natural History.

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Overview of Two Fifty West 81st at 250 West 81st Street

Robert A.M. Stern–of 15 Central Park West fame–is the starchitect behind the 31 grand condominium residences that will–upon completion in 2019–lie within this elegant limestone and pale-brick-façaded building. The surrounding streets are some of the city’s most well-preserved, with old-world character seen in graceful townhouses and apartment buildings. The architect composed the building’s silhouette to create private terrace experiences and oversized windows for many of the residences, saying that "Two Fifty West 81st is a reinterpretation of the classical Upper West Side prewar buildings for the way that people live today." The 28 palatial two- to five-bedroom homes within will have foyers, hand-laid herringbone oak floors, kitchens with custom cabinetry by Smallbone of Devizes, marble countertops, polished chrome fixtures and an integrated suite of Gaggenau appliances. Residents will enter through an oval gallery with a 14-foot-high dome ceiling and a fireplace, and the building’s 6,000 square feet of amenities are no less impressive, including a professional music studio for adults and children, a fitness center, sports court, golf simulator, children's playroom, bike storage and a rooftop Sky Terrace for open-air dining. There will be two floors of retail at the building’s base, and nearby are beloved grocer Zabar’s, the American Museum of Natural History and the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. Also nearby are Riverside Park and the 79th Street (1,2 line) subway station.

 

Alchemy Properties, who converted the upper floors of the Woolworth Building on Broadway to residential condominiums, and the Carlyle Group are the building’s developers.

Doorman
Full Time
Type
Condo
Year Built
2019
Apartments
Floors
18
Neighborhood
Min Down
20%
Developer
Alchemy Properties
Architect
Robert A.M. Stern Architects

Amenities

  • Attended Lobby
  • FT Doorman
  • High-Rise
  • Post War
  • Resident Storage
  • Rooftop Terrace
  • Elevator
  • Children's Playroom
  • Lounge
  • Fitness Center
  • Outdoor Entertainment Space
  • Bike Room
  • Library
  • Sports Court
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  1. 1
at Broadway 0.09 miles
  1. B
  2. C
at Central Park West 0.46 miles
  1. 2
  2. 3
at Broadway 0.48 miles

Pros & Cons

  • Designed by Robert A. M. Stern
  • Shapely rooftop watertank enclosure
  • Roof deck
  • Full-time doorman
  • Bicycle room
  • Music studio
  • Fitness center
  • Sidewalk landscaping
  • Hanging sconces
  • Storage
  • No swimming pool
  • No pet spa
  • No garage

CityRealty Rating

31
/44
Architecture
+
31
/36
Location
+
20
/39
Features
+
10
Editor’s Points
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92
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  • 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

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Alternate Addresses

  • 2251 Broadway
  • 2251-2259 Broadway
  • 2253 Broadway
  • 2255 Broadway
  • 2257 Broadway
  • 2259 Broadway
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