Fort George NYC: An Upper Manhattan Neighborhood Guide

The 191st Street station on the 1 train sits roughly 173 feet below the street, the deepest station in the entire New York City subway system. It is reached by elevator from St. Nicholas Avenue and by a pedestrian tunnel of about 1,000 feet that connects to Broadway. That station sits in Fort George, a high, hilly pocket of Upper Manhattan that most maps fold into Washington Heights.

I was born in Inwood and have lived in Washington Heights since 1992, so when I tell a buyer what to expect near 191st Street, I am describing my own neighborhood, not summarizing a report.

Where the name comes from

A fort built on this hill in 1776, near the corner of Audubon Avenue and West 192nd Street, was briefly named Fort Clinton and finally Fort George. From 1895 to 1914 the site held the Fort George Amusement Park. Today it is the location of the George Washington Educational Campus and part of Highbridge Park, and Fort George Hill is the name of the street that circles the site (Source: Wikipedia, Fort George, New York).

Where Fort George Sits

Fort George is a sub-neighborhood of Washington Heights, around the 190s streets near Inwood. It is not an official Neighborhood Tabulation Area, and sources draw it differently: some run it from West 181st Street to Dyckman Street, others use a smaller area east of Broadway to the Harlem River. Because the name is not widely used by New Yorkers, listings often say Washington Heights instead. The hill is one of the highest points in Manhattan, which is why the 1 train platform had to go so deep.

Getting Around: Trains and Parks

The 1 train serves the deep 191st Street station, and the A runs nearby at 190th and 181st Streets.

On the green side, Fort George is flanked by Highbridge Park and sits near Fort Tryon Park. Highbridge runs along the eastern edge toward the Harlem River; Fort Tryon to the north holds the Cloisters.

Active Listings in Fort George and Washington Heights

Live RLS listings currently for sale in the Fort George area

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Active

$1,200,000

4 SYLVAN Terrace

Washington Heights

3 bd 2 ba 1,562 sf

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Multi Family · 1899 RLS #RLS20113917

Active

$350,000

1993 Amsterdam Avenue #33

Washington Heights

3 bd 1 ba 630 sf

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Co-op · 1907 RLS #RLS20094358

Listing information provided courtesy of the Real Estate Board of New York's Residential Listing Service (RLS). Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Sale listings verified. ©2026 REBNY. RLS data displayed by Keller Williams NYC.

The Fort George Housing Market

Fort George has no REBNY feed of its own, so read its market through Washington Heights. As of June 2026, RLS-tracked active inventory in Washington Heights stood at 65 listings, with a median asking price of $575,000 and an average of $689 per square foot. Recent RLS-tracked closings carried a median of $549,000.

The building stock here leans heavily toward co-ops. Co-ops make up about 68% of active Washington Heights inventory, so most Fort George purchases are co-ops, not condos. That affects down payment, documents required and closing timeline.

The RLS does tag a small slice of listings as Fort George. On October 1, 2026 that slice held 3 active listings and 6 pending, with 3 closings in 90 days at a median of $532,000. Three sales is too few to call a trend; it sits near the Washington Heights median above.

History and transit details: Wikipedia (Fort George, New York; 191st Street station; Washington Heights, Manhattan), Untapped New York, NYC Parks.

Buying in Fort George: What to Plan For

With co-ops at roughly two-thirds of inventory, the first decision is ownership structure. My co-op vs condo breakdown covers the cost and document differences.

A co-op purchase adds a board package and a board interview, and packages get returned over avoidable paperwork mistakes, so build that timeline in from the start.

Closing adds attorney fees, building application fees and transfer-related items, listed in my closing costs breakdown.