Market Notebook · Central Harlem
What Came to Market in Central Harlem This Week
16 new sale listings reached the Central Harlem market this week. Homes here typically take about 94 days to reach a signed contract, so this week's arrivals are genuinely fresh.
None of these are my listings. I track new inventory across Central Harlem every week because the first read on a building, how a unit prices against its own past sales, is the part a search portal will not assemble for you.
Central Harlem over the last 12 months
Median recorded sale prices from closings across the neighborhood.
- Co-ops · $460,000 · $534/sqft · 97% of ask · -4% YoY (33 sales)
- Condos · $831,000 · $901/sqft · 95% of ask · +1% YoY (95 sales)
- Houses · $2,268,750 · $578/sqft · 90% of ask · +2% YoY (22 sales)
Priced at the Median
1 listing came in within a few percent of the neighborhood median.
Open house Sunday, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
2611 Frederick Douglass Boulevard #3B, a 3-bedroom condo, a short walk from the A, B, C and D trains, asks $900,000. That is effectively the neighborhood's $900,000 3-bedroom condo median.
Below the Benchmark
8 arrivals priced below the neighborhood median.
Open house Sunday, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
48 W 138th Street #1A, a 1-bedroom condo with a fitness room, asks $385,000. That runs below the neighborhood's $455,000 1-bedroom condo median. The last 1-bedroom to close in the building, #6H, sold for $385,000.
Open house Saturday, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
130 BRADHURST Avenue #APT611, a 3-bedroom, steps from the A, B, C and D trains, is listed at $795,000. It prices under the 3-bedroom condo median of $900,000. In the same building, #705 last traded at $1,175,000.
Open house Friday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
#1-A, the most recent 2-bedroom to close here, went for $549,000. 555 LENOX Avenue #1A, a 2-bedroom, steps from the 2 and 3 trains, comes to market at $425,000. It is priced well under the neighborhood norm for 2-bedroom condos.
Open house Sunday, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
128 W 138th Street #3E, a 1-bedroom, steps from the 2 and 3 trains, asks $275,000. It is among the more affordable 1-bedroom co-ops to list this week. The last 1-bedroom to close in the building, #6E, sold for $282,500.
Open house Saturday, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
137 W 142nd Street #2B, a 2-bedroom co-op, steps from the 3 train, is listed at $425,000. The ask comes in at the lower end of the 2-bedroom co-op range. In the same building, #4B last traded at $415,000.
Open house Sunday, 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
#1D, the most recent 2-bedroom to close here, went for $239,900. 2090 Madison Avenue #4A, a 2-bedroom, a short walk from the 2 and 3 trains, comes to market at $300,000. It is priced well under the neighborhood norm for 2-bedroom co-ops.
Open house Sunday, 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
16 E 132nd Street #1A, a 2-bedroom co-op, asks $250,000. It is among the more affordable 2-bedroom co-ops to list this week.
Open house Sunday, 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
16 E 132nd Street #1B, a 2-bedroom, is listed at $200,000. The ask comes in at the lower end of the 2-bedroom co-op range.
Where Size and Light Set the Price
7 listings priced above the median, where square footage, floor, or exposure account for the number.
Open house Sunday, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
2056 5th Avenue #6B, a 2-bedroom condo with a fitness room, a short walk from the 2 and 3 trains, asks $1,195,000. At 1,130 square feet, it is one of the larger 2-bedroom layouts on the market this week. The last 2-bedroom to close in the building, #2-A, sold for $1,125,000.
Open house Saturday, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
18 W 129th Street #PHA, a 1-bedroom, is listed at $765,000. The 594-square-foot floor plan runs generous for a 1-bedroom condo. In the same building, #4R last traded at $525,000.
#4B, the most recent 2-bedroom to close here, went for $1,075,000. 50 W 127th Street #PHA, a 2-bedroom condo with a fitness room, comes to market at $1,250,000. Space is the draw here, at 1,332 square feet.
380 LENOX Avenue #6G, a 3-bedroom, a short walk from the 2 and 3 trains, asks $1,725,000. At 1,721 square feet, it is one of the larger 3-bedroom layouts on the market this week. The last 3-bedroom to close in the building, #9E, sold for $1,189,000.
Open house Saturday, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
261 W 137th Street #3, a 3-bedroom condo, a short walk from the 2 and 3 trains, is listed at $1,495,000. The 1,968-square-foot floor plan runs generous for a 3-bedroom condo.
Open house Sunday, 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
18 E 132nd Street #1A, a studio, comes to market at $95,000. It sits in a building that went up in 1900.
51 E 131ST Street #1B, a studio condo, asks $515,000. The condo dates to 2016.
Questions buyers ask this week
How many homes came to market in Central Harlem this week?
16 sale listings came to market in Central Harlem in the last 7 days, with asking prices from $95,000 to $1,725,000.
How fast is Central Harlem selling right now?
No Central Harlem listings went into contract in the last 7 days, which can reflect slower deal flow or limited fresh inventory.
Are there open houses for new Central Harlem listings?
13 of this week's new Central Harlem listings have an upcoming open house or appointment showing.
How often is this Central Harlem new-listings page updated?
It refreshes from the REBNY RLS feed every 15 minutes. This view was generated September 18, 2026.
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