48 W 85TH Street
$19,750,000
MLS# RLS20022664 · Upper West Side
Originally listed at $21,750,000. Price last reduced on September 10, 2026.
Listed May 9, 2025 · 553 days on the market
6 Beds 6 Baths 8,000 Sq.Ft.
About This Property
Welcome to 48 West 85th Street a stunning, newly renovated triple mint single-family townhouse located on a tree-lined Central Park block. This six-story home plus finished roof deck combines timeless Upper West Side charm with sleek, modern luxury. An elevator serves every floor, including the rooftop. Through the classic stoop entryway, the parlor level offers grand living and formal dining rooms, perfect for entertaining. This level also includes a beautifully appointed butlers kitchen, complete with warming drawers, a wet bar, and a wine cooler ideal for hosting. Downstairs, the garden level features a casual secondary entrance with a mudroom, a family room, and a bright eat-in kitchen outfitted with top-of-the-line appliances and finishes, including Dornbracht hardware, a Sub-Zero refrigerator and separate Sub-Zero freezer, a 48-inch Wolf gas rangetop, and floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors that open to a beautifully landscaped private garden with built-in BBQ. The third floor is dedicated to the primary suite, complete with a terrace, generous closets, and an adjoining office or sixth bedroom with a full ensuite bath. The primary bathroom is finished in luxurious Italian tilework and marble, creating a serene, spa-like retreat. On the fourth floor, you'll find two spacious bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, plus a fully equipped laundry room with folding area and ample storage. The fifth floor offers two more luxurious bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, one with a private terrace and a flexible bonus space ideal for a playroom, lounge, or home office. The excavated basement includes a gym/media room with a skylight, a temperature-controlled wine cellar, and a second laundry room. Perfectly located just steps from Central Park, this home offers the best of Upper West Side living, with thoughtful design, high-end finishes, and every modern convenience.
Agent's Note
From Curtis Bain. Details about the apartment are drawn from the listing information provided through RLS by Leslie J Garfield & Co Inc.
Six stories and about 8,000 square feet sit behind a classic stoop on a tree-lined Central Park block at 48 West 85th Street. It's a single-family townhouse with six bedrooms and six bathrooms, and the listing describes it as newly renovated.
The parlor level holds formal living and dining rooms, along with a butler's kitchen that has warming drawers, a wet bar and a wine cooler. That gives the house a natural setup for hosting, and the separate garden level means the household has somewhere to be when guests are in the front rooms.
Downstairs, the garden level has a casual entrance, a mudroom, a family room and an eat-in kitchen. The kitchen has a 48-inch Wolf gas rangetop, a Sub-Zero refrigerator with a separate Sub-Zero freezer, and Dornbracht hardware. Sliding glass doors open to a landscaped private garden with a built-in BBQ, so cooking and eating outdoors is easy to plan.
The third floor primary suite opens to a terrace and has roomy closets, plus an office that can serve as a sixth bedroom with its own full bath. The primary bath is finished in Italian tilework and marble. The fourth and fifth floors each have two bedrooms with ensuite baths, and one of the fifth floor bedrooms opens to its own terrace. The fourth floor also has a laundry room with a folding area, and the house has a washer and dryer in the unit.
An elevator serves every floor, including the rooftop deck. In the basement, a gym and media room has a skylight overhead, and there's also a cellar for wine that holds a steady temperature, plus a second laundry room. Central Park is about 3 minutes away on foot, and the 86 St station on the B and C is about 4 minutes away.
Quick answers+
Does the house have an elevator?
Yes. An elevator serves every floor, including the rooftop.
Is there private outdoor space?
Yes. There's a private garden off the garden level with a built-in BBQ, a terrace on the third floor, a terrace off one fifth floor bedroom, and a finished roof deck.
Does the house have in-unit laundry?
Yes. There's a washer and dryer in the unit, and the fourth floor has a laundry room with a folding area.
Curtis Bain
Brown Harris Stevens
Property Features
Policies
- Pets allowed
- Smoke-free
Home features
- Washer/dryer in unit
- Fireplace
- Dishwasher
- Private garden
- Private outdoor space (over 60 sq ft)
- Terrace
Building amenities
Services and facilities
- Green building
Estimate
Monthly Cost & Closing Costs
The rate is a placeholder, not a quote. Enter the one your lender gives you.
$106,192 / month
- Principal and interest$99,867
- Property taxes$6,325
Due at closing
- Down payment (20%)$3,950,000
- NYS “mansion tax” (3.5%)$691,250
- Mortgage recording tax (1.925%)$304,150
Not included: attorney, title insurance, lender and appraisal fees, board application and move-in fees, flip tax and prepaid items. Estimates only, based on the published New York State rates. Your attorney and lender will confirm the real figures.
Location & Nearby
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48 W 85TH Street
Subway
- BC86 StAbout 4 min walk
- BC81 St-Museum of Natural HistoryAbout 7 min walk
- 186 StAbout 9 min walk
- 179 StAbout 12 min walk
Parks
- Central ParkAbout 3 min walk
- Theodore Roosevelt ParkAbout 5 min walk
Public schools · Elementary schools
- P.S. 9 Sarah AndersonAbout 3 min walk
- Success Academy Charter School - Upper West · CharterAbout 4 min walk
- P.S. 166 The Richard Rodgers School of the Arts and TechnologyAbout 7 min walk
Middle schools
- M.S. 243 Center SchoolAbout 3 min walk
- Lafayette AcademyAbout 11 min walk
High schools
- The Global Learning CollaborativeAbout 4 min walk
- Innovation Diploma PlusAbout 4 min walk
Colleges & universities
- Bard Graduate CenterAbout 2 min walk
Museums
- American Museum of Natural HistoryAbout 2 min walk
- Children's Museum of ManhattanAbout 8 min walk
- The Metropolitan Museum of ArtAbout 15 min walk
- Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumAbout 18 min walk
Walking times are estimates. Schools shown are the nearest public and charter schools and are not zone assignments; a nearby school is not necessarily the one an address is zoned for. Confirm zoning with the NYC Department of Education. Sources: MTA, NYC Parks and NYC Department of City Planning open data.
The Neighborhood
About Upper West Side
Grand prewar residences flanked by two iconic parks and world-renowned cultural institutions.
Walkability
9/10
Public transit
9/10
Schools
10/10
Dining
9/10
Groceries & parks
9/10
Schools in Upper West Side
Strong public schools like PS 87 and PS 199, top progressive private schools, and many students who transition into elite NYC high schools.
Private schools in the area include Collegiate School, Trinity School, Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, The Calhoun School.
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