Manhattan · Upper West Side
Lincoln Square
Lincoln Center, pre-war co-ops near Central Park and condominium towers along Riverside Boulevard, from 59th Street to the low 70s.
- $1.30MMedian sale price, last 12 months
- 1,011Recorded sales, last 12 months
- 36%Of homes in pre-war buildings
- 7Subway lines with stations in the area
About Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square, as covered here, is the southern end of the Upper West Side, from 59th Street up to the low 70s, from Central Park West to the Hudson River.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, built in the 1960s, occupies the blocks around Columbus Avenue and 64th Street. To the east, Central Park West and the side streets in the 60s and low 70s are lined with pre-war apartment buildings, including The Dakota, completed in 1884 at 72nd Street.
West of West End Avenue, Riverside South was built from the 1990s onward on a former rail yard, with condominium and rental towers along Riverside Boulevard facing Riverside Park South. Columbus Circle, at the southeast corner, is a major shopping and transit hub.
Landmarks Preservation Commission historic districts in the neighborhood include the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District, the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension, the Central Park West-West 73rd – 74th Street Historic District, the West 71st Street Historic District and the West End-Collegiate Historic District. Exterior changes to buildings inside a historic district need Commission approval, which is worth knowing before buying a townhouse or planning a renovation. Check any address on the LPC designations map.
Lincoln Square market report
From October 2025 through September 2026, NYC Department of Finance records show 1,011 home sales in Lincoln Square, with a median price of $1.30M. Half of those sales fell between $765K and $2.45M.
The total breaks down as 508 co-op sales, 500 condo sales and 3 sales of 1–3 family houses.
The overall median is down 0.1% on the previous 12 months, and the number of sales is down 6.4%.
| Type | Sales | Median | Middle half of sales | Median vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-ops | 508 | $844K | $606K – $1.66M | -2.4% |
| Condos | 500 | $1.83M | $1.10M – $3.59M | +3.1% |
| 1–3 family houses | 3 | Too few sales | — | — |
Source: NYC Department of Finance rolling and annualized sales, October 2025 – September 2026, compared with October 2024 – September 2025. Residential sales of $100,000 or more; bulk and duplicate records removed. Recent months may be incomplete because sales appear as deeds are recorded. Area covered: NYC Planning area MN0701 (Upper West Side-Lincoln Square). Updated quarterly.
Homes in Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square’s sales split almost evenly between co-ops, many of them pre-war or post-war buildings near Central Park, and condos, many of them in newer towers toward the river. Townhouses are rare: 3 recorded sales in the last 12 months.
- HomesAbout 46,100 residential units
- Age36% of units are in buildings from before 1940; 18% are in buildings from 2000 or later
- Building types48% in elevator apartment buildings, 41% in condominiums, 9% in walk-up apartment buildings
- Co-op buildings141
- Condo buildings95
- Townhouses and small buildings111 (1–4 units)
Building data from NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO. Counts are approximate.
Getting around
Columbus Circle connects the 1, A, B, C and D. The 1 also stops at 66th Street–Lincoln Center, the 1, 2 and 3 at 72nd Street on Broadway, and the B and C at 72nd Street on Central Park West. The M66 and M72 cross Central Park.
Stations in the neighborhood
- 59 St-Columbus CircleABCD Accessible
- 72 St123 Accessible
- 72 StBC
- 66 St-Lincoln Center1 Accessible
Stations from the MTA’s station list. Plan a specific trip with the MTA trip planner.
Parks
Central Park runs along the east side. Riverside Park South, with piers and lawns along the Hudson, runs the length of Riverside Boulevard, and Damrosch Park is part of the Lincoln Center campus.
- Central Park840 acres
- Riverside Park253.2 acres
- Riverside Park South71.9 acres
- Damrosch Park2.4 acres
- Matthew P. Sapolin Playgroundunder 1 acre
- Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playgroundunder 1 acre
NYC Parks properties in or next to the neighborhood. Areas from NYC Parks.
School district
Lincoln Square is in NYC Community School District 3. Public school zoning is set address by address and can change from year to year, so check any specific address with the Department of Education before you rely on it.
The Garson Team in Lincoln Square
The Garson Team’s Lincoln Square listing is at 1 West End Avenue, a 2014 condominium at the southern end of Riverside South.
- 1 West End Ave, Unit 9DActive
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