---
title: "5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027"
description: "5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027 — Townhouse in South Harlem, Manhattan, NY. Last Sold Price $1,200,000. Sold on 9/4/2026. 2 bed, 3 bath, 2,569 sqft"
url: "https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10027/5-west-120th-street-1-ny-10027"
source: "Real Estate Rebate Team"
dateModified: "2026-09-05T06:12:03.530Z"
status: "Closed"
---

# 5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027

Townhouse in South Harlem, Manhattan, NY

Courtesy of Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Last updated: September 5, 2026, 2:12 AM

## At a Glance

- **Last Sold Price**: $1,200,000
- **Status**: Sold on 9/4/2026
- **Beds**: 2
- **Baths**: 3
- **Sqft**: 2,569
- **Common Charges**: $939 / mo
- **Price per Sqft**: $467
- **Brokerage Fee**: Share Eligible

This listing was successfully closed and is no longer active on the market.

[Planning to sell? Contact Régis Roumila](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/contact)

## Photos (10)

![5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027 — photo 1 of 10](https://realestaterebatesnewyork-bucket.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/7fef9389-e670-430f-868a-0c12f0945104.jpg)
![5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027 — photo 2 of 10](https://realestaterebatesnewyork-bucket.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/028eee3e-468b-45b7-88f3-d1ed1f10b3fb.jpg)
![5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027 — photo 3 of 10](https://realestaterebatesnewyork-bucket.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/b3eea959-0848-4896-b468-0751f7f7902b.jpg)
![5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027 — photo 4 of 10](https://realestaterebatesnewyork-bucket.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/00a1513c-788c-412e-b8ca-2a77f20bffe0.jpg)
![5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027 — photo 5 of 10](https://realestaterebatesnewyork-bucket.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/964d1471-4a4e-4c51-881c-54da0ad3171d.jpg)
![5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027 — photo 6 of 10](https://realestaterebatesnewyork-bucket.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/e46fcbae-72f8-43ab-88f3-dd61ee1a9d58.jpg)
![5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027 — photo 7 of 10](https://realestaterebatesnewyork-bucket.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/7d2edc68-abb1-4bf0-97a4-da7c71370e02.jpg)
![5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027 — photo 8 of 10](https://realestaterebatesnewyork-bucket.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/0f54ff57-5c4f-4cbd-b2f6-a068ff6dc50e.jpg)
![5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027 — photo 9 of 10](https://realestaterebatesnewyork-bucket.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/24fb7a2b-2cdd-4964-9730-0c7f831eb8db.jpg)
![5 West 120th Street #1, New York City, NY 10027 — photo 10 of 10](https://realestaterebatesnewyork-bucket.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/54862c1d-2260-402f-80da-4ae4668eea0f.jpg)

## Property Overview

OPEN HOUSES ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. ADVANCE SCHEDULING IS REQUIRED.

  Townhouse scale living in Prime Harlem within the Mount Morris Park Historic District

  A rare opportunity to own a true townhouse style duplex condo in the heart of South Harlem. Spanning approximately 2,569 square feet across two full floors, this is the largest two bedroom, three bathroom residence in the building, complete with a private entrance, recreation room, home office flexibility, and two exceptional outdoor spaces including a private garden and a shared rooftop deck.

  Set on one of Harlem's most coveted tree lined Open Streets blocks, just perpendicular to Mount Morris Park West at Malcolm X Boulevard, this full floor home is housed within a meticulously renovated prewar brownstone in the Mount Morris Park Historic District. Owners benefit from low common charges and low property taxes, an increasingly rare advantage in Manhattan.

  The main living level is designed for both comfort and entertaining, featuring a generous open concept kitchen, living, and dining area flooded with natural light. Oversized windows, hardwood floors, exposed brick, custom fixtures, and a decorative fireplace create a warm yet airy atmosphere with authentic townhouse character.

  The galley walk-through chef's kitchen offers ample counter space and a striking waterfall quartz island, paired with premium appliances including a Viking range, Fisher and Paykel refrigerator and freezer, and a Bosch dishwasher.

  The primary bedroom is a serene private retreat with a cozy sitting area, decorative fireplace, luxurious en suite bath, and direct access to your private garden patio, a true New York City luxury. The second bedroom comfortably fits a queen size bed, offers generous closet space, and also opens directly onto the garden through sliding doors, creating seamless indoor outdoor living.

  All bathrooms have been fully renovated with rainfall showerheads, marble and sandstone tile, water efficient fixtures, and ventilation fans. The second full bathroom features a deep soaking tub. Additional comforts include central heating and air conditioning and an in unit washer dryer on the lower level, level, and a second washer dryer hookup on the main living level.

  The thoughtfully finished lower level adds significant flexibility, offering a separate closeted room for use as a home office or additional sleeping area, plus an open recreation space ideal for fitness, play, or media use. A full bathroom and a generous storage closet complete this level.

  A shared roof deck offers additional outdoor space and open city views, ideal for relaxing or entertaining.

  The street itself is part of the New York City Open Streets program and is permanently closed to through traffic, with access limited to residents only. The result is an unusually quiet and residential setting with easy parking, making this one of the most desirable blocks in Harlem.

  Transportation is outstanding, with nearby access to the 2 and 3, 4, 5, 6, and A, B, C, D subway lines, Metro North, Citi Bike stations, and multiple bus routes including the M1, M2, M3, M4, M7, M10, M102, and M116, providing easy north south and east west connectivity across Manhattan. The M60 Select Bus Service to LaGuardia Airport is also close by.

  Surrounded by Harlem's dining, culture, wellness, and neighborhood life, you are moments from Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Red Rooster, Sylvia's, Caffè Latte, Archer and Goat, Harlem Shake, Barawine, and Settepani. Cultural landmarks nearby include the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Fitness and recreation are equally accessible, with New York Sports Club Harlem, Blink Fitness, Planet Fitness, CompleteBody, and the Harlem YMCA close by, along with running paths and outdoor workout space in Marcus Garvey Park, Central Park, and Morningside Park.

  This is Harlem townhouse living at its finest, combining historic architecture, modern luxury, expansive indoor and outdoor space, and unmatched neighborhood energy in one extraordinary home.

## Property Details

- **Property Type**: Duplex
- **Beds**: 2
- **Baths**: 3
- **Rooms**: 7
- **Sqft**: 2,569 sqft
- **Stories**: 5
- **Year Built**: 1909
- **Price per Sqft**: $467
- **Common Charges**: $939 / Monthly
- **Listed On**: Jan 28, 2026
- **Days on Market**: 228 Days

### Residence Features

- Central Air
- Building Other
- Washer Hookup
- In Unit
- Building Roof Deck
- Garden
- Private Outdoor Space Over 60 Sqft
- High Ceilings
- Storage
- Dishwasher

## Sales Evidence

### Recent closed sales

3 apartments at 5 West 120th Street have recorded sales since September 2021, the most recent for $1,200,000 in September 2026. Prices are the figures recorded with the City, not asking prices.

| Unit | Beds | Sq Ft | Sold Price | $/ft² | Sold | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 (Duplex) | 2 | 2,569 | $1,200,000 | $467/ft² | September 4, 2026 | MLS |
| 2 (Apartment) | 2 | 1,200 | $1,300,000 | $1,083/ft² | May 27, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 1 (Apartment) | 2 | 2,569 | $1,900,000 | $740/ft² | December 23, 2021 | City record |

Every row is a recorded transaction, including ancillary spaces such as storage and staff rooms where they were sold separately. Those are excluded from the benchmark below.

### How this price compares

The median closed price for comparable condo two-bedroom sales in South Harlem is $1,062,500, based on 22 sales between September 2024 and May 2026. This home is asking $1,200,000, $137,500 above that median. The middle half of those sales closed between $877,500 and $1,211,250.

- **Median closed price**: $1,062,500
- **Middle half**: $877,500 – $1,211,250
- **Based on**: 22 condo two-bedroom sales in South Harlem
- **Period**: September 2024 – May 2026
- **Median $/ft²**: $986/ft²

Across the 17 of these sales with a published asking price, the median closed at 95.7% of what it originally asked. 77% of them closed below the original ask.

This building has not had enough comparable sales of its own in the period to support a median, so the benchmark is drawn from South Harlem instead.

### How these sales were negotiated

- **Sold vs original ask**: 95.7% of the original ask
- **Closed below ask**: 77% of 17 sales
- **Listed → in contract**: 90 days (about 13 weeks)
- **In contract → closed**: 57 days (about 8 weeks)

Across the 17 of these sales with a published asking price, the median closed at 95.7% of what it originally asked. 77% of them closed below the original ask.

Half of these homes were in contract within 90 days (about 13 weeks) of coming to market, based on the 17 with a recorded listing date.

Once a deal was agreed, closing took a further 57 days (about 8 weeks), based on the 16 with both dates recorded.

These are two separate periods measured on different clocks — time to find a buyer, and time from agreed deal to closing. They are medians of different sets of sales and do not add together into a single "days on market" figure.

Based on 22 condo two-bedroom sales in South Harlem, September 2024 – May 2026. Each figure counts only the sales that recorded the dates it needs, which is why the denominators differ.

### Price trend

Median sold price for condo and house two-bedroom sales in South Harlem, 2017 to 2025. The series is held to one bedroom count and one ownership type for the same reason: an unfiltered median tracks which apartments sold, not what they were worth.

| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | $1,100,000 | 17 |
| 2018 | $1,200,000 | 11 |
| 2019 | $923,750 | 10 |
| 2020 | $930,000 | 19 |
| 2021 | $1,507,500 | 30 |
| 2022 | $1,392,410 | 54 |
| 2023 | $1,157,500 | 16 |
| 2024 | $995,000 | 19 |
| 2025 | $1,182,500 | 10 |

This building does not have enough sales with a recorded floor area to chart its own price per square foot, which is usual for a co-op. The series above follows comparable homes across South Harlem instead.

Sale prices are the consideration recorded with the City in ACRIS, and each sale is dated by the day the City recorded it. A closing date reported to the MLS typically falls one to two weeks earlier. Recorded sales describe what has already happened and are not an appraisal, a valuation, or an estimate of what this home will sell for.

[See every recorded sale at 5 West 120TH Street](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/5-west-120th-street)

## Price and Property History for 5 West 120TH Street, Unit 1

Review the recorded listing activity for 5 West 120TH Street, Unit 1, including asking-price changes and prior market dates.

- **Latest price change**: Reduced by $150,000, or 11.1%, on September 4, 2026
- **Originally listed**: January 28, 2026 at $1,500,000
- **Last sold**: $1,200,000 on September 4, 2026

| Date | Price | Listing event |
| --- | --- | --- |
| September 4, 2026 | $1,200,000 | Sold |
| September 4, 2026 | $1,200,000 | Asking price reduced by $150,000, or 11.1% |
| August 7, 2026 | $1,350,000 | Entered contract |
| May 21, 2026 | $1,350,000 | Asking price reduced by $150,000, or 10% |
| January 28, 2026 | $1,500,000 | Listed for sale by Douglas Elliman Real Estate |

## Property Tax History

Taxes at 5 West 120th Street #1 were $21,868 in 2026, up 8.0% from 2025.

| Year | Tax Assessment | Land | Additions | Billable Value | Property Tax | Tax Rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 (FY 2026/27) | $283,637 | $32,261 | $251,376 | $174,944 | $21,868 | 12.5% (estimated) |
| 2025 (FY 2025/26) | $236,364 | $32,261 | $204,103 | $161,985 | $20,248 | 12.5% (estimated) |
| 2024 (FY 2024/25) | $197,013 | $32,261 | $164,752 | $149,986 | $18,748 | 12.5% |
| 2023 (FY 2023/24) | $164,177 | $32,261 | $131,916 | $138,876 | $17,362 | 12.502% |
| 2022 (FY 2022/23) | $177,912 | $32,261 | $145,651 | $138,876 | $17,036 | 12.267% |
| 2021 (FY 2021/22) | $180,946 | $32,261 | $148,685 | $134,572 | $4,925 after $11,540 abatement | 12.235% |
| 2020 (FY 2020/21) | $195,320 | $32,261 | $163,059 | $124,604 | $15,285 | 12.267% |
| 2019 (FY 2019/20) | $192,764 | $32,261 | $160,503 | $115,374 | $14,391 | 12.473% |
| 2018 (FY 2018/19) | $106,828 | — | — | $106,828 | $13,473 | 12.612% |
| 2017 (FY 2017/18) | $106,828 | — | — | $106,828 | $13,587 | 12.719% |
| 2016 (FY 2016/17) | $103,518 | — | — | $103,518 | $13,346 | 12.892% |
| 2015 (FY 2015/16) | $95,850 | — | — | $95,850 | $12,348 | 12.883% |
| 2014 (FY 2014/15) | $88,750 | — | — | $88,750 | $11,409 | 12.855% |
| 2013 (FY 2013/14) | $82,176 | — | — | $82,176 | $10,802 | 13.145% |

The City has not published the official FY2026/27 and FY2025/26 tax rates yet. We calculated the tax for those years using the prior year’s rate, so treat them as an estimate rather than a figure the City has adopted. Every rate without the Estimated marker is the published one.

Tax Assessment is the assessed value on the City’s roll, and it is the figure other listing sites publish. It is not what the bill is calculated on. New York phases assessment changes in gradually for some tax classes, so the City bills the Billable Value shown beside it, less any exemption the owner holds. It usually trails the assessment, and it can sit above it for a few years after an assessment falls.

Where an abatement applies, Property Tax is the amount owed after it. Abatements are granted to the property and do not necessarily transfer to a new owner.

Figures are the New York City Department of Finance assessment roll for tax lot 1017201201. Assessed and billable values are determined by the City for tax purposes and are not an appraisal or an estimate of market value. Tax classes and rates are set annually and can change.

[How we source and calculate NYC property tax data](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/nyc-property-tax-data-methodology)

## About The Building

### 5 West 120th Street

South Harlem · Duplex

5 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027

A building in South Harlem, currently featuring 1 active listing.

- **Year Built**: 1909
- **Total Units**: 1
- **Floors**: 5

[View the building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/5-west-120th-street)

### Available Residences — For Sale (1)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Days on Market |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [1](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10027/5-west-120th-street-1-ny-10027) | 2 | 3 | 2,569 sqft | $467 | $1,200,000 (-11.1%) | Douglas Elliman Real Estate | Jan 28, 2026 | 227 days |

## Estimated Monthly Payment

**$7,007 / month**, assuming a 20% down payment ($240,000), a 6.5% interest rate and a 30-year term. The page's calculator lets a buyer change all three.

- **Principal & Interest**: $6,068
- **Common Charges**: $939

Estimates only. Actual payments may vary. Confirm terms with your lender.

## South Harlem

Overview of South Harlem

[Explore South Harlem](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/neighborhoods/new-york-city/manhattan/south-harlem) · [All Neighborhoods](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/neighborhoods)

### Nearby South Harlem

- [Morningside Heights real estate for sale](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/neighborhoods/new-york-city/manhattan/morningside-heights)
- [East Harlem real estate for sale](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/neighborhoods/new-york-city/manhattan/east-harlem)

## Related Links

- [5 West 120TH Street — building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/5-west-120th-street)
- [South Harlem neighborhood guide](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/neighborhoods/new-york-city/manhattan/south-harlem)
- [Estimate your Buyer Commission Share and closing costs](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/calculators/buyer-closing-cost-calculator)
- [Contact Régis Roumila](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/contact)

---

> RLS IDX Data display by Real Estate Rebate Team. This information is not verified for authenticity or accuracy and is not guaranteed and may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. ©2026 The Real Estate Board of New York, Inc., All rights reserved. IDX information is provided exclusively for consumers’ personal, non-commercial use and it may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.

> All information furnished regarding property for sale, rental or financing is from sources deemed reliable, but no warranty or representation is made as to the accuracy thereof and same is submitted subject to errors, omissions, change of price, rental or other conditions, prior sale, lease or financing or withdrawal without notice. All dimensions are approximate. For exact dimensions, you must hire your own architect or engineer and the number of bedrooms listed is for informational purposes and is not a legal conclusion. Please consult with your own architect or engineer for exact dimensions and legal specifications.