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Back to the listing2-bedroom condo for sale in Inwood
581 Academy St Apt 5B, Inwood, Manhattan, New York, NY, 10034
- Size
- 756 ft² (70.2 m²)
- Available
- Now
- Year built
- 1925: Building details
About this home
Condo for sale in Inwood, Manhattan: 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 756 ft². Asking price $499,000. Built in 1925.
From the original listing · Realtor.comShowHide
Top Floor Sun Filled 2Bed Condo Jewel! Picture yourself in this truly unique 2 bedroom 1 Bath condominium, which is filled with abundant light throughout the day. This postwar apartment features South and West facing views with oversized windows, skylights in the kitchen, and interior ceiling windows in both bedrooms, to maximize airflow and light throughout this apartment. As you enter into the living room, you'll immediately notice warm wooden floors, handcrafted built-ins throughout this home, beginning the with the custom shelving and storage cabinets, home office desk/work station, and a well situated dining table (for seating up to 5- 6) flowing from the ample sized windowed kitchen. The hallway is filled with even more shelving and storage for your library of books, vinyl records, CD/DVD's, shoes, etc., all with soft close drawers. There are even built-in laundry hampers and an iron board station. All custom built-ins and details were hand crafted by a master woodworker using maple wood. The generously sized primary bedroom has two South facing windows and has an ample sized closet, built-in dressers and even a night stand. It is spacious enough to accommodate a king sized bed. The second bedroom has two Westerly facing windows giving you sunny afternoon views of the Met Cloisters and is spacious enough to accommodate a queen sized bed, and also boasts built-in for all your storage needs. This home also features a Nest controlled central a/c & heating system, flush mounted ceiling speakers throughout, recessed, dimmable LED ceiling lights, soundproofing around the ceilings, floors and walls, and even City-quiet (double pane) windows to provide you with peace and tranquility. High speed Internet, Basic Cable from Spectrum with 10 free streaming channels is offered for an additional $60 per month added onto common charges. 581 Academy Street is a postwar, elevator building, with a live-in superintendent and central laundry facilities. Your new home is just moments away from Fort Tryon Park, Inwood Hill Park, and Highbridge Park, and the Met Cloisters. There are plenty of neighborhood dining options, and the A express train or the local 1 train are just a 7 minute walk. Subletting is permitted and pets are allowed. Up to 90% financing is permitted in this condo (10% down). E-mail or Call for your appointment today! Taxes are reflective of primary residence with Condo Abatement. They are $439.79 without the abatement.
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Roofy listing score
Grade B, 77/100 · Complete
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Details19/20
- Full points: Price stated3/3
- Full points: Bedrooms stated2/2
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- Full points: Size stated2/2
- Does not apply: Move-in date: does not apply2/2
- Does not apply: Lease length: does not apply1/1
- Full points: Pet policy stated1/1
- Full points: Laundry mentioned1/1
- Full points: Heat or utilities mentioned1/1
- Some points: Only 1 amenity listed1/2
- Full points: Description of 407 words3/3
True cost11/15
- Full points: Running costs stated (HOA, service charge or taxes)8/8
- Some points: Priced 72% below similar homes in the borough3/7
Accuracy12/15
- Nothing to compare: Listed on one site, nothing to compare3/6
- Full points: Agrees with city records (built 1925, 89 homes)5/5
- Full points: Confirmed on its source site 3 days ago4/4
Legal10/10
- Full points: No fair-housing problems found in the wording6/6
- Full points: The agent’s license is active4/4
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Amenities
Pets
- Pets allowed
Compared with the area
Asks $499,000, 72% below the median asking price for 2-bedroom homes for sale in Manhattan.
- Median here
- $1,750,000
- 1,103 listings, last 90 days
- Typical range
- $1,150,000–$2,575,000
- The middle half of listings
- Per ft²
- $660.05 vs $1,554.15
- This home vs the median, 58% lower
- Days on the market
- 0 days
- Median, until taken off the market
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0.1% of these listings have cut their price.
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Nearby transit
- 207 St16 min walk
- Dyckman StA6 min walk
- Dyckman St17 min walk
Nearby public schools · District 6
- Washington Heights Academyk-8, grades PK-8230 m
- Harold O. Levy Schoolmiddle, grades 6-8290 m
- Inwood Early College for Health and Information Technologieshigh, grades 9-14290 m
Distance only, not school zones. Check the zoned school with NYC Public Schools.
The building
89 units · 5 floors · built 1925 · 2 more homes listed here
Building record (NYC)
NYC records as of Nov 1 (weekly)581 Academy Street · BBL 1-02221-7501 · built 1925 · 89 units
- Building type
- Condominium
- Open HPD violations
- 73 (A 13 · B 49 · C 11)
- Heat complaints
- 0 this season
- Complaints, last 12 months
- 1
- Rent stabilization
- May have stabilized units
- Last sale (12-month file)
- No sales in our 12-month file
11 open Class C (immediately hazardous) violations in the building. Condo records cover the whole building.
See the full building recordPublic NYC records about the building, not about the person listing it. Buyers and renters can see them on city websites too. Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOF).
Added to Roofy Oct 29, 2026Last checked on Realtor.com Oct 29, 2026Roofy doesn’t verify listings. Never send money before seeing a home.



























