SAC.Exclusive | Another rare home has quickly sold in a storybook NYC enclave that many locals don’t even know exists
The wrought-iron entrances of a hidden Upper West Side co-op have received an unusual amount of traffic this year.
Another rare listing along Pomander Walk just entered into contract, according to a StreetEasy listing update.
The one-bedroom, one-bath unit inside the colorful co-op listed for $895,000 less than a month ago, according to the listings portal. The in-contract sale adds to the 104-year-old lane’s impressive tally of deals in 2025.
The listing, represented by Joan Kagan and Scarlett Buford of Compass, features a windowed kitchen and custom millwork. It’s one of 27 units nestled inside the Tudor-style cottages of Pomander Walk. The gated community is tucked, largely out of sight, in between West 94th and 95th streets, within walking distance of Central and Riverside parks.
“We had several offers from buyers who live nearby and walk past the gates on a regular basis, fantasizing about living in Pomander Walk,” Kagan told The Post, adding that a deadline for bids was set within 24 hours of the first open house.
Listings there are historically rare. There were no sales in 2024, and the years between 2017 and 2019 were a prolonged dry spell. This year, however, is different.
A duplex opportunity, made up of two individual units, listed earlier in September for $1.39 million. The two one-bedroom units, located inside a corner building along West 95th Street, are also priced separately at $699,000.
When a listing along Pomander Walk does appear on the market, it tends to sell fast. A two-bedroom unit there listed in May for $749,00 and entered contract in less than a month, according to StreetEasy.
The co-op maintains a strong sense of community and a longheld commitment to privacy. Natalie Weiss, a Nest Seekers agent who grew up along Pomander Walk and brokered roughly 20 deals there, previously told The Post about informal community cocktail hours among neighbors.
“People love the idea that it’s secluded and there are these beautiful gardens, and you can sit there peacefully and you barely hear a pin drop from the street,” Weiss told The Post. “I kid you not. It’s so wonderful.”
Pomander Walk has reportedly housed high-profile residents in years past, including Humphrey Bogart, Rosalind Russell and Lillian Gish.
Located off the city’s street grid, the landmarked co-op numbers among the city’s few and precious mews or mew lookalikes. Sylvan Terrace in Washington Heights and Murray Hill’s Sniffen Court are among the exclusive club. The latter recently saw the high-profile sale of Irish television host Graham Norton’s jewel box townhouse.
These so-called hidden streets are often born from alleyways that once held the city’s horse stables. Pomander Walk’s particularly eye-catching aesthetic has its own special origins. A creative developer by the name of Thomas Healy constructed the tiny community in 1921, inspired by the set of the 1910 English play “Pomander Walk.”
Playwright Louis N. Parker’s historical, three-act comedy told the story of neighbors along the River Thames. The play’s idyllic setting inspired Pomander Walk’s Tudor architecture, its tiny gardens and brightly colored shutters.
