From left: the Lufkins’ unit at 455 Central Park West and Dan and Cynthia Lufkin

Dan Lufkin — the prominent banker who rose from humble beginnings — initially set the price for his five-bedroom spread at 455 Central Park West at an unhumble $17.5 million. But that ask, in 2008, was halved in the end. The apartment went for about $8.5 million, to a buyer identified only as “455 CPW APT LLC,” according to city records filed today. [more]