130 West 79th Street (The Austin)Recorded sales & closing prices
130 West 79th Street, New York, NY 10024
90 recorded closings, 2003–2026. Sortable and searchable below.
- Recorded closings
- 90
- Date range
- 2003–2026
- Median $/sf
- $1,810
- Listing discount
- 1.5%
- Monthly carry/sf
- $2.94
- Price range
- $300K – $3.88M
Change in the building’s median $/sf over each window, adjusted to a floor-adjusted basis — standardized to the building’s average floor, so it reflects price rather than which floors happened to sell. (2022 marks the rate-shock inflection.) Like-for-like repeat-sale figures to follow.
The Austin sold out quickly — 50 deeds recorded in 1987 and another 27 in 1988 — and has traded continuously in the four decades since, with deeds recorded in essentially every year through 2026 and roughly 85 distinct owners across the 93 residential lots on the current tax roll. There is no bulk holder and no unit lot carried in the Department of Finance's rental class. Same-building comparables are readily available at most sizes.
On a dollars-per-square-foot basis The Austin prices in the middle of the Upper West Side condominium market: below the Central Park West and Broadway tower tier, at or slightly above the prewar cooperative conversions on the surrounding side streets, and below the recent new-construction inventory further west and south. The building's strengths in a pricing conversation are the block, the condominium form in a corridor dominated by cooperatives, the balconies, and the protected southern exposures. Its weaknesses are the absence of a garage, a thin amenity program by contemporary standards, and unabated taxes.
The historic district status cuts both ways and should be presented honestly. It constrains what an owner can do to the exterior and adds cost and time to building-wide capital work. It also permanently protects the low-rise context on three sides, which is the reason the light in this building is likely to stay where it is. Comparables are best drawn from the condominium inventory in the West 70s and low 80s between Columbus and Amsterdam rather than from the parkfront towers. Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
The complete recorded-sale history for The Austin, compiled from NYC Department of Finance transfer records and verified listing data, then enriched apartment-by-apartment by The Roebling Team research desk. Across sales with a public asking price, the building carries a median listing discount of 1.5% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.
Price per square foot over time
65 sales with a known square footage, by closing date.
The vertical premium
The climb in price per square foot as you rise through the building — light and views included, time-adjusted to today’s market.
Premium by line
What each line’s exposure is worth — its light, outlook, and orientation — measured against the building’s average sale.
Recent closings
The building’s 10 most recent market sales.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | $/sf | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | 17A | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,138 sf | $2,450,000 | $2,153 | -3.9% |
| Jul 17, 2025 | 11C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $885,000 | -1.7% | |
| Nov 26, 2024 | 11A | 1 BR · 1 BA · 632 sf | $1,301,500 | $2,059 | +8.9% |
| Aug 21, 2024 | 18A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 915 sf | $1,800,000 | $1,967 | -2.7% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 16D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 581 sf | $972,500 | $1,674 | -6.0% |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 11E | 1 BA · 450 sf | $575,000 | $1,278 | +0.0% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 19B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $2,175,000 | $1,813 | -39.6% |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 7F | 2 BR · 2 BA · 893 sf | $1,725,000 | $1,932 | -4.2% |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 17D | 2 BR · 2 BA · 962 sf | $2,050,000 | $2,131 | +9.3% |
| Jan 5, 2023 | 12B | 1 BR · 1 BA | $975,000 | +0.0% |
The retrade record
Lines that have changed hands more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Every recorded sale
Sort any column; filter by unit or keyword. Prices are the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance. Every sale sits in one of three states: counted in the building’s medians and trend; shown but excluded as a non-arms-length or nominal transfer; or shown and ⚑ flagged for review — a possible duplicate filing or an extreme $/sf outlier, held out of the statistics pending manual verification rather than allowed to move them.
| Apartment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | 17A | 3 BR · 2 BA | 1,138 | $2,450,000 | $2,153 | -3.9% |
| Jul 17, 2025 | 11C | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $885,000 | — | -1.7% |
| Nov 26, 2024 | 11A | 1 BR · 1 BA | 632 | $1,301,500 | $2,059 | +8.9% |
| Aug 21, 2024 | 18A | 2 BR · 2 BA | 915 | $1,800,000 | $1,967 | -2.7% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 16D | 1 BR · 1 BA | 581 | $972,500 | $1,674 | -6.0% |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 11E | 1 BA | 450 | $575,000 | $1,278 | +0.0% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 19B | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,200 | $2,175,000 | $1,813 | -39.6% |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 7F | 2 BR · 2 BA | 893 | $1,725,000 | $1,932 | -4.2% |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 17D | 2 BR · 2 BA | 962 | $2,050,000 | $2,131 | +9.3% |
| Jan 5, 2023 | 12B | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $975,000 | — | +0.0% |
| Dec 6, 2022 | 16D | 1 BR · 1 BA | 581 | $990,000 | $1,704 | -0.8% |
| Nov 9, 2022 | 17C | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $965,000 | — | -3.4% |
| Sep 20, 2022 | 15E | 410 | $575,000 | $1,402 | -8.7% | |
| Jun 13, 2022 | 9E | 1 BA | — | $565,000 | — | -0.7% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 10CD | 2 BR · 2 BA | — | $975,000 | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 10D | 1 BR · 1 BA | 581 | $920,000 | $1,583 | -2.9% |
| Nov 15, 2021 | 3AF | 3 BR · 3 BA | — | $3,710,000 | — | +6.0% |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 16B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 664 | $1,080,000 | $1,627 | -1.8% |
| May 3, 2021 | 10B | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $960,000 | — | -3.9% |
| Feb 17, 2021 | 6B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 667 | $862,500 | $1,293 | -7.2% |
| Feb 8, 2021 | 4B | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $830,000 | — | -7.3% |
| Feb 4, 2021 | 16E | 1 BR | 410 | $1,050,000 | $2,561 | — |
| Dec 7, 2020 | 14E | 1 BA | 410 | $620,000 | $1,512 | — |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 14AF | 3 BR · 3 BA | — | $3,100,000 | — | -8.4% |
| Sep 15, 2020 | 11D | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $950,000 | — | -3.6% |
| Aug 10, 2020 | 10A | 1 BR | 632 | $936,000 | $1,481 | — |
| May 12, 2020 | 5B | 1 BA | 480 | $630,000 | $1,313 | +0.0% |
| Aug 27, 2019 | 12AEF | 3 BR · 3 BA | 1,935 | $3,880,000 | $2,005 | +0.1% |
| Aug 21, 2019 | 12AF | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,525 | $3,000,000 | $1,967 | -6.3% |
| Aug 21, 2019 | 12E | 1 BA | 410 | $600,000 | $1,463 | -11.8% |
| Jun 21, 2019 | 11A | 1 BR · 1 BA | 632 | $1,175,000 | $1,859 | — |
| Jun 4, 2019 | 11F | 893 | $1,550,000 | $1,736 | — | |
| May 13, 2019 | 7A | 632 | $1,100,000 | $1,741 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2019 | 11B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 723 | $1,030,000 | $1,425 | -13.8% |
| Jun 22, 2017 | 10C | 1 BR | 581 | $1,050,000 | $1,807 | — |
| Apr 14, 2017 | 6A | 1 BR | 650 | $1,139,000 | $1,752 | +3.5% |
| Dec 22, 2016 | 3AF | 3 BR · 3 BA | 1,525 | $3,200,000 | $2,098 | +0.0% |
| Dec 16, 2016 | 11C | 1 BR · 1 BA | 541 | $875,000 | $1,617 | +0.0% |
| May 31, 2016 | 2C | 1 BR | 670 | $920,000 | $1,373 | +2.3% |
| Feb 18, 2016 | PHB | 2 BR | — | $3,500,000 | — | +0.0% |
| Feb 9, 2016 | 14F | 2 BR | — | $1,800,000 | — | +0.0% |
| Feb 9, 2016 | 14A | 1 BR | 632 | $1,150,000 | $1,820 | — |
| Sep 10, 2014 | 7E | 1 BA | 410 | $580,000 | $1,415 | -15.3% |
| Jun 17, 2014 | 10C | 1 BR | — | $891,000 | — | +1.8% |
| Mar 13, 2014 | 7B | 667 | $925,000 | $1,387 | — | |
| Nov 26, 2013 | 16B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 667 | $1,100,000 | $1,649 | -4.3% |
| Nov 13, 2013 | 10F | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,100 | $1,775,000 | $1,614 | +11.0% |
| Nov 8, 2013 | 16E | 1 BR | — | $855,000 | — | +0.0% |
| Oct 9, 2012 | 8A | 1 BR | 632 | $745,000 | $1,179 | — |
| Aug 1, 2012 | 19B | 2 BR | 1,187 | $2,500,000 | $2,106 | — |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 7F | 2 BR · 2 BA | 893 | $995,000 | $1,114 | — |
| Jan 25, 2011 | 16A | 1 BR | — | $825,000 | — | -7.8% |
| Jan 3, 2011 | 5B | 1 BA⚑ Flagged for review — recorded 667 sf disagrees with this line's 437 sf across other sales — the square footage looks mis-recorded; pending manual review | 667 | $658,716 | $988 | — |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 14D | 1 BR | 581 | $715,000 | $1,231 | -1.4% |
| Oct 13, 2010 | 18A | 2 BR | 915 | $1,195,000 | $1,306 | -8.1% |
| May 27, 2010 | 14A | 1 BR | — | $790,000 | — | -0.6% |
| May 26, 2010 | 10F | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,050 | $1,250,000 | $1,190 | -9.1% |
| Sep 23, 2009 | 18B | 2 BR | — | $900,000 | — | +3.4% |
| Jun 12, 2008 | 12E | 1 BA | 410 | $525,000 | $1,280 | — |
| Mar 26, 2008 | PH19B | 2 BR | 1,300 | $1,980,000 | $1,523 | -0.8% |
| Jan 25, 2008 | 3E | 410 | $475,000 | $1,159 | — | |
| Sep 5, 2007 | 10A | 1 BR | — | $839,000 | — | +0.0% |
| Jul 17, 2007 | 11F | 893 | $1,375,000 | $1,540 | — | |
| Feb 28, 2007 | 14A | 1 BR | 632 | $730,000 | $1,155 | — |
| Sep 18, 2006 | 6E | — | $425,000 | — | -5.6% | |
| Aug 11, 2006 | 5B | 1 BA | 437 | $767,000 | $1,755 | — |
| Jul 24, 2006 | 11C | 1 BR · 1 BA | 581 | $685,000 | $1,179 | — |
| Jun 20, 2006 | 10D | 1 BR · 1 BA | 581 | $674,000 | $1,160 | — |
| Jun 1, 2006 | 8B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 667 | $765,000 | $1,147 | — |
| May 19, 2006 | 8A | 1 BR | — | $753,325 | — | -2.8% |
| Mar 1, 2006 | 11B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 667 | $795,000 | $1,192 | — |
| Jan 27, 2006 | 14D | 1 BR | 581 | $675,000 | $1,162 | -2.9% |
| Sep 21, 2005 | 17C | 1 BR | — | $700,200 | — | +3.7% |
| Sep 9, 2005 | 9C | 581 | $675,000 | $1,162 | — | |
| Jul 13, 2005 | 14C | 581 | $630,000 | $1,084 | — | |
| Jun 24, 2005 | 12F | 2 BR | — | $985,000 | — | — |
| May 24, 2005 | 19A | 1,187 | $2,550,000 | $2,148 | — | |
| May 4, 2005 | 5B | 1 BA | 437 | $675,000 | $1,545 | — |
| May 2, 2005 | 12C | 1 BR | 581 | $641,000 | $1,103 | +7.7% |
| Apr 21, 2005 | 16E | 1 BR | 410 | $430,000 | $1,049 | — |
| Apr 6, 2005 | 19B | 2 BR | 1,187 | $1,600,000 | $1,348 | -15.8% |
| Dec 20, 2004 | 10F | 2 BR | 1,050 | $1,100,000 | $1,048 | +10.0% |
| Nov 16, 2004 | 6D | 581 | $499,999 | $861 | — | |
| Oct 4, 2004 | 16B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 667 | $645,000 | $967 | +3.2% |
| Sep 15, 2004 | 16C | 581 | $495,000 | $852 | — | |
| Sep 7, 2004 | 10A | 1 BR | 632 | $650,000 | $1,028 | — |
| Jul 8, 2004 | 7F | 2 BR · 2 BAnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends) | 893 | $605,000 | — | — |
| Jan 5, 2004 | 6A | 1 BR | 650 | $499,000 | $768 | +0.0% |
| Oct 29, 2003 | 4E | 460 | $300,000 | $652 | -4.8% | |
| Jul 29, 2003 | 10C | 1 BR | — | $739,000 | — | — |
Sources, exclusions and how these figures are computed
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01150-7503) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans. Storage, parking, and commercial units are excluded from all figures. Floor- and line-level $/sf are time-controlled (each sale measured against the building’s going rate at the time of sale) and expressed at today’s pricing, so they isolate the floor or line premium rather than blend two decades of market movement.
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