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The River Arts (159-34 Riverside Drive West)Recorded sales & closing prices

158-18, 159-00 and 159-34 Riverside Drive West, New York, NY 10032

141 recorded transfers, 2004–2026. Sortable and searchable below.

Co-ops are normally measured by price per room, since square footage is not officially recorded for them. This building is shown in price per square foot because most of its sales carry documented footage, which makes the sharper measure the honest one here.

Recorded transfers: 141
Date range: 2004–2026
Median $/sf: $746
Listing discount: 3.9%
Price range: $215K – $1.47M

Price shift · median $/sf · floor-adjusted

Since 2004

▲ +40.1%

10-Year

▲ +11.2%

Since 2022

▲ +1%

1-Year

▼ -0.1%

Change in the building’s median $/sf over each window, on a floor-adjusted basis — standardized to the building’s average floor, so it reflects price rather than which floors happened to sell. This is a different method from The Roebling Index, which publishes plain medians and applies no floor adjustment; the two are not interchangeable. Floor adjustment standardizes for floor only. It does not control for condition, size, exposure, renovation or the mix of what happened to trade. (2022 marks the rate-shock inflection.) Like-for-like repeat-sale figures to follow.

The River Arts trades as an open-market prewar co-op, priced per room, and apartments sell every year. Recorded share transfers since the 2000s show resale prices tracking the broader Washington Heights co-op market, with no sign of the resale caps that mark HDFC and Mitchell-Lama stock. Inside the complex, apartment size, floor, the section, combined layouts and renovation condition drive the spread. Apartments sold directly by holders of unsold shares, often after a long rental occupancy, are a separate category from shareholder resales and should be compared that way. Market statements here are indexed to 2025, the last complete year.

Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.

The complete recorded-sale history for The River Arts, compiled from NYC Department of Finance transfer records, with apartment-by-apartment detail from The Roebling Research Library. Across sales with a public asking price, the building carries a median listing discount of 3.9% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.

Price per square foot over time

72 sales with a known square footage, by closing date.

Each dot is one recorded sale with a known interior square footage, plotted by closing date against price per square foot. The line is the median $/sf each year, adjusted to a floor-standardized (average-floor) unit — so it reflects price movement, not which floors happened to sell that year. Individual sale prices in the table below are unadjusted — and you can click any dot to jump straight to that sale.

Building average$746/sfevery bar sits above or below this · 0%

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.

Floors 6–7 4 sales

$803/sf+8%

Floors 4–5 6 sales

$802/sf+7%

Floors 2–3 8 sales

$736/sf-1%

Premium by line

What each line’s exposure is worth — its light, outlook, and orientation — measured against the building’s average sale.

Line E 3 sales

$830/sf+11%

Line A 3 sales

$747/sf+0%

Recent closings

The building’s 10 most recent market sales.

Date	Unit	Apartment	Price	$/sf	vs. Ask
Jul 14, 2026	3A	3 BR · 2 BA · 1,475 sf	$1,100,000	$746	—
Jun 18, 2025	5F90	1 BR · 1 BA	$750,000		-6.1%
Aug 1, 2024	5D	2 BR · 1 BA	$755,000		-5.0%
Jul 30, 2024	2E	2 BR · 2 BA · 1,270 sf	$910,000	$717	-8.9%
Jun 6, 2024	6D	4 BR · 2 BA	$1,465,000		-2.0%
Apr 24, 2024	7E	3 BR · 2 BA · 1,287 sf	$1,100,000	$855	-4.3%
Nov 2, 2023	7G	1 BA · 540 sf	$395,000	$731	-1.0%
Sep 11, 2023	2C	2 BR · 1 BA	$700,000		+0.1%
Aug 24, 2023	3C		$795,000		—
May 25, 2023	4L	1 BA · 515 sf	$375,060	$728	—

The retrade record

Lines that have changed hands more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.

5H+90%

$290,000 ($363/sf) 2011 → $330,000 2013 → $489,000 ($699/sf) 2022 → $550,000 2022

6A · 1,470 sf+67%

$765,000 ($567/sf) 2010 → $849,000 ($629/sf) 2010 → $849,000 ($629/sf) 2013 → $1,275,000 ($867/sf) 2022

2B · 1,275 sf+62%

$649,000 ($509/sf) 2007 → $705,000 ($553/sf) 2012 → $1,050,000 ($824/sf) 2017

3G · 540 sf+58%

$215,000 ($398/sf) 2013 → $340,000 ($630/sf) 2016

5L · 1,185 sf+53%

$720,000 ($692/sf) 2008 → $608,000 ($553/sf) 2008 → $1,100,000 ($928/sf) 2022

7B · 1,275 sf+52%

$705,000 ($553/sf) 2011 → $799,000 ($627/sf) 2013 → $999,000 ($784/sf) 2017 → $1,070,000 ($839/sf) 2018

4FG · 1,450 sf+45%

$885,000 ($610/sf) 2011 → $1,280,000 ($883/sf) 2022

3D · 970 sf+41%

$527,500 ($528/sf) 2013 → $750,000 ($773/sf) 2018 → $745,000 ($768/sf) 2018

6B · 1,275 sf+33%

$865,000 ($678/sf) 2014 → $1,150,000 ($902/sf) 2018

5M · 1,040 sf+19%

$730,000 2017 → $870,000 ($837/sf) 2021

2E · 1,270 sf+10%

$830,000 ($654/sf) 2017 → $910,000 ($717/sf) 2024

2F · 1,040 sf+8%

$699,000 ($635/sf) 2008 → $620,000 ($596/sf) 2016 → $695,000 2020 → $755,000 ($726/sf) 2021

4H+6%

$545,000 2018 → $575,000 2021

2H · 745 sf+4%

$569,000 ($764/sf) 2019 → $590,000 ($792/sf) 2022

7A · 900 sf+0%

$599,000 ($666/sf) 2011 → $599,000 ($666/sf) 2017

6K-8%

$545,000 ($545/sf) 2006 → $490,000 ($490/sf) 2012 → $499,000 2013

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.

141 recorded sales

		Apartment
Jul 14, 2026	3A	3 BR · 2 BA	1,475	$1,100,000	$746	—
Jun 18, 2025	5F90	1 BR · 1 BA	—	$750,000	—	-6.1%
Aug 1, 2024	5D	2 BR · 1 BA	—	$755,000	—	-5.0%
Jul 30, 2024	2E	2 BR · 2 BA	1,270	$910,000	$717	-8.9%
Jun 6, 2024	6D	4 BR · 2 BA	—	$1,465,000	—	-2.0%
Apr 24, 2024	7E	3 BR · 2 BA	1,287	$1,100,000	$855	-4.3%
Nov 2, 2023	7G	1 BA	540	$395,000	$731	-1.0%
Sep 11, 2023	2C	2 BR · 1 BA	—	$700,000	—	+0.1%
Aug 24, 2023	3C		—	$795,000	—	—
May 25, 2023	4L	1 BA	515	$375,060	$728	—
May 17, 2023	2J	2 BR · 1 BA	950	$775,000	$816	—
Mar 30, 2023	5K		—	$830,000	—	—
Jan 26, 2023	7G	1 BR · 1 BA	911	$750,000	$823	-5.7%
Sep 7, 2022	4J	2 BR · 1 BA	—	$650,000	—	+0.0%
Aug 25, 2022	2H	1 BR · 1 BA	745	$590,000	$792	-0.8%
Jul 6, 2022	4FG	3 BR · 2 BA	1,450	$1,280,000	$883	+6.7%
Jun 28, 2022	6A	3 BR · 2 BA	1,470	$1,275,000	$867	+0.0%
Jun 28, 2022	5H	1 BR · 1 BA	—	$550,000	—	-4.3%
May 11, 2022	5H	1 BR · 1 BA	700	$489,000	$699	-6.9%
Mar 16, 2022	7K70		—	$775,000	—	—
Jan 25, 2022	3F	1 BR · 1 BA	950	$675,000	$711	-1.5%
Jan 14, 2022	5L	2 BR · 2 BA	1,185	$1,100,000	$928	-4.3%
Jan 14, 2022	3B90		—	$1,009,178	—	—
Jan 13, 2022	5C	1 BR · 1 BA	825	$600,000	$727	+0.2%
Jan 10, 2022	3J	1 BR · 1 BA	—	$535,000	—	-2.6%
Dec 14, 2021	3JK	3 BR · 2 BA	2,000	$1,300,000	$650	-6.8%
Nov 22, 2021	6M		—	$1,075,000	—	—
Nov 11, 2021	6G	1 BR · 1 BA	—	$605,000	—	+4.5%
Oct 6, 2021	3K	1 BR · 1 BA	1,045	$570,000	$545	-4.8%
Jun 23, 2021	2J	1 BR · 1 BA	—	$555,000	—	-9.8%
Jun 22, 2021	5M	2 BR · 1 BA	1,040	$870,000	$837	-3.2%
Apr 30, 2021	4H	1 BR · 1 BA	—	$575,000	—	-4.0%
Mar 4, 2021	2F	2 BR · 1 BA	1,040	$755,000	$726	-2.6%
Feb 26, 2021	5A	3 BR · 2 BA	1,475	$1,060,000	$719	-11.6%
Dec 29, 2020	3L		—	$825,000	—	—
Dec 10, 2020	2F	2 BR · 1 BA	—	$695,000	—	-7.3%
Jul 22, 2020	3E	2 BR · 2 BA	1,385	$1,125,000	$812	-10.0%
Jan 10, 2020	4C	1 BR · 1 BA	—	$587,000	—	-2.0%
Jan 9, 2020	4C90	1 BR · 1 BA	800	$587,000	$734	-2.0%
Nov 12, 2019	2H	1 BR · 1 BA	745	$569,000	$764	+0.0%
Oct 29, 2018	2J	1 BR · 1 BA	950	$715,000	$753	-4.5%
Sep 26, 2018	3D	2 BR · 1 BA	970	$750,000	$773	-6.1%
Sep 26, 2018	3D	2 BR · 1 BA	970	$745,000	$768	-6.8%
Sep 4, 2018	2K	3 BR · 2 BA	1,525	$1,252,500	$821	-10.2%
Jul 16, 2018	5K	1 BR · 1 BA	1,045	$699,000	$669	+0.0%
Jun 19, 2018	6B	2 BR · 2 BA	1,275	$1,150,000	$902	-4.2%
Jun 4, 2018	7B	2 BR · 2 BA	1,275	$1,070,000	$839	-4.9%
May 29, 2018	7J	2 BR · 1 BA	1,010	$840,000	$832	-1.2%
May 11, 2018	4H	1 BR · 1 BA	—	$545,000	—	-7.5%
Apr 30, 2018	3A		—	$725,000	—	—
Apr 9, 2018	6H90	1 BR	—	$563,990	—	-1.0%
Mar 15, 2018	7D		—	$590,000	—	—
Dec 18, 2017	5M	2 BR	—	$730,000	—	-9.9%
Sep 19, 2017	3E90		—	$850,000	—	—
Aug 21, 2017	2E	2 BR · 2 BA	1,270	$830,000	$654	-22.8%
Aug 17, 2017	2B	2 BR · 2 BA	1,275	$1,050,000	$824	-1.4%
Jun 14, 2017	5L	1 BAnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)	1,100	$330,000	—	—
Jun 14, 2017	7H	1 BR · 1 BA	—	$470,000	—	+4.4%
May 16, 2017	4L	2 BR · 2 BA	1,260	$999,000	$793	-13.1%
May 15, 2017	7B	2 BR · 2 BA	1,275	$999,000	$784	-9.2%
Feb 16, 2017	6C		—	$645,000	—	—
Feb 1, 2017	7A	1 BR · 1 BA	900	$599,000	$666	-11.3%
Dec 20, 2016	2F	2 BR · 1 BA	1,040	$620,000	$596	-10.8%
Oct 28, 2016	6L		—	$1,100,000	—	—
Jul 14, 2016	3G	1 BA	540	$340,000	$630	+4.6%
May 10, 2016	1C	1 BR · 1 BA	915	$565,000	$617	+0.0%
Jul 6, 2015	2J	1 BR · 1 BA	—	$420,000	—	+0.0%
Apr 27, 2015	2H	2 BR · 1 BA⚑ Flagged for review — recorded 975 sf disagrees with this line's 745 sf across other sales — the square footage looks mis-recorded; pending manual review	975	$650,000	$667	-3.7%
Dec 12, 2014	6B	2 BR · 2 BA	1,275	$865,000	$678	-1.1%
Nov 20, 2014	6F	1 BR · 1 BA	900	$566,500	$629	-12.7%
Nov 7, 2014	7E	3 BR · 2 BA	1,287	$925,000	$719	—
Aug 26, 2014	6E		—	$575,000	—	—
Aug 25, 2014	2N	1 BR · 1 BA	900	$470,000	$522	+0.0%
Jun 30, 2014	6E		—	$725,000	—	—
May 29, 2014	2F50		—	$625,000	—	—
Jan 23, 2014	6D		—	$435,000	—	—
Dec 27, 2013	7B	2 BR · 2 BA	1,275	$799,000	$627	+0.0%
Oct 24, 2013	6K	1 BR	—	$499,000	—	+0.0%
Aug 28, 2013	5H	1 BR · 1 BA	—	$330,000	—	-8.1%
Aug 1, 2013	6H	2 BR · 1 BA	1,000	$565,000	$565	-2.6%
Jul 31, 2013	5C	1 BR · 1 BA	825	$380,000	$461	—
Jul 9, 2013	3D	2 BR · 1 BA	1,000	$527,500	$528	-6.6%
Jun 27, 2013	6A	3 BR · 2 BA	1,350	$849,000	$629	+1.7%
Jun 26, 2013	2H90		—	$300,000	—	—
Apr 23, 2013	5L	2 BR · 1 BAnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)	—	$330,000	—	—
Apr 12, 2013	5L	2 BR · 2 BA	1,185	$608,000	$513	—
Mar 11, 2013	3G	1 BA	540	$215,000	$398	-14.0%
Nov 27, 2012	6G		—	$146,053	—	—
Oct 18, 2012	4C90	1 BR · 1 BA	800	$367,500	$459	—
Jul 24, 2012	6H	1 BRnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)	—	$285,000	—	—
Jun 6, 2012	6K	1 BR	1,000	$490,000	$490	-1.8%
May 14, 2012	1C50	1 BR	865	$385,000	$445	-5.6%
Feb 23, 2012	2B	2 BR · 2 BA	1,275	$705,000	$553	-5.9%
Nov 14, 2011	5H	1 BR · 1 BA	800	$290,000	$363	-27.3%
Sep 27, 2011	3M		—	$435,000	—	—
Aug 25, 2011	7A	1 BR · 1 BA	900	$599,000	$666	+21.0%
Aug 24, 2011	4FG	3 BR · 2 BA	1,450	$885,000	$610	+0.7%
Jul 7, 2011	7B	2 BR · 2 BA	1,275	$705,000	$553	-3.3%
Jun 20, 2011	4B		—	$450,000	—	—
Apr 19, 2011	1	2 BR	1,300	$435,000	$335	—
Apr 27, 2010	2K	1 BR	1,000	$499,000	$499	-9.1%
Feb 19, 2010	2L	2 BR	1,250	$637,000	$510	-14.5%
Feb 1, 2010	6A	3 BR	1,350	$849,000	$629	-3.0%
Jan 28, 2010	6A	3 BR · 2 BA	1,350	$765,000	$567	-12.6%
Nov 3, 2009	6FG	3 BR	1,700	$785,000	$462	-38.4%
Oct 9, 2009	4G		—	$280,000	—	—
Feb 3, 2009	6D	2 BR · 1 BA	1,000	$650,000	$650	-6.9%
Jan 30, 2009	6D	4 BR · 2 BA	—	$615,000	—	—
Jan 23, 2009	4E90		—	$825,000	—	—
Mar 27, 2008	5L	2 BR	1,100	$608,000	$553	-18.8%
Mar 25, 2008	5L	2 BR · 1 BA	1,040	$720,000	$692	-3.9%
Jan 7, 2008	2F	2 BR	1,100	$699,000	$635	-6.7%
Jan 4, 2008	2F	2 BR · 1 BA	—	$680,000	—	—
Aug 21, 2007	4E	1 BR	950	$570,000	$600	-0.9%
Aug 20, 2007	2J	2 BR · 1 BA	975	$649,000	$666	-3.9%
Jul 19, 2007	2B	2 BR · 2 BA	1,275	$649,000	$509	+0.0%
Jun 4, 2007	2M	1 BR	950	$412,000	$434	—
Feb 14, 2007	7G		—	$325,000	—	-6.9%
Sep 28, 2006	1E	1 BR	900	$380,000	$422	-4.9%
May 10, 2006	7A	1 BR · 1 BA	900	$465,000	$517	—
Apr 26, 2006	4J	2 BR	1,000	$580,000	$580	+0.9%
Apr 24, 2006	7L		—	$770,000	—	—
Apr 12, 2006	4A	2 BR	1,000	$649,000	$649	+0.0%
Apr 11, 2006	4A70	2 BR	—	$635,000	—	—
Feb 27, 2006	6K	1 BR	1,000	$545,000	$545	-0.7%
Feb 21, 2006	3H	1 BR	800	$460,000	$575	-3.2%
Feb 3, 2006	7N50		—	$395,000	—	—
Jan 19, 2006	7B	2 BR	905	$585,000	$646	—
Nov 2, 2005	7D		—	$244,892	—	—
Jul 28, 2005	6H	2 BR · 1 BA	1,000	$515,000	$515	—
Jul 26, 2005	5D50		—	$481,744	—	—
Apr 19, 2005	3J		—	$1,175,000	—	—
Apr 14, 2005	4M		—	$475,000	—	—
Mar 24, 2005	4A	non-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)	—	$210,000	—	—
Feb 1, 2005	7B90	2 BR · 2 BA	1,275	$725,000	$569	+5.2%
Oct 13, 2004	7H50	1 BR	750	$320,000	$427	-1.5%
Sep 24, 2004	4J	1 BR · 1 BA	950	$405,000	$426	+4.1%
Sep 13, 2004	5G		—	$187,500	—	—
Jul 13, 2004	5D70		—	$375,000	—	—
May 20, 2004	2H		—	$285,000	—	—
Feb 23, 2004	1E90	2 BR	—	$425,000	—	—

Sources, exclusions and how these figures are computed

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-02135-0060). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate. 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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