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170 West 81st StreetRecorded sales & closing prices

170 West 81st Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, Manhattan · Upper West Side

45 recorded transfers, 2003–2026. Sortable and searchable below.

1BR
$820K
median of 6 recent · '23–'26
2BR
$1.33M
median of 2 recent · '23–'26
Recent range
$626K – $1.43M
all types, last 4 yrs
Listing discount
0.0%
median, from last ask
Monthly carry/sf
$1.67
≈ $1,251/mo · recent
Recorded transfers
45
2003–2026 on record

The complete recorded-sale history for 170 West 81st Street, compiled from NYC Department of Finance transfer records and verified listing data, then enriched apartment-by-apartment by The Roebling Team research desk. Priced by apartment type — the honest unit for a co-op, where square footage isn’t officially recorded.

Latest closings

2026-08 · 1BR
4D  $795,000
2026-07 · 2BR
5A  $1,425,000
2026-03 · 1BR
1D  $815,000
2025-08 · 1BR
9D  $930,000
2025-08 · 1BR
9B  $975,000
2023-11 · 1BR
5B  $825,000

The line premium — where you sit sets the price

Same-1BR prices, time-controlled to today’s dollars, split by line — exposure, light, and layout vary stack to stack within a building.

Bar = today’s 1BR price for that line; right column = premium vs. an average 1BR.

Line B 5 sales
$880,537
+7%
Line D 4 sales
$805,000
-2%

And by floor

Same 1BR, time-controlled to today — higher floors, higher clears.

Floors 6–10 7 sales
$825,503
+1%
Floors 1–5 5 sales
$815,000
-1%

The 1BR trajectory

Every recorded 1BR. The building trades thinly year to year, so the story is the long arc, not any single year: 1BRs have moved from roughly $541K in the mid-2000s to about $820K today.

Each dot is one recorded sale, by close date and price; the line is the median for each year. Click any dot to jump straight to that sale below.

$400K$725K$1.05M'05'16'264D · $795,000 · '261D · $815,000 · '269D · $930,000 · '259B · $975,000 · '255B · $825,000 · '239E · $625,500 · '235B · $760,000 · '227B · $750,000 · '226B · $800,000 · '214C · $550,000 · '216D · $594,000 · '217C · $740,000 · '212D · $688,000 · '195E · $679,500 · '186E · $670,000 · '181D · $685,000 · '173E · $610,000 · '167C · $780,000 · '167B · $746,000 · '152C · $615,000 · '151D · $595,000 · '144B · $637,255 · '135D · $612,000 · '136D · $570,000 · '135D · $570,000 · '129C · $660,000 · '112D · $529,875 · '105E · $499,950 · '093D · $520,000 · '095D · $541,150 · '074D · $554,400 · '069C · $599,000 · '063E · $498,000 · '052D · $530,000 · '05

Lines that traded more than once

The building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment — recorded prices, exact.

5A+63%
$872,500 2007 → $1,250,000 2016 → $1,230,000 2023 → $1,425,000 2026
4D+43%
$554,400 2006 → $795,000 2026
1D+37%
$595,000 2014 → $685,000 2017 → $815,000 2026
5E+36%
$499,950 2009 → $679,500 2018
2D+30%
$530,000 2005 → $529,875 2010 → $688,000 2019
3E+22%
$498,000 2005 → $610,000 2016
5D+13%
$541,150 2007 → $570,000 2012 → $612,000 2013
9C+10%
$599,000 2006 → $660,000 2011
5B+9%
$760,000 2022 → $825,000 2023
6D+4%
$570,000 2013 → $594,000 2021
7B+1%
$746,000 2015 → $750,000 2022
7C-5%
$780,000 2016 → $740,000 2021

Every recorded sale

Sort any column; filter by unit or keyword. Prices are the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.

45 recorded sales
Apartment
Aug 19, 20264D1 BR · 1 BA · 3 rm$795,000+0.0%
Jul 1, 20265A2 BR · 1 BA · 4 rm$1,425,000+2.2%
Mar 24, 20261D1 BR · 1 BA · 3 rm$815,000-5.1%
Aug 26, 20259D1 BR · 1 BA · 3 rm$930,000-4.6%
Aug 13, 20259B1 BR$975,000—
Nov 9, 20235B1 BR · 1 BA · 4 rm$825,000+10.0%
Mar 23, 20235A2 BR · 1 BA · 4 rm$1,230,000-5.3%
Feb 1, 20239E1 BR · 1 BA · 3 rm$625,500+13.7%
Jul 11, 20225B1 BR · 1 BA · 4 rm$760,000+2.0%
May 25, 20227B1 BR · 1 BA · 3 rm$750,000-11.7%
Aug 26, 20216B1 BR · 1 BA · 4 rm$800,000-3.0%
Jun 21, 20214C1 BR · 1 BA · 3 rm$550,000-11.3%
Apr 29, 20216D1 BR · 1 BA · 3 rm$594,000-3.4%
Jan 7, 20217C1 BR · 1 BA · 3 rm$740,000-7.4%
Sep 30, 20192D1 BR · 1 BA · 3 rm$688,000-4.4%
Aug 29, 20197D$700,000—
Nov 26, 20185E1 BR$679,500—
Sep 24, 20186E1 BR · 3 rm$670,000-2.2%
Aug 16, 20171D1 BR · 1 BA · 3 rm$685,000-2.0%
Apr 25, 20173B$850,000—
Dec 21, 20163E1 BR · 3 rm$610,000-6.2%
Dec 7, 20167C1 BR · 3 rm$780,000+13.0%
May 23, 20165A2 BR · 1 BA$1,250,000—
Mar 14, 20162B$550,000—
Apr 28, 20157B1 BR · 1 BA · 3 rm$746,000+0.9%
Jan 7, 20152C1 BR · 3 rm$615,000-3.8%
Nov 19, 20141D1 BR · 1 BA$595,000—
Aug 7, 20134B1 BR · 3 rm$637,255+2.0%
Jul 29, 20135D1 BR$612,000—
May 1, 20136D1 BR · 1 BA · 3 rm$570,000+3.8%
Jun 19, 20125D1 BR$570,000—
Apr 11, 20119C1 BR · 4 rm$660,000-4.2%
Aug 23, 20102D1 BR · 3 rm$529,875-3.7%
Nov 24, 20095E1 BR · 3 rm$499,950-3.7%
Sep 3, 20093D1 BR · 3 rm$520,000-5.5%
Jun 28, 20075A2 BR · 1 BA$872,500—
Mar 20, 20075D1 BR · 3 rm$541,150-1.4%
Mar 14, 20064D1 BR · 3 rm$554,400-7.4%
Feb 1, 20066E1 BR · 3 rmnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)$200,000—
Jan 12, 20069C1 BR$599,000—
Nov 14, 20053E1 BR$498,000—
Oct 6, 20052D1 BR$530,000—
Dec 1, 20048D$499,000—
Jun 30, 20043A$905,000—
Oct 13, 20039A2 BR · 4 rm$695,000+0.0%

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01211-0056) and verified listing data. Co-op apartments are priced by unit type (bedroom count) rather than per square foot — square footage isn’t officially recorded for co-ops, and room counts carry some agent-entry inconsistency, so bedroom type is the reliable spine. Non-arms-length transfers and storage/parking are excluded; line and floor premiums are time-controlled to today’s pricing. Where transaction volume is too thin to support a figure, none is shown.

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