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188 East 70th StreetRecorded sales & closing prices

188 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021

126 recorded closings, 2003–2026. Sortable and searchable below.

Recorded closings
126
Date range
2003–2026
Median $/sf
$1,514
2026 · adjusted
Listing discount
6.2%
median, from last ask
Price range
$535K – $4.37M
Price shift · median $/sf · constant-quality
Since 2003
▲ +63.6%
10-Year
▼ -10.8%
Since 2022
▲ +13.9%
1-Year
▼ -0.4%

Change in the building’s median $/sf over each window, adjusted to a constant-quality (average-floor) unit so it reflects price — not which floors happened to sell. (2022 marks the rate-shock inflection.) Like-for-like repeat-sale figures to follow.

As a condominium, 188 East 70th Street trades on a price-per-square-foot basis rather than the price-per-room framing used for co-ops. Pricing here reflects several durable factors: the central Lenox Hill location at Third Avenue and East 70th Street, close to the Lexington Avenue subway, Hunter College, and the neighborhood's retail spine; the condominium tenure, which typically commands a premium over comparable co-op stock; the tower's height, which puts upper-floor light and views at a premium within the line; and the full amenity package, which supports value against less-serviced peers.

Buyers should expect per-square-foot values in line with, and in higher and better-lit lines above, the full-service condominium and co-op inventory nearby, with the condo structure and permissive subletting supporting resale liquidity and investor demand. Specific closed prices move sharply with floor, exposure, view, and condition given the building's height, and should be underwritten against current recorded transfers rather than headline averages.

The complete recorded-sale history for The Trafalgar House Condominium, 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 6.2% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.

Price per square foot over time

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

$506$2,624$4,741'03'07'11'15'19'23'268B · $826/sf · 200324B · $844/sf · 200324C · $974/sf · 20036BC · $1,189/sf · 200323A · $1,021/sf · 200314C · $1,007/sf · 200318A · $939/sf · 200418D · $939/sf · 200430A · $1,401/sf · 20049C · $1,004/sf · 20045E · $733/sf · 2004PH30/31A · $1,536/sf · 20047C · $817/sf · 200424B · $914/sf · 200429A · $1,201/sf · 200429B · $1,199/sf · 20045B · $973/sf · 200416A · $982/sf · 20054B · $1,041/sf · 200517B · $987/sf · 200518B · $1,018/sf · 200514B · $1,136/sf · 2005A · $1,893/sf · 200616B · $1,130/sf · 200619D · $904/sf · 200611B · $1,054/sf · 200610D · $1,071/sf · 20063D · $1,022/sf · 20074C · $1,191/sf · 200722C · $1,203/sf · 200721B · $1,348/sf · 2007C6 · $783/sf · 200721A · $1,731/sf · 20075C · $1,265/sf · 200718D · $1,388/sf · 200716D · $1,317/sf · 20075E · $1,014/sf · 20074C · $1,438/sf · 200822A · $1,648/sf · 200914D · $938/sf · 20099C · $1,197/sf · 200918A · $1,221/sf · 200921A · $1,997/sf · 200916A · $1,643/sf · 201012D · $1,116/sf · 201023A · $1,382/sf · 2011C3 · $814/sf · 201125A · $1,788/sf · 20126B · $4,514/sf · 201216D · $1,339/sf · 201214B · $1,671/sf · 201210D · $1,590/sf · 201221A · $2,031/sf · 20125D · $1,157/sf · 201211B · $1,535/sf · 201411A · $1,565/sf · 201410BC · $2,056/sf · 20148E · $1,466/sf · 201424B · $1,720/sf · 20148C · $1,642/sf · 20146BC · $2,119/sf · 201526B · $2,203/sf · 20158C · $1,716/sf · 201512D · $1,768/sf · 20168C · $1,940/sf · 2016C1 · $765/sf · 20177D · $1,681/sf · 201717B · $1,408/sf · 201714A · $1,318/sf · 201711A · $1,357/sf · 201730A · $1,028/sf · 201823A · $1,757/sf · 20184C · $1,225/sf · 201816B · $1,371/sf · 201811D · $1,706/sf · 201818A · $1,307/sf · 201817A · $1,325/sf · 201828A · $1,565/sf · 201920D · $1,099/sf · 20197C · $1,455/sf · 201914D · $1,484/sf · 201919C · $1,376/sf · 20195E · $1,233/sf · 20196E · $1,260/sf · 20195C · $1,362/sf · 202026B · $1,713/sf · 20204B · $1,221/sf · 202121B · $1,332/sf · 202120A · $1,325/sf · 20218A · $1,110/sf · 20218 · $1,107/sf · 20217D · $1,502/sf · 202219D · $1,451/sf · 202218D · $1,546/sf · 202322C · $1,617/sf · 202315D · $1,150/sf · 202321C · $1,898/sf · 202414D · $1,484/sf · 202422B · $1,923/sf · 202422A · $1,798/sf · 202416C · $1,383/sf · 202517B · $1,389/sf · 202518A · $1,781/sf · 202527B · $1,608/sf · 202518B · $1,362/sf · 202522A · $1,831/sf · 20258E · $1,219/sf · 202611A · $1,612/sf · 20266BC · $1,602/sf · 202617CD · $1,729/sf · 2026
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 constant-quality (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$1,514/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 26–30 2 sales
$1,707/sf+13%
Floors 21–25 6 sales
$1,707/sf+13%
Floors 16–20 8 sales
$1,502/sf-1%
Floors 11–15 3 sales
$1,397/sf-8%
Floors 6–10 4 sales
$1,379/sf-9%
Floors 1–5 2 sales
$1,379/sf-9%

Premium by line

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

Line A 6 sales
$1,597/sf+6%
Line C 4 sales
$1,568/sf+4%
Line D 5 sales
$1,514/sf+0%
Line B 7 sales
$1,497/sf-1%

Recent closings

The building’s 10 most recent market sales.

DateUnitApartmentPrice$/sfvs. Ask
Jun 2, 202617CD3 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,400 sf$4,150,000$1,729+1.2%
Apr 27, 20266BC3 BR · 4 BA · 2,060 sf$3,300,000$1,602-5.7%
Apr 14, 202611A2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,396 sf$2,250,000$1,612—
Jan 15, 20268E1 BR · 1.5 BA · 730 sf$890,000$1,219-1.0%
Dec 18, 202522A3 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,502 sf$2,750,000$1,831-5.0%
Sep 30, 202518B5 BR · 1 BA · 547 sf$745,000$1,362-0.7%
Aug 25, 202527B2 BR · 2 BA · 1,430 sf$2,300,000$1,608+2.2%
Aug 19, 202518A2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,432 sf$2,550,000$1,781+2.4%
Jul 9, 202524C2 BR · 2 BA$2,350,000-5.8%
Mar 25, 202517B1 BR · 1 BA · 547 sf$760,000$1,389-11.5%

The retrade record

Lines that have changed hands more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment. Showing the 24 strongest of 33 repeat-trade lines; sort the table below by Unit to see every line’s full history.

24B · 930 sf+104%
$785,000 ($844/sf) 2003 → $850,000 ($914/sf) 2004 → $1,600,000 ($1,720/sf) 2014
24C+81%
$1,295,000 ($974/sf) 2003 → $2,350,000 2025
7C · 1,340 sf+78%
$1,095,000 ($817/sf) 2004 → $1,950,000 ($1,455/sf) 2019
23A · 1,366 sf+72%
$1,395,000 ($1,021/sf) 2003 → $1,887,500 ($1,382/sf) 2011 → $2,400,000 ($1,757/sf) 2018
5E · 730 sf+68%
$535,000 ($733/sf) 2004 → $740,000 ($1,014/sf) 2007 → $900,000 ($1,233/sf) 2019
16A · 1,400 sf+67%
$1,375,000 ($982/sf) 2005 → $2,300,000 ($1,643/sf) 2010
18D · 896 sf+64%
$845,000 ($939/sf) 2004 → $1,249,000 ($1,388/sf) 2007 → $1,385,000 ($1,546/sf) 2023
19D · 896 sf+60%
$810,000 ($904/sf) 2006 → $1,300,000 ($1,451/sf) 2022
12D · 1,004 sf+58%
$1,120,000 ($1,116/sf) 2010 → $1,775,000 ($1,768/sf) 2016
10D · 1,170 sf+49%
$1,250,000 ($1,071/sf) 2006 → $1,860,000 ($1,590/sf) 2012
11B · 925 sf+46%
$975,000 ($1,054/sf) 2006 → $1,420,000 ($1,535/sf) 2014
21C · 1,330 sf+36%
$1,850,000 2005 → $2,525,000 ($1,898/sf) 2024
6BC · 2,060 sf+35%
$2,450,000 ($1,189/sf) 2003 → $4,365,000 ($2,119/sf) 2015 → $3,300,000 ($1,602/sf) 2026
18B · 547 sf+33%
$560,000 ($1,018/sf) 2005 → $745,000 ($1,362/sf) 2025
5D+21%
$995,000 ($1,157/sf) 2012 → $1,200,000 2022
16B · 547 sf+21%
$618,000 ($1,130/sf) 2006 → $750,000 ($1,371/sf) 2018
9C · 1,190 sf+19%
$1,195,000 ($1,004/sf) 2004 → $1,425,000 ($1,197/sf) 2009
8C · 1,340 sf+18%
$2,200,000 ($1,642/sf) 2014 → $2,300,000 ($1,716/sf) 2015 → $2,600,000 ($1,940/sf) 2016
4B · 1,802 sf+17%
$1,875,000 ($1,041/sf) 2005 → $2,200,000 ($1,221/sf) 2021
21A · 1,502 sf+17%
$2,600,000 ($1,731/sf) 2007 → $3,000,000 ($1,997/sf) 2009 → $3,050,000 ($2,031/sf) 2012
5B+16%
$710,000 ($973/sf) 2004 → $825,000 2020
22A · 1,502 sf+11%
$2,475,000 ($1,648/sf) 2009 → $2,700,000 ($1,798/sf) 2024 → $2,750,000 ($1,831/sf) 2025
5C · 1,340 sf+8%
$1,695,000 ($1,265/sf) 2007 → $1,825,000 ($1,362/sf) 2020
4C · 1,600 sf+5%
$1,860,000 ($1,191/sf) 2007 → $2,300,900 ($1,438/sf) 2008 → $1,960,000 ($1,225/sf) 2018

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.

126 recorded sales
Apartment
Jun 2, 202617CD3 BR · 2.5 BA2,400$4,150,000$1,729+1.2%
Apr 27, 20266BC3 BR · 4 BA2,060$3,300,000$1,602-5.7%
Apr 14, 202611A2 BR · 2.5 BA1,396$2,250,000$1,612—
Jan 15, 20268E1 BR · 1.5 BA730$890,000$1,219-1.0%
Dec 18, 202522A3 BR · 2.5 BA1,502$2,750,000$1,831-5.0%
Sep 30, 202518B5 BR · 1 BA547$745,000$1,362-0.7%
Aug 25, 202527B2 BR · 2 BA1,430$2,300,000$1,608+2.2%
Aug 19, 202518A2 BR · 2.5 BA1,432$2,550,000$1,781+2.4%
Jul 9, 202524C2 BR · 2 BA—$2,350,000—-5.8%
Mar 25, 202517B1 BR · 1 BA547$760,000$1,389-11.5%
Jan 6, 202516C3 BR · 2 BA1,330$1,840,000$1,383-2.9%
Oct 11, 202422A3 BR · 2.5 BA1,502$2,700,000$1,798-5.3%
Jul 25, 202422B3 BR · 2.5 BA1,261$2,425,000$1,923-14.9%
Jun 10, 202414D2 BR · 1.5 BA896$1,330,000$1,484-5.0%
May 15, 202421C2 BR · 2 BA1,330$2,525,000$1,898-11.4%
Jul 13, 202315D896$1,030,000$1,150—
May 25, 202322C2 BR · 2 BA1,330$2,150,000$1,617-2.1%
Mar 31, 202318D1 BR · 1.5 BA896$1,385,000$1,546-0.7%
Sep 29, 20225D1 BR · 1.5 BA—$1,200,000—-3.1%
Aug 3, 202214B1 BR · 1 BA—$850,000—-8.1%
Jun 1, 202219D2 BR · 1.5 BA896$1,300,000$1,451-8.8%
Feb 3, 20227D1 BR · 1.5 BA832$1,250,000$1,502—
Oct 22, 20218E1 BR · 1.5 BA—$995,500—+2.1%
Oct 21, 20218A2 BR · 2.5 BA1,396$1,550,000$1,110-16.2%
Oct 21, 202182 BR · 2.5 BA1,400$1,550,000$1,107-7.5%
Sep 9, 202120A2 BR · 2.5 BA1,396$1,850,000$1,325—
Aug 12, 202121B2 BR · 2.5 BA1,261$1,680,000$1,332-23.5%
May 14, 20217B1 BR · 1.5 BA—$895,000—-2.7%
Apr 23, 20214B3 BR · 2 BA1,802$2,200,000$1,221-15.2%
Nov 12, 20205B1 BR · 1.5 BA—$825,000—-7.8%
Oct 8, 202026B2 BR · 2.5 BA1,430$2,450,000$1,713-14.8%
Feb 6, 20205C2 BR · 2 BA1,340$1,825,000$1,362-11.0%
Dec 13, 20196E1 BR · 2 BA730$920,000$1,260-4.2%
Nov 8, 20195E1 BR730$900,000$1,233—
Aug 26, 201919C2 BR · 2 BA1,330$1,830,000$1,376-14.9%
Aug 8, 201914D2 BR · 1.5 BA896$1,330,000$1,484+2.7%
Jul 11, 20197C2 BR · 2 BA1,340$1,950,000$1,455-15.2%
Jun 28, 201920D896$985,000$1,099—
Feb 21, 201928A2 BR · 2.5 BA1,425$2,230,000$1,565-8.0%
Oct 31, 201817A3 BR1,396$1,850,000$1,325-7.3%
Oct 25, 201818A3 BR · 2.5 BA1,396$1,825,000$1,307-6.4%
Jul 30, 201811D2 BR · 2 BA1,005$1,715,000$1,706-4.5%
Apr 30, 201816B547$750,000$1,371-5.7%
Apr 24, 20184C3 BR · 3 BA1,600$1,960,000$1,225-28.6%
Mar 26, 201823A2 BR · 2 BA1,366$2,400,000$1,757+3.2%
Jan 5, 201830A2 BR1,800$1,850,000$1,028—
Dec 8, 201711A2 BR1,400$1,900,000$1,357-17.4%
Nov 10, 201714A2 BR1,400$1,845,000$1,318-7.5%
May 24, 201717B5 BR · 1 BA547$770,000$1,408-6.7%
May 16, 20177D1 BR832$1,399,000$1,681-1.8%
Apr 27, 2017C11,700$1,300,000$765-13.3%
Oct 19, 20168C2 BR1,340$2,600,000$1,940-3.7%
Aug 18, 201612D2 BR1,004$1,775,000$1,768+1.4%
Oct 19, 20158C2 BR · 2 BA1,340$2,300,000$1,716-11.4%
Jul 17, 201512B1 BR—$975,000——
Feb 18, 201526B2 BR1,430$3,150,000$2,203-4.4%
Jan 7, 20156BC3 BR · 4 BA2,060$4,365,000$2,119-24.1%
Dec 9, 20148C2 BR1,340$2,200,000$1,642-6.4%
Nov 7, 201424B2 BR · 1 BA930$1,600,000$1,720-1.5%
Oct 28, 201412D2 BRnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)1,003$600,000——
Oct 8, 20143A2 BR · 2.5 BA—$2,100,000—-6.7%
Aug 27, 20148E1 BR · 1.5 BA730$1,070,000$1,466+1.9%
Jun 20, 201410BC3 BR · 3 BA1,800$3,700,000$2,056-6.9%
Apr 9, 201411A2 BR1,396$2,185,000$1,565-8.0%
Mar 4, 201411B1 BR925$1,420,000$1,535-2.1%
Dec 3, 20125D1 BR · 1.5 BA860$995,000$1,157-20.1%
Oct 15, 201221A3 BR1,502$3,050,000$2,031-6.2%
Oct 5, 201210D2 BR1,170$1,860,000$1,590-13.5%
Jul 17, 201214B1 BR347$580,000$1,671—
Jul 3, 201216D2 BR896$1,200,000$1,339—
Apr 19, 20126B720$3,250,000$4,514—
Mar 23, 201225A1,510$2,700,000$1,788—
Aug 25, 2011C3762$620,000$814—
Mar 1, 201123A2 BR1,366$1,887,500$1,382-15.2%
Nov 17, 201012D2 BR1,004$1,120,000$1,116-10.4%
Oct 13, 201016A2 BR1,400$2,300,000$1,643-7.1%
Jul 7, 201022B2 BR—$1,590,000—-6.2%
Jun 18, 201020A2 BR—$2,000,000——
Dec 29, 200921A3 BR1,502$3,000,000$1,997—
Oct 15, 200918A2 BR1,433$1,750,000$1,221-10.3%
Jul 9, 20099C2 BR1,190$1,425,000$1,197-10.9%
Apr 21, 200914D1 BR896$840,000$938-9.2%
Mar 20, 200922A3 BR · 2.5 BA1,502$2,475,000$1,648—
Aug 26, 20084C3 BR · 3 BA1,600$2,300,900$1,438-15.6%
Dec 7, 200722B2 BR—$1,700,000—-2.9%
Oct 4, 20075E1 BR730$740,000$1,014-4.5%
Aug 28, 200716D2 BR896$1,180,000$1,317-3.7%
Jul 31, 200718D1 BR900$1,249,000$1,388—
Jun 18, 20075C2 BR1,340$1,695,000$1,265—
Jun 11, 200721A3 BR1,502$2,600,000$1,731-13.2%
Jun 4, 2007C61,883$1,475,000$783—
Apr 24, 200721B2 BR1,261$1,700,000$1,348-2.9%
Mar 29, 200722C2 BR1,330$1,600,000$1,203—
Jan 5, 20073D2 BR1,570$1,605,000$1,022-7.0%
Jan 5, 20074C3 BR · 3 BA1,562$1,860,000$1,191—
Nov 28, 200610D2 BR1,167$1,250,000$1,071—
Jun 27, 200611B1 BR925$975,000$1,054-10.1%
Apr 26, 200619D2 BR · 1.5 BA896$810,000$904—
Mar 23, 200616B547$618,000$1,130-1.1%
Feb 28, 2006A2,007$3,800,000$1,893—
Sep 14, 200520A2 BR—$1,900,000—-5.0%
Aug 17, 200514B1 BR550$625,000$1,136-1.6%
Jun 2, 200518B550$560,000$1,018—
May 10, 200517B547$540,000$987—
Apr 19, 200521C2 BR—$1,850,000—-6.3%
Feb 28, 20054B3 BR1,802$1,875,000$1,041-3.1%
Jan 5, 200516A2 BR1,400$1,375,000$982-11.0%
Dec 6, 20045B1 BR730$710,000$973-2.1%
Nov 17, 200429B2 BR1,430$1,715,000$1,199-4.7%
Nov 10, 200429A2 BR1,415$1,700,000$1,201-10.5%
Nov 5, 200424B2 BR930$850,000$914—
Sep 8, 20047C2 BR1,340$1,095,000$817-4.7%
Aug 19, 2004PH30/31A2 BR1,820$2,795,000$1,536—
Aug 11, 200422C2 BR—$2,200,000—-4.1%
Aug 10, 20045E1 BR · 1.5 BA730$535,000$733-10.1%
Aug 9, 20049C2 BR1,190$1,195,000$1,004-4.4%
Jun 28, 200423B1 BR—$830,000—-2.4%
Jun 8, 200430A2 BR1,820$2,550,000$1,401—
Jan 20, 200418D1 BR900$845,000$939—
Jan 14, 200418A2 BR1,433$1,345,000$939-3.6%
Dec 15, 200314C2 BR1,340$1,350,000$1,007—
Dec 9, 200323A2 BR1,366$1,395,000$1,021—
Nov 19, 20036BC3 BR2,060$2,450,000$1,189—
Nov 12, 200324C2 BR1,330$1,295,000$974—
Oct 31, 200324B2 BR930$785,000$844—
Jul 15, 20038B1 BR720$595,000$826—

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01404-7503) 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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