The Monarch (200 East 89th Street)Recorded sales & closing prices
200 East 89th Street, New York, NY 10128
182 recorded closings, 2003–2026. Sortable and searchable below.
- Recorded closings
- 182
- Date range
- 2003–2026
- Median $/sf
- $1,375
- Listing discount
- 3.5%
- Price range
- $500K – $3.95M
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.
The Monarch trades as an accessible full-service Yorkville condominium. Recent closings have run broadly in the $1,340 per square foot range on a building-wide basis, with the one-bedroom-heavy mix keeping absolute prices moderate for the Upper East Side and the two-bedroom and larger inventory carrying the premium. The atrium pool and full health club support pricing relative to peer buildings that lack a comparable aquatic amenity.
Pricing is heterogeneous by floor, exposure, and layout. Comparable analysis should reference recent closings on the specific line and floor rather than a single building-wide average.
The complete recorded-sale history for The Monarch, 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 3.5% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.
Price per square foot over time
166 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | 29D | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,327 sf | $2,015,000 | $1,518 | +1.0% |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 27D | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,327 sf | $1,762,500 | $1,328 | -11.7% |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 16G | 1 BR · 1 BA | $885,000 | +0.6% | |
| Dec 5, 2025 | 14G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 661 sf | $860,000 | $1,301 | -1.7% |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 17G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 638 sf | $850,000 | $1,332 | -10.5% |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 30B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,011 sf | $1,385,000 | $1,370 | -13.4% |
| Jun 20, 2025 | 35AB/34B | 4 BR · 4 BA · 3,100 sf | $3,950,000 | $1,274 | -1.2% |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 27B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,011 sf | $1,725,000 | $1,706 | -9.0% |
| Dec 3, 2024 | 8B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 661 sf | $795,000 | $1,203 | — |
| Dec 3, 2024 | 11F | 1 BR · 1 BA | $845,000 | — |
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 41 repeat-trade lines; sort the table below by Unit to see every line’s full history.
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | 29D | 3 BR · 3 BA | 1,327 | $2,015,000 | $1,518 | +1.0% |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 27D | 3 BR · 3 BA | 1,327 | $1,762,500 | $1,328 | -11.7% |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 16G | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $885,000 | — | +0.6% |
| Dec 5, 2025 | 14G | 1 BR · 1 BA | 661 | $860,000 | $1,301 | -1.7% |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 17G | 1 BR · 1 BA | 638 | $850,000 | $1,332 | -10.5% |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 30B | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,011 | $1,385,000 | $1,370 | -13.4% |
| Jun 20, 2025 | 35AB/34B | 4 BR · 4 BA | 3,100 | $3,950,000 | $1,274 | -1.2% |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 27B | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,011 | $1,725,000 | $1,706 | -9.0% |
| Dec 3, 2024 | 8B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 661 | $795,000 | $1,203 | — |
| Dec 3, 2024 | 11F | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $845,000 | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | 23G | 1 BR · 1 BA | 650 | $975,000 | $1,500 | — |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 44S | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,159 | $2,090,000 | $968 | — |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 20B | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $900,000 | — | -1.6% |
| Apr 21, 2023 | 16A | 1 BR | 566 | $735,000 | $1,299 | -1.9% |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 44B | 743 | $1,680,113 | $2,261 | — | |
| Dec 19, 2022 | 26A | 1 BR · 1 BA | 566 | $780,000 | $1,378 | -1.3% |
| Nov 17, 2022 | 12A | 1 BR | 566 | $749,000 | $1,323 | — |
| Oct 27, 2022 | 6E | 1 BR · 1 BA | 650 | $682,000 | $1,049 | -1.9% |
| Oct 11, 2022 | 9D | 1 BR · 1 BA | 545 | $745,000 | $1,367 | +1.4% |
| Sep 16, 2022 | 25G | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $1,050,000 | — | -1.9% |
| Aug 5, 2022 | 18F | 1 BR · 1 BA | 638 | $861,000 | $1,350 | +5.0% |
| Jul 20, 2022 | 41A | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,016 | $1,875,000 | $1,845 | — |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29AB | 3 BR · 4 BA | 2,115 | $3,350,000 | $1,584 | -4.3% |
| May 31, 2022 | 12E | 1 BR · 1 BA | 562 | $775,000 | $1,379 | -3.0% |
| May 9, 2022 | 6D | 1 BR · 1 BA | 545 | $705,000 | $1,294 | -4.6% |
| Apr 7, 2022 | 37A | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,016 | $1,590,000 | $1,565 | — |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 7E | 1 BR · 1 BA | 562 | $685,000 | $1,219 | — |
| Jan 26, 2022 | 42CN | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 2,066 | $2,600,000 | $1,258 | -5.5% |
| Dec 16, 2021 | 19G | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $825,000 | — | -6.3% |
| Dec 15, 2021 | 10H | 568 | $650,000 | $1,144 | — | |
| Oct 14, 2021 | 15F | 1 BR · 1 BA | 638 | $820,000 | $1,285 | +3.1% |
| Sep 23, 2021 | 14F | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $769,000 | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2021 | 36A | 2 BR · 2 BA⚑ Flagged for review — recorded 1,200 sf disagrees with this line's 1,016 sf across other sales — the square footage looks mis-recorded; pending manual review | 1,200 | $1,780,000 | $1,483 | -3.2% |
| Aug 20, 2021 | 40D | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | 1,330 | $2,050,000 | $1,541 | -6.6% |
| Jul 23, 2021 | 21D | 1 BR · 1 BA | 565 | $729,000 | $1,290 | -2.8% |
| Jul 9, 2021 | PH45BC | 3 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,200 | $3,100,000 | $1,409 | — |
| Apr 29, 2021 | 15D | 1 BR · 1 BA | 545 | $684,000 | $1,255 | -2.3% |
| Dec 30, 2020 | 11H | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $698,000 | — | -5.0% |
| Oct 13, 2020 | PH44/45 | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 1,600 | $3,500,000 | $2,188 | -7.9% |
| Sep 9, 2020 | 39B | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,016 | $1,545,000 | $1,521 | -1.0% |
| Apr 28, 2020 | 44A | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,016 | $1,660,000 | $1,634 | -2.1% |
| Feb 11, 2020 | 15A | 1 BR · 1 BA | 566 | $746,000 | $1,318 | +2.9% |
| Jan 22, 2020 | 38E | 1 BR · 1 BA | 776 | $999,000 | $1,287 | — |
| Nov 13, 2019 | 18G | 1 BR · 1 BA | 638 | $830,000 | $1,301 | -4.0% |
| Aug 23, 2019 | 12A | 1 BR · 1 BA | 566 | $725,000 | $1,281 | -2.7% |
| Feb 21, 2019 | 16F | 1 BR · 1 BA | 639 | $857,500 | $1,342 | -0.9% |
| Nov 29, 2018 | 27C | 1 BR · 1 BA | 773 | $850,000 | $1,100 | -32.0% |
| Oct 1, 2018 | 11BC | 3 BR · 2 BA | 1,310 | $1,600,000 | $1,221 | — |
| Sep 10, 2018 | 18D | 1 BR | 545 | $755,000 | $1,385 | -1.3% |
| Aug 3, 2018 | 25G | 1 BR | 638 | $921,000 | $1,444 | +2.9% |
| May 22, 2018 | 8E | 1 BR | 562 | $765,000 | $1,361 | — |
| May 17, 2018 | 44E | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $1,100,000 | — | -4.3% |
| May 8, 2018 | 44F | 765 | $1,100,000 | $1,438 | — | |
| May 1, 2018 | 30A | 2 BR | 1,016 | $1,760,000 | $1,732 | -4.9% |
| Sep 8, 2017 | 37/38C | 3 BR | 1,546 | $2,362,000 | $1,528 | -9.0% |
| Jul 14, 2017 | 34A | 2 BR | 1,016 | $1,820,000 | $1,791 | -4.0% |
| Jul 13, 2017 | 33A | 2 BR | 1,016 | $1,740,000 | $1,713 | -2.2% |
| Jul 5, 2017 | 25A | 1 BR | 566 | $800,000 | $1,413 | +4.6% |
| May 24, 2017 | 8C | 1 BR | 650 | $841,500 | $1,295 | -6.0% |
| Jan 25, 2017 | 15G | 1 BR | 638 | $880,000 | $1,379 | +2.9% |
| Jan 11, 2017 | 7A | 1 BR | 566 | $700,000 | $1,237 | +0.7% |
| Sep 20, 2016 | 9D | 1 BR · 1 BA | 545 | $755,000 | $1,385 | -3.2% |
| May 23, 2016 | 30C | 1 BR | 773 | $950,000 | $1,229 | -9.5% |
| Jan 22, 2016 | 19F | 1 BR | 638 | $911,000 | $1,428 | +1.3% |
| Jan 20, 2016 | 44B | 743 | $3,000,000 | $4,038 | — | |
| Dec 1, 2015 | 26A | 1 BR · 1 BA | 600 | $785,000 | $1,308 | -3.7% |
| Nov 13, 2015 | 28C | 1 BR · 1 BA | 800 | $968,000 | $1,210 | — |
| Sep 22, 2015 | 15H | 1 BR | 568 | $755,000 | $1,329 | — |
| Aug 3, 2015 | 27B | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,011 | $1,735,000 | $1,716 | — |
| Jul 30, 2015 | 21C | 650 | $788,000 | $1,212 | — | |
| Jul 7, 2015 | 7E | 1 BR · 1 BA | 562 | $735,000 | $1,308 | -13.5% |
| Jul 7, 2015 | 22D | 1 BR | 545 | $740,000 | $1,358 | -3.9% |
| May 15, 2015 | 31A | 1,016 | $1,512,500 | $1,489 | — | |
| Apr 10, 2015 | 38A | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,016 | $1,705,000 | $1,678 | — |
| Apr 7, 2015 | 39E | 1 BR · 1 BA | 776 | $1,075,000 | $1,385 | -8.1% |
| Mar 27, 2015 | 27C | 1 BR · 1 BA | 773 | $950,000 | $1,229 | -15.6% |
| Mar 26, 2015 | 24A | 1 BR | 566 | $750,000 | $1,325 | — |
| Jan 26, 2015 | 10E | 1 BR · 1 BA | 562 | $750,000 | $1,335 | — |
| Oct 17, 2014 | 12H | 1 BR | 570 | $745,000 | $1,307 | — |
| Aug 28, 2014 | 26C | 1 BR · 1 BA | 650 | $830,000 | $1,277 | -2.1% |
| Aug 11, 2014 | 20F | 1 BR | 650 | $795,000 | $1,223 | +7.4% |
| Jul 30, 2014 | 20A | 1 BR | — | $730,000 | — | -3.8% |
| Jul 16, 2014 | 36A | 2 BR | 1,016 | $1,550,000 | $1,526 | -1.6% |
| Jun 20, 2014 | 12G | 1 BR | 638 | $750,000 | $1,176 | +1.4% |
| Feb 11, 2014 | 20A | 1 BR | 566 | $658,333 | $1,163 | — |
| Jan 29, 2014 | 37E | 776 | $770,000 | $992 | — | |
| Jan 28, 2014 | 8E | 1 BR | 562 | $620,000 | $1,103 | — |
| Jan 16, 2014 | 44N | 2 BR · 3.5 BA | 1,800 | $2,055,000 | $1,142 | -11.6% |
| Oct 23, 2013 | 6G | 1 BR | 638 | $685,000 | $1,074 | -2.0% |
| Oct 22, 2013 | 45E | 1 BR | 761 | $995,000 | $1,307 | — |
| Sep 20, 2013 | 23A | 1 BR | 566 | $715,000 | $1,263 | — |
| Aug 2, 2013 | 9E | 1 BR | 562 | $580,000 | $1,032 | -1.7% |
| Jul 23, 2013 | 12C | 1 BR · 1 BA | 650 | $795,000 | $1,223 | — |
| Jun 6, 2013 | 27A | 2 BR | 1,016 | $1,425,000 | $1,403 | -4.7% |
| Jun 5, 2013 | 42A | 2 BR | 1,016 | $1,400,000 | $1,378 | +3.7% |
| Mar 15, 2013 | 12F | 1 BR | 650 | $730,000 | $1,123 | -8.6% |
| Feb 14, 2013 | 41B | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,011 | $1,275,000 | $1,261 | -8.6% |
| Dec 17, 2012 | 17F | 1 BR | 650 | $675,000 | $1,038 | -6.3% |
| Sep 6, 2012 | 20D | 1 BR | 568 | $580,000 | $1,021 | -3.2% |
| Jul 25, 2012 | 41A | 2 BR | 1,016 | $1,275,000 | $1,255 | -3.8% |
| Apr 16, 2012 | 29C | 1 BR | 773 | $670,000 | $867 | -3.6% |
| Jan 11, 2012 | 14A | 566 | $506,000 | $894 | — | |
| Dec 5, 2011 | 26G | 638 | $580,000 | $909 | — | |
| Dec 1, 2011 | 14B | 1 BR | 661 | $619,500 | $937 | +0.0% |
| Oct 27, 2011 | PH45A | 2 BR | — | $1,800,000 | — | -5.3% |
| Oct 13, 2011 | 38D | 3 BR | 1,350 | $1,355,000 | $1,004 | -9.4% |
| Jul 11, 2011 | 17C | 1 BR | 658 | $637,500 | $969 | -1.9% |
| Jun 21, 2011 | 15F | 1 BR | 638 | $670,000 | $1,050 | -16.1% |
| Jun 7, 2011 | 27D | 3 BR | 1,327 | $1,335,000 | $1,006 | -6.3% |
| Apr 28, 2011 | 11D | 1 BR | 550 | $544,000 | $989 | -3.7% |
| Nov 16, 2010 | 31D | 3 BR | 1,327 | $1,300,000 | $980 | -1.9% |
| Nov 10, 2010 | 43A | 2 BR | 1,016 | $1,210,000 | $1,191 | -6.6% |
| Oct 25, 2010 | 15C | 1 BR | 650 | $630,000 | $969 | -1.6% |
| Oct 12, 2010 | 18F | 1 BR | 638 | $620,000 | $972 | -4.5% |
| Aug 23, 2010 | 16C | 1 BR | 650 | $630,000 | $969 | -2.3% |
| Jul 20, 2010 | 19F | 1 BR | 638 | $645,000 | $1,011 | — |
| Jul 19, 2010 | 22E | 1 BR | 562 | $540,000 | $961 | -5.1% |
| Jul 19, 2010 | 33A | 2 BR | 1,016 | $1,325,000 | $1,304 | -3.6% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 23EF | 3 BR | 1,200 | $1,250,000 | $1,042 | -3.5% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 27B | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,011 | $1,120,000 | $1,108 | — |
| May 17, 2010 | 18G | 1 BR | 638 | $645,000 | $1,011 | -4.4% |
| Mar 9, 2010 | 11D | 1 BR | 545 | $575,000 | $1,055 | — |
| Feb 23, 2010 | PH45A | 2 BR | — | $1,600,000 | — | -5.9% |
| Jan 27, 2010 | 36D | 3 BR | 1,327 | $1,417,000 | $1,068 | -11.4% |
| Dec 23, 2009 | 12E | 1 BR | 562 | $525,000 | $934 | -7.1% |
| Dec 9, 2009 | 26C | 1 BR | 670 | $530,000 | $791 | — |
| Dec 9, 2009 | 44E | 1 BR | 776 | $635,000 | $818 | — |
| Oct 2, 2009 | 17B | 1 BR | 662 | $607,500 | $918 | -1.2% |
| Sep 23, 2009 | 20F | 1 BR | 650 | $620,000 | $954 | -5.9% |
| Sep 3, 2009 | 10C | 1 BR | 650 | $623,500 | $959 | -3.9% |
| Aug 12, 2009 | 9D | 1 BR | 545 | $530,000 | $972 | -15.7% |
| Jun 15, 2009 | 38E | 1 BR | 776 | $670,000 | $863 | -4.1% |
| Jun 5, 2009 | 18E | 1 BR | 562 | $540,000 | $961 | -9.8% |
| Apr 29, 2009 | 39D | 3 BR | 1,327 | $1,710,000 | $1,289 | -4.7% |
| Apr 23, 2009 | 43B | 2 BR | 1,100 | $1,200,000 | $1,091 | -3.0% |
| Nov 10, 2008 | 39E | 1 BR · 1 BA | 776 | $775,000 | $999 | — |
| Oct 3, 2008 | 41C | 1 BR | 773 | $820,000 | $1,061 | -4.7% |
| Oct 3, 2008 | 32AB | 3 BR | 2,100 | $2,700,000 | $1,286 | -3.6% |
| Sep 10, 2008 | 12C | 1 BR | 650 | $710,000 | $1,092 | — |
| Sep 3, 2008 | 40D | 2 BR | — | $1,675,000 | — | -4.3% |
| Apr 2, 2008 | 6A | 1 BR | 566 | $605,000 | $1,069 | -0.8% |
| Mar 12, 2008 | 15D | 1 BR · 1 BA | 550 | $585,000 | $1,064 | -19.3% |
| Jan 25, 2008 | 15F | 1 BR | 638 | $785,000 | $1,230 | -1.8% |
| Nov 7, 2007 | 20B | 1 BR | 670 | $722,500 | $1,078 | +1.8% |
| Oct 23, 2007 | 36A | 2 BR | 1,016 | $1,380,200 | $1,358 | +0.4% |
| Jul 30, 2007 | 39D | 3 BR | 1,327 | $1,575,000 | $1,187 | -1.3% |
| Jul 19, 2007 | 26A | 1 BR | — | $666,000 | — | +2.5% |
| Jun 13, 2007 | 37C | 773 | $1,042,500 | $1,349 | — | |
| May 31, 2007 | 33A | 2 BR | 1,016 | $1,425,000 | $1,403 | -1.4% |
| Apr 30, 2007 | 7E | 1 BR · 1 BA | 562 | $569,000 | $1,012 | — |
| Apr 16, 2007 | 24H | 1 BR | 568 | $585,000 | $1,030 | -2.3% |
| Feb 20, 2007 | 16C | 1 BR | 650 | $677,000 | $1,042 | -6.6% |
| Jan 24, 2007 | 12F | 1 BR | 638 | $575,000 | $901 | — |
| Nov 13, 2006 | 22F | 1 BR | 645 | $725,000 | $1,124 | — |
| Jun 29, 2006 | 23B | 1 BR | 665 | $705,000 | $1,060 | -2.8% |
| Apr 19, 2006 | 6D | 1 BR | 600 | $575,000 | $958 | -2.4% |
| Apr 19, 2006 | 16F | 1 BR | 650 | $699,000 | $1,075 | — |
| Apr 19, 2006 | 34B | 2 BR | 1,011 | $1,250,000 | $1,236 | — |
| Apr 10, 2006 | 37D | 3 BR · 3 BA | 1,327 | $1,450,000 | $1,093 | — |
| Mar 30, 2006 | 27D | 3 BR | 1,327 | $1,362,500 | $1,027 | -6.0% |
| Mar 14, 2006 | 18G | 1 BR | 638 | $725,000 | $1,136 | — |
| Feb 15, 2006 | 39C | 1 BR · 1 BA | 773 | $915,000 | $1,184 | — |
| Dec 6, 2005 | 10G | 1 BR | 650 | $610,000 | $938 | -6.2% |
| Nov 30, 2005 | 44SO | 2 BR | 1,450 | $1,950,000 | $1,345 | -2.5% |
| Oct 28, 2005 | 37B | 2 BR | 1,011 | $1,360,000 | $1,345 | -1.1% |
| Aug 26, 2005 | 38A | 2 BR | — | $1,275,000 | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2005 | 18B | 661 | $650,000 | $983 | — | |
| Aug 2, 2005 | 42F | 765 | $740,000 | $967 | — | |
| May 17, 2005 | 32A | 1,016 | $2,000,000 | $1,969 | — | |
| May 3, 2005 | 15A | 1 BR | 566 | $535,000 | $945 | — |
| Feb 24, 2005 | 21F | 1 BR | 680 | $560,000 | $824 | +2.0% |
| Jan 18, 2005 | 23G | 1 BR | 700 | $640,000 | $914 | -5.2% |
| Dec 20, 2004 | 8H | 1 BR | — | $515,000 | — | -2.8% |
| Nov 4, 2004 | 18E | 1 BR | 562 | $500,000 | $890 | +0.2% |
| Oct 28, 2004 | 44F | 765 | $620,000 | $810 | — | |
| Oct 13, 2004 | 35D | 1,327 | $1,062,500 | $801 | — | |
| Oct 12, 2004 | 20G | 1 BR | 638 | $515,000 | $807 | -2.8% |
| Sep 22, 2004 | 16C | 1 BR | 650 | $529,000 | $814 | — |
| Aug 20, 2004 | 20B | 1 BR | 661 | $530,000 | $802 | — |
| Jul 27, 2004 | 29C | 1 BR | 773 | $545,000 | $705 | — |
| Mar 22, 2004 | 4445N | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 1,450 | $1,625,000 | $1,121 | -9.7% |
| Nov 14, 2003 | 34B | 2 BR | 1,011 | $795,000 | $786 | — |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01534-7501) 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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