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Buildings·Upper East Side·205 East 59th Street·Sold prices

205 East 59th StreetRecorded sales & closing prices

205 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022

105 recorded closings, 2005–2026. Sortable and searchable below.

Recorded closings
105
Date range
2005–2026
Median $/sf
$1,488
2026 · adjusted
Listing discount
4.2%
median, from last ask
Monthly carry/sf
$3.35
≈ $4,307/mo · last 12 mo
Price range
$1.05M – $3.2M
Price shift · median $/sf · floor-adjusted
Since 2005
▼ -1.3%
10-Year
▼ -14.8%
Since 2022
▼ -4.5%
1-Year
▼ -4.2%

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 building trades as a mid-2000s full-service Manhattan condominium on a commercial corner, and it should be priced against that peer group rather than against the prewar cooperative stock a few blocks north. Condominium value here is measured per square foot, and the variables that move it within the building are floor, exposure, and whether the specific residence carries private outdoor space — the balconies and private roof terraces are not distributed evenly through the stack.

Two building-level facts belong in every valuation. The first is the absence of any tax abatement, which puts the full unabated tax line into the monthly carrying number from day one. The second is the sponsor's remaining rental block, which both thins the resale supply and, in some lenders' underwriting, raises questions about single-entity concentration and owner-occupancy. Neither is disqualifying; both are worth pricing rather than discovering.

The offering plan as filed put the aggregate price of the 62 residential units at approximately $121 million. That is a 2003–04 number and it is useful only as a marker of where the building started, not as a guide to current value. Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.

The complete recorded-sale history for 205 East 59th Street, 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 4.2% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.

Price per square foot over time

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

$1,070$1,741$2,411'05'09'13'17'21'25'268B · $1,222/sf · 200519B · $1,785/sf · 200516C · $1,486/sf · 200516A · $1,471/sf · 20058C · $1,317/sf · 20058A · $1,279/sf · 200523B · $1,818/sf · 200523A · $1,855/sf · 200510B · $1,297/sf · 200520A · $1,488/sf · 200512A · $1,271/sf · 200512C · $1,275/sf · 200525A · $1,940/sf · 200525C · $2,018/sf · 200514A · $1,477/sf · 200514C · $1,443/sf · 200510C · $1,279/sf · 200521B · $1,833/sf · 200518B · $1,436/sf · 200525B · $1,906/sf · 200510A · $1,343/sf · 200511C · $1,541/sf · 200523C · $1,994/sf · 200520B · $1,542/sf · 200518C · $1,466/sf · 200619A · $1,804/sf · 200621A · $1,821/sf · 200612B · $1,379/sf · 20066A · $1,142/sf · 200615B · $1,608/sf · 200614B · $1,497/sf · 200622C · $1,474/sf · 200618B · $1,402/sf · 200626C · $1,664/sf · 200617C · $1,705/sf · 200617A · $1,808/sf · 200716A · $1,500/sf · 200810C · $1,313/sf · 20088B · $1,434/sf · 200812A · $1,239/sf · 200918B · $1,608/sf · 20097A · $1,378/sf · 200922C · $1,490/sf · 200911A · $1,578/sf · 20097C · $1,401/sf · 200916B · $1,482/sf · 200917B · $1,651/sf · 200918C · $1,313/sf · 200920C · $1,507/sf · 201112B · $1,199/sf · 201110A · $1,278/sf · 201126C · $1,484/sf · 201124A · $1,337/sf · 201124C · $1,491/sf · 201210C · $1,332/sf · 201220B · $1,611/sf · 201212A · $1,390/sf · 201217C · $1,609/sf · 20138A · $1,292/sf · 201311C · $1,798/sf · 201310C · $1,636/sf · 20149C · $1,899/sf · 201410B · $1,698/sf · 201416C · $1,747/sf · 201412C · $1,560/sf · 201523B · $2,339/sf · 20158B · $1,716/sf · 201510A · $1,560/sf · 201513B · $1,824/sf · 201720C · $1,771/sf · 201720B · $1,550/sf · 201718C · $1,613/sf · 201714B · $1,482/sf · 201718B · $1,390/sf · 20188B · $1,489/sf · 201820A · $1,493/sf · 20209A · $1,493/sf · 202011C · $1,491/sf · 202123B · $1,864/sf · 202119B · $1,806/sf · 202112B · $1,401/sf · 202222B · $1,797/sf · 202218B · $1,698/sf · 20228C · $1,465/sf · 202210C · $1,522/sf · 202223A · $1,745/sf · 202519A · $1,564/sf · 202514A · $1,428/sf · 202514B · $1,496/sf · 202522C · $1,479/sf · 202517A · $1,542/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 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$1,488/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 21–25 4 sales
+13%
Floors 16–20 5 sales
+3%
Floors 11–15 4 sales
-4%
Floors 6–10 3 sales
-5%

Premium by line

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

Line B 6 sales
+9%
Line A 6 sales
+1%
Line C 4 sales
-4%

Recent closings

The building’s 10 most recent market sales.

DateUnitApartmentPrice$/sfvs. Ask
Feb 25, 202617A2 BR · 2 BA · 1,375 sf$2,120,000$1,542-3.4%
Oct 29, 202522C2 BR · 2 BA · 1,285 sf$1,900,000$1,479—
Oct 3, 202514B2 BR · 2 BA · 1,113 sf$1,665,000$1,496-1.8%
May 28, 202514A1 BR · 1.5 BA · 1,122 sf$1,602,500$1,428-7.1%
May 19, 202519A2 BR · 2 BA · 1,375 sf$2,150,000$1,564-6.3%
Apr 8, 202523A2 BR · 2 BA · 1,375 sf$2,400,000$1,745-7.7%
Nov 9, 20238B2 BR · 2 BA$1,700,000-4.2%
Dec 5, 202210C2 BR · 2 BA · 1,314 sf$1,999,500$1,522-4.8%
Oct 14, 20228C2 BR · 2 BA · 1,314 sf$1,925,000$1,465-3.5%
Jul 19, 202218B2 BR · 2 BA · 1,113 sf$1,890,000$1,698-5.3%

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.

105 recorded sales
Apartment
Feb 25, 202617A2 BR · 2 BA1,375$2,120,000$1,542-3.4%
Oct 29, 202522C2 BR · 2 BA1,285$1,900,000$1,479—
Oct 3, 202514B2 BR · 2 BA1,113$1,665,000$1,496-1.8%
May 28, 202514A1 BR · 1.5 BA1,122$1,602,500$1,428-7.1%
May 19, 202519A2 BR · 2 BA1,375$2,150,000$1,564-6.3%
Apr 8, 202523A2 BR · 2 BA1,375$2,400,000$1,745-7.7%
Aug 27, 2024Cnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)13,430$11,700,000——
Nov 9, 20238B2 BR · 2 BA—$1,700,000—-4.2%
Dec 5, 202210C2 BR · 2 BA1,314$1,999,500$1,522-4.8%
Oct 14, 20228C2 BR · 2 BA1,314$1,925,000$1,465-3.5%
Jul 19, 202218B2 BR · 2 BA1,113$1,890,000$1,698-5.3%
Apr 22, 202222B2 BR · 2 BA1,113$1,999,999$1,797-4.5%
Jan 12, 202212B2 BR1,071$1,500,000$1,401—
Oct 12, 202114Cnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)1,285$902,544——
Aug 26, 202119B2 BR · 2 BA1,368$2,470,000$1,806-1.0%
Aug 20, 202123B2 BR · 2 BA1,368$2,550,000$1,864-1.7%
Jun 7, 202111C3 BR · 3 BA1,660$2,475,000$1,491-1.0%
Oct 28, 20209A2 BR · 2 BA1,340$1,999,999$1,493-12.7%
Jan 14, 202020A1 BR · 1.5 BA1,122$1,675,000$1,493+0.0%
Oct 2, 20188B2 BR · 2 BA1,133$1,687,500$1,489-3.6%
Jan 19, 201818B2 BR · 2 BA1,133$1,575,000$1,390-14.9%
Sep 12, 201714B2 BR · 2 BA1,113$1,650,000$1,482-15.4%
Jul 27, 201718C2 BR1,314$2,120,000$1,613-3.6%
May 25, 201720B2 BR · 2 BA1,113$1,725,000$1,550-3.9%
Apr 7, 201720C2 BR1,314$2,327,000$1,771-5.0%
Jan 30, 201713B2 BR · 2 BA1,368$2,494,712$1,824+0.0%
Dec 3, 201510A3 BR1,122$1,750,000$1,560-5.4%
Oct 19, 201525Cnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)1,523$1,500,000——
Oct 13, 20158B2 BR1,113$1,910,000$1,716-4.0%
Jun 16, 201523B2 BR · 2 BA1,368$3,200,000$2,339-5.9%
Feb 18, 201512C2 BR1,314$2,050,000$1,560-8.9%
Dec 9, 201416C2 BR1,314$2,295,000$1,747-4.2%
Aug 28, 201410B2 BR1,116$1,895,000$1,698+1.1%
Jul 8, 20149CSponsor Sale3 BR1,552$2,947,833$1,899+9.4%
Jun 24, 201410C2 BR1,314$2,150,000$1,636-10.4%
Dec 16, 201311C3 BR1,557$2,800,000$1,798-1.8%
Sep 18, 201317A2 BR—$2,450,000—-2.0%
Jul 16, 201322B2 BR—$1,782,000—-6.0%
Jun 14, 201319A2 BR—$2,375,000—-8.5%
May 9, 20138A1 BR1,122$1,450,000$1,292-4.9%
Apr 4, 201317C3 BR1,523$2,450,000$1,609+0.0%
Nov 27, 201212A1 BR · 2.5 BA1,122$1,560,000$1,390-2.2%
Jun 28, 201220B2 BR · 2 BA1,071$1,725,000$1,611—
Mar 15, 201210C2 BR1,314$1,750,000$1,332-2.5%
Feb 14, 201224C2 BR1,375$2,050,000$1,491-6.6%
Dec 28, 201124A1 BR1,122$1,500,000$1,337-6.0%
Jul 6, 201126C2 BR1,314$1,950,000$1,484-6.9%
Jun 29, 201110A3 BR1,090$1,392,500$1,278—
May 31, 201112B2 BR1,113$1,335,000$1,199-7.9%
May 5, 201122B2 BR—$1,620,000——
Apr 8, 201120C2 BR1,360$2,050,000$1,507-2.4%
Dec 18, 200918C2 BR1,314$1,725,500$1,313-6.7%
Dec 6, 200917B2 BR1,368$2,259,000$1,651—
Dec 4, 20097ASponsor Sell-Out2 BR1,375$1,895,000$1,378—
Dec 4, 200922CSponsor Sell-Out2 BR1,325$1,974,000$1,490—
Dec 4, 200911ASponsor Sell-Out2 BR1,375$2,170,000$1,578—
Dec 4, 20097CSponsor Sell-Out2 BR1,552$2,175,000$1,401—
Dec 4, 200916BSponsor Sell-Out1 BR1,113$1,650,000$1,482—
Apr 15, 200918B2 BR1,113$1,790,000$1,608-8.2%
Mar 12, 200912A1 BR1,122$1,390,000$1,239-2.5%
Jul 31, 20088B2 BR1,133$1,625,000$1,434-1.5%
Jun 26, 200810C2 BR1,314$1,725,000$1,313-1.4%
Feb 29, 200816A1 BR1,122$1,683,333$1,500-5.4%
Feb 6, 200717A2 BR1,338$2,419,362$1,808—
Oct 4, 200617CSponsor Sale3 BR1,523$2,596,537$1,705—
Aug 24, 200616BSponsor Sale1 BR—$1,603,743——
Aug 22, 200626CSponsor Sale2 BR1,285$2,138,325$1,664—
Aug 9, 200618B2 BR1,113$1,560,000$1,402-8.0%
Jul 11, 200622CSponsor Sale2 BR1,285$1,893,945$1,474—
Jun 20, 200624CSponsor Sale2 BR—$1,974,488——
Jun 14, 200620CSponsor Sale2 BR—$1,909,040——
Jun 6, 200617BSponsor Sale2 BRnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)—$2,255,423——
May 31, 200614BSponsor Sale2 BR1,071$1,603,743$1,497—
Apr 25, 200615BSponsor Sale1,322$2,126,106$1,608—
Apr 6, 20066ASponsor Sale922$1,052,870$1,142—
Feb 24, 200612BSponsor Sale2 BR1,071$1,476,462$1,379—
Feb 21, 200622BSponsor Sale2 BR—$1,804,848——
Jan 27, 200621ASponsor Sale2 BR1,338$2,436,163$1,821—
Jan 6, 200619ASponsor Sale2 BR1,338$2,413,252$1,804—
Jan 3, 200618CSponsor Sale2 BR1,285$1,883,762$1,466—
Nov 21, 200520BSponsor Sale2 BR1,113$1,716,260$1,542-3.1%
Nov 16, 200523CSponsor Sale1,523$3,036,421$1,994—
Nov 7, 20059ASponsor Sale2 BR—$2,166,836——
Oct 25, 200511CSponsor Sale3 BR1,523$2,347,066$1,541—
Sep 29, 200510ASponsor Sale1 BR1,122$1,507,010$1,343+0.4%
Sep 28, 200525BSponsor Sale1,322$2,520,168$1,906—
Sep 26, 200518BSponsor Sale2 BR1,071$1,537,557$1,436—
Sep 22, 200521BSponsor Sale1,322$2,422,925$1,833—
Sep 21, 200510CSponsor Sale2 BR1,314$1,680,113$1,279-5.4%
Sep 16, 200514CSponsor Sale1,285$1,854,487$1,443—
Sep 15, 200514ASponsor Sale1 BR1,090$1,610,311$1,477—
Sep 14, 200525CSponsor Sale1,523$3,073,078$2,018—
Sep 13, 200525ASponsor Sale1,338$2,595,519$1,940—
Sep 8, 200512ASponsor Sale1 BR1,122$1,425,550$1,271-7.1%
Sep 8, 200512CSponsor Sale2 BR1,314$1,675,021$1,275-7.4%
Sep 7, 200520ASponsor Sale1 BR1,122$1,669,930$1,488+0.2%
Sep 2, 200510BSponsor Sale2 BR1,116$1,447,442$1,297-9.4%
Aug 31, 200523ASponsor Sale2 BR · 2 BA1,338$2,482,493$1,855—
Aug 26, 200523BSponsor Sale2 BR1,368$2,486,566$1,818+1.8%
Aug 25, 20058CSponsor Sale2 BR1,314$1,731,025$1,317-0.7%
Aug 25, 20058ASponsor Sale1 BR1,122$1,435,000$1,279-2.3%
Aug 24, 200516CSponsor Sale2 BR1,285$1,909,727$1,486—
Aug 24, 200516ASponsor Sale1 BR1,090$1,603,743$1,471—
Aug 23, 200519BSponsor Sale2 BR · 2 BA1,322$2,360,000$1,785—
Aug 22, 20058BSponsor Sale2 BR1,133$1,384,820$1,222-11.5%
Sources, exclusions and how these figures are computed

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01414-7502) 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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