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The Sterling (209 East 56th Street)Recorded sales & closing prices

209 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022

124 recorded transfers, 2003–2026. 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
124
Date range
2003–2026
Median $/sf
$770
2025 · latest with sq ft
Listing discount
2.9%
median, from last ask
Monthly carry/sf
$2.49
≈ $1,380/mo · last 2 yrs
Price range
$190K – $1.55M
Price shift · median $/sf · floor-adjusted
Since 2003
▲ +35.1%
10-Year
▲ +7%
Since 2022
▲ +2.8%
1-Year
▼ -1.1%

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 complete recorded-sale history for The Sterling, 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 2.9% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.

Price per square foot over time

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

$382$757$1,132'03'07'11'15'19'23'258H · $422/sf · 200311N · $723/sf · 200411PQ · $713/sf · 200411L · $589/sf · 200411M · $625/sf · 20046E · $600/sf · 20057E · $714/sf · 200511N · $817/sf · 20058F · $713/sf · 200511M · $825/sf · 20062C · $667/sf · 200612L · $659/sf · 20074A · $645/sf · 2007PHS · $929/sf · 20079K · $677/sf · 20078A · $618/sf · 20074G · $807/sf · 20083J · $613/sf · 20096D · $707/sf · 20094K · $691/sf · 20105G · $684/sf · 20103B · $582/sf · 20107K · $655/sf · 201010A · $582/sf · 201112L · $643/sf · 20118H · $644/sf · 20116E · $636/sf · 201210H · $580/sf · 201311N · $917/sf · 2013PHV · $829/sf · 20137J · $660/sf · 20133B · $636/sf · 20146F · $743/sf · 20145D · $674/sf · 201412R · $782/sf · 201410B · $900/sf · 20153J · $762/sf · 2015PHU · $568/sf · 20157J · $755/sf · 20158C · $767/sf · 20166J · $758/sf · 20165J · $763/sf · 20165K · $741/sf · 201612L · $836/sf · 201610A · $827/sf · 20165E · $893/sf · 20166F · $900/sf · 20174G · $956/sf · 20178A · $891/sf · 20177E · $907/sf · 201710F · $1,033/sf · 20179B · $907/sf · 2018PHV · $1,046/sf · 20189A · $696/sf · 20206A · $729/sf · 20216H · $763/sf · 20215D · $794/sf · 20213A · $800/sf · 20228F · $900/sf · 202311M · $1,092/sf · 20246H · $820/sf · 20242F · $748/sf · 202510A · $820/sf · 20256F · $893/sf · 20255K · $714/sf · 20255ABC · $620/sf · 2025
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$770/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 7–11 4 sales
+6%
Floors 2–6 9 sales
+0%

Premium by line

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

Line F 3 sales
+9%
Line A 4 sales
-2%

Recent closings

The building’s 10 most recent market sales.

DateUnitApartmentPrice$/sfvs. Ask
Aug 5, 20267A1 BA$405,000-6.9%
Aug 3, 20268D1 BR · 1 BA$612,000-2.1%
Jan 16, 20267J1 BA · 550 sf$451,000$820—
Oct 31, 20255ABC2 BR · 3 BA · 1,500 sf$930,000$620-19.1%
Jul 31, 20252B1 BA$402,000+0.8%
Jul 21, 20256G$610,000—
May 21, 20255K1 BA · 560 sf$400,000$714+0.3%
Apr 8, 202510A1 BR · 1 BA · 550 sf$451,000$820-9.6%
Apr 8, 20256F1 BR · 1 BA · 700 sf$625,000$893-8.0%
Jan 9, 20252F1 BA · 535 sf$400,000$748+14.3%

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 27 repeat-trade lines; sort the table below by Unit to see every line’s full history.

11M · 600 sf+75%
$375,000 ($625/sf) 2004 → $495,000 ($825/sf) 2006 → $590,000 2013 → $655,000 ($1,092/sf) 2024
8H · 450 sf+53%
$190,000 ($422/sf) 2003 → $290,000 ($644/sf) 2011
8A · 550 sf+44%
$340,000 ($618/sf) 2007 → $490,000 ($891/sf) 2017
10A · 550 sf+41%
$320,000 ($582/sf) 2011 → $455,000 ($827/sf) 2016 → $451,000 ($820/sf) 2025
7E · 700 sf+27%
$500,000 ($714/sf) 2005 → $635,000 ($907/sf) 2017
12L · 560 sf+27%
$369,000 ($659/sf) 2007 → $360,000 ($643/sf) 2011 → $468,000 ($836/sf) 2016
11N · 1,200 sf+27%
$867,000 ($723/sf) 2004 → $980,000 ($817/sf) 2005 → $1,100,000 ($917/sf) 2013
8F · 700 sf+26%
$499,000 ($713/sf) 2005 → $630,000 ($900/sf) 2023
6D+25%
$495,000 ($707/sf) 2009 → $620,000 2020
3J · 550 sf+24%
$337,000 ($613/sf) 2009 → $419,000 ($762/sf) 2015
5D · 720 sf+21%
$472,000 ($674/sf) 2014 → $572,000 ($794/sf) 2021
6F · 700 sf+20%
$520,000 ($743/sf) 2014 → $630,000 ($900/sf) 2017 → $625,000 ($893/sf) 2025
6H · 500 sf+19%
$343,200 ($763/sf) 2021 → $410,000 ($820/sf) 2024
4G · 700 sf+18%
$565,000 ($807/sf) 2008 → $669,500 ($956/sf) 2017
PHV · 650 sf+17%
$580,000 ($829/sf) 2013 → $680,000 ($1,046/sf) 2018
6A · 550 sf+16%
$345,000 2013 → $401,000 ($729/sf) 2021
5G+15%
$479,000 ($684/sf) 2010 → $550,000 2021
11L+15%
$330,000 ($589/sf) 2004 → $379,000 2013
7J · 550 sf+14%
$363,000 ($660/sf) 2013 → $415,000 ($755/sf) 2015
7K · 550 sf+11%
$325,000 2004 → $360,000 ($655/sf) 2010
3B · 550 sf+9%
$320,000 ($582/sf) 2010 → $350,000 ($636/sf) 2014
9K+7%
$372,500 ($677/sf) 2007 → $400,000 2022
6E · 700 sf+6%
$420,000 ($600/sf) 2005 → $445,000 ($636/sf) 2012
PHS+4%
$650,000 ($929/sf) 2007 → $675,000 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.

124 recorded sales
Apartment
Aug 5, 20267A1 BA—$405,000—-6.9%
Aug 3, 20268D1 BR · 1 BA—$612,000—-2.1%
Jan 16, 20267J1 BA550$451,000$820—
Oct 31, 20255ABC2 BR · 3 BA1,500$930,000$620-19.1%
Jul 31, 20252B1 BA—$402,000—+0.8%
Jul 21, 20256G—$610,000——
May 21, 20255K1 BA560$400,000$714+0.3%
Apr 8, 202510A1 BR · 1 BA550$451,000$820-9.6%
Apr 8, 20256F1 BR · 1 BA700$625,000$893-8.0%
Jan 9, 20252F1 BA535$400,000$748+14.3%
Dec 3, 20246H1 BA500$410,000$820+20.9%
Nov 4, 20242A1 BA—$400,000—+14.3%
Oct 24, 202411M1 BR · 1 BA600$655,000$1,092-0.7%
Aug 29, 20247E1 BR · 1 BA700$626,000$894—
Apr 16, 20243K—$401,000——
Nov 13, 20238F1 BR · 1 BA700$630,000$900-9.9%
Sep 12, 20234CD2 BR · 2 BA—$1,050,000—-16.0%
Sep 6, 20233C1 BA—$342,500—-1.9%
Nov 1, 20227G1 BR · 1 BA—$580,387—+16.1%
Sep 23, 20223A1 BA500$400,000$800-2.2%
Jun 21, 20226J1 BA—$425,000—+0.0%
May 10, 20229K1 BA—$400,000—+0.3%
Oct 12, 202110C1 BA—$365,000—-4.9%
Aug 26, 20215D1 BR · 1 BA720$572,000$794-10.5%
Aug 12, 20215G1 BR · 1 BA—$550,000—-15.3%
Mar 26, 20216A1 BA550$401,000$729+4.2%
Mar 26, 20216H1 BA450$343,200$763-14.0%
Feb 25, 20214J1 BA—$401,000—+1.5%
Aug 11, 20209A1 BA560$390,000$696-21.8%
Jun 23, 20206D1 BR · 1 BA—$620,000—-8.1%
May 2, 201912R1 BA—$445,000—-10.8%
Oct 18, 2018PHV1 BR · 1 BA650$680,000$1,046-9.2%
Feb 27, 20189B1 BA550$499,000$907+0.0%
Sep 12, 201712L1 BR560$505,000$902—
Aug 8, 20177E1 BR · 1 BA700$635,000$907-2.2%
Aug 8, 201710F3 BR1,500$1,550,000$1,033-31.1%
Jun 29, 20178A1 BA550$490,000$891+3.2%
Jun 20, 20174G1 BR · 1 BA700$669,500$956-4.2%
May 30, 20176F1 BR700$630,000$900-1.6%
Oct 5, 20169G1 BR—$546,000—-4.0%
Aug 10, 20165E1 BR · 1 BA700$625,000$893+0.0%
Jul 26, 201610A550$455,000$827-3.0%
Jul 12, 201612L1 BR560$468,000$836+10.1%
Jun 14, 20162C1 BR450$306,000$680—
Mar 22, 20165K1 BA560$415,000$741-2.4%
Mar 16, 20165J1 BA560$427,000$763+2.9%
Mar 15, 20166J1 BA550$417,000$758-0.5%
Mar 1, 20168C1 BA450$345,000$767-7.8%
Oct 14, 201512P2 BR—$990,000—-0.5%
Oct 13, 20157J1 BA550$415,000$755+0.0%
Aug 26, 2015PHU1 BR1,170$665,000$568+2.5%
Jul 14, 20153J550$419,000$762+0.0%
Jun 30, 201510B1 BA550$495,000$900+2.1%
Dec 16, 20144A550$360,000$655—
Sep 5, 20147B—$426,000——
Jul 15, 201412R1 BA550$430,000$782+0.0%
Mar 26, 20145D1 BR · 1 BA700$472,000$674-5.4%
Mar 4, 20146F1 BR700$520,000$743-2.8%
Feb 26, 20143B550$350,000$636-4.1%
Dec 23, 20137J550$363,000$660-3.2%
Dec 4, 20136A—$345,000—-2.8%
Nov 6, 201311L—$379,000—+0.0%
Sep 25, 2013PHV1 BR700$580,000$829-3.2%
Sep 12, 2013PHS1 BR—$675,000—-3.6%
Jul 25, 20139K550$390,000$709—
Jul 23, 201311N2 BR1,200$1,100,000$917-4.3%
Jul 17, 201311M1 BR—$590,000—-9.1%
Apr 30, 201310H1 BR910$527,500$580-5.6%
Apr 10, 2013PHTCo-op Sponsor Transfer1 BR—$629,000—-3.1%
Jan 30, 201310E1 BR—$475,000—-2.9%
May 24, 20126E1 BR700$445,000$636-3.1%
Dec 7, 20112H—$270,000——
Jun 1, 20118H450$290,000$644-6.5%
May 10, 20119D—$435,000——
May 3, 20116B—$350,000——
Apr 28, 201112L1 BR560$360,000$643-7.5%
Mar 22, 20119C—$290,000—-3.0%
Mar 18, 201110A550$320,000$582-8.3%
Nov 17, 20107K1 BA550$360,000$655-5.0%
Nov 12, 201010B1 BA550$345,000$627—
Oct 12, 20103B550$320,000$582-8.3%
Aug 3, 20105G1 BR700$479,000$684+0.0%
Jun 30, 20104K550$380,000$691-2.3%
Nov 18, 20096D1 BR700$495,000$707-2.9%
Oct 30, 20093J550$337,000$613-3.4%
Mar 18, 20097D—$424,000——
Oct 20, 20088J—$337,500——
Apr 29, 20084J550$380,000$691—
Jan 31, 20084G1 BR700$565,000$807-5.7%
Oct 10, 20073D1 BR · 1 BA—$480,000——
Oct 3, 20078A550$340,000$618-5.6%
Oct 2, 20079K550$372,500$677-0.7%
Aug 15, 200712R1 BA550$389,000$707—
Aug 13, 2007PHS1 BR700$650,000$929-7.0%
Jun 19, 200711R—$360,000——
May 17, 20074A550$355,000$645-3.8%
Jan 30, 200712L1 BR560$369,000$659-2.6%
Sep 14, 20062C1 BR450$300,000$667-14.3%
Aug 30, 200611M1 BR600$495,000$825-0.8%
Jun 27, 20067J550$361,000$656—
Apr 17, 20069B1 BA550$356,250$648—
Dec 29, 20054G1 BR700$540,000$771—
Nov 5, 20058F1 BR700$499,000$713+0.0%
Oct 11, 200511N2 BR1,200$980,000$817+1.6%
Aug 22, 20057E1 BR700$500,000$714-12.3%
Jul 21, 200511R—$375,000——
Jul 21, 20057B—$375,000——
Jun 21, 20059E1 BR · 1 BA—$449,000——
Jun 7, 20056D1 BR700$400,000$571—
Jun 2, 20053J550$315,000$573—
Mar 3, 20057D—$435,000——
Feb 15, 20056E1 BR700$420,000$600+0.0%
Dec 21, 200411M1 BR600$375,000$625-9.6%
Dec 6, 200411L560$330,000$589-2.9%
Oct 20, 20045E1 BR · 1 BA700$405,000$579—
Oct 12, 20047K—$325,000—+0.0%
Oct 6, 20047H—$230,000——
Sep 30, 20044F1 BR · 1 BA700$418,000$597—
Aug 12, 200411PQ1 BR1,600$1,140,000$713-5.0%
Aug 3, 20046B—$304,000——
Jul 28, 200411N2 BR1,200$867,000$723+2.0%
Jun 30, 20043A1 BA—$260,000——
May 19, 200410F1 BRnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)—$350,000——
Nov 10, 20038H450$190,000$422+0.0%
Sources, exclusions and how these figures are computed

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01330-0007). 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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