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229 West 97th Street (The Powellton)Recorded sales & closing prices
229 West 97th Street, New York, NY 10025
50 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
- 50
- Date range
- 2003–2026
- Median $/sf
- $1,061
- Listing discount
- 4.5%
- Monthly carry/sf
- $1.48
- Price range
- $355K – $3.3M
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 reviewed record contains fifty-four cooperative share transfers since 2004, including transfers in 2024, 2025 and 2026. That cumulative count may include repeat and non-market transfers; it does not mean each of the 55 apartments changed hands or establish current liquidity. Separate arm’s-length sales and compare dated marketing histories and current inventory.
Because The Powellton is a cooperative, pricing is best read per room and against the prewar Upper West Side cooperative stock between 95th and 100th Streets, not against the condominium inventory on the same blocks. Two adjustments matter. The building has no commercial income, so compare actual maintenance, included taxes, debt service and shared-expense allocations with specific alternatives; absence of rent alone does not establish the relative operating burden. Review the June 2025 consolidated principal of $1.6 million alongside current rate, payments, maturity and capital commitments; principal alone does not establish lower debt service or assessment risk.
Combination apartments complicate comparables. The building's larger residences are merged units with layouts that do not repeat, so a per-room or per-square-foot average taken across the building will mislead on any specific apartment. Unit-level transaction history is maintained in The Roebling Research Library and shared with clients during diligence.
The complete recorded-sale history for The Powellton, 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 4.5% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.
Price per square foot over time
26 sales with a known square footage, by closing date.
The vertical premium
Time-adjusted price per square foot by floor group, against the recent median. These figures reflect the apartments that traded and do not isolate the value of light, views, layout or condition.
Premium by line
Time-adjusted price per square foot by line, against the recent median. Line groups are not floor-controlled and do not isolate the value of light, outlook, layout or condition.
Recent closings
The building’s 10 most recent market sales.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | $/sf | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | 2A | 4 BR · 4 BA · 2,600 sf | $2,675,000 | $1,029 | -2.7% |
| May 26, 2026 | 6E | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,150,000 | $821 | -17.6% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 1E | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,285,000 | $918 | -4.5% |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 5G | 2 BR · 1 BA · 775 sf | $880,000 | $1,135 | -2.2% |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 4B | 4 BR · 2.5 BA | $2,475,000 | -4.8% | |
| Dec 6, 2024 | 5M | 2 BR · 1 BA | $1,155,000 | +5.0% | |
| Nov 22, 2024 | 7E | 4 BR · 3 BA | $1,650,000 | -8.1% | |
| May 26, 2022 | 1E | 3 BR · 2 BA · 1,400 sf | $1,250,000 | $893 | -7.4% |
| Mar 23, 2022 | 6D | 4 BR · 3 BA · 2,300 sf | $2,280,000 | $991 | -7.9% |
| Mar 11, 2021 | 5J | 2 BR · 1 BA | $989,000 | -10.1% |
The retrade record
Lines that have changed hands more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | 2A | 4 BR · 4 BA | 2,600 | $2,675,000 | $1,029 | -2.7% |
| May 26, 2026 | 6E | 3 BR · 2 BA | 1,400 | $1,150,000 | $821 | -17.6% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 1E | 3 BR · 2 BA | 1,400 | $1,285,000 | $918 | -4.5% |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 5G | 2 BR · 1 BA | 775 | $880,000 | $1,135 | -2.2% |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 2B | outside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | — | $295,000 | — | — |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 4B | 4 BR · 2.5 BA | — | $2,475,000 | — | -4.8% |
| Dec 6, 2024 | 5M | 2 BR · 1 BA | — | $1,155,000 | — | +5.0% |
| Nov 22, 2024 | 7E | 4 BR · 3 BA | — | $1,650,000 | — | -8.1% |
| May 26, 2022 | 1E | 3 BR · 2 BA | 1,400 | $1,250,000 | $893 | -7.4% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 3B | 3 BRoutside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | 2,200 | $1,325,000 | $602 | — |
| Mar 23, 2022 | 6D | 4 BR · 3 BA | 2,300 | $2,280,000 | $991 | -7.9% |
| Mar 11, 2021 | 5J | 2 BR · 1 BA | — | $989,000 | — | -10.1% |
| Dec 29, 2020 | 5K | 1 BR · 1 BAoutside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | — | $550,000 | — | — |
| Dec 17, 2020 | 5C | 3 BR · 2 BA | — | $1,330,000 | — | -4.7% |
| Nov 10, 2020 | 5G | 2 BR · 1 BA | 775 | $665,000 | $858 | -4.9% |
| Jun 19, 2020 | 3JK | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,225 | $969,000 | $791 | -11.9% |
| Feb 6, 2020 | 7B | 5 BR · 3 BA | 2,114 | $2,580,000 | $1,220 | -0.6% |
| May 17, 2018 | 1C | 4 BR | — | $1,600,000 | — | +0.1% |
| May 10, 2018 | 4A | 2 BR · 1 BA | 900 | $820,000 | $911 | -17.6% |
| Dec 20, 2017 | 4D | 4 BR | — | $3,302,500 | — | +6.5% |
| Oct 20, 2016 | 5D | 3 BR | 1,525 | $1,556,000 | $1,020 | -2.4% |
| Jun 17, 2016 | 2A | 4 BR | 2,600 | $3,091,160 | $1,189 | -10.4% |
| Jan 26, 2016 | 5M | 2 BR | — | $1,050,000 | — | +5.5% |
| May 13, 2014 | 6D | 4 BR | 2,300 | $2,275,000 | $989 | -4.2% |
| Jan 9, 2014 | 4B | 4 BR · 2.5 BAoutside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | — | $2,545,725 | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2013 | 9A | outside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | — | $429,000 | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2013 | 2LCo-op Sponsor Transfer | 2 BRoutside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | — | $785,000 | — | -0.5% |
| May 2, 2013 | 1C | 4 BR · 2 BAoutside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | 1,700 | $995,000 | $585 | — |
| May 4, 2012 | 5K | 1 BR | — | $355,000 | — | -7.8% |
| May 3, 2012 | 4D | 4 BR | 2,300 | $2,151,000 | $935 | -4.4% |
| Apr 19, 2011 | 5C | 3 BRnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends) | 1,500 | $739,000 | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2011 | 1E | 3 BR · 2 BA | 1,400 | $805,000 | $575 | -10.5% |
| Jan 5, 2011 | 7B | 5 BR | 2,200 | $2,100,000 | $955 | -7.0% |
| Nov 15, 2010 | 3JK | 2 BR | 1,225 | $864,875 | $706 | -6.5% |
| Jul 2, 2009 | 5J | 2 BR | 1,200 | $850,000 | $708 | -5.5% |
| Feb 12, 2009 | 7G | 1 BR | — | $595,000 | — | -4.8% |
| Sep 10, 2008 | 5A | 2 BR | 1,100 | $780,000 | $709 | -2.4% |
| Aug 12, 2008 | 6D | 4 BR | 2,300 | $2,420,000 | $1,052 | -10.2% |
| Feb 28, 2008 | 5G | 2 BR · 1 BAoutside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | 775 | $695,000 | $897 | — |
| Sep 19, 2007 | 4K | 1 BR · 1 BA | 550 | $395,000 | $718 | +5.3% |
| Sep 4, 2007 | 5M | 2 BR | — | $949,000 | — | +0.0% |
| Aug 20, 2007 | PRO | outside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | — | $999,000 | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2007 | PH7D | 3 BR | 1,600 | $1,475,000 | $922 | +0.0% |
| Jul 31, 2007 | 4E | 2 BRoutside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | — | $1,665,000 | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2005 | 2A | 4 BR | 2,600 | $1,800,000 | $692 | -5.0% |
| Oct 25, 2004 | 5A | 2 BRoutside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | 1,100 | $560,000 | $509 | — |
| Jul 29, 2004 | 4C | 3 BR | 1,500 | $1,229,000 | $819 | +0.0% |
| Jul 8, 2004 | 3B | 3 BR | 2,200 | $1,350,000 | $614 | +0.0% |
| Feb 10, 2004 | 5G | 2 BR · 1 BA | 775 | $375,000 | $484 | +0.0% |
| Sep 16, 2003 | 4E | 2 BR | — | $635,000 | — | +0.0% |
Sources, exclusions and how these figures are computed
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01869-7501). 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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