231 East 55th StreetRecorded sales & closing prices
231 East 55th Street, New York, NY 10022
54 recorded closings, 2006–2026. Sortable and searchable below.
- Recorded closings
- 54
- Date range
- 2006–2026
- Median $/sf
- $1,172
- Listing discount
- 4.8%
- Price range
- $825K – $2.77M
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.
231 East 55th Street is a Midtown East condominium with a real, if modestly sized, resale market. As a condo, apartments are read on a price-per-square-foot basis; the building's roughly forty condominium units skew toward one-bedroom and small two-bedroom layouts, so turnover is moderate and pricing often draws on both in-building history and the broader Midtown East condominium set. Recorded transfers establish a price band anchored by the building's compact-layout profile and lifted on the upper floors by the view premium.
The pricing argument is accessible altitude: a 2001 condominium with genuine upper-floor views at a Midtown East price point below the corridor's trophy inventory. The mixed-use program is a factor sophisticated buyers model carefully — it affects common charges, services, and the entry experience — and it should be addressed directly in any pricing analysis. Verify the most recent closings against NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers and exclude any non-arms-length transfers.
The complete recorded-sale history for 231 East 55th 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 4.8% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.
Price per square foot over time
49 sales with a known square footage, by closing date.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | 34A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,050 sf | $1,225,000 | $1,167 | — |
| May 26, 2026 | 45B | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 856 sf | $940,000 | $1,098 | -3.6% |
| Mar 12, 2026 | PH-B | 2 BR · 3 BA · 1,547 sf | $2,000,000 | $1,293 | -12.9% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 44A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,700 sf | $1,795,000 | $1,056 | -4.5% |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 45A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,700 sf | $1,900,000 | $1,118 | -4.8% |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 43A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 1,638 sf | $1,850,000 | $1,129 | -7.3% |
| Jun 27, 2024 | PH-B | 2 BR · 3 BA · 1,603 sf | $2,350,000 | $1,466 | -27.7% |
| Dec 15, 2023 | 36A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,200,000 | -27.3% | |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 40A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,034 sf | $1,200,000 | $1,161 | -27.3% |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 37A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $1,200,000 | -22.6% |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | 34A | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,050 | $1,225,000 | $1,167 | — |
| May 26, 2026 | 45B | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 856 | $940,000 | $1,098 | -3.6% |
| Mar 12, 2026 | PH-B | 2 BR · 3 BA | 1,547 | $2,000,000 | $1,293 | -12.9% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 44A | 3 BR · 3 BA | 1,700 | $1,795,000 | $1,056 | -4.5% |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 45A | 3 BR · 3 BA | 1,700 | $1,900,000 | $1,118 | -4.8% |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 43A | 3 BR · 3 BA | 1,638 | $1,850,000 | $1,129 | -7.3% |
| Jun 27, 2024 | PH-B | 2 BR · 3 BA | 1,603 | $2,350,000 | $1,466 | -27.7% |
| Dec 15, 2023 | 36A | 2 BR · 2 BA | — | $1,200,000 | — | -27.3% |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 40A | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,034 | $1,200,000 | $1,161 | -27.3% |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 37A | 2 BR · 2 BA | — | $1,200,000 | — | -22.6% |
| Jan 9, 2023 | 37C | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | — | $1,095,000 | — | -12.4% |
| Jul 13, 2022 | PHC | 781 | $1,165,000 | $1,492 | — | |
| Jun 8, 2022 | 40B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 650 | $918,000 | $1,412 | -3.3% |
| Jul 28, 2021 | 36B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 650 | $939,000 | $1,445 | — |
| Jul 21, 2020 | 38B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 651 | $870,000 | $1,336 | -3.3% |
| Feb 14, 2019 | 40C | 777 | $1,100,000 | $1,416 | — | |
| Aug 28, 2018 | 41C | 1 BR | 856 | $1,150,000 | $1,343 | -14.8% |
| Jul 23, 2018 | 36B | 1 BR | 604 | $890,000 | $1,474 | -3.8% |
| Sep 15, 2017 | 36C | 1 BR | 800 | $1,209,000 | $1,511 | -2.1% |
| Sep 15, 2016 | PH-B | 2 BR | 1,600 | $2,260,000 | $1,413 | -24.5% |
| Jun 6, 2016 | 36C | 1 BR | 800 | $1,186,261 | $1,483 | -15.0% |
| Jun 13, 2016 | 39A | 2 BR | 940 | $1,830,888 | $1,948 | -1.1% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 37B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 651 | $985,000 | $1,513 | — |
| May 26, 2015 | 43C | 777 | $1,225,000 | $1,577 | — | |
| Jan 2, 2015 | 33C | 1 BR | 834 | $1,185,000 | $1,421 | -15.4% |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 38C | 1 BR | 856 | $1,200,000 | $1,402 | — |
| Nov 25, 2013 | 44B | 1 BR | 900 | $1,300,000 | $1,444 | -3.7% |
| Feb 17, 2012 | 34C | 1 BR | 810 | $900,000 | $1,111 | -6.7% |
| Apr 5, 2010 | 42C | 777 | $1,145,000 | $1,474 | — | |
| Oct 9, 2008 | 43B | ⚑ Flagged for review — Outlier $/sf ($4,470 vs $1,474 building median) — pending manual verification | 604 | $2,700,000 | $4,470 | — |
| Jul 29, 2008 | 44B | 1 BR | 801 | $1,226,991.25 | $1,532 | — |
| Jan 31, 2008 | 38C | 1 BR | 777 | $1,181,170 | $1,520 | — |
| Nov 28, 2007 | PHB | 2 BR | 1,600 | $2,774,731 | $1,734 | -2.6% |
| Nov 19, 2007 | 37A | 2 BR | 1,034 | $1,588,470 | $1,536 | -0.7% |
| Aug 9, 2007 | 37C | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 777 | $1,176,079 | $1,514 | — |
| Jul 25, 2007 | 43C | 777 | $1,196,444 | $1,540 | — | |
| Aug 21, 2007 | 45B | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 801 | $1,272,812.5 | $1,589 | — |
| Jul 13, 2007 | 37B | 1 BR | 651 | $923,349 | $1,418 | -1.2% |
| Jul 5, 2007 | 36A | 2 BR | 1,034 | $1,527,375 | $1,477 | -3.0% |
| Aug 14, 2007 | 33B | 1 BR | 604 | $845,147.5 | $1,399 | — |
| Jun 29, 2007 | 38B | 1 BR | 604 | $899,115 | $1,489 | — |
| Jun 6, 2007 | 36B | 1 BR | 604 | $825,000 | $1,366 | — |
| Apr 16, 2007 | 40C | 777 | $1,170,987.5 | $1,507 | — | |
| Mar 29, 2007 | 33C | 1 BR | 757 | $1,054,907 | $1,394 | — |
| Jan 29, 2007 | 34C | 1 BR | 720 | $946,973 | $1,315 | — |
| Nov 7, 2006 | 35A | 926 | $1,374,638 | $1,484 | — | |
| Aug 21, 2006 | 39A | 2 BR | 945 | $1,578,288 | $1,670 | — |
| Sep 5, 2006 | 43B | ⚑ Flagged for review — Outlier $/sf ($4,305 vs $1,474 building median) — pending manual verification | 604 | $2,600,000 | $4,305 | — |
| Aug 1, 2006 | 41C | 1 BR | 777 | $1,163,351 | $1,497 | — |
| Jul 26, 2006 | 35C | 1 BR | 754 | $997,885 | $1,323 | — |
| Aug 18, 2006 | 38A | 945 | $1,552,831.25 | $1,643 | — | |
| Jul 17, 2006 | 34B | 1 BR · 1 BA | 604 | $891,069 | $1,475 | — |
| Jun 20, 2006 | 36C | 1 BR | 777 | $1,186,261 | $1,527 | — |
| Jun 14, 2006 | 40A | 2 BR · 2 BA | 945 | $1,603,744 | $1,697 | — |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01329-7501) 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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