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231 East 55th StreetRecorded sales & closing prices
231 East 55th Street, New York, NY 10022
55 recorded closings, 2006–2026. Sortable and searchable below.
- Recorded closings
- 55
- 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, 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 roughly forty condominium residences include one-bedroom and compact two-bedroom layouts. That count and mix do not establish moderate turnover; count qualifying sales over a stated period and review available inventory. Compare measured price per square foot and total prices with relevant Midtown East sales, adjusting for floor, exposure, condition, services and costs.
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, 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 4.8% 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | 38C | $999,990 | — | ||
| 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 | 43B | 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% |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | 38C | — | $999,990 | — | — | |
| 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 | 43B | 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% |
| Mar 24, 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 16, 2008 | 44B | 1 BR | 801 | $1,226,991 | $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 | — |
| Mar 29, 2007 | 33C | 1 BR | 757 | $1,054,907 | $1,394 | — |
| Mar 29, 2007 | 40C | 777 | $1,170,988 | $1,507 | — | |
| 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 | — |
| Jul 25, 2006 | 38A | 945 | $1,552,831 | $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 | — |
Sources, exclusions and how these figures are computed
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01329-7501; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). 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 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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