28 West 38th StreetRecorded sales & closing prices

28 West 38th Street, New York, NY 10018

31 recorded transfers, 2004–2026. Sortable and searchable below.

Recorded transfers
31
Date range
2004–2026
Median $/sf
$879
2026 · adjusted
Listing discount
4.3%
median, from last ask
Price range
$1M – $3.8M
Price shift · median $/sf
Since 2004
+42.5%
10-Year
-5.7%
Since 2022
-0.1%
1-Year
+1.1%

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.

The complete recorded-sale history for 28 West 38th 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 4.3% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.

Price per square foot over time

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

$453$890$1,326'04'08'12'16'20'24'263E · $500/sf · 200410E · $742/sf · 20058E · $698/sf · 20072E · $758/sf · 20077E · $736/sf · 2010PH12W · $1,226/sf · 201210E · $1,167/sf · 201512E · $1,279/sf · 20159EAST · $986/sf · 20196W · $1,018/sf · 201911E · $806/sf · 20236E · $925/sf · 202310W · $900/sf · 20244E · $825/sf · 20243E · $785/sf · 20245E · $725/sf · 20249E · $985/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 constant-quality (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$879/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 3 sales
$959/sf+9%
Floors 3–6 4 sales
$879/sf+0%

Premium by line

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

Line E 6 sales
$879/sf+0%

Recent closings

The building’s 10 most recent market sales.

DateUnitApartmentPrice$/sfvs. Ask
Jun 10, 20269E3 BR · 2 BA · 2,000 sf$1,970,433$985-12.4%
Aug 14, 20245E2 BR · 2 BA · 2,000 sf$1,450,000$725-3.0%
Jul 26, 20243E3 BR · 2 BA · 2,000 sf$1,570,000$785-7.6%
Jun 7, 20244E2 BR · 1 BA · 1,800 sf$1,485,000$825-4.2%
Apr 16, 202410W3 BR · 2 BA · 2,000 sf$1,800,000$900-4.3%
Jun 28, 20236E2 BR · 2 BA · 1,900 sf$1,758,000$925-9.8%
Mar 10, 202311E3 BR · 1,800 sf$1,450,000$806
Jul 13, 20221B$1,825,000
Sep 11, 20196W3 BR · 2 BA · 1,950 sf$1,985,000$1,018-13.7%
May 31, 20199EAST1 BR · 1 BA · 1,850 sf$1,825,000$986-20.5%

The retrade record

Lines that have changed hands more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.

1B+83%
$999,999 2012$1,825,000 2022
10E · 1,800 sf+57%
$1,335,000 ($742/sf) 2005$2,100,000 ($1,167/sf) 2015
6E · 1,900 sf+30%
$1,350,000 ($711/sf) 2004$1,375,000 ($724/sf) 2012$1,758,000 ($925/sf) 2023
3W+12%
$1,580,000 2006$1,775,000 2007
2A-13%
$1,355,000 2007$1,175,000 2011

Every recorded sale

Sort any column; filter by unit or keyword. Prices are the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.

31 recorded sales
Apartment
Jun 10, 20269E3 BR · 2 BA2,000$1,970,433$985-12.4%
Aug 14, 20245E2 BR · 2 BA2,000$1,450,000$725-3.0%
Jul 26, 20243E3 BR · 2 BA2,000$1,570,000$785-7.6%
Jun 7, 20244E2 BR · 1 BA1,800$1,485,000$825-4.2%
Apr 16, 202410W3 BR · 2 BA2,000$1,800,000$900-4.3%
Jun 28, 20236E2 BR · 2 BA1,900$1,758,000$925-9.8%
Mar 10, 202311E3 BR1,800$1,450,000$806
Jul 13, 20221B$1,825,000
Sep 11, 20196W3 BR · 2 BA1,950$1,985,000$1,018-13.7%
May 31, 20199EAST1 BR · 1 BA1,850$1,825,000$986-20.5%
Oct 22, 201512E3 BR2,150$2,750,000$1,279-38.9%
Aug 11, 20155B1 BR$2,100,000
Jul 21, 201510E2 BR1,800$2,100,000$1,167+5.3%
Nov 15, 20139W$2,200,000
Jul 25, 20136B$1,800,000
Apr 29, 20138E2 BRnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)2,000$1,427,500
Jun 21, 2012PH12W2 BR3,100$3,800,000$1,226+1.3%
Jun 19, 20126E2 BR$1,375,000-8.3%
Mar 28, 20121B$999,999
Mar 6, 20125W1 BR$1,225,000
Dec 19, 20112A$1,175,000
Jan 7, 20107E2 BR1,800$1,325,000$736-4.3%
Aug 30, 20073W2 BR$1,775,000-1.1%
May 12, 20072E2 BR1,800$1,365,000$758
May 11, 20072A$1,355,000
Jan 10, 20078E2 BR2,000$1,395,000$698
Jan 19, 20063W2 BR$1,580,000-12.0%
May 9, 200510E2 BR1,800$1,335,000$742
Apr 11, 200512W$2,480,000
Jun 10, 20046E2 BR$1,350,000-3.2%
Apr 16, 20043E2 BR2,200$1,100,000$500

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00839-0063) 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 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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