30 East 85th StreetRecorded sales & closing prices
30 East 85th Street, New York, NY 10028
70 recorded closings, 2003–2026. Sortable and searchable below.
- Recorded closings
- 70
- Date range
- 2003–2026
- Median $/sf
- $1,923
- Listing discount
- 6.4%
- Price range
- $555K – $16.5M
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.
Pricing at 30 East 85th Street is best understood on a price-per-square-foot basis, because the unit mix is so varied — a full-floor or combined home, a high-floor line with a Park-view terrace, and a lower studio are simply different products, and comparing headline prices across them is misleading. On a $/sf basis, the building tends to sit at a premium to non-doorman and walk-up condominium stock in the surrounding blocks, reflecting its full-service operation, view profile, and the address; it typically trades below the trophy new-development $/sf seen on Fifth Avenue and Billionaires' Row, which is part of its value proposition for buyers who want service and location without new-construction pricing.
Because it is a condominium, the building draws a broader buyer pool than the neighborhood's co-ops — including financing buyers, pied-à-terre purchasers, foreign buyers, and investors — which supports both liquidity and pricing. Within the building, the drivers of value are consistent: floor height, exposure and Park sight lines, the presence and size of private outdoor space, and the condition and configuration of the specific apartment. Well-renovated, high-floor, terraced lines command the strongest pricing; lower-floor or dated units price accordingly. The right number for any given apartment comes from apartment-level comparable analysis, not a building-wide average.
The complete recorded-sale history for 30 East 85th 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 6.4% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.
Price per square foot over time
57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | 18B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,070 sf | $5,995,000 | $2,896 | — |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 21B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,094 sf | $4,200,000 | $2,006 | -9.7% |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 5D | 1 BR · 1 BA · 876 sf | $1,353,150 | $1,545 | -3.0% |
| May 12, 2025 | 3G | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,117 sf | $2,400,000 | $2,149 | — |
| Dec 23, 2024 | PH | 5 BR · 5 BA · 5,425 sf | $8,450,000 | $1,558 | — |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 8B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,312 sf | $2,700,000 | $2,058 | -14.3% |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 14C | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 874 sf | $1,400,000 | $1,602 | +8.1% |
| Feb 6, 2023 | 8A | 1 BR · 1.5 BA · 860 sf | $1,400,000 | $1,628 | — |
| Jun 23, 2021 | 5G | 4 BR · 643 sf | $4,350,000 | $6,765 | — |
| Jun 8, 2021 | 3C | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $2,415,600 | $2,013 | -16.6% |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | 18B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 2,070 | $5,995,000 | $2,896 | — |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 21B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,094 | $4,200,000 | $2,006 | -9.7% |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 5D | 1 BR · 1 BA | 876 | $1,353,150 | $1,545 | -3.0% |
| May 12, 2025 | 3G | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,117 | $2,400,000 | $2,149 | — |
| Dec 23, 2024 | PH | 5 BR · 5 BA | 5,425 | $8,450,000 | $1,558 | — |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 8B | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,312 | $2,700,000 | $2,058 | -14.3% |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 14C | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 874 | $1,400,000 | $1,602 | +8.1% |
| Feb 6, 2023 | 8A | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 860 | $1,400,000 | $1,628 | — |
| Jun 23, 2021 | 5G | 4 BR | 643 | $4,350,000 | $6,765 | — |
| Jun 8, 2021 | 3C | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,200 | $2,415,600 | $2,013 | -16.6% |
| Apr 23, 2021 | PH28 | 5 BR · 4.5 BA | 6,149 | $16,500,000 | $2,683 | -26.7% |
| Aug 7, 2019 | PH26A | 2,718 | $9,200,000 | $3,385 | — | |
| Jun 27, 2019 | 14A | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,025 | $1,825,000 | $1,780 | — |
| Jun 19, 2019 | 9EF | 4 BR · 4.5 BA | 2,225 | $4,837,500 | $2,174 | -17.9% |
| May 22, 2019 | 16B | 3 BR | 1,923 | $2,750,000 | $1,430 | — |
| Jun 22, 2018 | 3A | 1 BR | 865 | $1,700,000 | $1,965 | — |
| Jan 16, 2018 | 21A | 2 BR | — | $5,300,000 | — | -7.0% |
| Dec 6, 2017 | 18B | 4 BR | — | $5,606,250 | — | -13.8% |
| Apr 17, 2017 | 17A | 3 BR | — | $5,550,000 | — | -3.5% |
| Mar 30, 2017 | 10D | 1 BR · 2 BA | 850 | $1,650,000 | $1,941 | -26.7% |
| Mar 19, 2017 | 4C | 2 BR | 1,246 | $2,200,000 | $1,766 | — |
| Aug 2, 2016 | 10EF | 3 BR | 2,150 | $6,250,000 | $2,907 | -13.2% |
| Jun 8, 2016 | 25B | 1,447 | $5,940,000 | $4,105 | — | |
| Feb 23, 2016 | 5J | 1 BR | 643 | $1,090,000 | $1,695 | -11.0% |
| Nov 24, 2015 | 5D | 1 BR | 876 | $1,735,000 | $1,981 | -0.9% |
| Nov 3, 2015 | 22B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 1,695 | $5,380,000 | $3,174 | -6.4% |
| Sep 22, 2015 | 6E | 1 BR | 860 | $1,650,000 | $1,919 | -13.2% |
| Aug 12, 2015 | 5GH | 4 BR · 3 BA | 2,000 | $4,300,000 | $2,150 | -21.8% |
| Dec 17, 2014 | 4E | 2 BR | 1,239 | $2,700,000 | $2,179 | -1.8% |
| Nov 19, 2014 | 20A | 3 BR | 2,070 | $7,380,000 | $3,565 | -10.9% |
| Aug 5, 2014 | 4C | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,246 | $2,200,000 | $1,766 | -2.2% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 5E | 2 BR · 2 BA | — | $2,636,750 | — | -21.3% |
| Jul 22, 2014 | 10EF | 3 BR · 4 BA | 2,300 | $5,075,000 | $2,207 | -21.9% |
| Feb 12, 2014 | 16B | 3 BR | 1,923 | $5,500,000 | $2,860 | — |
| Feb 5, 2014 | 9C | 2 BR | 1,246 | $2,375,000 | $1,906 | -4.8% |
| Sep 24, 2013 | 4E | 2 BR | — | $2,260,000 | — | -9.6% |
| Jan 25, 2013 | 16B | 3 BR | 2,000 | $4,200,000 | $2,100 | -2.3% |
| Jan 10, 2013 | 11D | 5 BR · 4.5 BA | 3,170 | $6,800,000 | $2,145 | -7.5% |
| May 10, 2012 | 19B | 3 BR | 2,070 | $4,800,000 | $2,319 | -3.9% |
| Jul 21, 2011 | 9D | 2 BR | 1,300 | $1,700,000 | $1,308 | -10.3% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 25B | non-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends) | 1,447 | $1,200,000 | — | — |
| Dec 1, 2010 | 14A | 1 BR · 1.5 BAnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends) | 1,036 | $506,625 | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2010 | 7C | 2 BR | 1,154 | $1,950,000 | $1,690 | — |
| Feb 17, 2010 | 3F | 655 | $950,000 | $1,450 | — | |
| Feb 12, 2010 | 4K | 670 | $699,000 | $1,043 | — | |
| Sep 22, 2008 | 18A | 3 BR | 1,923 | $5,535,000 | $2,878 | — |
| May 6, 2008 | 10D | 1 BR · 2 BA | 850 | $1,854,000 | $2,181 | — |
| Jan 18, 2008 | 5D | 1 BRnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends) | 876 | $917,000 | — | — |
| Jan 10, 2008 | 5G | 4 BR | 1,114 | $4,095,000 | $3,676 | — |
| Feb 21, 2007 | 9C | 2 BR | 1,246 | $1,535,000 | $1,232 | -5.5% |
| Nov 27, 2006 | 4D | 806 | $880,000 | $1,092 | — | |
| Sep 27, 2006 | 8B | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,312 | $2,303,000 | $1,755 | — |
| Apr 13, 2006 | 10D | 1 BR | 850 | $750,000 | $882 | — |
| Feb 9, 2006 | 5C | 2 BR | — | $1,635,000 | — | +2.5% |
| Sep 29, 2005 | 20B | 3 BR | 2,070 | $4,281,750 | $2,068 | -5.9% |
| Sep 19, 2005 | 4C | 2 BR | 1,246 | $1,555,000 | $1,248 | -2.5% |
| Jul 14, 2005 | 19A | 1,923 | $3,900,000 | $2,028 | — | |
| Jun 22, 2005 | 13C | 1 BR | — | $1,195,000 | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2005 | 4C | 2 BR | 1,154 | $1,400,000 | $1,213 | — |
| May 18, 2005 | 8A | 1 BR | — | $1,175,000 | — | -3.3% |
| Apr 22, 2005 | 3K | 625 | $555,000 | $888 | — | |
| Mar 24, 2005 | 10D | 1 BR | 843 | $1,210,000 | $1,435 | — |
| Jan 11, 2005 | 14B | 1 BR | — | $998,000 | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2004 | 11A | 860 | $870,000 | $1,012 | — | |
| Apr 21, 2004 | 7C | 2 BR | 1,246 | $1,325,000 | $1,063 | +3.9% |
| Mar 17, 2004 | 18A | 3 BR | 2,070 | $3,010,000 | $1,454 | -5.9% |
| Feb 4, 2004 | 23 | 3 BR | — | $6,400,000 | — | -5.2% |
| Nov 24, 2003 | 18A | 3 BR | 2,070 | $2,800,000 | $1,353 | -5.1% |
| Nov 14, 2003 | 5ABK | 4 BR | 3,300 | $3,250,000 | $985 | — |
| Sep 12, 2003 | 14D | 1 BR | 1,106 | $910,000 | $823 | -8.5% |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01496-7501) 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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