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38 East 85th StreetRecorded sales & closing prices
38 East 85th Street, New York, NY 10028
53 recorded transfers, 1997–2026. Sortable and searchable below.
- 2BR
- $1.6M
- Recent range
- $1.15M – $1.79M
- Listing discount
- 3.4%
- Monthly carry/sf
- $1.01
- Recorded transfers
- 53
Not enough recent activity to price (shown for completeness, not quoted): 1BR — last traded 2013; 3BR — last traded 2026; 4BR+ — last traded 1997.
The complete recorded-sale history for 38 East 85th Street, compiled from NYC Department of Finance transfer records, with apartment-by-apartment detail from The Roebling Research Library. Priced by apartment type — the honest unit for a co-op, where square footage isn’t officially recorded.
Latest closings
The line premium — where you sit sets the price
Same-2BR prices, time-controlled to today’s dollars, split by line — exposure, light, and layout vary stack to stack within a building.
Bar = today’s 2BR price for that line; right column = premium vs. an average 2BR.
And by floor
Time-controlled prices for the same apartment type (2BR), grouped by floor. Values vary with the apartments that traded.
The 3BR trajectory
Every recorded 3BR. The building trades thinly year to year, so the story is the long arc, not any single year: 3BRs traded at roughly $1.72M in 2004–07; there are too few recent sales to state a current price (the all-history median is about $2.09M).
Each dot is one recorded sale, by close date and price; the line is the median for each year. Click any dot to jump straight to that sale below.
The 2BR trajectory
Every recorded 2BR. The building trades thinly year to year, so the story is the long arc, not any single year: 2BRs traded at roughly $975K in 2004–07 and about $1.6M in recent sales.
Each dot is one recorded sale, by close date and price; the line is the median for each year. Click any dot to jump straight to that sale below.
Lines that traded more than once
The building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment — recorded prices, exact.
Every recorded sale
Sort any column; filter by unit or keyword. Prices are the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.
| Apartment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | 3E | 3 BR · 2 BA · 5 rm | $1,475,000 | -6.3% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 5C | 1 BRoutside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | $935,000 | — |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 11C | $1,100,000 | — | |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10E | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 5 rm | $1,795,000 | -2.7% |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 3B | 2 BRnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends) | $250,000 | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 11B | $1,395,000 | — | |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 9A | $1,999,900 | — | |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 7E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 5 rm | $1,600,000 | +0.3% |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 4E | 2 BR · 1.5 BA · 5 rm | $1,150,000 | -4.2% |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 10C | $885,000 | — | |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 10B | $1,165,000 | — | |
| Feb 5, 2021 | 10A | 3 BR · 3 BA · 6 rm | $2,034,000 | +2.0% |
| May 1, 2018 | 3E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 5 rm | $1,130,000 | -19.3% |
| Feb 7, 2018 | 5A | 3 BR · 2 BA · 6 rm | $2,700,000 | +0.2% |
| Jan 3, 2018 | 7D | 2 BR · 5 rm | $1,790,000 | -10.3% |
| Dec 28, 2017 | 3B | 2 BR · 4 rm | $1,410,000 | -14.5% |
| May 23, 2017 | 7C | $1,100,000 | — | |
| Dec 14, 2016 | 11DE | 5 BR · 4 BAoutside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | $4,600,000 | — |
| Aug 10, 2016 | 7E | 2 BR · 5 rm | $1,775,000 | -1.1% |
| Jun 8, 2016 | 10E | 2 BR · 5 rm | $1,749,000 | +0.0% |
| Dec 23, 2015 | 6D | 2 BR · 5 rm | $1,950,000 | -13.3% |
| Aug 20, 2015 | 12E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 5 rm | $1,782,650 | -0.7% |
| Jun 2, 2015 | PH | 3 BR · 8 rm | $6,500,000 | -5.8% |
| Nov 11, 2013 | 4D | 2 BR · 5 rm | $2,000,000 | -19.8% |
| Oct 22, 2013 | 7B | 2 BR · 4 rm | $1,595,000 | +0.0% |
| May 9, 2013 | 4C | 1 BR · 4 rm | $1,200,000 | +0.0% |
| Feb 10, 2012 | 12A | 3 BR · 6 rm | $2,200,000 | -4.1% |
| Aug 30, 2011 | 11A | 2 BR · 6 rm | $2,200,000 | -8.1% |
| Jun 1, 2011 | 6A | 3 BR · 6 rm | $2,150,000 | -6.3% |
| Jul 21, 2010 | 3A | 3 BR · 6 rm | $2,285,600 | -0.4% |
| Jul 8, 2010 | 7E | 2 BR · 5 rm | $1,225,000 | -5.4% |
| Apr 27, 2010 | 6E | 2 BR · 5 rm | $1,225,000 | -5.4% |
| Jan 19, 2010 | 12E | 2 BR · 5 rm | $1,325,000 | -5.3% |
| Mar 24, 2008 | 12B | 2 BR · 5 rm | $1,425,000 | -4.4% |
| Mar 4, 2008 | OFF | $600,000 | — | |
| Sep 7, 2007 | 2C | $999,844 | — | |
| Jul 19, 2007 | PH | 3 BR · 8 rm | $5,200,000 | -5.5% |
| Jul 17, 2007 | 7E | 2 BR · 5 rm | $1,150,000 | +0.0% |
| Jun 28, 2006 | 2A | 3 BR · 6 rm | $1,950,000 | -2.3% |
| Apr 26, 2006 | 4C | 1 BR · 3 rm | $985,000 | -1.0% |
| Apr 13, 2006 | 4D | 2 BR · 5 rm | $1,564,000 | -1.9% |
| Mar 29, 2006 | 12E | 2 BRoutside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | $1,250,000 | — |
| Dec 16, 2005 | 6E | 2 BR · 5 rm | $900,000 | — |
| Sep 10, 2005 | 12B | 2 BRoutside the market statistics (eligibility screen) | $1,180,000 | — |
| Jun 7, 2005 | 9B | 2 BR · 4 rm | $999,000 | +0.4% |
| Mar 28, 2005 | 12A | 3 BR · 6 rm | $2,195,000 | +0.0% |
| Dec 16, 2004 | 3A | 3 BR · 6 rm | $1,480,000 | -7.2% |
| Sep 9, 2004 | 7B | 2 BR · 4 rm | $880,000 | +6.7% |
| Jun 24, 2004 | 7E | 2 BR · 5 rm | $970,000 | +8.4% |
| Mar 31, 2004 | 2A | 3 BR · 6 rm | $1,395,000 | +0.0% |
| Jan 5, 2004 | 4D | 2 BR · 5 rm | $975,000 | +0.0% |
| Nov 7, 2003 | 5C | 1 BR · 3 rm | $550,000 | +0.0% |
| Feb 12, 1997 | 11DE | 5 BR · 4 BA · 10 rm | $1,100,000 | +0.0% |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01496-0054) and verified listing data. Co-op apartments are priced by unit type (bedroom count) rather than per square foot — square footage isn’t officially recorded for co-ops, and room counts carry some agent-entry inconsistency, so bedroom type is the reliable spine. Non-arms-length transfers and storage/parking are excluded; line and floor premiums are time-controlled to today’s pricing. Where transaction volume is too thin to support a figure, none is shown.
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