53 West 53rd Street (MoMA Tower)Recorded sales & closing prices
53 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019
115 recorded closings, 2020–2026. Sortable and searchable below.
- Recorded closings
- 115
- Date range
- 2020–2026
- Median $/sf
- $2,380
- Listing discount
- 11.2%
- Monthly carry/sf
- $4.95
- Price range
- $1M – $29.5M
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.
53W53 is in mid-correction. The 2026 transaction data is among the most newsworthy in Manhattan luxury condo right now. Four high-floor units closed in January–March 2026 at discounts ranging from 15.04% to 34.31% below their asking prices. The single most striking trade: #61A (3BR, 3,670 sf) closed January 29, 2026 at $15.3M — a 34.31% cut from the $23.29M asking price, the largest ask-to-close gap in the building's modern dataset and one of the most consequential supertall-condo correction datapoints in the city.
The pattern is consistent across the high-floor 'A' line: #54A closed at −26.70%, #49A at −16.61%, #33B at −15.04%. The 2025 cohort shows the same picture — #31A at −14.56%, #32C at −13.85%, #32B at −15.63%, #17A at −19.57%. In the modern resale era, discount-to-ask consistently clusters in the −15% to −25% range. That is the operative negotiating reality at 53W53 today.
The trophy PH inventory has not cleared. Penthouse-tier listings — #62 ($46.26M), #63 ($46.40M), #65 ($46.68M), #PH76 ($63.82M), and the half-floor PH74 / PH75 inventory above — have all listed and either failed to find a buyer at advertised pricing or transacted at —24% to —27% to ask (PH74 closed Oct 2021 at $26M against $35.46M ask; PH75 closed Jun 2022 at $24.995M against $33.1M ask). The supertall PH ceiling at 53W53 is being tested and rejected by the market.
The 2020 sponsor wave — roughly 25 closings in January–February 2020 just before the COVID lockdown — was the building's foundational pricing event. Many of those original contracts were signed in 2017–2019 at offering-plan numbers; the actual closings landed 10–25% below those original asks even in 2020, indicating sponsor pricing strategy was already softening before the broader correction set in.
What this means for transactions today:
- Buyers: 53W53 currently offers as much ask-to-close negotiating room as any major new-development condo in Manhattan. The 15–25% modern discount range is structural, not anomalous.
- Sellers: Pricing matters enormously. Listings posted at original sponsor numbers do not transact. Realistic mark-to-market pricing on entry produces faster, cleaner closings.
- Both sides should expect: meaningful days-on-market for high-floor inventory, off-market and pre-listing activity for the most consequential trades, and ongoing price discovery in the PH-tier inventory.
The complete recorded-sale history for 53W53, 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 11.2% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.
Price per square foot over time
110 sales with a known square footage, by closing date.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | 40C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,396 sf | $5,850,000 | $2,442 | -25.0% |
| May 8, 2026 | 14E | 1 BA | $6,680,000 | — | |
| May 8, 2026 | 14E | 1 BA · 494 sf | $1,005,000 | $2,034 | -32.1% |
| May 8, 2026 | 34C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 2,506 sf | $5,675,000 | $2,265 | -12.7% |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 49A | 4 BR · 4.5 BA · 3,765 sf | $12,800,000 | $3,400 | -16.6% |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 19A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,370 sf | $5,153,125 | $2,174 | -27.3% |
| Feb 6, 2026 | 33B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA · 2,046 sf | $4,800,000 | $2,346 | -15.0% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 61A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,670 sf | $15,300,000 | $4,169 | -34.3% |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 65 | 4 BR · 4.5 BA · 6,448 sf | $29,500,000 | $4,575 | -36.8% |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 54A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA · 3,846 sf | $14,250,000 | $3,705 | -26.7% |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | 40C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 2,396 | $5,850,000 | $2,442 | -25.0% |
| May 8, 2026 | 14ESponsor Sale | 1 BA | — | $6,680,000 | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | 14E | 1 BA | 494 | $1,005,000 | $2,034 | -32.1% |
| May 8, 2026 | 34C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 2,506 | $5,675,000 | $2,265 | -12.7% |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 49A | 4 BR · 4.5 BA | 3,765 | $12,800,000 | $3,400 | -16.6% |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 19A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,370 | $5,153,125 | $2,174 | -27.3% |
| Feb 6, 2026 | 33B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,046 | $4,800,000 | $2,346 | -15.0% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 61A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,670 | $15,300,000 | $4,169 | -34.3% |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 65 | 4 BR · 4.5 BA | 6,448 | $29,500,000 | $4,575 | -36.8% |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 54A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,846 | $14,250,000 | $3,705 | -26.7% |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 59B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,230 | $14,000,000 | $4,334 | — |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 60B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,132 | $10,350,000 | $3,305 | -20.4% |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 33C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 2,518 | $5,625,000 | $2,234 | -24.1% |
| Sep 11, 2025 | 15HSponsor Sale | 1,386 | $3,897,661 | $2,812 | — | |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 32C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 2,543 | $5,600,000 | $2,202 | -13.8% |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 15B | 1 BA | 649 | $1,460,000 | $2,250 | -8.8% |
| Jul 9, 2025 | 15A | 1 BR · 1 BA | 1,080 | $2,350,000 | $2,176 | -27.2% |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 15G | 1 BA | 673 | $1,400,000 | $2,080 | -19.8% |
| Jun 20, 2025 | 15D | 1 BA | 457 | $1,103,000 | $2,414 | -20.6% |
| Jun 18, 2025 | 18A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,426 | $5,350,000 | $2,205 | -10.1% |
| Jun 6, 2025 | 32B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,051 | $4,725,000 | $2,304 | -15.6% |
| May 16, 2025 | 31A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,558 | $7,600,000 | $2,136 | -14.6% |
| May 2, 2025 | 22D | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,607 | $5,425,000 | $2,081 | -15.4% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15E | 1 BA | 442 | $1,080,000 | $2,443 | -20.0% |
| Jan 17, 2025 | 17A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,603 | $5,550,000 | $2,132 | +2.8% |
| Jan 16, 2025 | 25C | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,550 | $2,800,000 | $1,806 | -21.2% |
| Jan 8, 2025 | 25A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 3,110 | $6,600,000 | $2,122 | -25.6% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 36A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 3,020 | $7,300,000 | $2,417 | -25.1% |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 38BSponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,033 | $5,250,000 | $2,582 | +0.0% |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 19B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,359 | $5,125,000 | $2,173 | -3.1% |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 17E | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,550 | $3,150,000 | $2,032 | -18.2% |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 21F | 1 BR · 1 BA | 1,336 | $2,800,000 | $2,096 | -18.8% |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 18B | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,584 | $5,400,000 | $2,090 | -9.9% |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 35ASponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 3,065 | $7,250,000 | $2,365 | +0.0% |
| Aug 21, 2023 | 26ASponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,817 | $4,150,000 | $2,284 | +0.0% |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 27DSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 2,756 | $5,750,000 | $2,086 | +0.0% |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 35C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 2,488 | $6,250,000 | $2,512 | -6.7% |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 29DSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 2,611 | $5,825,000 | $2,231 | +0.0% |
| Jul 17, 2023 | 20A | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,312 | $5,545,000 | $2,398 | -25.9% |
| May 22, 2023 | 57B | 3 BR · 3 BA | 3,273 | $10,700,000 | $3,269 | -24.3% |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 48A | 4 BR · 4.5 BA | 3,809 | $12,500,000 | $3,282 | -18.0% |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 23D | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,530 | $5,325,000 | $2,105 | -7.4% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,663 | $7,750,000 | $2,116 | -26.7% |
| Jan 20, 2023 | 37C | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 2,451 | $5,800,000 | $2,366 | -23.9% |
| Jan 11, 2023 | 28D | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 2,691 | $5,875,000 | $2,183 | -17.9% |
| Oct 27, 2022 | 15BSponsor Sale | 1 BA | 649 | $1,428,800 | $2,202 | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 54B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,339 | $10,550,000 | $3,160 | -20.3% |
| Sep 13, 2022 | 14F | 1 BA | 648 | $1,320,000 | $2,037 | -28.8% |
| May 27, 2022 | PH75Sponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 4,599 | $24,995,000 | $5,435 | +0.0% |
| May 13, 2022 | 56A | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,825 | $16,000,000 | $4,183 | -9.9% |
| May 4, 2022 | 27ASponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,771 | $4,150,000 | $2,343 | +0.0% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 39ASponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,884 | $7,330,000 | $2,542 | +0.0% |
| Mar 4, 2022 | 48B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,484 | $6,700,000 | $1,923 | -9.4% |
| Mar 2, 2022 | 56B | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,296 | $10,700,000 | $3,246 | -22.6% |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 16ASponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,694 | $4,407,181 | $2,602 | — |
| Nov 16, 2021 | 58BSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,251 | $11,231,500 | $3,455 | -22.5% |
| Sep 29, 2021 | PH74Sponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2 BA | 4,928 | $26,000,000 | $5,276 | -26.7% |
| Jul 7, 2021 | 55ASponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,846 | $15,650,000 | $4,069 | +0.0% |
| May 11, 2021 | 17DSponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,770 | $7,890,710 | $2,849 | -21.1% |
| Apr 8, 2021 | 23CSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,619 | $2,923,000 | $1,805 | -19.6% |
| Mar 30, 2021 | 50BSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,427 | $9,000,000 | $2,626 | -19.1% |
| Jan 7, 2021 | 18FSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,423 | $3,197,947 | $2,247 | +0.4% |
| Dec 2, 2020 | 16CSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,464 | $3,650,000 | $2,493 | +0.0% |
| Nov 20, 2020 | 36CSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 1.5 BA | 2,469 | $6,500,000 | $2,633 | -14.1% |
| Nov 20, 2020 | 36BCSponsor Sale | 5 BR · 6 BA | 4,508 | $14,045,000 | $3,116 | +0.0% |
| Nov 20, 2020 | 36BSponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,039 | $5,600,000 | $2,746 | -13.5% |
| Nov 18, 2020 | 16DSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,107 | $2,950,833 | $2,666 | +0.0% |
| Nov 12, 2020 | 15ISponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,485 | $3,150,000 | $2,121 | +0.0% |
| Oct 28, 2020 | 37ASponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,975 | $8,261,007 | $2,777 | -22.2% |
| Oct 27, 2020 | 16BSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,208 | $3,484,481 | $2,885 | +1.0% |
| Oct 22, 2020 | 17FSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,451 | $3,032,293 | $2,090 | -4.5% |
| Oct 16, 2020 | 23ASponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 3,345 | $7,512,593 | $2,246 | -11.1% |
| Oct 6, 2020 | 39BSponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,029 | $5,500,000 | $2,711 | -13.4% |
| Sep 9, 2020 | 24ASponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 3,131 | $7,250,325 | $2,316 | -24.1% |
| Sep 8, 2020 | 38ASponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,930 | $8,169,000 | $2,788 | -23.3% |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 72ASponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 4,362 | $29,939,550 | $6,864 | -10.8% |
| Aug 28, 2020 | 33ASponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,139 | $8,230,000 | $2,622 | -21.8% |
| Aug 7, 2020 | 32ASponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,204 | $7,950,000 | $2,481 | -24.3% |
| Jul 10, 2020 | 40BSponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,027 | $7,232,575 | $3,568 | +1.9% |
| Jun 16, 2020 | 37BSponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,036 | $5,640,000 | $2,770 | -13.4% |
| Mar 5, 2020 | 28ASponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,083 | $6,631,807 | $3,184 | -5.3% |
| Mar 3, 2020 | 30ASponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,628 | $8,550,000 | $2,357 | -21.6% |
| Feb 28, 2020 | 28CSponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,094 | $6,367,062 | $3,041 | -3.3% |
| Feb 27, 2020 | 19FSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,394 | $2,976,290 | $2,135 | -6.8% |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 20ESponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,436 | $3,342,860 | $2,328 | -9.2% |
| Feb 19, 2020 | 22FSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,334 | $3,083,206 | $2,311 | -4.4% |
| Feb 14, 2020 | 52BSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,383 | $11,000,000 | $3,252 | -19.0% |
| Feb 13, 2020 | 35BSponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,042 | $6,100,000 | $2,987 | -10.9% |
| Feb 11, 2020 | 23FSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,279 | $3,017,020 | $2,359 | -6.7% |
| Feb 11, 2020 | 23ESponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,322 | $3,332,677 | $2,521 | -9.2% |
| Feb 4, 2020 | 53BSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,360 | $11,850,000 | $3,527 | -14.3% |
| Feb 3, 2020 | 19CSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,428 | $3,057,750 | $2,141 | -3.5% |
| Feb 3, 2020 | 25ESponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,247 | $3,353,042 | $2,689 | -9.1% |
| Feb 3, 2020 | 22CSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,591 | $3,327,586 | $2,092 | -4.4% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 18CSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,429 | $3,037,385 | $2,126 | -3.9% |
| Jan 30, 2020 | 21CSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,546 | $3,260,000 | $2,109 | -7.8% |
| Jan 28, 2020 | 22ESponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,360 | $3,534,937 | $2,599 | -4.5% |
| Jan 27, 2020 | 25FSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,221 | $3,037,385 | $2,488 | -6.7% |
| Jan 27, 2020 | 24ESponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,284 | $3,680,000 | $2,866 | +0.0% |
| Jan 24, 2020 | 55BSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,317 | $11,560,137 | $3,485 | -19.9% |
| Jan 24, 2020 | 26DSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 2,825 | $6,763,161 | $2,394 | -11.3% |
| Jan 24, 2020 | 20CSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,428 | $3,147,356 | $2,204 | -1.0% |
| Jan 24, 2020 | 59BSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,230 | $12,750,000 | $3,947 | -20.9% |
| Jan 23, 2020 | 21BSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 2 BA | 1,770 | $4,360,600 | $2,464 | -3.1% |
| Jan 23, 2020 | 49BSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,439 | $11,025,556 | $3,206 | +1.9% |
| Jan 22, 2020 | 51BSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,404 | $11,151,565 | $3,276 | -3.2% |
| Jan 22, 2020 | 24CSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,619 | $3,200,000 | $1,977 | -12.2% |
| Jan 21, 2020 | 18ESponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,512 | $3,322,495 | $2,197 | -9.2% |
| Jan 16, 2020 | 21FSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,336 | $2,996,655 | $2,243 | -6.8% |
| Jan 15, 2020 | 19ESponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,474 | $3,434,502 | $2,330 | -6.4% |
| Jan 14, 2020 | 20FSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,365 | $2,986,472 | $2,188 | -6.8% |
| Jan 10, 2020 | 48BSponsor Sale | 3 BR · 3.5 BA | 3,484 | $8,450,000 | $2,425 | -20.5% |
| Jan 9, 2020 | 21ESponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | 1,398 | $3,353,042 | $2,398 | -9.1% |
| Jan 9, 2020 | 25DSponsor Sale | 2 BR · 2.5 BA | 2,450 | $6,316,150 | $2,578 | -6.7% |
| Jan 7, 2020 | 24FSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1.5 BA | — | $3,027,202 | — | -6.7% |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01269-7502) 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.
Put this data to work.
Know what’s fair before you offer — we’ll show you where each line trades, the building’s discount-to-ask pattern, and where the value sits right now.
Price to the building’s real trajectory, not a guess — we’ll position your line against its true comps to maximize the outcome.