685 Fifth AvenueRecorded sales & closing prices

685 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022

22 recorded closings, 2018–2025. Sortable and searchable below.

Recorded closings
22
Date range
2018–2025
Median $/sf
$3,333
2025 · adjusted
Listing discount
2.8%
median, from last ask
Price range
$2.03M – $20M
Price shift · median $/sf
1-Year
-0.4%
Since 2022
-5.8%
10-Year
not enough data
Since 2023
-5.8%

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 Mandarin Oriental Residences, Fifth Avenue, 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 2.8% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.

Price per square foot over time

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

$2,820$4,716$6,611'23'24'2515B · $5,615/sf · 202316B · $4,931/sf · 2023PHC · $6,008/sf · 20237D · $4,104/sf · 2023PHA · $6,408/sf · 20237A · $4,711/sf · 202410D · $4,436/sf · 20249D · $4,353/sf · 202417A · $6,365/sf · 202410A · $4,747/sf · 20246E · $3,023/sf · 20246D · $3,827/sf · 202412A · $4,707/sf · 202510F · $3,168/sf · 202512F · $3,537/sf · 2025
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$3,333/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 14–17 3 sales
$3,973/sf+19%
Floors 10–13 5 sales
$3,333/sf+0%
Floors 6–9 5 sales
$2,904/sf-13%

Premium by line

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

Line A 4 sales
$3,566/sf+7%
Line D 4 sales
$3,271/sf-2%

Recent closings

The building’s 10 most recent market sales.

DateUnitApartmentPrice$/sfvs. Ask
Sep 19, 202512F1 BR · 1 BA · 947 sf$3,350,000$3,537
Jun 12, 202510F1 BR · 1 BA · 947 sf$3,000,000$3,168
Jan 23, 202512A2 BR · 2 BA · 1,264 sf$5,950,000$4,707
Dec 5, 20246D1 BA · 601 sf$2,300,000$3,827-7.1%
Nov 18, 20246E1 BA · 672 sf$2,031,409$3,023+1.8%
Oct 21, 202415A3 BR · 3 BA$17,000,000
Jun 3, 202410A2 BR · 2 BA · 1,264 sf$6,000,000$4,747-4.0%
Mar 5, 202417A2 BR · 2.5 BA · 1,304 sf$8,300,000$6,365
Jan 30, 20249D1 BA · 603 sf$2,625,000$4,353
Jan 9, 202410D603 sf$2,675,000$4,436

Every recorded sale

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

22 recorded sales
Apartment
Sep 19, 202512F1 BR · 1 BA947$3,350,000$3,537
Jun 12, 202510F1 BR · 1 BA947$3,000,000$3,168
Jan 23, 202512A2 BR · 2 BA1,264$5,950,000$4,707
Dec 5, 20246D1 BA601$2,300,000$3,827-7.1%
Nov 18, 20246E1 BA672$2,031,409$3,023+1.8%
Oct 21, 202415A3 BR · 3 BA$17,000,000
Jun 3, 202410A2 BR · 2 BA1,264$6,000,000$4,747-4.0%
Mar 5, 202417A2 BR · 2.5 BA1,304$8,300,000$6,365
Jan 30, 20249D1 BA603$2,625,000$4,353
Jan 9, 202410D603$2,675,000$4,436
Jan 5, 20247A2 BR · 2 BA1,263$5,950,000$4,711
Dec 28, 20237D1 BA603$2,475,000$4,104-2.0%
Dec 28, 20236B1 BR · 1 BA$3,340,000-4.6%
Dec 28, 2023PHA2 BR · 2.5 BA2,341$15,000,000$6,408-9.1%
Dec 27, 2023PHC3 BR · 2.5 BA3,323$19,965,000$6,008-4.9%
Dec 15, 202316B649$3,200,000$4,931-1.5%
Dec 15, 202318A1 BR · 1.5 BA$6,124,500-2.8%
Nov 29, 20239F1 BR · 1 BA$4,000,000-3.0%
Sep 1, 202315B1 BR · 1 BA691$3,880,000$5,615
May 24, 202311A2 BR · 2 BA$6,277,613-1.1%
May 24, 20239A2 BR · 2 BA$6,073,463+2.1%
Jul 13, 2018Cnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)$135,000,000

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01289-7501) 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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