685 Second Avenue (The Hendrik House)Recorded sales & closing prices
685 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016
17 recorded transfers, 2004–2022. Sortable and searchable below.
- Recorded transfers
- 17
- Date range
- 2004–2022
- Median $/sf
- $940
- Listing discount
- 3.0%
- Price range
- $509K – $2.5M
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.
The Hendrik House trades as a value-oriented prewar Murray Hill co-op, with the liberal sublet policy and pet-friendly rules broadening the buyer pool and appealing to owners who value flexibility. The Grand Central proximity and prewar character underpin steady demand across the building's studios through larger layouts.
The complete recorded-sale history for The Hendrik House, 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 3.0% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.
Price per square foot over time
11 sales with a known square footage, by closing date.
Recent closings
The building’s 10 most recent market sales.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | $/sf | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2022 | 5D | 1 BR · 1 BA | $525,000 | — | |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3F | 1 BR · 1 BA | $515,000 | -1.0% | |
| Feb 26, 2020 | 2A | 1 BR · 1 BA | $539,000 | — | |
| Nov 25, 2019 | 2G | 1 BR | $532,000 | — | |
| May 11, 2018 | 2BC | 4 BR · 1,500 sf | $1,420,000 | $947 | -5.0% |
| Feb 17, 2016 | 3E | 1 BR · 893 sf | $705,000 | $789 | +1.4% |
| Jan 8, 2016 | 3D | 1 BR · 800 sf | $600,000 | $750 | — |
| Sep 3, 2015 | 2H | 1 BR · 800 sf | $545,000 | $681 | -0.9% |
| May 13, 2015 | 2F | 1 BR · 700 sf | $515,000 | $736 | -6.4% |
| Aug 13, 2014 | 2E | 3 BR · 900 sf | $603,750 | $671 | -3.4% |
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 25, 2022 | 5D | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $525,000 | — | — |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3F | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $515,000 | — | -1.0% |
| Feb 26, 2020 | 2A | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $539,000 | — | — |
| Nov 25, 2019 | 2G | 1 BR | — | $532,000 | — | — |
| May 11, 2018 | 2BC | 4 BR | 1,500 | $1,420,000 | $947 | -5.0% |
| Feb 17, 2016 | 3E | 1 BR | 893 | $705,000 | $789 | +1.4% |
| Jan 8, 2016 | 3D | 1 BR | 800 | $600,000 | $750 | — |
| Sep 3, 2015 | 2H | 1 BR | 800 | $545,000 | $681 | -0.9% |
| May 13, 2015 | 2F | 1 BR | 700 | $515,000 | $736 | -6.4% |
| Aug 13, 2014 | 2E | 3 BR | 900 | $603,750 | $671 | -3.4% |
| Jun 6, 2014 | 4B | 2 BR | — | $679,000 | — | +3.0% |
| Jul 25, 2013 | 1F | 1 BR | 822 | $509,125 | $619 | -3.0% |
| Sep 11, 2009 | 3E | 1 BR | 893 | $540,000 | $605 | -9.8% |
| Aug 14, 2008 | 2H | 1 BR | 800 | $511,626 | $640 | — |
| Mar 28, 2006 | 6B | 2 BR · 1 BA | 1,200 | $600,000 | $500 | — |
| Apr 5, 2005 | 2 | 3 BR | 1,500 | $905,000 | $603 | — |
| Aug 24, 2004 | 11D | 2 BR | — | $2,495,000 | — | — |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00918-0025) 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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