686 Second Avenue (303 East 37th Street)Recorded sales & closing prices
686 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016
33 recorded transfers, 2004–2025. Sortable and searchable below.
- Recorded transfers
- 33
- Date range
- 2004–2025
- Median $/sf
- $659
- Listing discount
- 3.6%
- Price range
- $500K – $860K
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 686 Second Avenue (303 East 37th 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 3.6% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy here.
Price per square foot over time
22 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.
Recent closings
The building’s 10 most recent market sales.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | $/sf | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2K | 2 BR · 1 BA | $725,000 | +3.7% | |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 3C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 850 sf | $560,000 | $659 | -4.3% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 3J | 1 BR · 1 BA | $550,000 | -2.7% | |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 4J | 1 BR · 1 BA | $540,000 | -9.8% | |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 3FG | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,350 sf | $860,000 | $637 | -3.9% |
| Feb 7, 2023 | 6E | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,250 sf | $812,500 | $650 | -4.4% |
| Aug 10, 2022 | 5F | 1 BR · 1 BA · 800 sf | $550,000 | $688 | -9.8% |
| Jul 27, 2022 | 6N | 1 BR · 1 BA · 800 sf | $547,000 | $684 | -3.0% |
| Sep 15, 2021 | 4F | 1 BR · 950 sf | $560,000 | $589 | — |
| Jul 15, 2021 | 6C | 1 BR · 1 BA | $530,500 | -3.5% |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2K | 2 BR · 1 BA | — | $725,000 | — | +3.7% |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 3C | 1 BR · 1 BA | 850 | $560,000 | $659 | -4.3% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 3J | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $550,000 | — | -2.7% |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 4J | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $540,000 | — | -9.8% |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 3FG | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,350 | $860,000 | $637 | -3.9% |
| Feb 7, 2023 | 6E | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,250 | $812,500 | $650 | -4.4% |
| Aug 10, 2022 | 5F | 1 BR · 1 BA | 800 | $550,000 | $688 | -9.8% |
| Jul 27, 2022 | 6N | 1 BR · 1 BA | 800 | $547,000 | $684 | -3.0% |
| Sep 15, 2021 | 4F | 1 BR | 950 | $560,000 | $589 | — |
| Jul 15, 2021 | 6C | 1 BR · 1 BA | — | $530,500 | — | -3.5% |
| Jul 12, 2021 | 4D | 1 BR · 1 BA | 800 | $500,000 | $625 | -2.9% |
| Jan 27, 2021 | 1J | 2 BR · 1 BA | 730 | $680,000 | $932 | -5.6% |
| Feb 7, 2020 | 2D | — | $505,000 | — | — | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | 5L | 2 BR · 1 BA | 800 | $650,000 | $813 | -10.3% |
| Dec 28, 2017 | 2L | — | $585,363 | — | — | |
| Jun 5, 2017 | 4N | 1 BR | 775 | $686,700 | $886 | +9.9% |
| Jan 9, 2017 | 2E | 2 BR | — | $770,000 | — | -3.6% |
| Jan 9, 2014 | 3K | 2 BR · 1 BA | 1,200 | $680,000 | $567 | -2.7% |
| Oct 29, 2013 | PHE | 2 BR · 2 BA | 1,250 | $675,000 | $540 | -3.6% |
| Sep 25, 2013 | 2E | 2 BR | — | $680,000 | — | -9.2% |
| May 21, 2012 | 6K | 2 BR | 1,100 | $667,500 | $607 | -1.8% |
| Jun 2, 2009 | 1G | — | $694,514 | — | — | |
| Oct 2, 2008 | 4F | 1 BR · 1 BA | 950 | $610,000 | $642 | — |
| May 26, 2008 | 4F | 1 BR · 1 BA | 950 | $610,000 | $642 | -3.0% |
| Dec 4, 2007 | 5C | 1 BR | 900 | $640,000 | $711 | -5.7% |
| Jul 11, 2007 | 1J | 1 BR | 900 | $840,000 | $933 | — |
| Jun 26, 2007 | 1K | 2 BR | 1,150 | $720,000 | $626 | — |
| Apr 19, 2007 | 3K | 2 BR | 1,200 | $747,000 | $623 | — |
| May 5, 2006 | 23 | — | $725,171 | — | — | |
| Jan 31, 2006 | 1F | 1 BR | 950 | $544,000 | $573 | -1.1% |
| Aug 23, 2005 | 5K | — | $627,436 | — | — | |
| Dec 29, 2004 | 6E | 2 BR | 1,250 | $657,000 | $526 | — |
| Jul 22, 2004 | 5E | 2 BR | 1,200 | $569,000 | $474 | — |
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00943-0001) 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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