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The SterlingRecorded sales & closing prices

963 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10022

198 recorded transfers, 2003–2026. Sortable and searchable below.

Recorded transfers
198
Date range
2003–2026
Median $/sf
$859
2026 · adjusted
Listing discount
2.8%
median, from last ask
Monthly carry/sf
$2.13
≈ $1,342/mo · last 6 mo
Price range
$175K – $2.15M
Price shift · median $/sf · constant-quality
Since 2003
▲ +96.5%
10-Year
▲ +3.3%
Since 2022
▲ +5.2%
1-Year
▼ -1.5%

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 The Sterling, 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

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

$273$833$1,393'03'07'11'15'19'23'2614A · $333/sf · 20034K · $433/sf · 20036H · $475/sf · 20046K · $595/sf · 20046J · $506/sf · 20046J · $602/sf · 20054K · $556/sf · 200517N · $696/sf · 20062M · $760/sf · 20068H · $657/sf · 20065M · $772/sf · 200712KM · $882/sf · 20079AB · $878/sf · 20077L · $849/sf · 20079G · $700/sf · 20088A · $870/sf · 200816A · $735/sf · 200817A · $735/sf · 20095H · $603/sf · 20099AB · $807/sf · 201018E · $690/sf · 20104C · $631/sf · 201017C · $743/sf · 20112J · $632/sf · 201120E · $669/sf · 201112H · $641/sf · 201117D · $542/sf · 20112H · $565/sf · 201115E · $665/sf · 20125B · $654/sf · 20123F · $667/sf · 20126J · $667/sf · 201210H · $664/sf · 20127K · $584/sf · 20122LK · $833/sf · 20125A · $528/sf · 20127G · $633/sf · 201320D · $698/sf · 20137C · $731/sf · 201314A · $619/sf · 20132M · $887/sf · 20133D · $750/sf · 20135B · $731/sf · 20133J · $730/sf · 201317C · $925/sf · 20134C · $844/sf · 201317A · $794/sf · 20149H · $750/sf · 201412J · $747/sf · 20143L · $795/sf · 20145F · $837/sf · 201411FG · $905/sf · 20148H · $805/sf · 20146C · $769/sf · 20153M · $807/sf · 2015PHN · $1,267/sf · 20157D · $808/sf · 201520E · $1,333/sf · 20152C · $706/sf · 201510C · $913/sf · 20155JK · $992/sf · 20165G · $1,000/sf · 20177C · $963/sf · 20186G · $942/sf · 201812KM · $1,194/sf · 201817A · $956/sf · 20185E · $836/sf · 201812G · $950/sf · 201811B · $1,003/sf · 20196E · $854/sf · 20193G · $948/sf · 20192D · $905/sf · 20197E · $1,121/sf · 201912H · $966/sf · 201910F · $854/sf · 202010M · $893/sf · 20202C · $763/sf · 20216C · $739/sf · 20215D · $867/sf · 202117N · $747/sf · 20216B · $755/sf · 20219H · $948/sf · 202219N · $864/sf · 202216D · $892/sf · 20224H · $853/sf · 20224C · $883/sf · 20228H · $860/sf · 202314FG · $808/sf · 20233LK · $1,003/sf · 20245M · $903/sf · 20256F · $1,021/sf · 202514A · $933/sf · 20258D · $917/sf · 20253M · $850/sf · 202619N · $964/sf · 20265A · $857/sf · 202615G · $902/sf · 2026
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$859/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 6–20 15 sales
+5%
Floors 1–5 8 sales
-1%

Premium by line

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

Line N 3 sales
+1%
Line D 3 sales
+1%
Line H 3 sales
+0%
Line M 3 sales
-1%
Line C 3 sales
-11%

Recent closings

The building’s 10 most recent market sales.

DateUnitApartmentPrice$/sfvs. Ask
Apr 28, 202617H1 BA$489,000+0.0%
Apr 20, 202615G1 BA · 560 sf$505,000$902+1.2%
Feb 18, 20265A1 BA · 525 sf$450,000$857-2.2%
Feb 11, 202619N1 BR · 1 BA · 700 sf$675,000$964+0.7%
Feb 9, 20263M1 BR · 1 BA · 750 sf$637,500$850-1.2%
Jan 27, 20266K1 BA · 500 sf$385,000$770-3.5%
Oct 30, 20258D1 BR · 1 BA · 600 sf$550,000$917-2.7%
Aug 11, 202514A1 BA · 525 sf$490,000$933-1.8%
Jun 23, 20259D1 BA$425,000-12.4%
May 12, 20256F2 BR · 1,200 sf$1,225,000$1,021-1.9%

The retrade record

Lines that have changed hands more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment. Showing the 24 strongest of 31 repeat-trade lines; sort the table below by Unit to see every line’s full history.

14A · 525 sf+180%
$175,000 ($333/sf) 2003 → $325,000 ($619/sf) 2013 → $490,000 ($933/sf) 2025
3K+126%
$195,000 2003 → $255,000 2005 → $385,000 2013 → $440,000 2017
20E · 825 sf+99%
$552,000 ($669/sf) 2011 → $1,100,000 ($1,333/sf) 2015
4K+92%
$195,000 ($433/sf) 2003 → $250,000 ($556/sf) 2005 → $375,000 2019
6G · 600 sf+71%
$330,000 2011 → $565,000 ($942/sf) 2018
6K+63%
$238,000 ($595/sf) 2004 → $389,000 2014
5A · 525 sf+62%
$277,000 ($528/sf) 2012 → $450,000 ($857/sf) 2026
PHN · 1,263 sf+60%
$999,000 2013 → $1,600,000 ($1,267/sf) 2015
12H · 580 sf+51%
$372,000 ($641/sf) 2011 → $560,000 ($966/sf) 2019
12KM · 1,800 sf+43%
$1,500,000 ($882/sf) 2007 → $2,150,000 ($1,194/sf) 2018
4C · 780 sf+36%
$505,000 ($631/sf) 2010 → $675,000 ($844/sf) 2013 → $689,000 ($883/sf) 2022
5B+35%
$510,000 ($654/sf) 2012 → $570,000 ($731/sf) 2013 → $690,000 2018
7C · 800 sf+32%
$585,000 ($731/sf) 2013 → $770,000 ($963/sf) 2018
6J · 900 sf+32%
$455,000 ($506/sf) 2004 → $542,000 ($602/sf) 2005 → $600,000 ($667/sf) 2012
8H · 580 sf+31%
$381,000 ($657/sf) 2006 → $467,000 ($805/sf) 2014 → $499,000 ($860/sf) 2023
17A · 850 sf+30%
$625,000 ($735/sf) 2009 → $675,000 ($794/sf) 2014 → $813,000 ($956/sf) 2018
2M+28%
$599,000 ($760/sf) 2006 → $699,000 ($887/sf) 2013 → $767,500 2020
12G · 600 sf+27%
$450,000 2014 → $570,000 ($950/sf) 2018
5M · 775 sf+25%
$560,000 ($772/sf) 2007 → $630,000 2020 → $700,000 ($903/sf) 2025
17C · 1,200 sf+24%
$892,000 ($743/sf) 2011 → $1,110,000 ($925/sf) 2013
9H · 580 sf+22%
$450,000 ($750/sf) 2014 → $550,000 ($948/sf) 2022
17N · 750 sf+15%
$487,500 ($696/sf) 2006 → $560,000 ($747/sf) 2021
2LK+14%
$1,249,000 ($833/sf) 2012 → $1,425,000 2023
19N · 700 sf+12%
$605,000 ($864/sf) 2022 → $675,000 ($964/sf) 2026

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.

198 recorded sales
Apartment
Apr 28, 202617H1 BA—$489,000—+0.0%
Apr 20, 202615G1 BA560$505,000$902+1.2%
Feb 18, 20265A1 BA525$450,000$857-2.2%
Feb 11, 202619N1 BR · 1 BA700$675,000$964+0.7%
Feb 9, 20263M1 BR · 1 BA750$637,500$850-1.2%
Jan 27, 20266K1 BA500$385,000$770-3.5%
Oct 30, 20258D1 BR · 1 BA600$550,000$917-2.7%
Aug 11, 202514A1 BA525$490,000$933-1.8%
Jun 23, 20259D1 BA—$425,000—-12.4%
May 12, 20256F2 BR1,200$1,225,000$1,021-1.9%
Mar 14, 202520A—$420,000——
Jan 15, 20255M1 BR · 1 BA775$700,000$903-4.0%
Aug 21, 20244A1 BA—$440,000—-2.2%
Jul 19, 20242D1 BA—$549,995—+0.0%
Jun 28, 20243LK3 BR · 2 BA1,550$1,555,000$1,003-2.8%
Jun 4, 202410A1 BA—$485,000—-2.8%
May 1, 20243G1 BA—$499,000—-5.0%
Feb 27, 20245N1 BR · 1 BA—$614,000—-3.9%
Oct 2, 202314FG3 BR · 3 BA1,780$1,437,500$808-4.1%
Jul 27, 20232LK3 BR · 2 BA—$1,425,000—-4.9%
Jan 5, 20238H1 BA580$499,000$860-3.1%
Jan 3, 202317C2 BR · 2 BA1,200$1,375,000$1,146—
Sep 27, 20224C1 BR · 1 BA780$689,000$883-1.6%
Sep 26, 20224H580$495,000$853-2.8%
Aug 10, 20227C1 BR · 1 BA800$585,000$731—
Jul 13, 202216D1 BR · 1 BA600$535,000$892-2.7%
Jun 30, 20228H1 BAnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)580$250,000——
May 26, 202219N1 BR · 1 BA700$605,000$864-3.8%
Mar 29, 202218G—$900,000——
Mar 11, 202217GE3 BR · 3 BA—$1,875,000—-2.6%
Mar 9, 202212C2 BR · 2 BA—$1,230,000—-2.8%
Mar 9, 202212CD2 BR · 2 BA⚑ Flagged for review — Possible duplicate filing of the same recorded sale — held out so it counts once—$1,230,000—-1.6%
Feb 17, 20229H580$550,000$948-1.6%
Dec 2, 20216B1 BR · 1 BA815$615,000$755-2.2%
Aug 30, 202117N1 BA750$560,000$747-6.5%
Aug 19, 20215D1 BA600$520,000$867-5.5%
Aug 12, 20217J1 BR · 1 BA—$737,500—-10.6%
Jun 10, 20216C1 BR · 1 BA815$602,000$739-4.3%
Jan 11, 20212C1 BR · 1 BA800$610,000$763-1.6%
Dec 31, 202010M1 BR · 1 BA750$670,000$893-3.6%
Dec 30, 20202M1 BR · 1 BA—$767,500—-1.0%
Dec 28, 20209N1 BR · 1 BA—$635,000—-9.2%
Mar 9, 202010F2 BR · 2 BA1,200$1,025,000$854-6.8%
Feb 13, 202015G1 BAnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)560$200,000——
Feb 3, 20205M1 BR · 1 BA—$630,000—-3.1%
Dec 19, 201916H1 BA—$495,000——
Dec 2, 201912H580$560,000$966-6.5%
Nov 12, 20197E1 BR · 1 BA580$650,000$1,121-3.7%
Sep 26, 20192D1 BR · 1 BA580$525,000$905+0.0%
Sep 20, 20196A—$405,000—-18.8%
Sep 10, 20194K1 BA—$375,000—-7.4%
Sep 3, 20193G580$550,000$948-8.2%
Aug 8, 20196E560$478,500$854-9.5%
Mar 18, 201911B1 BR · 1 BA750$752,000$1,003-4.2%
Jan 29, 20197N1 BR—$665,000—-3.5%
Nov 16, 20185B1 BR—$690,000—-1.3%
Oct 23, 201811D1 BA—$575,000—+9.5%
Oct 2, 201812G600$570,000$950-1.6%
Jul 12, 20185E1 BA560$468,000$836-8.1%
Jun 18, 201817A1 BR850$813,000$956-1.5%
Jun 1, 201812KM3 BR1,800$2,150,000$1,194-6.3%
May 24, 20186G600$565,000$942-2.4%
Jan 12, 201810G580$570,000$983-1.6%
Jan 10, 20187C1 BR · 1 BA800$770,000$963-1.3%
Nov 15, 20178J1 BR—$875,000—-2.7%
Oct 9, 20173E—$500,000——
Sep 5, 20175G1 BR · 1 BA600$600,000$1,000+5.4%
Aug 4, 20173K—$440,000—-5.4%
Aug 2, 20172J1 BR925$830,000$897—
Dec 5, 20168G—$600,000——
Oct 25, 20168B—$730,000——
Mar 18, 20167E1 BR · 1 BA580$470,000$810—
Jan 8, 20163G580$400,000$690—
Jan 4, 20165JK2 BR1,260$1,250,000$992+4.3%
Nov 5, 201511H—$470,000—-5.1%
Oct 15, 201510C1 BR · 1 BA800$730,000$913+4.6%
Sep 22, 20152C1 BR · 1 BA800$565,000$706+0.0%
Aug 5, 201520E1 BR · 1 BA825$1,100,000$1,333-4.3%
Jul 30, 20158K1 BA—$400,000—+0.0%
May 28, 20157D600$485,000$808+0.0%
May 21, 2015PHN2 BR1,263$1,600,000$1,267+0.0%
May 15, 20153M1 BR750$605,000$807-3.8%
May 6, 20156C1 BR · 1 BA800$615,000$769-2.2%
Sep 18, 201412E—$430,000——
Aug 28, 201418E1 BR1,050$1,065,000$1,014—
Jul 28, 20142AN—$1,280,000——
Jul 28, 20148H1 BA580$467,000$805+0.4%
Jul 17, 20149N1 BR—$600,000—-11.1%
Jul 14, 201411FG2 BR · 2.5 BA1,824$1,650,000$905+10.4%
Jun 26, 20145F2 BR · 2 BA1,300$1,087,500$837-9.4%
Jun 24, 201410J—$740,000——
Jun 19, 20143L2 BR · 1 BA1,100$875,000$795+6.1%
May 21, 201416A1 BR850$760,000$894—
May 5, 201412G—$450,000—-9.8%
Apr 28, 20148L—$795,000——
Apr 21, 20146K—$389,000—+0.0%
Feb 28, 201412J1 BR950$710,000$747-3.4%
Feb 6, 20146B1 BR · 1 BA815$555,000$681—
Jan 21, 20149H1 BA600$450,000$750+4.9%
Jan 8, 201417A1 BR850$675,000$794-3.4%
Dec 24, 20133K—$385,000—-3.5%
Dec 23, 20134C1 BR800$675,000$844+0.9%
Dec 12, 201317C2 BR · 2 BA1,200$1,110,000$925+3.3%
Oct 10, 201312JCo-op Sponsor Transfer1 BR—$654,000—+0.8%
Oct 9, 20133J1 BR925$675,000$730+0.0%
Sep 9, 20135M1 BR725$583,000$804—
Sep 3, 20135B1 BR · 1 BA780$570,000$731-7.9%
Aug 29, 20133D600$450,000$750-9.8%
Aug 13, 20139AB2 BR · 2 BA1,350$1,160,000$859—
Jul 31, 20132M1 BR · 1 BA788$699,000$887+0.0%
Jul 17, 201314A1 BA525$325,000$619+0.0%
Jul 9, 20137F2 BR—$1,070,000—-2.7%
Jun 25, 20137C1 BR800$585,000$731-8.6%
May 8, 2013PHN2 BR—$999,000—-9.2%
Apr 30, 201320D1 BR910$635,000$698-2.2%
Apr 29, 20137G1 BA600$380,000$633+8.6%
Nov 30, 20129E—$362,500—-5.8%
Oct 22, 20125A1 BA525$277,000$528-7.0%
Oct 4, 20127D600$337,500$563—
Sep 16, 20122LK3 BR1,500$1,249,000$833+0.0%
Sep 14, 20122K—$1,200,000——
Sep 6, 20127K500$292,000$584-2.0%
Jul 10, 201210H580$385,000$664-3.5%
May 23, 20126J1 BR900$600,000$667-4.8%
Apr 11, 20123F2 BR1,200$800,000$667-3.0%
Mar 22, 20126D—$340,000——
Feb 29, 20125B1 BR780$510,000$654-2.9%
Jan 3, 201215E600$399,000$665-4.8%
Dec 15, 20112H600$339,000$565-5.8%
Dec 1, 201117D600$325,000$542-13.3%
Nov 30, 201112H580$372,000$641-4.4%
Oct 6, 20116G—$330,000—-10.8%
Aug 10, 201120E1 BR825$552,000$669-4.7%
Jul 1, 20115C1 BR—$515,000—-6.2%
Jun 3, 201115H—$385,000—-3.5%
May 11, 20112J1 BR925$585,000$632-6.4%
Apr 20, 201117C2 BR1,200$892,000$743-3.6%
Jun 21, 20104C1 BR800$505,000$631-8.0%
Apr 28, 20103H—$340,000—-2.9%
Jan 25, 201018E1 BR1,050$725,000$690-1.4%
Jan 22, 20109AB2 BR1,350$1,090,000$807-16.2%
Nov 9, 2009D2—$340,000—-2.6%
Aug 24, 20094F2 BR—$760,000—-7.9%
Jun 29, 20095H580$350,000$603-12.3%
Jun 5, 200917A1 BR850$625,000$735-16.7%
Aug 26, 20087H—$430,000——
Aug 14, 20088N—$183,333——
Jul 29, 200816A1 BR850$625,000$735-3.8%
May 28, 20088A500$435,006$870+1.4%
Feb 26, 20089G600$420,000$700-4.3%
Feb 6, 200817H1 BA—$499,999——
Nov 20, 20078G—$405,600——
Oct 31, 20077L2 BR1,000$849,000$849+0.0%
Sep 26, 20073C—$615,000——
Sep 11, 20079AB2 BR1,350$1,185,000$878+8.7%
Jul 25, 20079E—$435,000——
Jun 25, 200712KM3 BR1,700$1,500,000$882-11.2%
Jun 19, 20072B—$590,000——
Jun 1, 20075M1 BR725$560,000$772-2.6%
May 16, 200716G—$1,362,319——
May 16, 200716G—$1,362,318——
Mar 19, 200714E—$402,500——
Dec 13, 200610J—$625,000——
Dec 5, 20068H580$381,000$657-4.5%
Dec 4, 200614H—$725,000——
Aug 30, 20067J1 BR900$649,887$722—
Jul 27, 20063M1 BR750$490,000$653—
Jul 14, 20063F2 BR1,200$660,000$550—
Jul 10, 200619N1 BR—$487,000——
Jun 16, 20066F2 BR1,200$930,000$775—
May 26, 20062M1 BR788$599,000$760+0.0%
May 16, 20062—$960,000——
Mar 22, 200617N1 BR700$487,500$696-2.3%
Dec 15, 200517C2 BR1,200$880,000$733—
Nov 7, 200518N—$435,000——
Sep 20, 200515E600$350,000$583—
Aug 31, 20056L2 BR—$730,000—+0.7%
Aug 9, 20057AB—$890,000——
Aug 2, 20053C—$475,000——
Jun 29, 200515H—$388,000——
May 23, 200514J1 BR—$789,000—+0.0%
May 12, 20054K450$250,000$556-3.8%
May 2, 20056J1 BR900$542,000$602+0.6%
Apr 26, 20053J1 BR · 1 BA925$550,000$595—
Feb 28, 20057F2 BR—$860,000——
Jan 3, 20053K—$255,000—+2.0%
Dec 21, 20047C1 BR800$360,000$450—
Dec 1, 2004PHNCo-op Sponsor Transfer2 BR—$995,000—+0.0%
Nov 22, 20046J1 BR900$455,000$506-6.2%
Sep 28, 20046K400$238,000$595-4.8%
Aug 4, 2004RES—$260,000——
Jul 21, 200411N—$432,000——
Jul 9, 20046H1 BR600$285,000$475-1.4%
May 5, 20043N—$377,500——
Dec 30, 20034K450$195,000$433+0.0%
Oct 16, 200314A525$175,000$333+0.0%
Oct 13, 20033K—$195,000——
Aug 5, 200315MN3 BR—$725,000—+0.0%

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-01325-0024) 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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