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The SterlingRecorded sales & closing prices

963 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10022

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

Recorded transfers
120
Date range
2003–2026
Median $/sf
$898
2026 · adjusted
Listing discount
3.0%
median, from last ask
Price range
$500K – $2.15M
Price shift · median $/sf
1-Year
▼ -2%
Since 2022
▲ +6.9%
10-Year
▼ -0.2%
Since 2005
▲ +30.6%

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 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

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

$503$942$1,380'05'09'13'17'21'25'263J · $595/sf · 20056J · $602/sf · 200517C · $733/sf · 20052M · $760/sf · 20066F · $775/sf · 20063F · $550/sf · 20067J · $722/sf · 20065M · $772/sf · 200712KM · $882/sf · 20079AB · $878/sf · 20077L · $849/sf · 200716A · $735/sf · 200817A · $735/sf · 20099AB · $807/sf · 201018E · $690/sf · 20104C · $631/sf · 201017C · $743/sf · 20112J · $632/sf · 201120E · $669/sf · 20115B · $654/sf · 20123F · $667/sf · 20126J · $667/sf · 20122K · $800/sf · 201220D · $698/sf · 20137C · $731/sf · 20132M · $887/sf · 20139AB · $859/sf · 20135B · $731/sf · 20135M · $804/sf · 20133J · $730/sf · 201317C · $925/sf · 20134C · $844/sf · 201317A · $794/sf · 20146B · $681/sf · 201412J · $747/sf · 201416A · $894/sf · 20143L · $795/sf · 20145F · $837/sf · 201411FG · $905/sf · 201418E · $1,014/sf · 20146C · $769/sf · 20153M · $807/sf · 2015PHN · $1,267/sf · 201520E · $1,333/sf · 20152C · $706/sf · 201510C · $913/sf · 20155JK · $992/sf · 20162J · $897/sf · 20175G · $1,000/sf · 20177C · $963/sf · 201810G · $983/sf · 20186G · $942/sf · 201812KM · $1,194/sf · 201817A · $956/sf · 201812G · $950/sf · 201811B · $1,003/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 · 20227C · $731/sf · 20224C · $883/sf · 202217C · $1,146/sf · 202314FG · $808/sf · 20233LK · $1,003/sf · 20245M · $903/sf · 20256F · $1,021/sf · 20258D · $917/sf · 20253M · $850/sf · 202619N · $964/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$898/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 16–20 5 sales
$985/sf+10%
Floors 11–15 2 sales
$985/sf+10%
Floors 6–10 8 sales
$985/sf+10%
Floors 1–5 6 sales
$898/sf+0%

Premium by line

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

Line D 3 sales
$900/sf+0%
Line N 3 sales
$898/sf+0%
Line M 3 sales
$885/sf-1%
Line C 5 sales
$792/sf-12%

Recent closings

The building’s 10 most recent market sales.

DateUnitApartmentPrice$/sfvs. Ask
Apr 20, 202615G1 BA · 560 sf$505,000$902+1.2%
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%
Oct 30, 20258D1 BR · 1 BA · 600 sf$550,000$917-2.7%
May 12, 20256F2 BR · 1,200 sf$1,225,000$1,021-1.9%
Jan 15, 20255M1 BR · 1 BA · 775 sf$700,000$903-4.0%
Jul 19, 20242D1 BA$549,995—
Jun 28, 20243LK3 BR · 2 BA · 1,550 sf$1,555,000$1,003-2.8%
Feb 27, 20245N1 BR · 1 BA$614,000-3.9%
Oct 2, 202314FG3 BR · 3 BA · 1,780 sf$1,437,500$808-4.1%

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 29 repeat-trade lines; sort the table below by Unit to see every line’s full history.

20E · 825 sf+99%
$552,000 ($669/sf) 2011 → $1,100,000 ($1,333/sf) 2015
PHN · 1,263 sf+61%
$995,000 ($788/sf) 2004 → $999,000 ($791/sf) 2013 → $1,600,000 ($1,267/sf) 2015
17C · 1,200 sf+56%
$880,000 ($733/sf) 2005 → $892,000 ($743/sf) 2011 → $1,110,000 ($925/sf) 2013 → $1,375,000 ($1,146/sf) 2023
18E · 1,050 sf+47%
$725,000 ($690/sf) 2010 → $1,065,000 ($1,014/sf) 2014
12KM · 1,700 sf+43%
$1,500,000 ($882/sf) 2007 → $2,150,000 ($1,265/sf) 2018
2J · 925 sf+42%
$585,000 ($632/sf) 2011 → $830,000 ($897/sf) 2017
4C · 800 sf+36%
$505,000 ($631/sf) 2010 → $675,000 ($844/sf) 2013 → $689,000 ($861/sf) 2022
5B · 780 sf+35%
$510,000 ($654/sf) 2012 → $570,000 ($731/sf) 2013 → $690,000 ($885/sf) 2018
6F · 1,200 sf+32%
$930,000 ($775/sf) 2006 → $1,225,000 ($1,021/sf) 2025
17A · 850 sf+30%
$625,000 ($735/sf) 2009 → $675,000 ($794/sf) 2014 → $813,000 ($956/sf) 2018
2M · 788 sf+28%
$599,000 ($760/sf) 2006 → $699,000 ($887/sf) 2013 → $767,500 ($974/sf) 2020
5M · 725 sf+25%
$560,000 ($772/sf) 2007 → $583,000 ($804/sf) 2013 → $630,000 ($869/sf) 2020 → $700,000 ($966/sf) 2025
7F+24%
$860,000 2005 → $1,070,000 2013
3J · 925 sf+23%
$550,000 ($595/sf) 2005 → $675,000 ($730/sf) 2013
16A · 850 sf+22%
$625,000 ($735/sf) 2008 → $760,000 ($894/sf) 2014
3F · 1,200 sf+21%
$660,000 ($550/sf) 2006 → $800,000 ($667/sf) 2012
10J+18%
$625,000 2006 → $740,000 2014
7J · 900 sf+13%
$649,887 ($722/sf) 2006 → $737,500 ($819/sf) 2021
19N · 700 sf+12%
$605,000 ($864/sf) 2022 → $675,000 ($964/sf) 2026
6B · 815 sf+11%
$555,000 ($681/sf) 2014 → $615,000 ($755/sf) 2021
6J · 900 sf+11%
$542,000 ($602/sf) 2005 → $600,000 ($667/sf) 2012
12J · 950 sf+9%
$654,000 ($688/sf) 2013 → $710,000 ($747/sf) 2014
2C · 800 sf+8%
$565,000 ($706/sf) 2015 → $610,000 ($763/sf) 2021
9N+6%
$600,000 2014 → $635,000 2020

Every recorded sale

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

120 recorded sales
Apartment
Apr 20, 202615G1 BA560$505,000$902+1.2%
Feb 11, 202619N1 BR · 1 BA700$675,000$964+0.7%
Feb 9, 20263M1 BR · 1 BA750$637,500$850-1.2%
Oct 30, 20258D1 BR · 1 BA600$550,000$917-2.7%
May 12, 20256F2 BR1,200$1,225,000$1,021-1.9%
Jan 15, 20255M1 BR · 1 BA775$700,000$903-4.0%
Jul 19, 20242D1 BA—$549,995——
Jun 28, 20243LK3 BR · 2 BA1,550$1,555,000$1,003-2.8%
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 3, 202317C2 BR · 2 BA1,200$1,375,000$1,146—
Sep 27, 20224C1 BR · 1 BA780$689,000$883-1.6%
Aug 10, 20227C1 BR · 1 BA800$585,000$731—
Jul 13, 202216D1 BR · 1 BA600$535,000$892-2.7%
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, 202212CD2 BR · 2 BA—$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 3, 20205M1 BR · 1 BA—$630,000—-3.1%
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—
Sep 3, 20193G580$550,000$948-8.2%
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%
Jun 18, 201817A1 BR850$813,000$956-1.5%
Jun 1, 201812KM3 BR1,800$2,150,000$1,194-14.0%
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 2, 20172J1 BR925$830,000$897—
Dec 5, 20168G—$600,000——
Oct 25, 20168B—$730,000——
Jan 4, 20165JK2 BR1,260$1,250,000$992+4.3%
Oct 15, 201510C1 BR · 1 BA800$730,000$913+4.6%
Sep 22, 20152C1 BR · 1 BA800$565,000$706—
Aug 5, 201520E1 BR · 1 BA825$1,100,000$1,333-4.3%
May 21, 2015PHN2 BR1,263$1,600,000$1,267—
May 15, 20153M1 BR750$605,000$807-3.8%
May 6, 20156C1 BR · 1 BA800$615,000$769-2.2%
Sep 9, 2014COOPnon-market transfer (excluded from $/sf & trends)—$760,000——
Aug 28, 201418E1 BR1,050$1,065,000$1,014—
Jul 28, 20142AN—$1,280,000——
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—
Apr 28, 20148L—$795,000——
Feb 28, 201412J1 BR950$710,000$747-3.4%
Feb 6, 20146B1 BR · 1 BA815$555,000$681—
Jan 8, 201417A1 BR850$675,000$794-3.4%
Dec 23, 20134C1 BR800$675,000$844+0.9%
Dec 12, 201317C2 BR · 2 BA1,200$1,110,000$925+3.3%
Oct 10, 201312J1 BR—$654,000—+0.8%
Oct 9, 20133J1 BR925$675,000$730-4.9%
Sep 9, 20135M1 BR725$583,000$804—
Sep 3, 20135B1 BR · 1 BA780$570,000$731-7.9%
Aug 13, 20139AB2 BR · 2 BA1,350$1,160,000$859—
Jul 31, 20132M1 BR · 1 BA788$699,000$887—
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%
Sep 14, 20122K1,500$1,200,000$800—
May 23, 20126J1 BR900$600,000$667-4.8%
Apr 11, 20123F2 BR1,200$800,000$667-3.0%
Feb 29, 20125B1 BR780$510,000$654-2.9%
Aug 10, 201120E1 BR825$552,000$669-4.7%
Jul 1, 20115C1 BR—$515,000—-6.2%
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%
Jan 25, 201018E1 BR1,050$725,000$690-1.4%
Jan 22, 20109AB2 BR1,350$1,090,000$807-16.2%
Aug 24, 20094F2 BR—$760,000—-7.9%
Jun 5, 200917A1 BR850$625,000$735-16.7%
Jul 29, 200816A1 BR850$625,000$735-3.8%
Oct 31, 20077L2 BR1,000$849,000$849—
Sep 26, 20073C—$615,000——
Sep 11, 20079AB2 BR1,350$1,185,000$878+8.7%
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——
Dec 13, 200610J—$625,000——
Dec 4, 200614H—$725,000——
Aug 30, 20067J1 BR900$649,887$722—
Jul 14, 20063F2 BR1,200$660,000$550—
Jun 16, 20066F2 BR1,200$930,000$775—
May 26, 20062M1 BR788$599,000$760—
May 16, 20062—$960,000——
Dec 15, 200517C2 BR1,200$880,000$733—
Aug 31, 20056L2 BR—$730,000—+0.7%
Aug 9, 20057AB—$890,000——
May 23, 200514J1 BR—$789,000——
May 2, 20056J1 BR900$542,000$602+0.6%
Apr 26, 20053J1 BR · 1 BA925$550,000$595—
Feb 28, 20057F2 BR—$860,000——
Dec 1, 2004PHN2 BR—$995,000——
Aug 5, 200315MN3 BR—$725,000——

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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