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title: "15 West 53rd Street #PHBC, New York City, NY 10019"
description: "15 West 53rd Street #PHBC, New York City, NY 10019 — Midtown, New York City, NY. Listing Price $13,988,376. 3 bed, 5 bath, 9,298 sqft Illustrative Buyer Commission Share of $209,826 at closing, based on a 3% buyer-broker commission."
url: "https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-phbc-PHBC-ny-10019"
source: "Real Estate Rebate Team"
status: "Active"
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# 15 West 53rd Street #PHBC, New York City, NY 10019

Midtown, New York City, NY

Courtesy of Douglas Elliman Real Estate

## At a Glance

- **Listing Price**: $13,988,376
- **Beds**: 3
- **Total Baths**: 5
- **Sqft**: 9,298
- **Common Charges**: $13,827 / mo
- **Price per Sqft**: $1,504
- **Brokerage Fee**: Share Eligible

## The Private Brokerage Advantage

As an independent luxury buyer representative, Régis shares 50% of the buyer-side commission he actually receives on your purchase. Eligible buyers receive that Buyer Commission Share directly at closing to offset closing costs, down payments, or renovations. The figures below are illustrative, based on a **3% buyer-broker commission**; your share follows the commission offered on the transaction.

- **Contract Purchase Price**: $13,988,376
- **Illustrative Buyer Commission Share**: -$209,826*
- **Illustrative Net Cost**: $13,778,550

*Illustrative Buyer Savings of $209,826 — 50% of a 3% buyer-broker commission, shared at closing.*

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## Photos (10)

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## Property Overview

Rising above the Museum of Modern Art, Penthouse BC at the celebrated Museum Tower offers over 9,200 square feet of exquisitely detailed living space wrapped in light and unparalleled skyline views. Envisioned by the renowned architect César Pelli, this modern masterpiece crowns one of Manhattan's most distinguished full-service condominiums, known for its warm gray glass facade and timeless, architectural sophistication.

 Commanding the entire southern exposure of the 51st and 52nd floors, this grand duplex is a true mansion in the sky, showcasing breathtaking panoramic vistas of the city-stretching east, south, and west-with 1,152 square feet of wraparound terraces on the lower level. The interiors were meticulously custom-designed to blend modern refinement with classical detail, creating a residence of rare balance, scale, and serenity.

 A Grand First Impression

 A dramatic wrought-iron and bronze semi-circular staircase, inspired by an 18th-century Parisian hôtel particulier, serves as the centerpiece of the home's grand design. The seventy-five-foot gallery, paved in the same limestone selected by I.M. Pei for the Louvre Pyramid, leads to an impressive enfilade of three sun-filled reception rooms, all graced with sweeping skyline views.

 The library, enveloped in antique English pine paneling sourced from Crowther of Syon Lodge, offers both gravitas and warmth, complete with a wood-burning fireplace. Adjacent, a corner study opens directly to the east terrace, while a luminous living room-also with a fireplace-captures sunset views and access to the west terrace. An elegant dining gallery and a state-of-the-art chef's kitchen flow seamlessly to the west-facing terrace, creating an ideal setting for sophisticated entertaining.

 Completing this level are three powder rooms, including an extraordinary Egyptian-inspired bath, a butler's pantry, staff kitchen, laundry, and staff suite with ensuite bath.

 Private Quarters Above

 The upper level houses the primary suite, a secluded sanctuary featuring two luxurious primary baths, a gym, and abundant closet space. The primary bedroom and adjoining corner study each enjoy a wood-burning fireplace and captivating skyline views. Four additional bedrooms, each with ensuite baths and generous closets, complete the upper floor, all bathed in natural light and commanding stunning vistas.

 A Tower of Culture and Service

 As part of the prestigious MoMA complex, the Museum Tower redefines white-glove condominium living. Residents enjoy a 24-hour staff including doormen, concierge, valets, and elevator attendants, alongside an array of amenities: a fitness center with sauna, steam, and meditation rooms; a screening and conference suite; temperature-controlled wine storage; and a beautifully landscaped roof terrace overlooking MoMA's sculpture gardens. Housekeeping and laundry services are also available.

 Corporate ownership, pets, and financing are permitted. A 2% transfer tax, payable by the purchaser, applies.

 Penthouse BC may be acquired individually or in combination with Penthouse A, offering a once-in-a-generation opportunity to own one of New York's most extraordinary residences.

## Property Details

- **Property Type**: Duplex
- **Beds**: 3
- **Total Baths**: 5
- **Rooms**: 9
- **Sqft**: 9,298 sqft
- **Stories**: 52
- **Year Built**: 1985
- **Price per Sqft**: $1,504
- **Common Charges**: $13,827 / Monthly
- **Listed On**: Apr 9, 2026
- **Days on Market**: 156 Days

### Residence Features

- Building Other
- Building Roof Deck
- Washer Dryer Allowed
- Bridge(s)
- City Lights
- City
- Park/Greenbelt
- Panoramic

### Building Amenities

- Sauna

## Sales Evidence

### Recent closed sales

65 apartments at Museum Tower have recorded sales since September 2021, the most recent for $1,360,000 in August 2026. Prices are the figures recorded with the City, not asking prices.

| Unit | Beds | Sq Ft | Sold Price | $/ft² | Sold | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [27E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-e-27E-ny-10019) (Apartment) | 1 | 1,187 | $1,360,000 | $1,146/ft² | August 27, 2026 | MLS |
| [34B](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-b-34B-ny-10019) (Apartment) | 2 | 1,917 | $2,550,000 | $1,330/ft² | August 26, 2026 | MLS |
| [40E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-e-40E-ny-10019) (Apartment) | 1 | 1,187 | $1,450,000 | $1,222/ft² | July 31, 2026 | MLS |
| 46AF (Apartment) | 3 | 3,452 | $4,700,000 | $1,362/ft² | June 17, 2026 | MLS |
| 12C (Apartment) | 3 | 2,202 | $2,400,000 | $1,090/ft² | May 14, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 29A/29F/30A (Apartment) | — | 5,700 | $7,200,000 | $1,263/ft² | March 24, 2026 | City record |
| 43F (Apartment) | 1 | 1,204 | $1,500,000 | $1,246/ft² | March 10, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 14-G (Apartment) | 1 | 1,427 | $2,150,000 | $1,507/ft² | March 6, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 50D (Apartment) | 2 | 1,917 | $3,200,000 | $1,669/ft² | January 30, 2026 | City record |
| 10G (Apartment) | 1 | 1,427 | $2,195,200 | $1,538/ft² | December 10, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 37AF (Apartment) | 4 | 3,452 | $3,175,000 | $920/ft² | December 9, 2025 | MLS |
| 17E (Apartment) | — | 1,167 | $500,000 | $428/ft² | December 4, 2025 | City record |
| 12H (Apartment) | 1 | 750 | $950,000 | $1,267/ft² | November 13, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 9G (Apartment) | 1 | 1,210 | $1,525,000 | $1,260/ft² | October 21, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 26D (Apartment) | 2 | 1,917 | $2,430,000 | $1,268/ft² | September 12, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 13J (Apartment) | 1 | 1,229 | $1,775,000 | $1,444/ft² | June 5, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 40C (Apartment) | 1 | 973 | $1,245,000 | $1,280/ft² | May 27, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 33A (Apartment) | 2 | 2,248 | $2,500,000 | $1,112/ft² | April 28, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 31C (Apartment) | 1 | 973 | $1,071,000 | $1,101/ft² | March 27, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 15B (Apartment) | 2 | 1,917 | $2,150,000 | $1,122/ft² | February 24, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 42C (Apartment) | 1 | 973 | $1,100,000 | $1,131/ft² | February 13, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 14E (Apartment) | 1 | 1,167 | $999,000 | $856/ft² | January 30, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 34E (Apartment) | 1 | 1,187 | $1,350,000 | $1,137/ft² | January 16, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 37E (Apartment) | 1 | 1,187 | $1,550,000 | $1,306/ft² | December 12, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 31D (Apartment) | 2 | 1,917 | $2,485,000 | $1,296/ft² | October 30, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 25-A (Apartment) | 3 | 2,248 | $2,400,000 | $1,068/ft² | October 21, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 18H (Apartment) | 1 | 743 | $1,225,000 | $1,649/ft² | September 24, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 33C (Apartment) | 1 | 973 | $1,650,000 | $1,696/ft² | September 13, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 26E (Apartment) | 1 | 1,187 | $1,325,000 | $1,116/ft² | August 16, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 21F (Apartment) | 1 | 1,204 | $1,375,000 | $1,142/ft² | July 10, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 16K (Apartment) | 1 | 640 | $860,000 | $1,344/ft² | June 11, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 47E (Apartment) | 2 | 2,400 | $2,600,000 | $1,083/ft² | June 4, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 49BC (Apartment) | 3 | 2,890 | $4,040,000 | $1,398/ft² | May 3, 2024 | MLS |
| 14G (Apartment) | 1 | 1,427 | $2,200,000 | $1,542/ft² | March 12, 2024 | City record |
| 15E (Apartment) | 1 | 1,200 | $1,050,000 | $875/ft² | February 26, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 31B (Apartment) | 2 | 1,917 | $2,725,000 | $1,421/ft² | February 20, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 42B (Apartment) | 2 | 1,917 | $2,934,250 | $1,531/ft² | February 6, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 14BC (Apartment) | 4 | 2,930 | $4,175,000 | $1,425/ft² | January 11, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 22D (Apartment) | 2 | 1,917 | $2,500,000 | $1,304/ft² | October 27, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 22C (Apartment) | 1 | 973 | $1,080,000 | $1,110/ft² | October 10, 2023 | City record · MLS |

Showing the 40 most recent of 65 recorded sales in this period.

Every row is a recorded transaction, including ancillary spaces such as storage and staff rooms where they were sold separately. Those are excluded from the benchmark below.

### How this price compares

The median closed price for comparable three-bedroom sales at Museum Tower is $2,400,000, based on 3 sales between March 2022 and May 2026. This home is asking $13,988,376, $11,588,376 above that median. The middle half of those sales closed between $2,400,000 and $2,925,000.

- **Median closed price**: $2,400,000
- **Middle half**: $2,400,000 – $2,925,000
- **Based on**: 3 three-bedroom sales at Museum Tower
- **Period**: March 2022 – May 2026
- **Median $/ft²**: $1,090/ft²

Across the 3 of these sales with a published asking price, the median closed at 96% of what it originally asked. 100% of them closed below the original ask.

### How these sales were negotiated

- **Sold vs original ask**: 96% of the original ask
- **Closed below ask**: 100% of 3 sales

Across the 3 of these sales with a published asking price, the median closed at 96% of what it originally asked. 100% of them closed below the original ask.

Based on 3 three-bedroom sales at Museum Tower, March 2022 – May 2026. Each figure counts only the sales that recorded the dates it needs, which is why the denominators differ.

### Price trend

Median price per square foot for sales at Museum Tower, 2017 to 2026. Price per square foot is used rather than sale price so the line follows the market rather than whichever apartments happened to change hands that year.

| Year | Median $/ft² | Sales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | $1,565/ft² | 11 |
| 2018 | $1,363/ft² | 11 |
| 2019 | $1,356/ft² | 5 |
| 2020 | $1,287/ft² | 9 |
| 2021 | $1,461/ft² | 8 |
| 2022 | $1,375/ft² | 10 |
| 2023 | $1,204/ft² | 11 |
| 2024 | $1,325/ft² | 14 |
| 2025 | $1,199/ft² | 12 |
| 2026 | $1,263/ft² | 5 |

Sale prices are the consideration recorded with the City in ACRIS, and each sale is dated by the day the City recorded it. A closing date reported to the MLS typically falls one to two weeks earlier. Recorded sales describe what has already happened and are not an appraisal, a valuation, or an estimate of what this home will sell for.

[See every recorded sale at Museum Tower](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/museum-tower)

## About The Building

### Museum Tower

Midtown West · Condominium

15 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019

A building in Midtown West, currently featuring 12 active listings.

- **Year Built**: 1985
- **Total Units**: 12
- **Floors**: 52

[View the building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/museum-tower)

### Available Residences — For Sale (12)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Days on Market |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [PHBC](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-phbc-PHBC-ny-10019) | 3 | 4 | 9,298 sqft | $1,504 | $13,988,376 | Douglas Elliman Real Estate | Apr 9, 2026 | 156 days |
| [27E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-e-27E-ny-10019) | 1 | 2 | 1,187 sqft | $1,146 | $1,360,000 (-2.5%) | Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC | Apr 24, 2025 | 506 days |
| [PH](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-ph-PH-ny-10019) | 7 | 12 | 14,000 sqft | $1,643 | $23,000,000 | Douglas Elliman Real Estate | Sep 19, 2025 | 358 days |
| [18F](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-18f-ny-10019) | 1 | 2 | 1,204 sqft | $1,408 | $1,695,000 | Douglas Elliman Real Estate | Feb 17, 2026 | 207 days |
| [11H](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-h-11H-ny-10019) | 1 | 1 | 743 sqft | $1,413 | $1,050,000 (-4.5%) — In contract | Compass | Mar 24, 2026 | 172 days |
| [PHA](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-pha-PHA-ny-10019) | 3 | 6 | 4,970 sqft | $1,813 | $9,011,640 | Douglas Elliman Real Estate | Apr 9, 2026 | 156 days |
| [34B](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-b-34B-ny-10019) | 2 | 3 | 1,917 sqft | $1,330 | $2,550,000 (-3.8%) | Douglas Elliman Real Estate | Apr 15, 2026 | 150 days |
| [29AF/30A](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-af30a-29AF30A-ny-10019) | 3 | 5 | 5,700 sqft | $1,465 | $8,350,000 — In contract | Corcoran Group | May 17, 2026 | 118 days |
| [40E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-e-40E-ny-10019) | 1 | 2 | 1,187 sqft | $1,264 | $1,500,000 | Leven Real Estate | Oct 21, 2025 | 326 days |
| [24F](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-f-24F-ny-10019) | 1 | 2 | — | — | $1,995,000 | Sothebys International Realty | Jun 5, 2026 | 99 days |
| [29BC](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-bc-29BC-ny-10019) | 4 | 5 | 2,930 sqft | $1,792 | $5,250,000 — In contract | Coldwell Banker Warburg | Jun 29, 2026 | 75 days |
| [15E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10019/15-west-53rd-street-e-15E-ny-10019) | 1 | 2 | 1,200 sqft | $1,196 | $1,435,000 | Sothebys International Realty | Jul 14, 2026 | 60 days |

## Estimated Monthly Payment

**$84,560 / month**, assuming a 20% down payment ($2,797,675), a 6.5% interest rate and a 30-year term. The page's calculator lets a buyer change all three.

- **Principal & Interest**: $70,733
- **Common Charges**: $13,827

Estimates only. Actual payments may vary. Confirm terms with your lender.

## Potential NYC Second-Home Tax

This property may be subject to New York City’s non-primary residence surcharge if it is not used as a qualifying primary residence. The surcharge is based on the NYC Department of Finance market value, not the listing price.

[Estimate the Potential Surcharge](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/calculators/nyc-second-home-tax-calculator)

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## Related Links

- [Museum Tower — building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/museum-tower)
- [Midtown neighborhood guide](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/neighborhoods/new-york-city/manhattan/midtown)
- [Estimate your Buyer Commission Share and closing costs](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/calculators/buyer-closing-cost-calculator)
- [Contact Régis Roumila](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/contact)

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