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title: "205 East 78th Street #12J, New York City, NY 10021"
description: "205 East 78th Street #12J, New York City, NY 10021 — Lenox Hill, New York City, NY. Listing Price $839,000. In contract 6/29/2026. 1 bed, 1 bath Illustrative Buyer Commission Share of $12,585 at closing, based on a 3% buyer-broker commission."
url: "https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10021/205-east-78th-street-j-12J-ny-10021"
source: "Real Estate Rebate Team"
status: "Pending"
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# 205 East 78th Street #12J, New York City, NY 10021

Lenox Hill, New York City, NY

Courtesy of Douglas Elliman Real Estate

## At a Glance

- **Listing Price**: $839,000
- **Status**: In contract 6/29/2026
  In Contract/Lease Signed indicates an offer has been made and accepted by the seller/landlord, with the deal pending completion.
- **Beds**: 1
- **Baths**: 1
- **Common Charges**: $2,651 / mo
- **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**: $839,000
- **Illustrative Buyer Commission Share**: -$12,585*
- **Illustrative Net Cost**: $826,415

*Illustrative Buyer Savings of $12,585 — 50% of a 3% buyer-broker commission, shared at closing.*

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## Property Overview

Grand Prewar One-Bedroom with Wood-Burning Fireplace, and Windowed Eat-In Kitchen in Prime Upper East Side

 This oversized, elegant one-bedroom, one-bathroom home offers the best of classic prewar living in the heart of the Upper East Side. With grand proportions, beautiful light, an in-unit washer/dryer, and a windowed eat-in kitchen, not to mention windows in every room, including the bathroom. This residence delivers both charm and functionality in equal measures.

 A gracious entry foyer welcomes you with a sense of arrival, setting the tone for the refined details that follow. The expansive living room is drenched in southern sunlight and features a working wood-burning fireplace, and custom built-ins, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for entertaining or quiet evenings at home.

 The spacious, windowed eat-in kitchen is thoughtfully designed for the modern cook. Outfitted with a new Bosch stainless steel refrigerator and LG stainless steel range, the kitchen also boasts generous wood cabinetry for exceptional storage and expansive counter space, making it a dream for everything from preparing multi-course meals to enjoying casual, in-kitchen dining at the built-in banquette.

 The north-facing bedroom is a true sanctuary, pin-drop quiet and overlooking the building's interior, offering peaceful respite from the city buzz. Its generous proportions easily accommodate a king-size bed and additional furnishings. Enjoy the oversized custom bedroom closest.

 Completing the home is a classic, windowed pre-war bathroom and the ultimate in convenience: an in-unit washer and dryer.

 Rich prewar details, including high ceilings, solid hardwood floors, and impeccable architectural character, make this home a timeless Upper East Side treasure.

 Built in 1931, this distinguished prewar cooperative offers full-service living with a 24-hour doorman, attentive staff, live-in superintendent, and concierge services. Residents enjoy a full suite of amenities including rental storage, bike storage, and a central laundry room. Pieds- -terre, guarantors, gifting, and co-purchasing are all permitted, and subletting is allowed with board approval after two years of residency. Pets are welcome, and through-wall air conditioners are permitted with board approval. For added convenience, monthly electricity for apartment 12J is a fixed rate of $118.

 Perfectly located in the heart of the Upper East Side, this home is moments from world-class dining, shopping, museums, and Central Park. With easy access to public transportation and all the charm of a classic Manhattan neighborhood, this is a rare opportunity to enjoy refined prewar living in one of the city's most desirable locations.

## Property Details

- **Property Type**: Co-op
- **Beds**: 1
- **Baths**: 1
- **Rooms**: 4
- **Stories**: 20
- **Year Built**: 1931
- **Common Charges**: $2,651 / Monthly
- **Listed On**: May 13, 2025
- **Days on Market**: 489 Days

### Residence Features

- Building Other
- Washer Hookup
- In Unit
- Building Courtyard
- Washer Dryer Allowed

## Sales Evidence

### Recent closed sales

57 apartments at 205 East 78th Street have recorded sales since September 2021, the most recent for $2,250,000 in August 2026. Prices are the figures recorded with the City, not asking prices.

| Unit | Beds | Sq Ft | Sold Price | $/ft² | Sold | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [18AB](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/new-developments/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/205-east-78th-street-ab-18AB-ny-10075) (Apartment) | 3 | — | $2,250,000 | — | August 31, 2026 | MLS |
| [7F](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/205-east-78th-street-f-7F-ny-10075) (Apartment) | 1 | — | $750,000 | — | August 21, 2026 | MLS |
| 7K (Apartment) | 1 | — | $925,000 | — | May 6, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 20A (Apartment) | 2 | — | $815,000 | — | April 14, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 5K (Apartment) | 1 | — | $715,000 | — | January 16, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| RES (Apartment) | — | — | $475,000 | — | December 30, 2025 | City record |
| 9F (Apartment) | 1 | — | $749,000 | — | December 12, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 17H (Apartment) | 2 | — | $1,130,000 | — | December 1, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 15D (Apartment) | Studio | — | $395,000 | — | October 24, 2025 | City record |
| 10T (Apartment) | 2 | — | $800,000 | — | September 19, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 2E (Apartment) | — | — | $320,000 | — | September 17, 2025 | City record |
| 5S (Apartment) | Studio | — | $400,000 | — | August 20, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 6EF (Apartment) | 2 | — | $1,585,000 | — | August 19, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 10EF (Apartment) | 2 | — | $1,430,000 | — | August 7, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 2R (Apartment) | — | — | $820,000 | — | July 16, 2025 | City record |
| 11B (Apartment) | — | — | $610,000 | — | July 9, 2025 | City record |
| 10R (Apartment) | 1 | — | $1,350,000 | — | June 24, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 5J (Apartment) | 1 | — | $860,000 | — | June 23, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 11D (Apartment) | — | — | $380,000 | — | November 18, 2024 | City record |
| 2F (Apartment) | 1 | 775 | $675,000 | $871/ft² | August 7, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 3C (Apartment) | 1 | — | $700,000 | — | July 22, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 9H (Apartment) | 2 | 985 | $1,077,500 | $1,094/ft² | July 11, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 6T (Apartment) | — | — | $438,748 | — | June 20, 2024 | City record |
| 17L (Apartment) | 2 | 1,468 | $1,800,000 | $1,226/ft² | May 17, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 17D (Apartment) | Studio | — | $435,000 | — | March 22, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 7G (Apartment) | — | — | $345,000 | — | January 25, 2024 | City record |
| 14F (Apartment) | 1 | 800 | $725,000 | $906/ft² | October 27, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 4L (Apartment) | 2 | — | $1,250,000 | — | July 12, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 5E (Apartment) | Studio | — | $405,000 | — | June 9, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 7B (Apartment) | 1 | — | $695,000 | — | May 31, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 15J (Apartment) | 2 | — | $1,355,000 | — | May 9, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 16B (Apartment) | — | — | $530,000 | — | March 7, 2023 | City record |
| 5A (Apartment) | 1 | — | $440,000 | — | March 1, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 15A (Apartment) | 1 | 580 | $430,000 | $741/ft² | January 11, 2023 | MLS |
| 20C (Apartment) | — | — | $1,810,000 | — | October 28, 2022 | City record |
| 14B (Apartment) | 1 | — | $680,000 | — | October 13, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 11T (Apartment) | 1 | — | $800,000 | — | September 22, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 4S (Apartment) | Studio | — | $355,000 | — | August 30, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 10D (Apartment) | Studio | — | $410,000 | — | August 25, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 19C (Apartment) | 2 | — | $1,555,000 | — | August 25, 2022 | City record · MLS |

Showing the 40 most recent of 57 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 one-bedroom sales at 205 East 78th Street is $750,000, based on 3 sales between August 2022 and August 2026. This home is asking $839,000, $89,000 above that median. The middle half of those sales closed between $590,000 and $800,000.

- **Median closed price**: $750,000
- **Middle half**: $590,000 – $800,000
- **Based on**: 3 one-bedroom sales at 205 East 78th Street
- **Period**: August 2022 – August 2026

Square footage is recorded for only 1 of these 3 sales (33%), so no price per square foot is shown for this group. Co-op sales rarely carry a floor area, and a figure drawn from a handful of them would not describe the rest.

Across the 3 of these sales with a published asking price, the median closed at 96.8% of what it originally asked. 67% of them closed below the original ask.

### How these sales were negotiated

- **Sold vs original ask**: 96.8% of the original ask
- **Closed below ask**: 67% of 3 sales
- **Listed → in contract**: 32 days (about 5 weeks)

Across the 3 of these sales with a published asking price, the median closed at 96.8% of what it originally asked. 67% of them closed below the original ask.

Half of these homes were in contract within 32 days (about 5 weeks) of coming to market, based on the 3 with a recorded listing date.

Based on 3 one-bedroom sales at 205 East 78th Street, August 2022 – August 2026. Each figure counts only the sales that recorded the dates it needs, which is why the denominators differ.

### Price trend

Median sold price for co-op one-bedroom sales in Lenox Hill, 2016 to 2026. The series is held to one bedroom count and one ownership type for the same reason: an unfiltered median tracks which apartments sold, not what they were worth.

| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016 | $695,000 | 39 |
| 2017 | $717,000 | 165 |
| 2018 | $728,750 | 152 |
| 2019 | $699,000 | 145 |
| 2020 | $662,500 | 108 |
| 2021 | $685,000 | 234 |
| 2022 | $718,000 | 229 |
| 2023 | $675,000 | 163 |
| 2024 | $675,000 | 168 |
| 2025 | $675,000 | 174 |
| 2026 | $660,466 | 90 |

This building does not have enough sales with a recorded floor area to chart its own price per square foot, which is usual for a co-op. The series above follows comparable homes across Lenox Hill instead.

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 205 East 78th Street](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/205-east-78th-street)

## Price and Property History for 205 East 78TH Street, Unit 12J

Review the recorded listing activity for 205 East 78TH Street, Unit 12J, including asking-price changes and prior market dates.

- **Latest price change**: Reduced by $40,000, or 4.6%, on June 22, 2026
- **Originally listed**: May 13, 2025 at $899,000
- **Entered contract**: June 29, 2026

| Date | Price | Listing event |
| --- | --- | --- |
| June 29, 2026 | $839,000 | Entered contract |
| June 22, 2026 | $839,000 | Asking price reduced by $40,000, or 4.6% |
| May 5, 2026 | $839,000 | Returned to the market |
| May 13, 2025 | $899,000 | Listed for sale by Douglas Elliman Real Estate |

## Property Taxes

This apartment is part of a co-op that is taxed as one lot shared across 218 apartments. The corporation’s 2026 property tax bill was $3,124,314 for the whole building. Shareholders cover it through their monthly maintenance rather than a separate bill for this unit.

[See the full property tax history for 205 East 78th Street](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/205-east-78th-street)

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## About The Building

### 205 East 78th Street

Upper East Side · Stock Cooperative

205 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075

A building in Upper East Side, currently featuring 9 active listings.

- **Year Built**: 1931
- **Total Units**: 9
- **Floors**: 20

[View the building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/205-east-78th-street)

### Available Residences — For Sale (9)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Days on Market |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [12J](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10021/205-east-78th-street-j-12J-ny-10021) | 1 | 1 | — | — | $839,000 (-4.6%) — In contract | Douglas Elliman Real Estate | May 13, 2025 | 488 days |
| [18AB](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/new-developments/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/205-east-78th-street-ab-18AB-ny-10075) | 3 | 2 | — | — | $2,250,000 (-10.0%) | Sothebys International Realty | Oct 6, 2025 | 342 days |
| [7F](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/205-east-78th-street-f-7F-ny-10075) | 1 | 1 | — | — | $750,000 (-3.2%) | Compass | May 7, 2026 | 129 days |
| [8S](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/205-east-78th-street-s-8S-ny-10075) | Studio | 1 | — | — | $415,000 — In contract | Compass | Mar 3, 2026 | 194 days |
| [10D](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/205-east-78th-street-10d-ny-10075) | Studio | 1 | — | — | $387,000 — In contract | Corcoran Group | Mar 18, 2026 | 179 days |
| [12C](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/205-east-78th-street-12c-ny-10075) | 2 | 2 | — | — | $1,150,000 (-8.0%) — In contract | Compass | Mar 25, 2026 | 172 days |
| [14C](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/205-east-78th-street-14c-ny-10075) | 1 | 1 | — | — | $550,000 (-13.4%) — In contract | Compass | Apr 10, 2026 | 156 days |
| [7T](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/205-east-78th-street-7t-ny-10075) | 2 | 1 | — | — | $750,000 | Compass | Jul 27, 2026 | 48 days |
| [7G](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/205-east-78th-street-7g-ny-10075) | Studio | 1 | — | — | $475,000 — In contract | Compass | Aug 19, 2026 | 25 days |

## Estimated Monthly Payment

**$6,893 / month**, assuming a 20% down payment ($167,800), a 6.5% interest rate and a 30-year term. The page's calculator lets a buyer change all three.

- **Principal & Interest**: $4,242
- **Common Charges**: $2,651

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

## Lenox Hill

Overview of Lenox Hill

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## Related Links

- [205 East 78th Street — building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/205-east-78th-street)
- [Lenox Hill neighborhood guide](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/neighborhoods/new-york-city/manhattan/lenox-hill)
- [Estimate your Buyer Commission Share and closing costs](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/calculators/buyer-closing-cost-calculator)
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