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title: "161 West 61st Street #21EF, New York City, NY 10023"
description: "161 West 61st Street #21EF, New York City, NY 10023 — Lincoln Square, New York City, NY. Listing Price $3,050,000. 3 bed, 3 bath, 1,770 sqft Illustrative Buyer Commission Share of $45,750 at closing, based on a 3% buyer-broker commission."
url: "https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/161-west-61st-street-21ef-ny-10023"
source: "Real Estate Rebate Team"
dateModified: "2026-09-29T18:35:40.796Z"
status: "Active"
---

# 161 West 61st Street #21EF, New York City, NY 10023

Lincoln Square, New York City, NY

Courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC

Last updated: September 29, 2026, 2:35 PM

## At a Glance

- **Listing Price**: $3,050,000
- **Beds**: 3
- **Total Baths**: 3
- **Sqft**: 1,770
- **Common Charges**: $3,270 / mo
- **Price per Sqft**: $1,723
- **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**: $3,050,000
- **Illustrative Buyer Commission Share**: -$45,750*
- **Illustrative Net Cost**: $3,004,250

*Illustrative Buyer Savings of $45,750 — 50% of a 3% buyer-broker commission, shared at closing.*

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## Property Overview

Corner Three-Bedroom with Manhattan Views in Lincoln Square

 A rare corner residence in Lincoln Square, with north and east exposures and captivating Manhattan views from every room.

 The open living area is generously proportioned and flexibly configured, flowing onto a wraparound balcony that suits both entertaining and quiet evenings. The expansive primary bedroom has a private balcony and en-suite bath. Two additional bedrooms are currently arranged as a TV room with a pull-out sofa and a home office with two Murphy beds. The windowed kitchen is beautifully designed for gourmet cooking, with a view of Central Park. A washer/dryer and individually controlled HVAC units add comfort and convenience, and the home is pet friendly.

 The Alfred is a full-service condominium set on a quiet cul-de-sac, with a private, key-operated walkway leading to Lincoln Center. Residents enjoy a full-time doorman and concierge, a well-appointed health club with a 75-foot pool, jacuzzi, steam room and sauna, separate cardio and strength-training gyms, a courtyard garden, and a garage.

 The location is unmatched, moments from the culture and energy of Lincoln Square. Central Park, Riverside Park, and Columbus Circle are close by, with outdoor recreation, fine dining, shopping, and world-renowned performing arts venues all at your doorstep.

 Call today to arrange a private showing.

 Note: The real estate tax shown reflects the primary residence rate; otherwise, it would be $3,123. A monthly assessment of $1,635 applies through December 2026, decreasing to $1,090 in 2027 and 2028.

## Property Details

- **Property Type**: Condominium
- **Beds**: 3
- **Total Baths**: 3
- **Rooms**: 6
- **Sqft**: 1,770 sqft
- **Stories**: 36
- **Year Built**: 1988
- **Price per Sqft**: $1,723
- **Common Charges**: $3,270 / Monthly
- **Listed On**: Sep 29, 2026
- **Days on Market**: 1 Days

### Residence Features

- Building In Basement
- In Unit
- Balcony
- Private Outdoor Space Over 60 Sqft
- Washer Dryer Allowed
- City
- Park/Greenbelt
- River
- Skyline

### Building Amenities

- Sauna

## Estimated Monthly Payment

**$18,692 / month**, assuming a 20% down payment ($610,000), a 6.5% interest rate and a 30-year term. The page's calculator lets a buyer change all three.

- **Principal & Interest**: $15,422
- **Common Charges**: $3,270

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

## Sales and market data

### Recent sales

51 apartments at 161 West 61st Street have recorded sales since September 2021, the most recent for $2,675,000 in September 2026. Prices are the figures recorded with the City, not asking prices.

| Unit | Beds | Sq Ft | Sold Price | $/ft² | Sold | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [34B](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/161-west-61st-street-b-34B-ny-10023) (Apartment) | 3 | 1,387 | $2,675,000 | $1,929/ft² | September 14, 2026 | MLS |
| [15H](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/161-west-61st-street-h-15H-ny-10023) (Apartment) | 1 | 724 | $1,100,000 | $1,519/ft² | August 5, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| [19D](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/161-west-61st-street-d-19D-ny-10023) (Apartment) | Studio | 467 | $660,000 | $1,413/ft² | July 29, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 33F (Apartment) | 1 | 948 | $1,525,000 | $1,609/ft² | September 29, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 16A (Apartment) | 1 | 1,167 | $1,270,000 | $1,088/ft² | September 25, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 5C (Apartment) | 1 | 915 | $1,150,000 | $1,257/ft² | September 10, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 5-E (Apartment) | 1 | 822 | $985,000 | $1,198/ft² | August 12, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 16D (Apartment) | Studio | 476 | $667,500 | $1,402/ft² | July 23, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 30FG (Apartment) | 3 | 2,250 | $3,995,000 | $1,776/ft² | July 2, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 24F (Apartment) | 1 | 948 | $1,600,000 | $1,688/ft² | June 27, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 10E (Apartment) | 1 | 822 | $1,025,000 | $1,247/ft² | June 26, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 8F (Apartment) | — | 948 | $1,235,000 | $1,303/ft² | May 5, 2025 | City record |
| 19B (Apartment) | 1 | 821 | $1,395,000 | $1,699/ft² | May 5, 2025 | City record |
| 8E (Apartment) | — | 822 | $970,000 | $1,180/ft² | April 9, 2025 | City record |
| 14B (Apartment) | 2 | 821 | $1,350,000 | $1,644/ft² | April 9, 2025 | City record |
| 15E (Apartment) | 1 | 822 | $1,161,528 | $1,413/ft² | February 5, 2025 | City record |
| 19C (Apartment) | 1 | 786 | $1,325,000 | $1,686/ft² | February 4, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 23C (Apartment) | — | 1,209 | $1,800,000 | $1,489/ft² | January 13, 2025 | City record |
| 9C (Apartment) | 1 | 915 | $1,300,000 | $1,421/ft² | November 15, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 3H (Apartment) | 1 | 724 | $980,000 | $1,354/ft² | November 6, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 9G (Apartment) | 4 | 2,111 | $2,765,000 | $1,310/ft² | October 1, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 20F (Apartment) | — | 948 | $1,500,000 | $1,582/ft² | August 30, 2024 | City record |
| 19E (Apartment) | 1 | 822 | $1,315,000 | $1,600/ft² | August 21, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 28B (Apartment) | 3 | 1,387 | $2,450,000 | $1,766/ft² | June 18, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 11E (Apartment) | 1 | 822 | $1,050,000 | $1,277/ft² | June 7, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 32E (Apartment) | 1 | 822 | $1,381,400 | $1,681/ft² | May 29, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 12B (Apartment) | 1 | — | $1,150,000 | — | April 19, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 24H (Apartment) | 1 | 633 | $1,032,075 | $1,630/ft² | March 20, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 5C (Apartment) | 1 | 915 | $501,000 | $548/ft² | January 31, 2024 | City record |
| 15G (Apartment) | 2 | 1,163 | $1,300,000 | $1,118/ft² | December 11, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 19B (Apartment) | 1 | — | $1,175,000 | — | October 13, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 33B (Apartment) | — | 1,387 | $2,200,000 | $1,586/ft² | July 12, 2023 | City record |
| 21C (Apartment) | 2 | 1,209 | $1,695,000 | $1,402/ft² | May 31, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 25-C (Apartment) | 2 | 1,209 | $2,125,000 | $1,758/ft² | April 28, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 29C (Apartment) | 2 | 1,209 | $1,751,000 | $1,448/ft² | March 31, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 29FG (Apartment) | 4 | 2,250 | $4,000,000 | $1,778/ft² | February 6, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 16B (Apartment) | 1 | 821 | $1,450,000 | $1,766/ft² | January 12, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 23H (Apartment) | 1 | 633 | $1,250,000 | $1,975/ft² | August 18, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 11-C (Apartment) | 1 | 786 | $1,190,000 | $1,514/ft² | August 8, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 31C (Apartment) | 2 | 1,209 | $2,150,000 | $1,778/ft² | August 5, 2022 | City record · MLS |

Showing the 40 most recent of 51 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

- **This home**: $3,050,000
- **Median sold price**: $3,295,000
- **Difference**: -$245,000 (-7.4%)
- **This home, $/ft²**: $1,723
- **Median $/ft²**: $1,766
- **Comparable sales**: 3
- **Sales from**: March 2022 – July 2025
- **Middle half of those sales**: $2,872,500 – $3,645,000

Based on three-bedroom sales at 161 West 61st Street.

### How these sales were negotiated

- **Sale-to-list price**: 98% (3 sales)
- **Sold below asking**: 67% (3 sales)

Based on three-bedroom sales at 161 West 61st Street with the required listing and closing data. Sample sizes vary by metric.

### Price trend

Median price per square foot, sales at 161 West 61st Street

| Year | Median $/ft² | Sales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | $1,435/ft² | 12 |
| 2018 | $1,522/ft² | 5 |
| 2019 | $1,424/ft² | 9 |
| 2020 | $1,157/ft² | 5 |
| 2021 | $1,265/ft² | 10 |
| 2022 | $1,464/ft² | 9 |
| 2023 | $1,586/ft² | 8 |
| 2024 | $1,502/ft² | 11 |
| 2025 | $1,413/ft² | 15 |

Based on recorded sales at 161 West 61st Street.

Sales data through September 2026.

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 161 West 61st Street](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/161-west-61st-street)

## About The Building

### 161 West 61st Street

Upper West Side · Condominium

161 West 61st Street, New York, NY 10023

A building in Upper West Side, currently featuring 5 active listings.

- **Year Built**: 1987
- **Active Units**: 5
- **Floors**: 36

[View the building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/161-west-61st-street)

### Available Residences — For Sale (6)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Days on Market |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [21EF](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/161-west-61st-street-21ef-ny-10023) | 3 | 3 | 1,770 sqft | $1,723 | $3,050,000 | Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC | Sep 29, 2026 | 1 days |
| [11E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/161-west-61st-street-e-11E-ny-10023) | 1 | 2 | 822 sqft | $1,308 | $1,075,000 (-6.7%) | Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC | May 1, 2026 | 152 days |
| [6B](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/161-west-61st-street-6b-ny-10023) | 1 | 1 | 645 sqft | $1,388 | $895,000 | Compass | Sep 2, 2026 | 28 days |
| [35E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/161-west-61st-street-35e-ny-10023) | Studio | 1 | 580 sqft | $1,550 | $899,000 | Keller Williams NYC | Sep 9, 2026 | 21 days |
| [22E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/161-west-61st-street-22e-ny-10023) | 1 | 2 | 822 sqft | $1,156 | $950,000 | Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC | Sep 29, 2026 | 1 days |
| [19B](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/161-west-61st-street-19b-ny-10023) | 1 | 1 | 821 sqft | $1,699 | $1,395,000 (-2.1%) — In contract | Compass | Dec 23, 2024 | 646 days |

### Recently Sold (2)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Sold Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Sold Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [30E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/161-west-61st-street-e-30E-ny-10023) | 1 | 2 | 822 sqft | $1,718 | $1,412,000 | Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC | May 22, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| [34B](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/161-west-61st-street-b-34B-ny-10023) | 3 | 3 | 1,387 sqft | $1,929 | $2,675,000 | Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC | May 27, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 |

## 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.

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## Lincoln Square

Overview of Lincoln Square

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## Related Links

- [161 West 61st Street — building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/161-west-61st-street)
- [Lincoln Square neighborhood guide](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/neighborhoods/new-york-city/manhattan/lincoln-square)
- [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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