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title: "255 West 70th Street, New York City, NY 10023"
description: "255 West 70th Street, New York City, NY 10023 — Townhouse in Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY. Last Sold Price $3,240,000. Sold on 7/31/2026. 6 bed, 6 bath, 3,632 sqft"
url: "https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/255-west-70th-street-ny-10023"
source: "Real Estate Rebate Team"
status: "Closed"
---

# 255 West 70th Street, New York City, NY 10023

Townhouse in Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY

Courtesy of Vandenberg Inc

## At a Glance

- **Last Sold Price**: $3,240,000
- **Status**: Sold on 7/31/2026
- **Beds**: 6
- **Baths**: 6
- **Sqft**: 3,632
- **Monthly Taxes**: $5,802 / mo
- **Price per Sqft**: $1,005
- **Brokerage Fee**: Share Eligible

This listing was successfully closed and is no longer active on the market.

[Planning to sell? Contact Régis Roumila](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/contact)

## Property Overview

Best Priced Vacant Townhouse in the West 70s, Calls Out for All-Cash Buyer Ready to Renovate

Delivered vacant and priced as the best deal on the UWS, this light-filled townhouse offers tall ceilings, arched windows, original moldings, and front-and-rear Juliet balconies, plus a bluestone terraced garden with lush greenery. Currently organized as an owner’s duplex with three additional units delivered vacant. Move in and renovate piecemeal, live with income, or convert to your dream single-family townhouse. Near Riverside Park, Lincoln Center, PS 199, and Café Luxembourg.

Garden Floor
A quiet garden residence with direct access to the bluestone garden and planted yard. A flexible study opens to the outdoors, and the bedroom sits privately off the hall with a full bath. An interior stair links to the cellar with a finished home office/rec room, laundry, and generous storage, useful as playroom, media room, gym, or workspace.
Currently month-to-month at $4,750 and delivered vacant.

Parlour Floor (Owner’s Duplex)
Generous parlour level with tall ceilings and long sightlines from living to dining and kitchen for easy entertaining and everyday flow. Juliet balconies at the front and rear invite breeze and daylight; an arched-window detail and decorative mantel underscore the prewar charm. The floor is completed by a full bath and oversized walk-in closet.

Third Floor (Owner’s Duplex)
The primary suite spans the front section of the level with a sunny bay-window side and a generous walk-in closet and attached bath. Two secondary bedrooms occupy the rear of the townhouse. A full bath and laundry room are accessible via a spacious landing.
Owner’s duplex occupies Apt 2 and Apt 3, delivered vacant.

Fourth Floor
Two efficient apartments, front and rear, each with good ceiling height and bright natural light. Delivered vacant at closing, they can function as rentals, guest suites, home offices, or be incorporated into a larger residence as part of a combination plan.
Apt 4 is month-to-month, at $3,500, and will be delivered vacant.
Apt 5 is rent-stabilized and will be delivered vacant.

Cellar
The cellar has great space for storage and workshop. The center of the cellar has laundry. And the rear seconded off area of the cellar is a finished rec/play/media room for the garden apartment, adding flexible space.

## Property Details

- **Property Type**: Multi Family
- **Beds**: 6
- **Baths**: 6
- **Rooms**: 10
- **Sqft**: 3,632 sqft
- **Stories**: 5
- **Year Built**: 1886
- **Price per Sqft**: $1,005
- **Monthly Taxes**: $5,802 / mo
- **Listed On**: Oct 23, 2025
- **Days on Market**: 329 Days

### Residence Features

- Central Air
- Natural Gas
- Common Area
- Building Roof Deck
- Garden
- Private Outdoor Space Under 60 Sqft

## Estimated Monthly Payment

**$24,258 / month**, assuming a 20% down payment ($730,000), a 6.5% interest rate and a 30-year term. The page's calculator lets a buyer change all three.

- **Principal & Interest**: $18,456
- **Property Taxes**: $5,802

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

## Sales and market data

### Recent sales

255 West 70th Street has one recorded sale since September 2021, the most recent for $3,240,000 in July 2026. Prices are the figures recorded with the City, not asking prices.

| Unit | Beds | Sq Ft | Sold Price | $/ft² | Sold | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Entire property (Multi Family) | 6 | 3,632 | $3,240,000 | $892/ft² | July 31, 2026 | MLS |

### How this price compares

- **Last sold price**: $3,240,000
- **Median sold price**: $5,747,500
- **Difference**: -$2,507,500 (-43.6%)
- **Last sold, $/ft²**: $892
- **Median $/ft²**: $1,041
- **Comparable sales**: 60
- **Sales from**: December 2021 – September 2026
- **Middle half of those sales**: $4,512,500 – $6,612,500

Based on house sales in Upper West Side.

A house is not part of a building of comparable apartments, so this benchmark is drawn from house sales across Upper West Side. Apartment sales are excluded from it entirely.

### How these sales were negotiated

- **Sale-to-list price**: 89.4% (57 sales)
- **Sold below asking**: 88% (57 sales)
- **Typical time to find a buyer**: 154 days (56 sales)
- **Typical time to close**: 63 days (57 sales)

Based on house sales in Upper West Side with the required listing and closing data. Sample sizes vary by metric.

These are two separate periods measured on different clocks — time to find a buyer, and time from agreed deal to closing. They are medians of different sets of sales and do not add together into a single "days on market" figure.

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 255 West 70th Street](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/255-west-70th-street)

## Price and Property History for 255 West 70th Street

Review the recorded listing activity for 255 West 70th Street, including asking-price changes and prior market dates.

- **Latest price change**: Reduced by $200,000, or 5.2%, on March 25, 2026
- **Originally listed**: October 26, 2025 at $3,850,000
- **Last sold**: $3,240,000 on July 31, 2026

| Date | Price | Listing event |
| --- | --- | --- |
| July 31, 2026 | $3,240,000 | Sold |
| May 18, 2026 | $3,650,000 | Entered contract |
| March 25, 2026 | $3,650,000 | Asking price reduced by $200,000, or 5.2% |
| October 26, 2025 | $3,850,000 | Listed for sale by Vandenberg Inc |

## Property Tax History

Taxes at 255 West 70th Street were $72,221 in 2026, up 3.7% from 2025.

| Year | Tax Assessment | Land | Additions | Billable Value | Property Tax | Tax Rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 (FY 2026/27) | $1,519,650 | $243,450 | $1,276,200 | $577,771 | $72,221 | 12.5% (estimated) |
| 2025 (FY 2025/26) | $1,322,550 | $243,450 | $1,079,100 | $556,972 | $69,622 | 12.5% (estimated) |
| 2024 (FY 2024/25) | $1,102,050 | $243,450 | $858,600 | $541,784 | $67,723 | 12.5% |
| 2023 (FY 2023/24) | $1,035,450 | $243,450 | $792,000 | $506,835 | $63,365 | 12.502% |
| 2022 (FY 2022/23) | $1,165,500 | $243,450 | $922,050 | $474,452 | $58,201 | 12.267% |
| 2021 (FY 2021/22) | $1,008,000 | $243,450 | $764,550 | $444,439 | $54,377 | 12.235% |
| 2020 (FY 2020/21) | $1,058,850 | $243,450 | $815,400 | $428,440 | $52,557 | 12.267% |
| 2019 (FY 2019/20) | $930,420 | $243,450 | $686,970 | $416,757 | $51,982 | 12.473% |
| 2018 (FY 2018/19) | $389,873 | — | — | $389,873 | $49,171 | 12.612% |
| 2017 (FY 2017/18) | $364,963 | — | — | $364,963 | $46,420 | 12.719% |
| 2016 (FY 2016/17) | $341,876 | — | — | $341,876 | $44,075 | 12.892% |
| 2015 (FY 2015/16) | $329,569 | — | — | $329,569 | $42,458 | 12.883% |
| 2014 (FY 2014/15) | $320,583 | — | — | $320,583 | $41,211 | 12.855% |
| 2013 (FY 2013/14) | $299,903 | — | — | $299,903 | $39,422 | 13.145% |
| 2012 (FY 2012/13) | $280,741 | — | — | $280,741 | $37,004 | 13.181% |
| 2011 (FY 2011/12) | $262,982 | — | — | $262,982 | $35,326 | 13.433% |
| 2010 (FY 2010/11) | $253,515 | — | — | $253,515 | $33,852 | 13.353% |

The City has not published the official FY2026/27 and FY2025/26 tax rates yet. We calculated the tax for those years using the prior year’s rate, so treat them as an estimate rather than a figure the City has adopted. Every rate without the Estimated marker is the published one.

Tax Assessment is the assessed value on the City’s roll, and it is the figure other listing sites publish. It is not what the bill is calculated on. New York phases assessment changes in gradually for some tax classes, so the City bills the Billable Value shown beside it, less any exemption the owner holds. It usually trails the assessment, and it can sit above it for a few years after an assessment falls.

Figures are the New York City Department of Finance assessment roll for tax lot 1011620010. Assessed and billable values are determined by the City for tax purposes and are not an appraisal or an estimate of market value. Tax classes and rates are set annually and can change.

[How we source and calculate NYC property tax data](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/nyc-property-tax-data-methodology)

## About The Building

### 255 West 70th Street

Upper West Side · Multi Family

255 West 70th Street, New York, NY 10023

A building in Upper West Side, currently featuring 0 active listings.

- **Year Built**: 1886
- **Active Units**: 0
- **Floors**: 5

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### Available Residences — For Sale (0)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Days on Market |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

### Recently Sold (1)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Sold Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Sold Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [N/A](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10023/255-west-70th-street-ny-10023) | 6 | 6 | 3,632 sqft | $892 | $3,240,000 | Vandenberg Inc | Oct 23, 2025 | Jul 31, 2026 |

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