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title: "245 East 61st Street, New York City, NY 10065"
description: "245 East 61st Street, New York City, NY 10065 — Townhouse in Lenox Hill, Manhattan, NY. Listing Price $4,300,000. In contract 3/27/2026. 4 bed, 4 bath, 4,304 sqft Illustrative Buyer Commission Share of $64,500 at closing, based on a 3% buyer-broker commission."
url: "https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10065/245-east-61st-street-ny-10065"
source: "Real Estate Rebate Team"
status: "Pending"
---

# 245 East 61st Street, New York City, NY 10065

Townhouse in Lenox Hill, Manhattan, NY

Courtesy of Leslie J Garfield & Co Inc

## At a Glance

- **Listing Price**: $4,300,000
- **Status**: In contract 3/27/2026
  In Contract/Lease Signed indicates an offer has been made and accepted by the seller/landlord, with the deal pending completion.
- **Beds**: 4
- **Total Baths**: 4
- **Sqft**: 4,304
- **Monthly Taxes**: $5,726 / mo
- **Price per Sqft**: $999
- **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**: $4,300,000
- **Illustrative Buyer Commission Share**: -$64,500*
- **Illustrative Net Cost**: $4,235,500

*Illustrative Buyer Savings of $64,500 — 50% of a 3% buyer-broker commission, shared at closing.*

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## Property Overview

Bring your architect!

  Located in the coveted Treadwell Farms Historic District, this five-story townhouse with full basement and deep garden offers a rare opportunity to create a fully customized Manhattan brownstone in one of the Upper East Side's most desirable enclaves.

 Extending over five full stories plus a full basement, the home offers exceptional depth and proportion on every level. The parlor floor is arranged in classic townhouse fashion, with a front dining room and kitchen and a spacious rear living room overlooking the garden, creating a natural and elegant flow for entertaining. A terrace at the rear enhances the connection between indoor and outdoor living.

 Above, the third and fourth floors are currently configured with multiple bedrooms and baths, featuring full-width rooms and generous ceiling heights that can be reimagined into expansive primary suites, secondary bedrooms, or flexible living areas. The fifth floor offers a large rear library that opens directly onto a substantial roof deck, presenting outstanding potential for open-air entertaining and city views.

 Below, the full basement spans nearly the entire footprint of the home and provides direct access to the garden. This level offers significant additional space for recreation, wellness, storage, or service areas. The deep garden extends approximately 30 feet, creating a private and tranquil outdoor retreat rarely found in this location.

 Situated in the heart of the Upper East Side, just moments from Madison Avenue's boutiques and galleries, Central Park, and cultural institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Frick Collection, the location offers the very best of Manhattan living. Elegant, established, and architecturally significant, this is an address that endures.

## Property Details

- **Property Type**: Single Family Residence
- **Beds**: 4
- **Total Baths**: 4
- **Rooms**: 8
- **Sqft**: 4,304 sqft
- **Stories**: 1
- **Year Built**: 1905
- **Price per Sqft**: $999
- **Monthly Taxes**: $5,726 / mo
- **Listed On**: Mar 3, 2026
- **Days on Market**: 198 Days

### Residence Features

- In Unit
- Private Outdoor Space Over 60 Sqft
- Smoke Free

## Estimated Monthly Payment

**$27,469 / month**, assuming a 20% down payment ($860,000), a 6.5% interest rate and a 30-year term. The page's calculator lets a buyer change all three.

- **Principal & Interest**: $21,743
- **Property Taxes**: $5,726

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

## Sales and market data

### How this price compares

- **This home**: $4,300,000
- **Median sold price**: $13,900,000
- **Difference**: -$9,600,000 (-69.1%)
- **This home, $/ft²**: $999
- **Median $/ft²**: $1,529
- **Comparable sales**: 38
- **Sales from**: October 2021 – August 2026
- **Middle half of those sales**: $7,537,500 – $20,115,000

Based on house sales in Lenox Hill.

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

### How these sales were negotiated

- **Sale-to-list price**: 89% (36 sales)
- **Sold below asking**: 86% (36 sales)
- **Typical time to find a buyer**: 244 days (36 sales)
- **Typical time to close**: 47 days (36 sales)

Based on house sales in Lenox Hill 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 August 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 245 East 61ST Street](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/245-east-61st-street)

## Price and Property History for 245 East 61ST Street

Review the recorded listing activity for 245 East 61ST Street, including asking-price changes and prior market dates.

| Date | Price | Listing event |
| --- | --- | --- |
| March 27, 2026 | $4,300,000 | Listing removed from the market |
| March 27, 2026 | $4,300,000 | Entered contract |
| March 3, 2026 | $4,300,000 | Listed for sale by Leslie J Garfield & Co Inc |

## Property Tax History

Taxes at 245 East 61st Street were $61,789 in 2026, down 11.2% from 2025.

| Year | Tax Assessment | Land | Additions | Billable Value | Property Tax | Tax Rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 (FY 2026/27) | $309,060 | $200,340 | $108,720 | $309,060 | $61,789 | 20.085% (estimated) |
| 2025 (FY 2025/26) | $363,540 | $200,340 | $163,200 | $347,701 | $69,567 | 20.085% (estimated) |
| 2024 (FY 2024/25) | $328,020 | $200,340 | $127,680 | $328,020 | $65,602 | 20.085% |
| 2023 (FY 2023/24) | $371,700 | $200,340 | $171,360 | $359,658 | $71,956 | 20.085% |
| 2022 (FY 2022/23) | $339,300 | $200,340 | $138,960 | $339,300 | $68,612 | 20.309% |
| 2021 (FY 2021/22) | $354,300 | $200,340 | $153,960 | $354,300 | $70,441 | 19.963% |
| 2020 (FY 2020/21) | $390,180 | $200,340 | $189,840 | $390,180 | $81,817 | 21.045% |
| 2019 (FY 2019/20) | $410,220 | $200,340 | $209,880 | $373,248 | $78,709 | 21.167% |
| 2018 (FY 2018/19) | $373,248 | — | — | $373,248 | $78,080 | 20.919% |
| 2017 (FY 2017/18) | $357,787 | — | — | $357,787 | $72,935 | 20.385% |
| 2016 (FY 2016/17) | $337,536 | — | — | $337,536 | $67,477 | 19.991% |
| 2015 (FY 2015/16) | $329,702 | — | — | $329,702 | $64,470 | 19.554% |
| 2014 (FY 2014/15) | $311,040 | — | — | $311,040 | $59,586 | 19.157% |
| 2013 (FY 2013/14) | $311,040 | — | — | $311,040 | $59,692 | 19.191% |
| 2012 (FY 2012/13) | $298,156 | — | — | $298,156 | $55,365 | 18.569% |
| 2011 (FY 2011/12) | $281,280 | — | — | $281,280 | $51,207 | 18.205% |
| 2010 (FY 2010/11) | $274,752 | — | — | $274,752 | $47,708 | 17.364% |

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 1014160019. 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

### 245 East 61st Street

Lenox Hill · Townhouse

245 East 61st Street, New York, NY 10065

A Townhouse in Lenox Hill built in 1905.

- **Year Built**: 1905
- **Active Units**: 0
- **Floors**: 1

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### Available Residences — For Sale (1)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Days on Market |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [N/A](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10065/245-east-61st-street-ny-10065) | 4 | 4 | 4,304 sqft | $999 | $4,300,000 — In contract | Leslie J Garfield & Co Inc | Mar 3, 2026 | 197 days |

## Lenox Hill

Overview of Lenox Hill

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## Related Links

- [245 East 61ST Street — building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/245-east-61st-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)
- [Contact Régis Roumila](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/contact)

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