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title: "40 East 78th Street #6B, New York City, NY 10075"
description: "40 East 78th Street #6B, New York City, NY 10075 — Upper East Side, New York City, NY. Listing Price $2,398,000. 2 bed, 2 bath, 1,208 sqft Illustrative Buyer Commission Share of $35,970 at closing, based on a 3% buyer-broker commission."
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source: "Real Estate Rebate Team"
dateModified: "2026-09-27T08:34:16.839Z"
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# 40 East 78th Street #6B, New York City, NY 10075

Upper East Side, New York City, NY

Courtesy of Compass

Last updated: September 27, 2026, 4:34 AM

## At a Glance

- **Listing Price**: $2,398,000
- **Beds**: 2
- **Baths**: 2
- **Sqft**: 1,208
- **Common Charges**: $1,644 / mo
- **Monthly Taxes**: $1,631 / mo
- **Price per Sqft**: $1,985
- **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**: $2,398,000
- **Illustrative Buyer Commission Share**: -$35,970*
- **Illustrative Net Cost**: $2,362,030

*Illustrative Buyer Savings of $35,970 — 50% of a 3% buyer-broker commission, shared at closing.*

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## Photos (10)

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## Property Overview

Welcome to this sun-flooded 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom at The Charles House, a highly sought-after condominium on the corner of 78th Street and Madison Avenue.

As you enter this residence, you are greeted by an expansive living room with bright Eastern exposures and pleasant views through oversized windows. There is a separate dining area off the living room and kitchen, which could easily be converted into an office or third bedroom. The windowed kitchen has an abundance of storage and top of line appliances.

Both bedrooms are generously proportioned and East-facing The split bedroom layout allows for privacy and flexibility. One bedroom has an ensuite windowed bath. There is a second tastefully renovated hallway bathroom. Other features of this home include an in-unit washer & dryer, incredible storage and closets, and through-wall AC.

The Charles House is a pet-friendly, full-service condominium. Amenities include a 24-hour doorman, fitness room, garage, planted roof deck with sweeping park views, private storage available for rent, a bike room, and live-in super.

This home is positioned in one the Upper East Side’s Gold Coast and is just moments from Central Park, the city’s finest museums, restaurants and shops – an opportunity that is not to be missed!

Please note that there is an assessment of $309 till the end of 2034 and a BID (Business Improvement District) payment of $9.10 per month.

## Property Details

- **Property Type**: Condominium
- **Beds**: 2
- **Baths**: 2
- **Rooms**: 5
- **Sqft**: 1,208 sqft
- **Stories**: 17
- **Year Built**: 1958
- **Price per Sqft**: $1,985
- **Common Charges**: $1,644 / Monthly
- **Monthly Taxes**: $1,631 / mo
- **Listed On**: Sep 11, 2026
- **Days on Market**: 22 Days

### Residence Features

- Common On Floor
- Common Area
- In Unit
- Garage
- Building Roof Deck
- Soaking Tub
- Dishwasher
- Hardwood
- City

### Building Amenities

- Garage

## Estimated Monthly Payment

**$15,401 / month**, assuming a 20% down payment ($479,600), a 6.5% interest rate and a 30-year term. The page's calculator lets a buyer change all three.

- **Principal & Interest**: $12,126
- **Property Taxes**: $1,631
- **Common Charges**: $1,644

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

## Sales and market data

### Recent sales

22 apartments at 40 East 78th Street have recorded sales since October 2021, the most recent for $2,575,000 in August 2026. Prices are the figures recorded with the City, not asking prices.

| Unit | Beds | Sq Ft | Sold Price | $/ft² | Sold | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [5F](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/new-developments/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/40-east-78th-street-f-5F-ny-10075) (Apartment) | 2 | 1,295 | $2,575,000 | $1,988/ft² | August 14, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| [5E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/new-developments/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/40-east-78th-street-e-5E-ny-10075) (Apartment) | 2 | 1,300 | $2,995,000 | $2,304/ft² | August 4, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 11F (Apartment) | 2 | — | $2,590,000 | — | June 3, 2026 | MLS |
| 4H (Apartment) | 3 | 1,679 | $3,415,000 | $2,034/ft² | May 1, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 6F (Apartment) | 2 | 1,295 | $2,740,000 | $2,116/ft² | March 25, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 15D (Apartment) | 3 | 1,377 | $3,950,000 | $2,869/ft² | November 5, 2025 | City record |
| 6H (Apartment) | 4 | 1,844 | $3,747,500 | $2,032/ft² | September 4, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 12C (Apartment) | 2 | — | $1,800,000 | — | May 28, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 8C (Apartment) | 2 | 1,200 | $1,530,000 | $1,275/ft² | February 14, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 5CD (Apartment) | — | 2,402 | $3,950,000 | $1,644/ft² | December 6, 2024 | City record |
| 5C (Apartment) | 4 | 2,530 | $3,995,000 | $1,579/ft² | December 6, 2024 | MLS |
| 4F (Apartment) | 3 | — | $2,725,000 | — | November 19, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 5H (Apartment) | 3 | 1,359 | $1,730,000 | $1,273/ft² | January 31, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 15F (Apartment) | 3 | 2,567 | $6,765,000 | $2,635/ft² | July 27, 2023 | City record |
| 6H (Apartment) | 3 | — | $3,495,000 | — | July 18, 2023 | MLS |
| 8F (Apartment) | 2 | 1,440 | $2,750,000 | $1,910/ft² | July 6, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 10-B (Apartment) | 2 | 1,203 | $2,200,000 | $1,829/ft² | July 7, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 6-H (Apartment) | 3 | 1,844 | $3,400,000 | $1,844/ft² | April 27, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 12B (Apartment) | 2 | 1,208 | $2,265,000 | $1,875/ft² | March 15, 2022 | City record |
| 7A (Apartment) | 1 | 704 | $999,000 | $1,419/ft² | December 20, 2021 | City record |
| 6G (Apartment) | 2 | 1,635 | $2,700,000 | $1,651/ft² | December 17, 2021 | City record · MLS |
| 6B (Apartment) | 2 | 1,208 | $1,834,525 | $1,519/ft² | December 15, 2021 | City record · MLS |

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**: $2,398,000
- **Median sold price**: $2,420,000
- **Difference**: -$22,000 (-0.9%)
- **This home, $/ft²**: $1,985
- **Median $/ft²**: $1,875
- **Comparable sales**: 10
- **Sales from**: December 2021 – August 2026
- **Middle half of those sales**: $1,925,894 – $2,730,000

Based on two-bedroom sales at 40 East 78th Street.

### How these sales were negotiated

- **Sale-to-list price**: 92.5% (8 sales)
- **Sold below asking**: 100% (8 sales)
- **Typical time to find a buyer**: 76 days (9 sales)
- **Typical time to close**: 76 days (8 sales)

Based on two-bedroom sales at 40 East 78th Street 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.

### Price trend

Median price per square foot, sales at 40 East 78th Street

| Year | Median $/ft² | Sales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | $2,207/ft² | 7 |
| 2018 | $1,759/ft² | 7 |
| 2019 | $1,621/ft² | 3 (thin) |
| 2021 | $1,419/ft² | 11 |
| 2022 | $1,844/ft² | 3 (thin) |
| 2025 | $2,032/ft² | 4 (thin) |
| 2026 YTD | $2,075/ft² | 4 (thin) |

Based on recorded sales at 40 East 78th Street. 2026 is year-to-date.

Years marked "thin" rest on fewer than 5 sales, where a single unusual apartment moves the median a long way. Read those points as the small samples they are rather than as the market turning.

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 40 East 78th Street](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/40-east-78th-street)

## Price and Property History for 40 East 78th Street, Unit 6B

Review the recorded listing activity for 40 East 78th Street, Unit 6B, including asking-price changes and prior market dates.

- **Last sold (recorded)**: $1,834,525 on December 15, 2021

| Date | Price | Listing event |
| --- | --- | --- |
| September 10, 2026 | $2,398,000 | Listed for sale by Compass |
| December 15, 2021 | $1,834,525 | Sold — recorded sale price |
| September 30, 2021 | $1,834,525 | Entered contract |
| April 6, 2021 | $2,125,000 | Listed for sale by The Corcoran Group |

## Property Tax History

Taxes at 40 East 78th Street #6B were $21,059 in 2026, up 7.1% from 2025.

| Year | Tax Assessment | Land | Additions | Billable Value | Property Tax | Tax Rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 (FY 2026/27) | $188,862 | $40,629 | $148,233 | $168,475 | $21,059 | 12.5% (estimated) |
| 2025 (FY 2025/26) | $188,804 | $40,629 | $148,175 | $157,335 | $19,667 | 12.5% (estimated) |
| 2024 (FY 2024/25) | $158,601 | $40,629 | $117,972 | $148,195 | $18,524 | 12.5% |
| 2023 (FY 2023/24) | $154,757 | $40,629 | $114,128 | $147,409 | $18,429 | 12.502% |
| 2022 (FY 2022/23) | $151,358 | $40,629 | $110,729 | $147,668 | $18,114 | 12.267% |
| 2021 (FY 2021/22) | $143,105 | $40,629 | $102,476 | $143,105 | $17,208 | 12.235% |
| 2020 | The City did not publish assessment data for this year. | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | The City did not publish assessment data for this year. | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 (FY 2018/19) | $156,053 | $40,629 | $115,424 | $133,447 | $16,521 | 12.612% |
| 2017 (FY 2017/18) | $138,362 | $40,629 | $97,733 | $127,014 | $15,865 | 12.719% |
| 2016 (FY 2016/17) | $135,756 | $40,629 | $95,127 | $123,715 | $15,645 | 12.892% |
| 2015 (FY 2015/16) | $124,683 | $40,629 | $84,054 | $119,211 | $15,055 | 12.883% |
| 2014 (FY 2014/15) | $112,410 | $40,630 | $71,780 | $115,766 | $14,580 | 12.855% |
| 2013 (FY 2013/14) | $123,871 | $40,629 | $83,242 | $113,555 | $14,631 | 13.145% |
| 2012 (FY 2012/13) | $131,631 | $40,629 | $91,002 | $112,934 | $14,588 | 13.181% |
| 2011 (FY 2011/12) | $129,750 | $40,629 | $89,121 | $104,607 | $13,748 | 13.433% |
| 2010 (FY 2010/11) | $127,160 | $40,629 | $86,531 | $99,824 | $13,050 | 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 1013921119. 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

### 40 East 78th Street

Upper East Side · Condominium

40 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075

A building in Upper East Side, currently featuring 4 active listings.

- **Year Built**: 1958
- **Active Units**: 4
- **Floors**: 17

[View the building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/40-east-78th-street)

### Available Residences — For Sale (4)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Days on Market |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [6B](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/40-east-78th-street-6b-ny-10075) | 2 | 2 | 1,208 sqft | $1,985 | $2,398,000 | Compass | Sep 11, 2026 | 22 days |
| [10B](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/new-developments/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/40-east-78th-street-b-10B-ny-10075) | 2 | 2 | 1,250 sqft | $2,080 | $2,600,000 | Corcoran Group | Oct 28, 2025 | 340 days |
| [7-H](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/40-east-78th-street--h-7H-ny-10075) | 3 | 3 | 1,843 sqft | $1,953 | $3,600,000 | A & I Broadway Realty Inc | Mar 11, 2026 | 206 days |
| [5E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/40-east-78th-street-e-5E-ny-10075) | 2 | 2 | 1,300 sqft | $2,304 | $2,995,000 | Compass | Sep 28, 2026 | 5 days |

### Recently Sold (1)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Sold Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Sold Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [5E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/new-developments/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/40-east-78th-street-e-5E-ny-10075) | 2 | 2 | 1,300 sqft | $2,304 | $2,995,000 | Compass | Apr 21, 2026 | Aug 5, 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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## Related Links

- [40 East 78th Street — building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/40-east-78th-street)
- [Upper East Side neighborhood guide](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/neighborhoods/new-york-city/manhattan/upper-east-side)
- [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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