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title: "505 East 79th Street #17-D, New York City, NY 10075"
description: "505 East 79th Street #17-D, New York City, NY 10075 — Upper East Side, New York City, NY. Listing Price $859,500. 2 bed, 1 bath, 900 sqft Illustrative Buyer Commission Share of $12,893 at closing, based on a 3% buyer-broker commission."
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source: "Real Estate Rebate Team"
dateModified: "2026-09-23T16:56:19.379Z"
status: "Active"
---

# 505 East 79th Street #17-D, New York City, NY 10075

Upper East Side, New York City, NY

Courtesy of R New York

Last updated: September 23, 2026, 12:56 PM

## At a Glance

- **Listing Price**: $859,500
- **Beds**: 2
- **Baths**: 1
- **Sqft**: 900
- **Common Charges**: $2,849 / mo
- **Price per Sqft**: $955
- **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**: $859,500
- **Illustrative Buyer Commission Share**: -$12,893*
- **Illustrative Net Cost**: $846,607

*Illustrative Buyer Savings of $12,893 — 50% of a 3% buyer-broker commission, shared at closing.*

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## Property Overview

THIS  OVERSIZED ONE BEDROOM WITH A MODERN TWIST HAS IT ALL- LOCATION, VERSATILITY AND COMFORTABLE "NEW ESSENTIAL" OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE. Located steps from Carl Schurz Park, 17D a newly updated/renovated 900+ square foot converted two-bedroom residence offering bright, open living with northeast exposure and open sky views from every room. Thoughtfully designed where form meets function, this home has a warm, airy loft-like feel throughout. The oversized open living and dining area is ideal for entertaining or simply relaxing at home.
Extending the full length of the apartment, the private terrace offers rare indoor-outdoor living in Manhattan. Ideal for gardening, pets, or a quiet morning coffee with open views, this exceptional outdoor space is a true extension of the home and a city rarity.
The spacious primary bedroom easily accommodates a king-sized bed and two dressers, and features two custom walk-in closets. The versatile second bedroom works as a child’s room, guest room, or dedicated home office, and includes a full wall of built-in storage.
The updated cook’s kitchen is designed with both style and performance in mind, featuring a Bertazzoni cooktop, Fisher & Paykel refrigerator, Beko dishwasher, quartz countertops, marble backsplash, hardwood cabinetry, and slate flooring. The renovated bathroom showcases modern fixtures, sleek finishes, and extra-height custom shower doors for a refined spa-like experience.
There are oversized energy rated windows, custom shades, and hardwood floors throughout. Storage is plentiful with custom closets in the entry and hallway, and two extra-large closets in the primary bedroom. Bright northern exposure and open city views enhances this peaceful, comfortable residence.

East River House is an impeccably run, financially sound full-service cooperative. Featuring a full-time doorman, resident manager, elegant lobby, laundry facility, bike room, and 24-hour attended garage. Its many recent capital improvements include: new elevators, new hallways, new lobby, new mail room, two new energy efficient boilers, new cooling tower, new intercom, new gravity tank, and in progress LL11 work. BOARD APPROVAL IS REQUIRED for: in unit washer/dryers, half baths, pets, guarantors, gifting, co-purchasing, and subletting.

Currently, there is an assessment of $180.00 to upgrade the chiller for the HVAC It will be much more efficient after the replacement. Local Law 11 is currently underway.

Close to all the Upper East Side has to offer, including Carl Schurz Park, John Jay Park, East River House is a short walk from the East River Esplanade, perfect for scenic strolls and bike rides. The neighborhood is rich with cultural landmarks like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim, as well as charming cafés, top-rated restaurants, and boutique shops.

## Property Details

- **Property Type**: Co-op
- **Beds**: 2
- **Baths**: 1
- **Rooms**: 4
- **Sqft**: 900 sqft
- **Stories**: 20
- **Year Built**: 1962
- **Price per Sqft**: $955
- **Common Charges**: $2,849 / Monthly
- **Listed On**: Jul 28, 2026
- **Days on Market**: 61 Days

### Residence Features

- Central Air
- Building Washer Dryer Install Allowed
- Common Area
- Building Storage
- Private Outdoor Space Under 60 Sqft
- Dining Area
- Entrance Foyer
- City

## Estimated Monthly Payment

**$7,195 / month**, assuming a 20% down payment ($171,900), a 6.5% interest rate and a 30-year term. The page's calculator lets a buyer change all three.

- **Principal & Interest**: $4,346
- **Common Charges**: $2,849

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

## Sales and market data

### Recent sales

47 apartments at 505 East 79th Street have recorded sales since September 2021, the most recent for $1,250,000 in September 2026. Prices are the figures recorded with the City, not asking prices.

| Unit | Beds | Sq Ft | Sold Price | $/ft² | Sold | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [7L](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/505-east-79th-street-l-7L-ny-10075) (Apartment) | 2 | 1,250 | $1,250,000 | $1,000/ft² | September 4, 2026 | MLS |
| [15K](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/505-east-79th-street-k-15K-ny-10075) (Apartment) | 3 | 1,550 | $1,837,500 | $1,185/ft² | August 7, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| [19BC](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/new-developments/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/505-east-79th-street-b-19B-ny-10075) (Apartment) | 3 | 2,500 | $3,237,500 | $1,295/ft² | May 11, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 8C (Apartment) | 2 | 1,000 | $707,500 | $708/ft² | February 9, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 2M (Apartment) | — | — | $1,225,000 | — | February 5, 2026 | City record |
| 8G (Apartment) | — | — | $435,000 | — | February 2, 2026 | City record |
| 7F (Apartment) | — | — | $450,000 | — | December 4, 2025 | City record |
| 10E (Apartment) | — | — | $440,000 | — | October 30, 2025 | City record |
| 16 CD (Apartment) | — | — | $1,800,000 | — | September 24, 2025 | City record |
| 2C (Apartment) | — | — | $860,000 | — | August 8, 2025 | City record |
| 6K (Apartment) | — | — | $1,440,000 | — | July 29, 2025 | City record |
| 9C (Apartment) | — | — | $967,500 | — | July 21, 2025 | City record |
| 3E (Apartment) | — | — | $420,000 | — | June 2, 2025 | City record |
| 3D (Apartment) | — | — | $550,000 | — | May 1, 2025 | City record |
| 12D (Apartment) | — | — | $535,000 | — | March 14, 2025 | City record |
| 5L (Apartment) | 2 | — | $1,315,000 | — | March 3, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 19A (Apartment) | 1 | 1,140 | $1,235,000 | $1,083/ft² | February 27, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 8J (Apartment) | — | — | $880,000 | — | February 14, 2025 | City record |
| 6F (Apartment) | — | — | $550,000 | — | January 27, 2025 | City record |
| 10J (Apartment) | 1 | 950 | $670,000 | $705/ft² | November 7, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 2L (Apartment) | — | — | $1,050,000 | — | October 28, 2024 | City record |
| 16L (Apartment) | — | — | $1,275,000 | — | March 18, 2024 | City record |
| 20C (Apartment) | — | — | $620,000 | — | January 12, 2024 | City record |
| 11H (Apartment) | Studio | 600 | $475,000 | $792/ft² | December 21, 2023 | City record |
| 12C (Apartment) | — | — | $740,000 | — | November 15, 2023 | City record |
| 14E (Apartment) | Studio | — | $390,000 | — | October 16, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 9-DE (Apartment) | 2 | 1,400 | $1,250,000 | $893/ft² | August 21, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 15D (Apartment) | 1 | 750 | $595,000 | $793/ft² | July 11, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 11G (Apartment) | — | — | $525,000 | — | July 11, 2023 | City record |
| 4J (Apartment) | 2 | — | $627,500 | — | July 10, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 4H (Apartment) | Studio | — | $420,000 | — | July 10, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 4HJ (Apartment) | 3 | 1,650 | $1,047,500 | $635/ft² | July 10, 2023 | MLS |
| 7E (Apartment) | — | — | $455,000 | — | June 14, 2023 | City record |
| 11J (Apartment) | — | — | $755,000 | — | May 3, 2023 | City record |
| 8F (Apartment) | — | — | $550,000 | — | March 28, 2023 | City record |
| 20F (Apartment) | — | — | $975,000 | — | February 28, 2023 | City record |
| 10C (Apartment) | 2 | — | $740,000 | — | September 28, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 10G (Apartment) | — | — | $610,000 | — | August 3, 2022 | City record |
| 9G (Apartment) | 1 | 750 | $565,000 | $753/ft² | June 29, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 3F (Apartment) | — | — | $585,000 | — | June 10, 2022 | City record |

Showing the 40 most recent of 47 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**: $859,500
- **Median sold price**: $740,000
- **Difference**: +$119,500 (+16.1%)
- **This home, $/ft²**: $955
- **Comparable sales**: 5
- **Sales from**: September 2022 – February 2026
- **Middle half of those sales**: $707,500 – $1,250,000

Based on two-bedroom sales at 505 East 79th Street.

Square footage is recorded for only 2 of these 5 sales (40%), 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.

### How these sales were negotiated

- **Sale-to-list price**: 96.9% (4 sales)
- **Sold below asking**: 75% (4 sales)
- **Typical time to find a buyer**: 156 days (4 sales)
- **Typical time to close**: 109 days (4 sales)

Based on two-bedroom sales at 505 East 79th 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 sale price, co-op two-bedroom sales in Upper East Side

| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016 | $1,247,500 | 22 |
| 2017 | $1,299,500 | 88 |
| 2018 | $1,340,000 | 79 |
| 2019 | $1,300,000 | 75 |
| 2020 | $1,299,000 | 41 |
| 2021 | $1,275,000 | 141 |
| 2022 | $1,374,250 | 120 |
| 2023 | $1,300,000 | 99 |
| 2024 | $1,270,000 | 99 |
| 2025 | $1,350,000 | 99 |
| 2026 YTD | $1,435,000 | 55 |

Based on recorded co-op two-bedroom sales in Upper East Side. 2026 is year-to-date.

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 505 East 79th Street](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/505-east-79th-street)

## Property Taxes

This apartment is part of a co-op that is taxed as one lot shared across 209 apartments. The corporation’s 2026 property tax bill was $3,006,108 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 505 East 79th Street](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/505-east-79th-street)

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

## About The Building

### 505 East 79th Street

505 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075

A building in the neighborhood, currently featuring 1 active listing.

- **Year Built**: 1962
- **Active Units**: 1
- **Floors**: 20

[View the building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/505-east-79th-street)

### Available Residences — For Sale (1)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Days on Market |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [17-D](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/505-east-79th-street-17d-ny-10075) | 2 | 1 | 900 sqft | $955 | $859,500 | R New York | Jul 28, 2026 | 61 days |

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## Related Links

- [505 East 79th Street — building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/505-east-79th-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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