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title: "516 East 78th Street #3EF, New York City, NY 10075"
description: "516 East 78th Street #3EF, New York City, NY 10075 — Upper East Side, New York City, NY. Listing Price $1,295,000. 3 bed, 2 bath Illustrative Buyer Commission Share of $19,425 at closing, based on a 3% buyer-broker commission."
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source: "Real Estate Rebate Team"
dateModified: "2026-09-08T08:23:21.205Z"
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# 516 East 78th Street #3EF, New York City, NY 10075

Upper East Side, New York City, NY

Courtesy of Compass

Last updated: September 8, 2026, 4:23 AM

## At a Glance

- **Listing Price**: $1,295,000
- **Beds**: 3
- **Baths**: 2
- **Common Charges**: $3,644 / mo
- **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**: $1,295,000
- **Illustrative Buyer Commission Share**: -$19,425*
- **Illustrative Net Cost**: $1,275,575

*Illustrative Buyer Savings of $19,425 — 50% of a 3% buyer-broker commission, shared at closing.*

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## Property Overview

** ARTIST INSPIRED SUN-DRENCHED 3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH HOME WITH FOUR EXPOSURES, IN-UNIT
LAUNDRY & JOHN JAY PARK AT YOUR DOORSTEP**
Rarely do you find a three-bedroom, two-full-bath apartment with North, South, East and West exposures,
abundant windows, thoughtful renovations, in-unit laundry, and a wonderfully flexible layout—all in one of
the Upper East Side’s most vibrant and old-school neighborhood-y parts of town.
The apartment has been lovingly updated while retaining its character and practicality. All double- and
triple-hung windows were replaced in 2013, and a Type 2 alteration was completed and filed with the City in
2007.
The large windowed eat-in kitchen is designed for real life, with a generous island topped in reclaimed
wood from Olde Good Things, comfortable seating, abundant storage drawers, dishwasher, and a French-door refrigerator with bottom freezer. A built-in kitchen desk/command center creates a handy spot for
homework, household organization, or working from home. The original brass hardware and Cherokee
“window stick” remain, making the high window easy to operate.
The expansive living and dining great room is the heart of the home, with three dramatic floor-to-ceiling
triple-hung windows, exposed brick, built-in shelving crafted from excess wood from the 2013 window
replacement, and a double closet for media equipment or additional storage. There is plenty of space for a
large dining table as well as multiple seating areas.
The split-bedroom layout offers excellent separation, storage, and flexibility, boasting tons of light and air.
The south-facing primary bedroom is filled with light through two triple-hung windows and features two
closets, including one generously sized closet, a built-in desk area created from a former third closet, and
three additional overhead storage compartments—ideal for off-season clothing and belongings.
The second south-facing bedroom is bright and peaceful, with a triple-hung window and a deep, tall closet.
Across the apartment, the third bedroom offers a more private retreat with east-facing light, a walk-in
closet, built-in desk, cabinet and shelving, plus a double-hung window. It also has its own en-suite full
bathroom, complete with Duravit sink, heated towel warmer, and a windowed shower
The front full bathroom features a deep cast-iron soaking tub, vanity, sink, and toilet.
A dedicated laundry closet houses a front-loading washer and vented dryer, fully approved for use by the
co-op.
The building has 24-hour staff, a resident superintendent, and an overnight security guard who patrols
the property and is available for late-night emergencies and lockouts. The building is pet-friendly with
numerous dog runs nearby. Additional amenities include a basement laundry facility, secure package room,
storage cages, and a free bike room. Storage rooms are currently $27.80/month. (Possible WL)
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
This is an exceptionally convenient and livable corner of the Upper East Side, with John Jay Park essentially
downstairs. The park offers a playground, tot lot, tennis, pickleball, basketball and handball courts, plus
summer movie programming and a beautiful seasonal outdoor pool with free swimming lessons for
children.
Carl Schurz Park is approximately a ten-minute walk away, with playgrounds, pickleball, large and small
dog runs, and a full calendar of neighborhood programming, from art fairs and Halloween events to holiday
tree lighting and summer concerts.
Shareholders will appreciate the proximity to some of Manhattan’s most sought-after schools, including PS 158,
The Chapin School, Brearley, Ramaz, The Town School, Allen-Stevenson and Eleanor Roosevelt High
School, with many other public and private schools within a short distance.
Daily conveniences are wonderfully close. Within a block are the Webster Public Library and its Book
Cellar used bookstore, the US Post Office, delis, dry cleaners, nail salons, pizza, Chinese and sushi
restaurants, Italian food, and a gro

## Property Details

- **Property Type**: Co-op
- **Beds**: 3
- **Baths**: 2
- **Rooms**: 5
- **Stories**: 6
- **Year Built**: 1910
- **Common Charges**: $3,644.42 / Monthly
- **Listed On**: Sep 8, 2026
- **Days on Market**: 1 Days

### Residence Features

- Building Washer Dryer Install Allowed
- Common On Floor
- Common Area
- In Unit
- Building Garden
- Eat-in Kitchen

## Sales Evidence

### Recent closed sales

25 apartments at 516 East 78th Street have recorded sales since September 2021, the most recent for $499,999 in May 2026. Prices are the figures recorded with the City, not asking prices.

| Unit | Beds | Sold Price | Sold | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3O (Apartment) | 1 | $499,999 | May 21, 2026 | City record · MLS |
| 3N (Apartment) | — | $600,000 | March 17, 2026 | City record |
| 2J (Apartment) | 2 | $600,000 | March 5, 2025 | City record · MLS |
| 4K (Apartment) | — | $345,000 | February 20, 2025 | City record |
| 5B (Apartment) | — | $575,000 | January 21, 2025 | City record |
| 2K (Apartment) | 1 | $465,000 | December 20, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 5J (Apartment) | 1 | $594,000 | December 13, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 3A (Apartment) | 1 | $355,000 | November 13, 2024 | City record · MLS |
| 5P (Apartment) | — | $417,937 | August 13, 2024 | City record |
| 5I (Apartment) | — | $360,000 | November 1, 2023 | City record |
| 5E (Apartment) | — | $395,000 | September 7, 2023 | City record |
| 1-H (Apartment) | 1 | $425,000 | July 13, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 6E (Apartment) | — | $330,000 | March 6, 2023 | City record |
| 3J (Apartment) | 1 | $530,000 | February 7, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 5C (Apartment) | Studio | $425,000 | January 11, 2023 | City record · MLS |
| 4A (Apartment) | Studio | $315,000 | November 9, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 6M (Apartment) | — | $345,000 | September 21, 2022 | City record |
| 5F (Apartment) | — | $513,000 | May 24, 2022 | City record |
| 3O (Apartment) | 1 | $475,000 | May 3, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 3B (Apartment) | — | $585,000 | April 6, 2022 | City record |
| 1-H (Apartment) | — | $430,000 | April 4, 2022 | City record |
| 2P (Apartment) | — | $475,000 | February 28, 2022 | City record |
| 6P (Apartment) | 1 | $400,000 | February 17, 2022 | City record · MLS |
| 4-B (Apartment) | 1 | $595,000 | December 21, 2021 | City record · MLS |
| 4I (Apartment) | — | $440,000 | October 21, 2021 | City record |

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

The median closed price for comparable co-op three-bedroom sales in Upper East Side is $2,415,000, based on 84 sales between September 2024 and July 2026. This home is asking $1,295,000, $1,120,000 below that median. The middle half of those sales closed between $1,975,000 and $3,212,500.

- **Median closed price**: $2,415,000
- **Middle half**: $1,975,000 – $3,212,500
- **Based on**: 84 co-op three-bedroom sales in Upper East Side
- **Period**: September 2024 – July 2026

Square footage is recorded for only 19 of these 84 sales (23%), 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.

Across the 73 of these sales with a published asking price, the median closed at 95.9% of what it originally asked. 74% of them closed below the original ask.

This building has not had enough comparable sales of its own in the period to support a median, so the benchmark is drawn from Upper East Side instead.

### How these sales were negotiated

- **Sold vs original ask**: 95.9% of the original ask
- **Closed below ask**: 74% of 73 sales
- **Listed → in contract**: 62 days (about 9 weeks)
- **In contract → closed**: 105 days (about 15 weeks)

Across the 73 of these sales with a published asking price, the median closed at 95.9% of what it originally asked. 74% of them closed below the original ask.

Half of these homes were in contract within 62 days (about 9 weeks) of coming to market, based on the 78 with a recorded listing date.

Once a deal was agreed, closing took a further 105 days (about 15 weeks), based on the 78 with both dates recorded. A co-op board package and its interview account for much of that.

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.

Based on 84 co-op three-bedroom sales in Upper East Side, September 2024 – July 2026. Each figure counts only the sales that recorded the dates it needs, which is why the denominators differ.

### Price trend

Median sold price for co-op three-bedroom sales in Upper East Side, 2017 to 2026. The series is held to one bedroom count and one ownership type for the same reason: an unfiltered median tracks which apartments sold, not what they were worth.

| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | $2,990,000 | 37 |
| 2018 | $2,250,000 | 40 |
| 2019 | $2,089,500 | 36 |
| 2020 | $1,985,000 | 27 |
| 2021 | $2,003,666 | 59 |
| 2022 | $2,120,000 | 75 |
| 2023 | $2,100,000 | 45 |
| 2024 | $2,125,000 | 38 |
| 2025 | $2,237,500 | 51 |
| 2026 | $3,020,000 | 25 |

This building does not have enough sales with a recorded floor area to chart its own price per square foot, which is usual for a co-op. The series above follows comparable homes across Upper East Side instead.

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 516 East 78th Street](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/516-east-78th-street)

## Property Taxes

This apartment is part of a co-op that is taxed as one lot shared across 384 apartments. The corporation’s 2026 property tax bill was $1,813,078 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 516 East 78th Street](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/516-east-78th-street)

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

## About The Building

### 516 East 78th Street

Upper East Side · Stock Cooperative

516 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075

A building in Upper East Side, currently featuring 3 active listings.

- **Year Built**: 1911
- **Total Units**: 3
- **Floors**: 6

[View the building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/516-east-78th-street)

### Available Residences — For Sale (3)

| Unit | Beds | Baths | Size | Price / Ft² | Price | Listing Office | Listed Date | Days on Market |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [3EF](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/516-east-78th-street-3ef-ny-10075) | 3 | 2 | — | — | $1,295,000 | Compass | Sep 8, 2026 | 0 days |
| [4C](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/516-east-78th-street-c-4C-ny-10075) | 2 | 1 | — | — | $525,000 | Serhant | May 22, 2026 | 109 days |
| [4-E](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buy/newyorkcity/manhattan/10075/516-east-78th-street--e-4E-ny-10075) | 1 | 1 | — | — | $465,000 | Find Properties | Jun 5, 2026 | 95 days |

## Estimated Monthly Payment

**$10,193 / month**, assuming a 20% down payment ($259,000), a 6.5% interest rate and a 30-year term. The page's calculator lets a buyer change all three.

- **Principal & Interest**: $6,548
- **Common Charges**: $3,644

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

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## Related Links

- [516 East 78th Street — building page](https://realestaterebatesnewyork.com/buildings/new-york-city/manhattan/516-east-78th-street)
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