Manhattan / Midtown-Times Square / 10019
159 WEST 53 STREET
Recorded on the Digital Tax Map as NAC LEASEHOLD CONDOMINIUM.
Boro1
Block1006
Lot7501
BBL1010067501
Residential units
209
Units in total
220
Storeys
38
Year built
1968
Last alteration on file
-
Recorded transfers
247 since 2003
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What has sold here
Every transfer the City has recorded against this lot since 2003 with a consideration above zero. A co-op apartment has no deed, so its sale is recorded as a Real Property Transfer Tax return instead; both are printed here and the instrument is named in the last column. The figure is the consideration as filed, which is not always the price a buyer would recognise.
| Recorded | Consideration | Unit | What transferred | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | $1,125,000 | 15B | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 13 Apr 2026 | $1 | 14C | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 26 Nov 2025 | $1,050,000 | 27H | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 26 Sep 2025 | $10 | 19A | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 14 Jul 2025 | $1,050,000 | 28H | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 13 Jun 2025 | $695,000 | 14C | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 4 Jun 2025 | $870,000 | 11D | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 25 Apr 2025 | $1,500,000 | 16E | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 21 Mar 2025 | $980,000 | 15H | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 30 Jan 2025 | $1,625,000 | 28E | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 20 Nov 2024 | $585,000 | 35A | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 26 Sep 2024 | $900,000 | 21F | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 19 Sep 2024 | $720,000 | 28F | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 17 Jun 2024 | $1,180,000 | 36B | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 7 May 2024 | $500,000 | 22A | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 2 May 2024 | $875,000 | 17D | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 24 Apr 2024 | $837,500 | 24D | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 27 Feb 2024 | $740,000 | 24F | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 27 Jun 2023 | $1,265,000 | 31B | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 15 May 2023 | $710,000 | 21C | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 20 Apr 2023 | $865,000 | 21F | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 6 Apr 2023 | $680,000 | 18C | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 13 Mar 2023 | $900,000 | 31F | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 10 Mar 2023 | $635,000 | 30A | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 5 Jan 2023 | $695,000 | 30C | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 19 Dec 2022 | $1,295,000 | 35B | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 14 Dec 2022 | $1,620,000 | 11E | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 11 Oct 2022 | $705,000 | 27C | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 21 Sep 2022 | $1,450,000 | 22E | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 15 Jul 2022 | $1,433,000 | 27E | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 19 May 2022 | $1,025,000 | 33B | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 29 Apr 2022 | $950,000 | 27D | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 15 Feb 2022 | $915,000 | 15D | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 28 Jan 2022 | $775,000 | 33B | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 11 Jan 2022 | $915,000 | 22B | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 6 Jan 2022 | $770,000 | 28D | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 3 Jan 2022 | $635,000 | 16C | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 27 Dec 2021 | $900,000 | 20B | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 15 Nov 2021 | $931,971 | 29B | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 15 Sep 2021 | $580,000 | 19A | SINGLE RESIDENTIAL CONDO UNIT | DEED |
| 247 transfers are recorded against this building since 2003. The 40 most recent are printed here; the yearly summary above counts all of them. | ||||
- DEED
- DEED. Conveys real property: a condominium apartment, or an entire building and the land under it.
By year
| Year | Transfers | Median recorded | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | $562,501 | $1 | $1,125,000 |
| 2025 | 8 | $1,015,000 | $10 | $1,625,000 |
| 2024 | 8 | $788,750 | $500,000 | $1,180,000 |
| 2023 | 7 | $710,000 | $635,000 | $1,265,000 |
| 2022 | 12 | $932,500 | $635,000 | $1,620,000 |
| 2021 | 13 | $795,000 | $521,000 | $1,750,000 |
| 2020 | 6 | $800,000 | $1 | $900,000 |
| 2019 | 11 | $790,000 | $10 | $1,357,500 |
| 2018 | 7 | $805,000 | $650,000 | $1,300,000 |
| 2017 | 12 | $817,500 | $16,800 | $1,810,000 |
| 2016 | 13 | $729,000 | $10 | $1,825,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | $1,212,500 | $100 | $2,160,000 |
| 2014 | 11 | $700,000 | $589,000 | $1,708,000 |
| 2013 | 9 | $880,000 | $306,500 | $1,175,000 |
| 2012 | 11 | $645,000 | $306,500 | $944,888 |
| 2011 | 11 | $797,250 | $488,000 | $975,000 |
| 2010 | 11 | $620,000 | $200,000 | $836,000 |
| 2009 | 8 | $647,500 | $325,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 2008 | 10 | $746,000 | $582,000 | $2,200,000 |
| 2007 | 11 | $670,000 | $529,000 | $1,425,000 |
| 2006 | 10 | $562,500 | $450,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 2005 | 14 | $707,500 | $405,000 | $1,160,000 |
| 2004 | 22 | $481,620 | $225,000 | $1,100,000 |
| 2003 | 16 | $362,500 | $85,000 | $925,000 |
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The building on the lot
Section through the lot
Lot area
21,300 sq ft
Building area
319,734 sq ft
Residential area
164,507 sq ft
Commercial area
155,227 sq ft
Office area
109,939 sq ft
Retail area
3,596 sq ft
Buildings on the lot
1
Built floor area ratio
15.01
Residential FAR permitted
10
Zoning district
C6-6
03
Assessment
Assessed land value
$12,398,560
Assessed total value
$69,289,942
Exempt value
$26,809,157
Assessed per residential unit
$331,531
Assessed value is the figure the Department of Finance uses to levy property tax. For a class two building it is derived from an income approach and it is capped in how fast it can rise. It is not a market valuation and the two figures routinely differ by a wide margin. What the assessment does and does not tell you.
04
Classification and location
Building class
RM
Neighbourhood
Midtown-Times Square
ZIP code
10019
Community district
Manhattan 5
Council district
4
Coordinates
40.762998, -73.981279
The Department of Finance building classification list does not publish a description for code RM. On this site that code appears almost only on condominium billing lots.
05
Other buildings in Midtown-Times Square
| Address | Class | Res. units | Built | Transfers | Median apartment, 5 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 680 8 AVENUE | D5 | 652 | 1920 | 1 | - |
| 250 WEST 50 STREET | D6 | 550 | 1998 | 11 | - |
| 235 WEST 56 STREET | RM | 482 | 1987 | 0 | - |
| 235 WEST 48 STREET | D8 | 477 | 1989 | 2 | - |
| 770 8 AVENUE | D6 | 464 | 2001 | 0 | - |
| 76179 7 AVENUE | RM | 445 | 1927 | 453 | $650k |
| 242 WEST 53 STREET | D8 | 426 | 2015 | 0 | - |
| 1752 BROADWAY | D6 | 396 | 1979 | 15 | - |
| 890 8 AVENUE | RM | 394 | 2003 | 0 | - |
| 870 8 AVENUE | D6 | 381 | 1965 | 0 | - |
| 980 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS | D6 | 380 | 1986 | 0 | - |
| 66 WEST 38 STREET | RM | 374 | 2001 | 0 | - |