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Back to the listing3-bedroom apartment for sale in Upper East Side-Yorkville
505 E 79th St Apt 18B, Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan, New York, NY, 10075
- Size
- 1,575 ft² (146 m²)
- Available
- Now
- Year built
- 1963: Building details
About this home
Apartment for sale in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,575 ft². Asking price $1,500,000. Built in 1963.
From the original listing · Realtor.comShowHide
ESTATE CONDITION. RENDERED IMAGES ARE FOR CONCEPTUAL PURPOSES. Fall in love with this unique 1,575-square-foot, 3-bedroom, 2-bath home located in the heart of Manhattan's Upper East Side. Available for the first time in more than 60 years. Bring your architect and your vision to Residence 18B at East River House! With open, sun-flooded northern and southern exposures and sweeping City and East River views, this is a rare opportunity to create the home of your dreams. This spacious home features generous proportions with its sprawling living and dining rooms, and three oversized bedrooms. The south-facing living room spans nearly 30 feet with windows showcasing dramatic vistas, which sets the stage for dramatic, everyday living and entertaining. Beside it is a separate dining room, also on the river side, and a pass-through kitchen. The winged primary bedroom sits away from the other bedrooms for privacy and has its own walk-in closet. The second bedroom and third bedrooms have a full wall of closets. Two full windowed baths, a gracious foyer and four walk-in closets, plus additional closets, give you storage seldom found in Manhattan. Homes this size with these views rarely come to market. Building Improvements - All undertaken with no assessments - New Boiler, state-of-the-art, energy-efficient (2015) - New Common Hallway Renovation (2017) - New Elevator-Cab interiors installed (2017) - New Elevator Mechanical System (2020) - New Cooling Tower (2021) - New Intercom (2021) - New Lobby & Mail Room (2021) - Local Law 11 (underway, slated to finish December 2026) Conveniently Located East River House is near Carl Schurz & John Jay Parks, the NY Public Library, post office, D'Agostino's, Duane Reade, Chase Bank, Starbucks, and Agata & Valentina Fine Food. Transportation includes MTA Subways Q-Train @ 83rd Street & 2nd Avenue and 6-Train @ 77th Street & Lexington. M31 & M79 Buses and Wall Street Taxi Share-a-Ride pick-up spot (Corner of 79th Street & York Ave.) East River House is a full-service co-op with a 24-hour doorman, live-in super, storage room, bike room, and 24-hour attended garage. Pet-friendly; one dog is permitted. Guarantors and gifting are allowed, both with board approval. Don't miss your chance to experience the ultimate in luxury living - schedule a viewing today and make this corner unit your own.
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Roofy listing score
Grade C, 69/100 · Fairly complete
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Details17/20
- Full points: Price stated3/3
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- Does not apply: Move-in date: does not apply2/2
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- No points: Laundry not mentioned0/1
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- No points: No amenities listed0/2
- Full points: Description of 387 words3/3
True cost5/15
- No points: No running costs stated (HOA, service charge or taxes)0/8
- Some points: Priced 33% below similar homes in its neighborhood5/7
Accuracy12/15
- Nothing to compare: Listed on one site, nothing to compare3/6
- Full points: Agrees with city records (built 1963, 209 homes)5/5
- Full points: Confirmed on its source site 3 days ago4/4
Legal10/10
- Full points: No fair-housing problems found in the wording6/6
- Full points: The agent’s license is active4/4
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Buying costs
What this price means for you: the monthly payment, and New York’s mansion tax, which the buyer pays on a home of $1 million or more.
Compared with the area
Asks $1,500,000, 33% below the median asking price for 3-bedroom homes for sale in Upper East Side-Yorkville.
- Median here
- $2,222,500
- 20 listings, last 90 days
- Typical range
- $1,870,000–$3,483,750
- The middle half of listings
- Per ft²
- $952.38 vs $1,482.53
- This home vs the median, 36% lower
Priced below most similar homes here.
Asking prices of listings on Roofy and listing sites in the last 90 days, not signed leases or sale prices. One currency, never converted.
More about Upper East Side-YorkvilleLocation
- NeighborhoodUpper East Side-YorkvilleHousing records and complaints
- BoroughManhattanHousing records
- ZIP codeZIP 10075Buildings and sales
- ListingsHomes for sale in 1007596 homes for sale
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- CityNew YorkHomes for sale
Nearby transit
- 86 StN Q12 min walk
- 72 StN Q12 min walk
- 77 St614 min walk
Nearby public schools · District 2
- P.S. 158 Bayard Taylorelementary, grades PK-5150 m
- Yorkville East Middle Schoolmiddle, grades 6-8160 m
- Eleanor Roosevelt High Schoolhigh, grades 9-12360 m
Distance only, not school zones. Check the zoned school with NYC Public Schools.
The building
209 units · 19 floors · built 1963
Building record (NYC)
NYC records as of Nov 1 (weekly)505 East 79 Street · BBL 1-01576-0005 · built 1963 · 209 units
- Building type
- Elevator apartment building
- Open HPD violations
- 7 (A 5 · B 2 · C 0)
- Heat complaints
- 0 this season
- Complaints, last 12 months
- 1
- Rent stabilization
- May have stabilized units
- Last sale (12-month file)
- $950,000 on Sep 8, 2026
No open immediately hazardous (Class C) violations.
See the full building recordPublic NYC records about the building, not about the person listing it. Buyers and renters can see them on city websites too. Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOF).
Added to Roofy Oct 29, 2026Last checked on Realtor.com Oct 29, 2026Roofy doesn’t verify listings. Never send money before seeing a home.







































