Bright Top-Floor Upper East Side Residence
Located on the top floor with northern, southern, and eastern exposures, this rare 7-room perfectly renovated combination apartment offers exceptional light, city views, and high ceilings over 10 feet.
An entry gallery opens to a large sunlit living room featuring a working wood-burning fireplace and herringbone hardwood floors. The layout includes a formal dining room (convertible to a 4th bedroom), a separate library, a dedicated home office, and an eat-in chef's kitchen with Taj Mahal quartzite counters, backsplash, and custom dining table. The home offers three bedrooms-including a primary suite with an en-suite bath. The two additional bedrooms, an additional full bath and an elegant powder room complete this home.
Modern conveniences include multi-zoned central air, an in-unit washer/dryer, and substantial custom closet space through-out.
Designed by Schwartz & Gross and completed in 1916, 156 East 79th Street is a distinguished, full-service cooperative with a 24-hour doorman and resident superintendent. Situated on the Upper East Side near Central Park, fine dining, museums, and transportation.
The building permits up to 60% financing, is pet-friendly, and offers a fitness facility, laundry room, private storage, and bicycle storage.
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Active
$3,750,000
156 E 79th St, New York, NY 10075
3beds
--sqft
Coop
Built in 1917
-- sqft lot
$3,666,700 Zestimate®
$--/sqft
$9,020/mo HOA
What's special
Working wood-burning fireplaceSubstantial custom closet spaceSeparate libraryDedicated home officeHerringbone hardwood floorsExceptional lightMulti-zoned central air
- 32 days
- 312
- 17
Zillow last checked:
Listing updated:
Listed by:
Brown Harris Stevens 914-393-6517,
Susan Rubin,
Stephanie Kanner
Source: StreetEasy,MLS#: S1849169
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3
- Full bathrooms: 2
- 1/2 bathrooms: 1
Rooms
- Room types: Bike Room
Cooling
- Central Air
Appliances
- Included: Washer/Dryer
Features
- Has fireplace: Yes
- Fireplace features: Wood Burning
Property
Features
- Has view: Yes
- View description: City
Details
- Parcel number: 014130050
- Special conditions: Resale
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: Cooperative
- Property subtype: Coop
Condition
- Year built: 1917
Community & HOA
Community
- Features: Doorman, Full Time Doorman
- Security: Doorman, Full-Time Doorman
- Subdivision: Lenox Hill
HOA
- Has HOA: Yes
- Amenities included: Elevator(s)
- Services included: Maintenance
- HOA fee: $9,020 monthly
Location
- Region: New York
Financial & listing details
- Tax assessed value: $31,307,000
- Annual tax amount: $1,640,091
- Date on market: 9/22/2026
Estimated market value
$3,666,700
$3.48M - $3.85M
Not available
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 9/22/2026 | Listed for sale | $3,750,000+61.3% |
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| 6/2/2022 | Listing removed | -- |
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| 1/25/2022 | Pending sale | $2,325,000 |
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| 12/1/2021 | Price change | $2,325,000-5.1% |
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| 9/13/2021 | Listed for sale | $2,450,000+237.9% |
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| 10/1/2014 | Listing removed | $725,000 |
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| 6/28/2014 | Listed for sale | $725,000+3.7% |
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| 10/7/2012 | Listing removed | $699,000 |
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| 9/20/2012 | Listed for sale | $699,000 |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,640,091 +2.3% | $14,088,150 +10.2% |
| 2024 | $1,603,795 +2.7% | $12,783,600 +1% |
| 2023 | $1,561,293 | $12,658,050 -11.4% |
| 2022 | -- | $14,283,900 +18.1% |
| 2021 | -- | $12,096,000 -10.1% |
| 2020 | -- | $13,452,750 +3.8% |
| 2019 | -- | $12,966,300 |
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