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  • $951,200

    159 W 53rd St #19H, New York, NY 10019

    2beds
    900sqft
    Condo
    Built in 1968
    -- sqft lot
    $951,200 Zestimate®
    $1,057/sqft
    $6,531 Estimated rent

    Home value

    $951,200

    $875,000 - $1.04M

    $6,531/mo

    Zestimate® history
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    What's special

    There's nothing better than living in the heart of Manhattan, in a spacious 2 bedroom 1.5 bath apartment (being offered furnished or unfurnished), within minutes of the city's best attractions and conveniences. Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall, Times Square, the Broadway Theater District and Columbus Circle are all just minutes away. This wonderful corner home has a lot more going for it as well, like northern and eastern exposures, lovely hardwood floors, generously-sized rooms, a windowed full bath and plenty of large closets. The windowed galley kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances, that includes a dishwasher, offers plenty of storage and prep space for all your culinary creations. Topping it off are utilities (electric, gas, heat and water) that are included in common charges and the comfort of having a large, full-time, onsite staff (doorman, concierge, building manager, live-in super, handyman and porter) to tend to your every need. Investor friendly and Pet friendly. Tower 53 also offers residents a common roof deck, laundry room and parking garage. The B, D, E, C, N, Q, R, 1 and F are all right nearby, as are fine restaurants like Le Bernardin, Yakitori Totto, Victor's Cafe and Trattoria Dell'Arte, chic shopping along Fifth Avenue, the Museum of Modern Art and lots of great markets to choose from: Whole Foods, Westerly Natural Market, Stiles Farmers Market, Morton Williams and Ernest Klein & Company, to name a few. There is an ongoing fuel assessment $85.20 This apartment also available for rent.

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    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 2
    • Bathrooms: 2
    • Full bathrooms: 1
    • 1/2 bathrooms: 1
    Cooling
    • Central
    Appliances
    • Included: Dishwasher
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 900 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Total spaces: 1
    • Parking features: Garage - Attached
    Lot
    • Size: 0.28 Acres
    Details
    • Parcel number: 010061065

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: Condo
    Condition
    • Year built: 1968

    Community & HOA

    Community
    • Features: Doorman
    HOA
    • Has HOA: Yes
    • HOA fee: $942 monthly
    Location
    • Region: New York

    Financial & listing details

    • Price per square foot: $1,057/sqft
    • Tax assessed value: $285,124
    • Annual tax amount: $14,747

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    5/3/2021Sold$900,000-3.2%$1,000/sqft
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    1/15/2021Pending sale$930,000$1,033/sqft
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    11/18/2020Listed for sale$930,000-19.1%$1,033/sqft
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    1/18/2018Listing removed$4,000$4/sqft
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    12/6/2017Price change$4,000-3.6%$4/sqft
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    11/13/2017Price change$4,150-3.5%$5/sqft
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    11/4/2017Listed for rent$4,300$5/sqft
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    10/1/2017Listing removed$1,150,000$1,278/sqft
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    8/1/2017Price change$1,150,000-4.2%$1,278/sqft
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    6/26/2017Price change$1,199,999-4%$1,333/sqft
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    5/20/2017Price change$1,250,000-3.1%$1,389/sqft
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    4/20/2017Listed for sale$1,290,000+46.6%$1,433/sqft
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    3/28/2016Listing removed$4,300$5/sqft
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    1/22/2016Price change$4,300-4.4%$5/sqft
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    12/1/2015Listed for rent$4,500+4.7%$5/sqft
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    2/19/2015Listing removed$4,300$5/sqft
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    12/10/2014Price change$4,300-4.4%$5/sqft
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    11/16/2014Listed for rent$4,500$5/sqft
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    1/7/2009Sold$880,000+1733.3%$978/sqft
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    4/10/2001Sold$48,000-88%$53/sqft
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    6/29/2000Sold$400,000+18%$444/sqft
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    2/7/2000Sold$339,000$377/sqft
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    Public tax history

    YearProperty taxesTax assessment
    2025$14,747 +0.7%$128,306 +1.6%
    2024$14,644 -1.6%$126,274 -2.6%
    2023$14,886 $129,644 +5.6%
    2022-- $122,717 -1.8%
    2021-- $124,976 -9.7%
    2020-- $138,425 +2.3%
    2019$13,924 +6.6%$135,314 +6.6%
    2018$13,062 +5.7%$126,912 +11.4%
    2017$12,363 +7%$113,962 -3.9%
    2016$11,558 $118,628 +22.3%
    2015$11,558 +55.3%$96,966 +1.4%
    2014$7,443 $95,626 +1.3%
    2013-- $94,360 +2.4%
    2012-- $92,171 -2.8%
    2011-- $94,782 +22.2%
    2010-- $77,539 -7.3%
    2009-- $83,634
    Find assessor info on the county website

    Neighborhood: Midtown

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