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for saleRealtyLens property overview
$36,000,000
12 E 79th St
New York, NY, 10075
View more New York, NY property pages8Beds
10Baths
16,000Sqft
$2250$/sqft
Market Insights
Below nearby median-48%
$2250/sqft vs a nearby median of $4355/sqft.
Nearby median$4355/sqft
Nearby properties8
Property size16,000 sqft
- -48% versus the nearby median price per square foot.
- Price history is limited, so current comps matter more than trend alone.
- 16,000 sqft creates a usable price-per-square-foot read.
Pricing Read
Yardstick fair value$71M$65M – $76M · 68% confidence
vs ask $36M−$35M (−95.9%)
Asking price is about 95.9% below the fair value — likely to draw competing offers if it's still on market.
$4,365/sqft median across 7 tight comps × 16,000 sqft= $70M
- Days-on-market gravity−$2.10M −3.0%
- Transit access+$1.75M +2.5%
- Pre-war character+$1.75M +2.5%
- Virtually staged−$698k −1.0%
Cumulative NYC adjustments+$698k+1.0%
Property Read
The asking price per square foot is below the nearby median, which can be worth a closer comp check.
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Listing Details
- Days on market
- 1,077 days
- Last price change
- No change recorded
- Listed
- May 31, 2023
- Photos
- 15 photos
- Property type
- townhomes
- Status
- for sale
Photos
Building Facts
- Year built
- 1903
- Stories
- 6
- Total units
- 1
- Building area
- 14,979 sqft
- Lot size
- 2,861 sqft
- Land use
- Public facilities and institutions
- Building class
- W3
From NYC public records where available.
Price History
May 4, 2026Initial record
$36,000,000for sale
Public Records
DOB violations5 open
25 total recorded against the building
HPD violations0 open
0 total recorded
ACRIS documents10
Tax-lot deed, mortgage, and transfer records on file
311 calls (12 mo)5,219
Top: heat/hot water
Top complaint types in ZIP 10075
- HEAT/HOT WATER573
- Illegal Parking533
- Noise313
- Street Condition306
- Noise - Residential210
Recent DOB
- Dec 17, 2021V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE · EVCAT5-NON-RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR PERIODIC INSPECTION/TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED
- Aug 1, 2018V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED
- Mar 31, 2014V*-DOB VIOLATION - DISMISSED · EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED
- Jun 20, 2013V*-DOB VIOLATION - Resolved · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED
Recent Transfers (ACRIS)
- Dec 30, 1999DEED
- Jan 6, 1971DEED
Sourced from NYC Open Data (DOB, HPD, ACRIS). Updated as the city republishes — check the original source for live status.