Upper East Side multifamily & commercial real estate market
Recorded sales, prices, construction, lending and ownership for income and commercial property in Upper East Side, updated monthly from NYC public records. Data through July 2026. Covers Upper East Side, Lenox Hill, Yorkville, Carnegie Hill and Roosevelt Island.
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$1.7B71 sales, last 12 months▲ 21.1% YoY
$954Median price / sq ft▲ 2.9% YoY
$760KMedian price / unit (multifamily)▲ 21.4% YoY
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September 2026 summary
71 income-property sales were recorded in the Upper East Side over the 12 months ending July 2026, down 16.5% from the prior 12 months, while dollar volume reached $1.7B, up 21.1%. The median price per square foot was $954, up 2.9%, and the median price per residential unit across multifamily and mixed-use properties was $760K, up 21.4%. DOB construction permits totaled 4,077, down 3.7%. 2.6% of multifamily and mixed-use parcels carried a Motivated-Seller Score of 10 or above, compared with 2.9% citywide. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. was the most active lender, with 51 mortgages recorded.
Market trends
Recorded sales volume by month
August 2024 – July 2026. Hover or tap a month for its figure.
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Month
Sales
Volume
August 2024
4
$34.2M
September 2024
10
$136.3M
October 2024
4
$181.3M
November 2024
6
$168M
December 2024
8
$75.5M
January 2025
6
$81.2M
February 2025
7
$104.7M
March 2025
12
$348M
April 2025
7
$43.4M
May 2025
8
$139.4M
June 2025
7
$47M
July 2025
6
$37.7M
August 2025
5
$828.8M
September 2025
3
$22.9M
October 2025
6
$117.9M
November 2025
5
$35.4M
December 2025
4
$32.7M
January 2026
3
$35.5M
February 2026
2
$11.1M
March 2026
20
$278.9M
April 2026
4
$16M
May 2026
4
$62.6M
June 2026
11
$205.9M
July 2026
4
$43.8M
Median price per square foot
Rolling 3-month median of recorded sales with a building area. Gaps mean fewer than five priced sales.
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Month
Median $/sf (3-mo)
August 2024
$873
September 2024
$1,078
October 2024
$1,181
November 2024
$1,214
December 2024
$1,021
January 2025
$746
February 2025
$755
March 2025
$799
April 2025
$875
May 2025
$1,028
June 2025
$927
July 2025
$929
August 2025
$883
September 2025
$949
October 2025
$1,196
November 2025
$821
December 2025
$779
January 2026
$739
February 2026
$954
March 2026
$937
April 2026
$917
May 2026
$976
June 2026
$1,148
July 2026
$1,148
Construction permits issued
Initial DOB NOW permits for construction work (sheds, fences, scaffolds and signs excluded) — a leading indicator of repositioning and new supply.
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Month
Permits
August 2024
434
September 2024
334
October 2024
385
November 2024
268
December 2024
274
January 2025
314
February 2025
334
March 2025
344
April 2025
351
May 2025
352
June 2025
407
July 2025
437
August 2025
403
September 2025
377
October 2025
361
November 2025
263
December 2025
274
January 2026
287
February 2026
268
March 2026
353
April 2026
320
May 2026
328
June 2026
432
July 2026
411
What trades here
Share of recorded sales by asset class, last 12 months.
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Asset class
Sales
Multifamily
49
Retail
9
Mixed Use
5
Office
5
Other
3
Seller distress
2.6% of 3,474 multifamily and mixed-use parcels in Upper East Side carry a Motivated-Seller Score of 10+ as of September 2026, down from 2.7% in August 2026. Citywide the figure is 2.9%.
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The score weighs estimated loan maturity, tax liens, open HPD violations, evictions, ownership tenure and transfer activity. It is a signal, not a prediction.
What is the price per square foot for commercial and multifamily property in Upper East Side?
The median recorded sale was $954 per square foot across 71 priced income-property sales in the 12 months to July 2026, up 2.9% on the prior year.
How much do multifamily buildings sell for per unit in Upper East Side?
Multifamily and mixed-use buildings sold for a median of $760K per residential unit in the 12 months to July 2026, across 54 recorded sales.
How many commercial real estate sales were there in Upper East Side last year?
71 income-property sales worth $1.7B were recorded in the 12 months to July 2026 (deeds of $100,000 or more, excluding single-family homes and condo units).
Who lends on commercial property in Upper East Side?
The most active institutional lender over the last 12 months was JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., with 51 recorded mortgages. The Crezly lender directory ranks every lender by recorded loans.
Track Upper East Side deals as they happen
New sales, permits, off-market listings and distress signals, in one weekly brief.
Compiled by Crezly from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds and mortgages (recorded through July 2026), DOB NOW permits, PLUTO and HPD. Sales are recorded deeds of $100,000+ on income and commercial property (multifamily incl. two-family, mixed-use, retail, office, industrial, development, hospitality); single-family homes and condo units are excluded. Staten Island deeds are recorded by the Richmond County Clerk and are not in ACRIS. Neighborhoods follow NYC Community District boundaries. Not legal, financial or investment advice.
