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$2,500,000
Condo - For Sale

172 Madison Avenue #5A

Manhattan, NY 10016
bedrooms
2 Beds
bathrooms
3 Baths, 1 Half Bath
square feet
1479 Sqft
$17,624
Estimated Monthly
$2,078
HOA / Fees
0.69%
Cap Rate

About This Property

Expansive living space with 11-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows throughout. East and south facing overlooking Madison Avenue. Entry foyer with an elegant powder room. Immaculate marble open chefs kitchen. Master suite has 3-large and fitted closets, en-suite bathroom with a double sink, shower and soaking tub. Second bathroom has an en-suite bath as well. W/D in the unit.

Building is a full-service with 24-hour attended lobby. Spa with gym, salt-water lap pool, jacuzzi, and steam room. Yoga room with complimentary classes. Resident lounge with a pool room.





Unit Size
1,479Ft²
Days on Market
78 days
Land Size
-
Price per sqft
$1,690
Property Type
Condo
Property Taxes
$3,270
HOA Dues
$2,078
Year Built
2016
Listed By
Last updated: 13 days ago (RLS #RLMX-96308)

Price History

Date / Event Date Event Price
Feb 9, 2024 Listed by Baddour Group LLC $2,500,000
Listed by Baddour Group LLC
Nov 14, 2022 Withdrawn -
Withdrawn
Sep 29, 2022 Relisted $2,800,000
Relisted
Sep 8, 2022 Withdrawn -
Withdrawn
May 13, 2022 Listed $2,800,000
Listed
Expansive living space with 11-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows throughout. East and south facing overlooking Madison Avenue. Entry foyer with an elegant powder room. Immaculate marble open chefs kitchen. Master suite has 3-large and fitted closets, en-suite bathroom with a double sink, shower and soaking tub. Second bathroom has an en-suite bath as well. W/D in the unit. Building is a full-service with 24-hour attended lobby. Spa with gym, salt-water lap pool, jacuzzi, and…
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Property Highlights

Elevator
Doorman
With View
Interior Details

Bedroom Information

Bedrooms: 2

Bathroom Information

Full Bathrooms: 2
Half Bathrooms: 1

Interior Information

Interior Features: High Ceilings
Appliances: Dryer, Dishwasher, Microwave, Washer
Living Area: 1479

Room Information

Laundry Features: Building None, In Unit
Rooms: 3
Exterior Details

Property Information

Year Built: 1921

Building Information

Pets Allowed: Building Yes, Yes

Land Information

Tax Lot: 0000
Tax Block: 00863

Comparables

Unit
Status
Type
Beds
Baths
ft²
Price/ft²
Asking Price
Listed On
Closing Price
Sold On
HOA + Taxes
Condo
2 Beds
3 Baths
1,488 ft²
$1,574/ft²
$2,341,975 Jan 24, 2020
$2,341,975 May 15, 2020
$4,173/mo
Condo
2 Beds
3 Baths
1,488 ft²
$1,462/ft²
$2,175,000 Oct 4, 2019
$2,175,000 Apr 3, 2020
$4,173/mo
Condo
2 Beds
3 Baths
1,479 ft²
$1,521/ft²
$2,250,000 Feb 22, 2023
$2,250,000 Jul 28, 2023
$5,552/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2.5 Baths
1,479 ft²
$1,997/ft²
$2,952,925 Sep 6, 2017
- Feb 5, 2021
$3,241/mo
Condo
2 Beds
3 Baths
1,479 ft²
$1,927/ft²
$2,850,000 Apr 8, 2019
$2,850,000 Jul 10, 2019
$4,138/mo
Condo
2 Beds
3 Baths
1,476 ft²
$1,999/ft²
$2,950,000 May 25, 2021
$2,950,000 Jun 9, 2021
$4,483/mo
Condo
2 Beds
3 Baths
1,488 ft²
$1,680/ft²
$2,500,000 Jan 15, 2024
-
$2,450/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,446 ft²
$1,660/ft²
$2,400,000 Sep 20, 2023
-
$3,826/mo
Condo
2 Beds
3 Baths
1,468 ft²
$1,969/ft²
$2,890,000 Oct 4, 2022
-
$5,824/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,317 ft²
$1,898/ft²
$2,500,000 Oct 16, 2023
-
$3,854/mo
Condo
2 Beds
3 Baths
1,677 ft²
$1,488/ft²
$2,495,000 Apr 9, 2024
-
$7,251/mo
Condo
2 Beds
3 Baths
1,677 ft²
$1,547/ft²
$2,595,000 Apr 9, 2024
-
$7,500/mo

Past Sales

Date Unit Beds Baths Sqft Price Closed Owner Listed By
20231010 Unit 27A
10/10/2023
27A
3 Bed
4 Bath
-
$4,325,599
bedrooms
3 Bed
bathrooms
4 Bath
-
-
-
Jessica Taylor
Serhant
20230222 Unit 8A
02/22/2023
8A
2 Bed
3 Bath
1479 ft²
$2,475,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
3 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
$2,250,000 -9.09%
07/28/2023
Nicole Hechter
Corcoran Group
20220527 Unit 21C
05/27/2022
21C
1 Bed
2 Bath
891 ft²
$1,795,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
$1,550,000 -13.65%
06/15/2023
-
Geraldine Dayan
Elliman
20220523 Unit 20C
05/23/2022
20C
1 Bed
2 Bath
891 ft²
$1,850,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
$1,570,000 -15.14%
03/13/2023
Lin Pan
Lin Pan International Realty LLC
20211118 Unit 25A
11/18/2021
25A
3 Bed
4 Bath
2146 ft²
$4,750,000
bedrooms
3 Bed
bathrooms
4 Bath
square feet
2146 ft²
$4,083,000 -14.04%
11/10/2022
Charlie Attias
Compass
20210525 Unit 24B
05/25/2021
24B
2 Bed
3 Bath
1476 ft²
$2,950,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
3 Bath
square feet
1476 ft²
$2,596,540 -11.98%
06/09/2021
Eleonora Srugo
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
20210104
01/04/2021
2 Bed
3 Bath
1478 ft²
$2,500,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
3 Bath
square feet
1478 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20200124 Unit 19B
01/24/2020
19B
2 Bed
3 Bath
1488 ft²
$2,800,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
3 Bath
square feet
1488 ft²
$2,341,980 -16.36%
05/15/2020
Raphael Sitruk
Corcoran Group
20191031 Unit MANSION
10/31/2019
4 Bed
5 Bath
2958 ft²
$13,000,000
bedrooms
4 Bed
bathrooms
5 Bath
square feet
2958 ft²
$11,000,000 -15.38%
04/06/2021
-
Joshua Heyer
The Agency Brokerage
20191004 Unit 9B
10/04/2019
9B
2 Bed
3 Bath
1488 ft²
$2,547,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
3 Bath
square feet
1488 ft²
$2,175,000 -14.61%
04/03/2020
Raphael Sitruk
Corcoran Group
20190408 Unit 10A
04/08/2019
10A
2 Bed
3 Bath
1479 ft²
$2,800,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
3 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
$2,850,000 +1.79%
07/10/2019
-
Raphael Sitruk
Keller Williams NYC
20180715 Unit 23C
07/15/2018
23C
1 Bed
2 Bath
780 ft²
$2,050,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
780 ft²
$1,985,590 -3.14%
12/17/2018
Janet Wang
Corcoran Group
20180615 Unit 23A
06/15/2018
23A
2 Bed
2 Bath
1458 ft²
$3,800,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
1458 ft²
$3,579,150 -5.81%
09/27/2018
Janet Wang
Corcoran Group
20180614 Unit 5A
06/14/2018
5A
2 Bed
2 Bath
1479 ft²
$3,375,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
$2,750,000 -18.52%
08/01/2018
Janet Wang
Corcoran Group
20180326 Unit 21B
03/26/2018
21B
2 Bed
3 Bath
1488 ft²
$3,150,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
3 Bath
square feet
1488 ft²
$2,800,000 -11.11%
08/15/2018
Jessica Taylor
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
20171017 Unit 23C
10/17/2017
23C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
780 ft²
$2,050,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
780 ft²
-
-
-
Sean McPeak
Serhant
20170906 Unit 6A
09/06/2017
6A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$2,952,925
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
$2,952,920 0.00%
11/20/2017
Tinnie Sassano
Compass
20170829 Unit 23A
08/29/2017
23A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1458 ft²
$3,800,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1458 ft²
-
-
-
Sean McPeak
Serhant
20170821 Unit 22C
08/21/2017
22C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
780 ft²
$1,781,938
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
780 ft²
$1,781,940 +0.00%
11/27/2017
Tinnie Sassano
Compass
20170817 Unit 11C
08/17/2017
11C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
891 ft²
$1,850,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
-
-
-
Nitin Wadhwani
Highline Residential
20170817 Unit 11B
08/17/2017
11B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1488 ft²
$3,075,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1488 ft²
-
-
-
Sean McPeak
Serhant
20170628 Unit 22A
06/28/2017
22A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1458 ft²
$3,750,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1458 ft²
-
04/30/2018
Sean McPeak
Compass
20170623 Unit 5B
06/23/2017
5B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1488 ft²
$2,750,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1488 ft²
-
-
-
Sean McPeak
Serhant
20170608 Unit 18A
06/08/2017
18A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$3,300,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
-
02/20/2018
- Private -
Raphael Sitruk
Keller Williams NYC
20170608 Unit 18B
06/08/2017
18B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1488 ft²
$3,100,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1488 ft²
-
-
-
Raphael Sitruk
Keller Williams NYC
20170522 Unit 14A
05/22/2017
14A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$3,480,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
$3,480,000
06/01/2017
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20170510 Unit 10A
05/10/2017
10A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$3,400,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
-
-
-
Kelly Robinson
Compass
20170403 Unit 16B
04/03/2017
16B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1488 ft²
$3,200,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1488 ft²
-
-
-
Kelly Robinson
Compass
20170403 Unit 4B
04/03/2017
4B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1488 ft²
$2,900,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1488 ft²
-
-
-
Kelly Robinson
Compass
20170403 Unit 11A
04/03/2017
11A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$3,425,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
$3,273,670 -4.42%
07/10/2017
Tinnie Sassano
Compass
20170403 Unit 26A
04/03/2017
26A
3 Bed
3.5 Bath
2146 ft²
$5,480,619
bedrooms
3 Bed
bathrooms
3.5 Bath
square feet
2146 ft²
$5,480,620 +0.00%
05/25/2017
Tinnie Sassano
Compass
20170327 Unit 22B
03/27/2017
22B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1569 ft²
$3,355,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1569 ft²
-
03/26/2018
Efraim Tessler
Keller Williams NYC
20170227 Unit PHB
02/27/2017
PHB
3 Bed
3.5 Bath
3548 ft²
$14,500,000
bedrooms
3 Bed
bathrooms
3.5 Bath
square feet
3548 ft²
-
-
-
Kelly Robinson
Compass
20160922 Unit 24B
09/22/2016
24B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1476 ft²
$3,405,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1476 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20160825 Unit 16A
08/25/2016
16A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$3,535,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
-
06/21/2017
Efraim Tessler
Keller Williams NYC
20160819 Unit 23B
08/19/2016
23B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1476 ft²
$3,100,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1476 ft²
$3,156,580 +1.83%
05/30/2017
Efraim Tessler
Keller Williams NYC
20160819 Unit 23C
08/19/2016
23C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
780 ft²
$2,300,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
780 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20160819 Unit 23A
08/19/2016
23A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1458 ft²
$3,800,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1458 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20160711 Unit 16C
07/11/2016
16C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
891 ft²
$1,800,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
-
-
-
Sean McPeak
Serhant
20160607 Unit PHC
06/07/2016
PHC
3 Bed
3.5 Bath
3548 ft²
$15,000,000
bedrooms
3 Bed
bathrooms
3.5 Bath
square feet
3548 ft²
-
-
-
Ryan Serhant
SERHANT.
20160621 Unit 15A
06/21/2016
15A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$3,505,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
$3,360,220 -4.13%
05/26/2017
Efraim Tessler
Keller Williams NYC
20160621 Unit 25A
06/21/2016
25A
3 Bed
3.5 Bath
2146 ft²
$6,125,000
bedrooms
3 Bed
bathrooms
3.5 Bath
square feet
2146 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20160519 Unit 15B
05/19/2016
15B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1488 ft²
$3,150,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1488 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20160321 Unit 27B
03/21/2016
27B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1569 ft²
$3,775,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1569 ft²
$3,525,000 -6.62%
06/01/2017
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20160321 Unit 26B
03/21/2016
26B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1569 ft²
$3,725,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1569 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20160223 Unit 25B
02/23/2016
25B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1569 ft²
$3,675,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1569 ft²
$3,425,000 -6.80%
06/01/2017
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20160202 Unit 12C
02/02/2016
12C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
891 ft²
$1,875,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
$1,875,000
06/01/2017
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20151217 Unit 21A
12/17/2015
21A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$4,050,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20151217 Unit 17A
12/17/2015
17A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$3,560,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20151015 Unit 10C
10/15/2015
10C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
891 ft²
$1,825,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
$1,550,000 -15.07%
06/01/2017
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20151008 Unit 11C
10/08/2015
11C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
891 ft²
$1,850,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20151008 Unit 8B
10/08/2015
8B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1488 ft²
$3,000,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1488 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20150908 Unit 8A
09/08/2015
8A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$3,350,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
$3,350,000
08/17/2017
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20150626 Unit 8C
06/26/2015
8C
1 Bed
2 Bath
891 ft²
$1,775,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
$1,513,000 -14.76%
07/27/2017
-
Raphael Sitruk
Keller Williams NYC
20150624 Unit 9C
06/24/2015
9C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
891 ft²
$1,800,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
$10 -100.00%
08/03/2017
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20150619 Unit 7C
06/19/2015
7C
1 Bed
2 Bath
891 ft²
$1,595,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
$1,530,000 -4.08%
09/19/2017
-
Raphael Sitruk
Keller Williams NYC
20150526 Unit 15C
05/26/2015
15C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
891 ft²
$1,950,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
$1,655,000 -15.13%
06/01/2017
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20150504 Unit 5C
05/04/2015
5C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
891 ft²
$1,700,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20150415 Unit 23A
04/15/2015
23A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1458 ft²
$3,800,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1458 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20150415 Unit 20C
04/15/2015
20C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
891 ft²
$2,300,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20150415 Unit 6A
04/15/2015
6A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$3,300,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
-
-
-
Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20150415 Unit 12A
04/15/2015
12A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$3,455,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
-
-
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Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20150415 Unit 6C
04/15/2015
6C
1 Bed
1.5 Bath
891 ft²
$1,725,000
bedrooms
1 Bed
bathrooms
1.5 Bath
square feet
891 ft²
$1,300,000 -24.64%
06/01/2017
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Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20150415 Unit 20A
04/15/2015
20A
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1479 ft²
$3,645,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1479 ft²
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-
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Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20150415 Unit 6B
04/15/2015
6B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1488 ft²
$2,950,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1488 ft²
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Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown
20150415 Unit 14B
04/15/2015
14B
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
1488 ft²
$3,125,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
1488 ft²
$3,125,000
08/17/2017
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Efraim Tessler
KWNYC Midtown

Building Info

172 Madison 172 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
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  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Baths
  • 1,317 ft²
325 5th Avenue #44B, Manhattan, NY 10016 Listing by William Landhauser
Unit for sale at 400 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10018

$2,890,000

  • 2 Beds
  • 3 Baths
  • 1,468 ft²
400 5th Avenue #35E, Manhattan, NY 10018 Listing by Wen-Chung Hu

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