See Home Value
$3,335,734*
Condo - Off Market

556 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10016
bedrooms
2 Beds
bathrooms
2 Baths
square feet
2500 Sqft
$2,430,000 - $2,970,000
Reference Base Price*
23.55%
Since May 1, 2021
NY-New York
Primary Model

About This Property

Welcome to this enormous & immaculate, sun-drenched Secluded Penthouse, offering the absolute best in Manhattan indoor & outdoor living & entertaining with spectacular unobstructed picturesque open skyline & river views for as far as the eye can see with stunning 360 degrees of panoramic views of Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens.This tremendous penthouse has impressive 10+ foot high ceilings with oversized picturesque windows & breathtaking views from every room or balcony. Yes, there's also two large enclosed balconies to be conveniently used all year around. These two balconies are big enough to host groups for outdoor dining & also sunny enough for your vitamin D sun bathing needs. This penthouse is pin-dropped silent & it comes with a highly secured private code/bio-matic fingerprint key elevator access. Currently reconverted back from Three bedrooms into Two bedrooms & 2.5 baths with a perfect open floor plan for entertaining.Enjoy direct southern light in your beautiful windowed eat-in-kitchen equipped with an externally vented Range Hood, Miele stove, oven and convection microwave, SubZero refrigerator, Bosch dishwasher and modern marble countertops. This marvelous kitchen is also conveniently equipped with a Bosch stacked Washer & Dryer, a powder room & a spacious dining area that if needed, can easily be converted into an additional ensuite queen size bedroom with a full bathroom. This home also features a new (OCT 2019) multi-zones controlled keypads for the entire penthouse electric shades with new 12 engines & remotes installed. All the PTAC cool & heat system was renewed also October 2019 & there's also a surround sound system that can be connected to your stereo/devices. There are multiple walk in closets & abundant storage spaces throughout & enough room to add more if desired, plus a huge private storage cage in the building is included with your low monthly charges.If needed, this spacious two bedroom layout can be easily reconverted back into to a large three or four bedroom apartment in several layouts. Also increasing the bath count is allowed & can easily be restored (pipes and sewer are already in place) back into 3.5 or 4 bathrooms which will increase the penthouse value significantly.The luxury full service Aurora Condominium amenities include a recently renovated lobby, 24-hour door staff, concierge, porters, a fitness center, a roof deck & a resident super. It is also a pet friendly building. This penthouse gives you all of the absolute must-haves for an ideal New York living & entertaining with comfort, chic & style with stunning views that are so serene that you will run back home from work. **This amazing penthouse is currently offered as an unbeatable investment opportunity with high Net operating income. Tenant in place till Sep 30 2020 paying $14,000 per month. If Owner/tenant wishes to renew & extend the lease, rent increases are in place for two more years. It is surely the highest Net Operating Income in Manhattan for Condo residential income producing investments at this price range. As mentioned, this is also an ideal flip opportunity by increasing the bedrooms and baths count. This rarely available investor friendly Condominium also permits short term rentals of 30 days minimum. Luxury furnished apartments at this size are rare & in high demand all year round in this centered location. By renting it as furnished short term you can easily double your monthly rent & receive $25,000-$35,000 per month. Murray Hill Formerly home to the City's affluent during the late 1800s and early 1900s, Murray Hill offers plenty to attract those interested in NYC dining (Kajitsu, Wokuni, Sons of Thunder, aRoqa) & nightlife scenes (Rare View Rooftop, Jazz at Kitano, The Raines Law Room at The William).The neighborhood is also a boon for culture lovers. On these streets, lined with prewar townhouses & Beaux-Arts mansions, you can find the Morgan Library & Museum, gifting the City with an enormous collection of rare books; the sleek, modernist Scandinavia House, which holds an art gallery including frequent concerts & lectures & much more.

The manager has listed the unit size as 2500 square feet.
Unit Size
2,500Ft²
Days on Market
-
Land Size
-
Price per sqft
$1,080
Property Type
Condo
Property Taxes
$3,199
HOA Dues
$168
Year Built
2002

Price History

Date / Event Date Event Price
Apr 2, 2021 Relisted $2,700,000
Relisted
Apr 1, 2021 No longer available -
No longer available
Mar 25, 2021 No longer available -
No longer available
Mar 18, 2021 No longer available -
No longer available
Mar 11, 2021 No longer available -
No longer available
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Property Highlights

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Comparables

Unit
Status
Type
Beds
Baths
ft²
Price/ft²
Asking Price
Listed On
Closing Price
Sold On
HOA + Taxes
Condo
3 Beds
3 Baths
1,761 ft²
$1,471/ft²
$2,590,000 Feb 24, 2022
$2,590,000 Jun 15, 2022
$4,228/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2.5 Baths
1,816 ft²
$1,322/ft²
$2,400,000 Nov 14, 2013
$2,400,000 Nov 7, 2013
$4,309/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2.5 Baths
1,494 ft²
$1,941/ft²
$2,900,000 Aug 17, 2016
$2,900,000 Jan 27, 2017
$3,979/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2.5 Baths
1,440 ft²
$1,910/ft²
$2,750,000 Dec 8, 2014
$2,750,000 Feb 16, 2016
$3,410/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,519 ft²
$2,103/ft²
$3,195,000 Jan 17, 2018
$3,195,000 Apr 27, 2018
$4,473/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,480 ft²
$1,493/ft²
$2,210,000 Apr 10, 2013
$2,210,000 Aug 7, 2013
$2,030/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2.5 Baths
2,010 ft²
$1,236/ft²
$2,485,000 Feb 27, 2023
-
$5,993/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2.5 Baths
1,609 ft²
$1,709/ft²
$2,750,000 Jan 4, 2023
-
$6,374/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2.5 Baths
1,576 ft²
$1,694/ft²
$2,670,000 Mar 7, 2023
-
$4,948/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2.5 Baths
1,576 ft²
$1,650/ft²
$2,600,000 Jan 17, 2023
-
$4,948/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,640 ft²
$1,494/ft²
$2,450,000 Oct 27, 2022
-
$5,149/mo
Condo
2 Beds
2.5 Baths
1,576 ft²
$1,637/ft²
$2,580,000 Nov 16, 2022
-
$4,948/mo

Past Sales

Date Unit Beds Baths Sqft Price Closed Owner Listed By
20220120 Unit PHB1
01/20/2022
3 Bed
2 Bath
2042 ft²
$2,565,000
bedrooms
3 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
2042 ft²
-
-
-
Nadav Gutman
Hecht Group Corp.
20210405
04/05/2021
2 Bed
2 Bath
2500 ft²
$2,700,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
2500 ft²
-
-
-
Nadav Gutman
Hecht Group Corp.
20200213 Unit PHA2
02/13/2020
2 Bed
2 Bath
1300 ft²
$1,795,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
1300 ft²
$1,650,000 -8.08%
01/01/2013
-
Zahra Joudi
The Corcoran Group
20190915 Unit PHA1
09/15/2019
3 Bed
3 Bath
-
$2,600,000
bedrooms
3 Bed
bathrooms
3 Bath
-
-
-
Elliot Che
REAL BROKER LLC
20190830
08/30/2019
2 Bed
2 Bath
2500 ft²
$2,700,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
2500 ft²
-
-
-
Nadav Gutman
Hecht Group Corp.
20190531 Unit PH1B
05/31/2019
3 Bed
2 Bath
-
$2,995,000
bedrooms
3 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
-
-
-
Nadav Gutman
Hecht Group Corp.
20190301
03/01/2019
3 Bed
2 Bath
2500 ft²
$2,800,000
bedrooms
3 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
2500 ft²
-
-
-
Nadav Gutman
Hecht Group Corp.
20180716 Unit PH1B
07/16/2018
3 Bed
2 Bath
2500 ft²
-
bedrooms
3 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
2500 ft²
-
-
-
-
20140930 Unit PHD
09/30/2014
PHD
4 Bed
4 Bath
3549 ft²
$4,980,000
bedrooms
4 Bed
bathrooms
4 Bath
square feet
3549 ft²
-
-
-
Carrie Chiang
The Corcoran Group
20140207 Unit PH1A
02/07/2014
3 Bed
3 Bath
-
$1,950,000
bedrooms
3 Bed
bathrooms
3 Bath
$1,950,000
02/05/2021
-
Soozy Katzen
Fox Residential Group, Inc.
20130711 Unit PHB
07/11/2013
PHB
2 Bed
2.5 Bath
3450 ft²
$2,400,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2.5 Bath
square feet
3450 ft²
$2,400,000
11/07/2013
Christian Rogers
CORE Group Marketing, LLC
20121129 Unit PH2A
11/29/2012
2 Bed
2 Bath
-
$1,775,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
-
-
-
Anne Aransaenz
Sotheby's International Realty, Inc.
20121129 Unit PH2B
11/29/2012
2 Bed
2 Bath
-
$1,900,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
-
-
-
Anne Aransaenz
Sotheby's International Realty, Inc.

Building Info

The Aurora 556 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10016
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