Tower 53
Midtown, New York · 159 West 53rd Street, New York, NY
Tower 53 in Midtown, New York has 212 recorded condominium sales dating back to 2003, a median sale price of $763K and an average of $1,099 per square foot. Every figure below is drawn from recorded deeds — not listings, not estimates.
Tower 53 is one of 67 condo buildings CURVE covers in Midtown, where the median recorded price is $1,362 per square foot. By that measure it ranks #32 of 42 in the neighborhood.
The record
Sales activity
Recorded sales by year
Every deed recorded in Tower 53, by year, with that year's median price.
Sales by price point
How 212 recorded sales distribute across the price ladder.
Unit mix sold
Bedroom count across recorded sales.
10 most recent sales
| Unit | Date | Beds | Type | Price | $/SF | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15B | 4/30/2026 | 2 Beds | Resale 2 | $1.1M | $1,261 | -6% |
| 27H | 11/26/2025 | 2 Beds | Resale 3 | $1.1M | $1,167 | +15% |
| 28H | 7/14/2025 | 2 Beds | Resale 3 | $1.1M | $1,167 | -5% |
| 14C | 6/13/2025 | 1 Bed | Developer Sale | $695K | $1,180 | — |
| 11D | 6/4/2025 | 1 Bed | Resale 2 | $870K | $1,090 | +8% |
| 16E | 4/25/2025 | 2 Beds | Resale 4 | $1.5M | $1,237 | -12% |
| 15H | 3/21/2025 | 2 Beds | Resale 2 | $980K | $1,089 | +17% |
| 28E | 1/30/2025 | 2 Beds | Resale 1 | $1.6M | $1,340 | — |
| 35A | 11/20/2024 | 1 Bed | Resale 2 | $585K | $1,170 | +54% |
| 21F | 9/26/2024 | — | Resale 1 | $900K | — | +4% |
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About this record
Where does this data come from?
Every sale shown is a deed recorded with the New York registry — the legal record of the transaction, not a listing or an estimate. CURVE assembles, verifies and reconciles each one to the building and the unit.
How many sales are in Tower 53?
212 recorded sales, going back to 2003, of which 178 are resales. This page shows the 10 most recent; members see all of them.
What has Tower 53 done over time?
Resales in the building have changed hands at an average of +18.6% against their prior recorded price, after an average hold of 7.5 years.
What do members see that I don't?
The complete sales table, each unit's full chain of title, buyer and seller names, financing detail, the deed book and page behind every figure, the condo documents, and reports you can send to a client.