HARLEM MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Harlem
Townhouse +
Multifamily.
Twelve years of recorded townhouse and multifamily closings across the team's 10 hand-drawn Harlem neighborhoods. Medians, $/sqft, year-over-year movement, and the comparison tool that tells you what your block is doing — not what the borough is doing.
PULSE · 2026
TWELVE-YEAR TREND
Harlem townhouse / multifamily median, 2015–2026.
HARLEM TOWNHOUSE PULSE · 2026
City-wide townhouse / multifamily snapshot
Data as of 2026 · 10 neighborhoods · Upper Manhattan
THE TEAM'S TAKE
What the Harlem numbers are actually saying.
Every number on this page reflects recorded single-family and small multifamily closings in Upper Manhattan — fee simple residential. This is not an aggregated MLS snapshot. It's what actually traded, sorted into the 10 hand-drawn neighborhoods that price independently.
A borough-wide median masks the fact that Mount Morris Park and Strivers' Row trade in a different universe than East Harlem or Manhattanville. A $4M median on one block and a $4M median on another describe completely different buyers, different remodels, and different five-year exit math.
The comparison tool below shows that gap. Pick two or three neighborhoods you care about and see how their townhouse markets stack on every metric that matters for a decision.
"The buyers who win in Harlem are the ones who understand their specific block, not 'the Harlem market.' Your neighborhood is your market. Everything else is noise."
— THE HARLEM PROPERTIES TEAM
VISUAL INTELLIGENCE
The charts.
Twelve years of recorded townhouse & multifamily closings in Upper Manhattan, visualized. Switch the year selector above to repaint the 2026 neighborhood charts.
Median Sale Price — Harlem Townhouse
2015 – 2026 · all neighborhoods, citywide median
Annual Closing Volume
Number of recorded Townhouse transactions per year
Top Neighborhoods by Median Price · 2026
Townhouse / Multifamily median, in $M
Median $/Sq Ft by Neighborhood · 2026
What buyers are paying per foot
COMPARE · 2026
Harlem townhouse / multifamily neighborhood comparison
Select up to three neighborhoods to compare their townhouse / multifamily markets side-by-side. All metrics reflect recorded 2026 townhouse & multifamily closings bucketed by the team's hand-drawn polygons (some neighborhoods overlap, so a few buildings appear in more than one).
| METRIC | Central Harlem | East Harlem |
|---|---|---|
| MEDIAN SALE PRICE | $1.85M ★ | $1.70M |
| AVERAGE SALE PRICE | $1.72M | $2.01M |
| MEDIAN $/SQ FT | $523 ★ | $442 |
| YOY CHANGE | +1.4% | -5.6% |
| CLOSED SALES | 17 ★ | 8 |
| PRICE RANGE | $740K – $3.40M | $893K – $4.55M |
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS · TOWNHOUSE · 2026
Harlem townhouse / multifamily leaderboard
Hand-drawn Harlem neighborhoods ranked by median townhouse / multifamily sale price. Some neighborhoods overlap so a few buildings count in more than one.
| NEIGHBORHOOD | MEDIAN | $/SQFT | YoY | SALES | RANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Harlem → | $3.05M | $866 | +74.3% | 4 | $2.92M – $3.83M |
| Mount Morris Park → | $2.21M | $683 | +52.3% | 4 | $1.85M – $2.83M |
| West Harlem → | $2.05M | $583 | +15.5% | 21 | $740K – $3.83M |
| Hamilton Heights → | $1.95M | $481 | +7.7% | 7 | $975K – $2.44M |
| Central Harlem → | $1.85M | $523 | +1.4% | 17 | $740K – $3.40M |
| Strivers' Row → | $1.75M | $620 | -15.7% | 2 | $1.00M – $2.50M |
| East Harlem → | $1.70M | $442 | -5.6% | 8 | $893K – $4.55M |
| Sugar Hill → | $1.42M | $423 | -26.2% | 5 | $975K – $2.40M |
SOURCE: MLS / RECORDED CLOSINGS · BUCKETED INTO HARLEM PROPERTIES TEAM HAND-DRAWN NEIGHBORHOOD POLYGONS · YoY COMPARES 2026 MEDIAN TO 2025 MEDIAN.
CURRENT RATES
Mortgage rates
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Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey via FRED. Published weekly. Rates reflect national averages — Harlem jumbo pricing will vary by lender, credit, and loan size.
PAYMENT CALCULATOR
Harlem mortgage calculator
Pre-loaded with today's Freddie Mac rate and New York County-specific costs. Adjust any input to see your estimated monthly payment.
For co-ops, monthly maintenance is not included above and varies widely — ask the team. Illustrative only, not a loan offer.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Harlem townhouse / multifamily market FAQ
What is the median townhouse price in Harlem?
It depends entirely on the neighborhood and the year. The leaderboard above shows current medians for all 10 of the team's hand-drawn Harlem neighborhoods. Mount Morris Park, Strivers' Row, and Sugar Hill trade well above the average; East Harlem and Manhattanville trade below it. The 'Harlem median' as a single number obscures more than it reveals.
Where does this data come from?
Recorded townhouse and small multifamily deeds in Upper Manhattan via the NYC Department of Finance. We classify each sale into one of 10 hand-drawn Harlem neighborhoods using a polygon set the team maintains. A few buildings sit in overlapping boundaries, so they count in more than one neighborhood — by design.
How do you handle year-over-year comparisons?
YoY compares the current year's median to the prior calendar year's median for the same neighborhood. With small neighborhoods (10–20 sales/year) a single trophy property can swing the median meaningfully — read YoY as directional, not exact.
How often is the data updated?
Recorded deed data is refreshed periodically as new closings post. Mortgage rates pull live from the FRED API (Freddie Mac PMMS) on each page load.
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