# CTBRE — Manhattan real estate by Charles Botensten

> Charles Botensten and Botensten Properties International advise Manhattan buyers, sellers, owners selling or renting on their own, sellers whose listings expired, and people relocating to New York — with live neighborhood market data. Market data updates daily from the StreetEasy Data Dashboard (through September 2026), NYC Department of Finance recorded sales (through September 30, 2026) and the Zillow Home Value Index (through September 2026).

Charles Botensten is a New York State licensed real estate broker and the owner of Botensten Properties International, 1460 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10036, . The firm has closed 42 sales and 128 rentals listed on StreetEasy since 2014.

Every neighborhood page states its current median sale and asking prices, days on market, inventory, sale-to-list ratio, rents and the latest recorded sales, and answers 100 common questions. Each article has a Markdown version at the same URL with ".md" in place of the trailing slash. JSON datasets are listed below.

## Neighborhoods
- [Chelsea](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/chelsea/): median sale $1.55M, median ask $1.79M, 87 days on market, median rent $6,179, Zillow home value index $1.66M. [All 100 questions](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/chelsea/questions/) · [JSON data](https://ctbre.com/data/chelsea.json)
- [Gramercy](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/gramercy/): median sale $1.09M, median ask $1.37M, 101 days on market, median rent $5,497, Zillow home value index $1.18M. [All 100 questions](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/gramercy/questions/) · [JSON data](https://ctbre.com/data/gramercy.json)
- [Upper East Side](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/upper-east-side/): median sale $1.3M, median ask $1.53M, 89 days on market, median rent $4,498, Zillow home value index $1.41M. [All 100 questions](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/upper-east-side/questions/) · [JSON data](https://ctbre.com/data/upper-east-side.json)
- [Upper West Side](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/upper-west-side/): median sale $1.28M, median ask $1.71M, 83 days on market, median rent $5,030, Zillow home value index $1.41M. [All 100 questions](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/upper-west-side/questions/) · [JSON data](https://ctbre.com/data/upper-west-side.json)
- [Financial District](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/financial-district/): median sale $908K, median ask $1.22M, 105 days on market, median rent $5,015, Zillow home value index $1.02M. [All 100 questions](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/financial-district/questions/) · [JSON data](https://ctbre.com/data/financial-district.json)
- [Tribeca](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/tribeca/): median sale $3.63M, median ask $4.53M, 72 days on market, median rent $9,297, Zillow home value index $3.8M. [All 100 questions](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/tribeca/questions/) · [JSON data](https://ctbre.com/data/tribeca.json)
- [East Village](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/east-village/): median sale $1.05M, median ask $1.38M, 78 days on market, median rent $5,035, Zillow home value index $1.24M. [All 100 questions](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/east-village/questions/) · [JSON data](https://ctbre.com/data/east-village.json)
- [West Village](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/west-village/): median sale $1.33M, median ask $1.82M, 86 days on market, median rent $6,197, Zillow home value index $1.92M. [All 100 questions](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/west-village/questions/) · [JSON data](https://ctbre.com/data/west-village.json)
- [Greenwich Village](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/greenwich-village/): median sale $1.78M, median ask $1.5M, 92 days on market, median rent $6,000, Zillow home value index $1.93M. [All 100 questions](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/greenwich-village/questions/) · [JSON data](https://ctbre.com/data/greenwich-village.json)
- [Midtown East](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/midtown-east/): median sale $853K, median ask $895K, 97 days on market, median rent $5,019, Zillow home value index $965K. [All 100 questions](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/midtown-east/questions/) · [JSON data](https://ctbre.com/data/midtown-east.json)
- [Midtown West](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/midtown-west/): median sale $885K, median ask $1.2M, 114 days on market, median rent $4,997, Zillow home value index $949K. [All 100 questions](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/midtown-west/questions/) · [JSON data](https://ctbre.com/data/midtown-west.json)
- [Flatiron](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/flatiron/): median sale $1.94M, median ask $2.28M, 86 days on market, median rent $6,530, Zillow home value index $1.91M. [All 100 questions](https://ctbre.com/neighborhoods/flatiron/questions/) · [JSON data](https://ctbre.com/data/flatiron.json)

## Pages
- [Selling in Manhattan](https://ctbre.com/sellers/): selling, expired listings, for sale by owner, for rent by owner, estates and downsizing
- [Buying in Manhattan](https://ctbre.com/buyers/): buying, relocating, luxury
- [Why didn’t my apartment sell?](https://ctbre.com/off-market/): what happened to 11,259 Manhattan listings that came off the market, by neighborhood
- [Data and methodology](https://ctbre.com/methodology/)
- [Editorial policy](https://ctbre.com/editorial-policy/)

## Guides
- [Expired Listing in Manhattan: Why Your Apartment Didn't Sell](https://ctbre.com/journal/expired/expired-listing-why-apartment-didnt-sell/) (Listing expired, 2026-10-21): When a Manhattan listing expires, start by testing the price against what buyers are actually paying. According to StreetEasy's data dashboard, the Manhattan median sale price is $1.21M, the median asking price is $1.34M, the sale-to-list ratio is 96.5% and the median home spends 91 days on market. An apartment that sat well past that pace deserves a fresh pricing review before it relists.
- [Luxury Apartment Prices in Manhattan: What Buyers Pay in 2026](https://ctbre.com/journal/luxury/luxury-apartment-prices-what-buyers-pay/) (Luxury, 2026-10-21): Manhattan's median sale price is $1.21 million and the median condo sale is $1.7 million, up 11.8% year over year, according to StreetEasy's data dashboard. At the top end, Tribeca's median sale is $3.63 million, the highest of the 12 neighborhoods CTBRE covers, and the Upper East Side recorded 321 sales of $5 million or more in 12 months, according to NYC Department of Finance sales records.
- [Manhattan Homes for Sale: Prices, Costs and Where to Look](https://ctbre.com/journal/buying/homes-for-sale-prices-costs/) (Buying, 2026-10-21): Manhattan had 7,780 homes for sale in the three months through September 2026, down 9.9% from a year earlier, according to StreetEasy's data dashboard. The median asking price was $1.34M and the median sale price was $1.21M. Homes spent 91 days on market and the sale-to-list ratio was 96.5%. The sections below cover where to look, what it costs and how to start.
- [Manhattan Rent Prices 2026: What to Charge for Your Apartment](https://ctbre.com/journal/frbo/rent-prices-what-charge-for-apartment/) (Renting by owner, 2026-10-21): The median asking rent in Manhattan is $4,995 a month, up 6.1% from a year earlier, according to StreetEasy's data dashboard. By size, studios ask a median $3,784, one-bedrooms $4,870, two-bedrooms $6,067 and three-bedrooms or larger $8,246. Treat those figures as a starting line, then adjust for your own apartment's size, block and condition.
- [Relocating to Manhattan: Rents, Prices and Rules to Know](https://ctbre.com/journal/relocating/relocating-rents-prices-and-rules-know/) (Relocating, 2026-10-21): Relocating to Manhattan starts with the rent-or-buy decision and a realistic budget. According to StreetEasy's data dashboard, the median asking rent is $4,995, up 6.1% year over year, and the median sale price is $1.21M. Renters should know the FARE Act broker-fee rule that took effect June 11, 2025; buyers should budget for mansion and mortgage recording taxes where they apply.
- [Sell by Owner in Manhattan: Pricing, Taxes and Steps](https://ctbre.com/journal/fsbo/selling-by-owner-pricing-taxes-and-steps/) (Selling by owner, 2026-10-21): Selling a Manhattan apartment by owner means handling pricing, marketing, showings and negotiation yourself. Price against recorded sales, not asking prices; according to StreetEasy's data dashboard, Manhattan's median sale price is $1.21M, days on market are 91 and the sale-to-list ratio is 96.5%.
- [Selling a Manhattan Apartment: Pricing, Prep and Closing Costs](https://ctbre.com/journal/selling/sell-apartment-for-top-dollar-guide/) (Selling, 2026-10-21): Selling a Manhattan apartment for full value comes down to three things: pricing against recorded sales, preparing the home before it lists, and negotiating from evidence. According to StreetEasy's data dashboard, the Manhattan median sale price is $1.21M, up 8.0% year over year, the sale-to-list ratio is 96.5%, and days on market stand at 91.
- [Selling Your Parents' Manhattan Apartment: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://ctbre.com/journal/later-life/how-sell-parents-apartment/) (Downsizing & estates, 2026-10-21): To sell a parent's Manhattan apartment, first confirm who has legal authority to sign, then price it against recorded sales, budget for seller costs, and decide whether to sell now or rent. According to StreetEasy's data dashboard, the Manhattan median sale price was $1.21M over the three months through September 2026, and homes took a median 91 days on market.

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