Buying

What does it take to buy a $1,000,000 apartment?

Required income, down payment, and estimated closing cash for a $1,000,000 co-op or condo in NYC — calculated using this site's own affordability engine.

The income figures above are calculated, not looked up — they're the minimum income to clear the DTI limit at $1,000,000, using the same default mortgage rate and down payment as the live calculators below, assuming no other monthly debts. Clearing DTI is necessary but not sufficient: you'd separately need the cash shown in the table below (down payment, closing costs, and for co-ops, reserves) actually on hand — a lender or board checks both. Open the Co-op or Condo Calculator and enter your real income and accounts to see whether you clear both bars.

Co-op — income needed
$262,532/yr
20% down · 28% board DTI
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Condo — income needed
$203,073/yr
20% down · 43% lender DTI
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Total liquid cash you'd want

Down payment, closing costs, mansion tax (if applicable), and — for co-ops — post-closing board reserves.

Co-opCondo
Purchase price$1,000,000$1,000,000
Down payment$200,000$200,000
Est. monthly P&I + carrying$6,126/mo$7,277/mo
Est. closing costs (excl. mansion tax below)$11,250$32,450
Mansion tax$10,000$10,000
Est. reserves (co-op only)$73,509
Total est. cash needed$294,759$242,450

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