Before Your Manhattan Listing Goes Live, Audit These Online Details
A polished Manhattan listing can still lose a serious buyer if its facts do not match the apartment. Before launch, ask your agent for the exact page a buyer will see and check the details against current building information and the home itself. This is a practical review of the online listing, separate from the legal due diligence that follows an offer.
Start with a single fact sheet
Write down the current asking price, unit number, monthly costs, room and bedroom count, occupancy status, included features, and building amenities. Confirm each item with the best available record or the building's managing agent where appropriate. If a cost or amenity is changing, describe its timing accurately instead of presenting an old figure as current.
This matters because a listing may be entered directly or supplied through a brokerage feed. In an October 7, 2026 explanation of how listings reach its platform, StreetEasy says its pages combine unit and building details and that incoming information is checked for accuracy. The first check is still the information supplied for your particular home.
Make the photos and floor plan match what buyers will tour
Check the photo sequence on a phone as well as a desktop. A buyer should be able to understand the layout, light, condition, and any private outdoor space without guessing which image belongs to which room. Label a floor plan clearly and resolve any disagreement between the plan, description, and actual layout before the listing is released.
StreetEasy's current listing policy says resale photos should show the actual unit. It permits representative photos only under stated conditions, including a matching layout, room count, and finishes in the same building, with clear disclosure. The policy also says advertised room and bedroom counts must reflect legal rooms and the unit as it exists today, rather than a possible renovation. If an alternate layout is a selling point, present it as a possibility subject to the relevant approvals, not as the current home.
Check the details that affect a buyer's decision
Ask whether the description distinguishes private features from shared building amenities. Make sure the monthly carrying costs shown are the current figures and that the listing describes any known assessment or change precisely. If the home is tenant occupied, ask your agent and attorney how its occupancy and availability should be described. StreetEasy specifically requires prominent tenant-occupancy disclosure for a for-sale unit on its platform.
A good description helps a buyer decide whether to visit. It does not need inflated claims about the building or promises about what a future owner can do. Where a rule matters, such as use of outdoor space or a building amenity, verify it with current building documents before advertising it.
Review the live page, then keep it current
Once the listing appears, open the public page and review it as a buyer would. Check price, contact path, photos, floor plan, costs, amenities, open house details, and mobile formatting. If a field is wrong, have the publishing agent correct it promptly and check the result. StreetEasy's policy calls for agents to verify sale-listing details every 14 days when no updates have been made, and it requires accurate listing status. A seller can build a shorter review into regular strategy meetings.
For the building records that buyers may inspect after an offer, see our separate guide to public records to check before listing a Manhattan condo. Nick Athanail and Spencer Cutler of AREA at Corcoran can help you prepare a clear, accurate launch plan for your property. Reach us at NickTeam@corcoran.com or 917-268-8083.