Twenty-six contracts were signed last week at $4 million and above, the first time the luxury market reached the 20+ sales benchmark since the end of December. Why this spike in signed contracts? One theory: a perfect storm of a year-to-date stock market surge, stubbornly low interest rates, and sellers continuing to cut prices.
Are we experiencing a one-week wonder or the start of a Spring-season rebound? Stay tuned.
The No.1 contract was PHE at 11 East 68th Street, asking $36 million. This prewar triplex condo has 7,058 square feet including 6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 4 fireplaces, and 4 terraces that total approximately 2,900 square feet. The unit was purchased as a white box in 2016 for $37,443,583 by Hirschfeld Properties/Elie Hirschfeld and then renovated.
The No. 2 contract was a townhouse at 11 East 82nd Street, asking $29.5 million, reduced from $44 million when it went on the market in November 2017. This 25-foot-wide limestone house has 12,729 square feet including 9 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 3 terraces, a garden and an elevator. The sellers are Broadway Producers Janet and Howard Kagan (The Last Comet, the revival of Pippin) who purchased the home for $24.450 million in October 2009.
EAST SIDE | WEST SIDE | MIDTOWN | DOWNTOWN | Asking $/sq.ft. | Totals | |
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Co-ops | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Avg.Ask: $8,286,750 |
8 |
Condos | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Avg.Ask: $9,262,571 Avg.$/sq.ft.: $2,952/sq.ft Avg.Size: 3,138 sq.ft. |
14 |
Condop* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Avg.Ask: $4,195,000 |
0 |
Townhouses | Avg.Ask: $14,898,333 Avg.$/sq.ft.: $2,326/sq.ft. Avg.Size: 6,406 sq.ft. |
3 | ||||
TOTALS | 9 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 26 |
CLICK HERE TO VIEW 23 CONTRACTS SIGNED ON APARTMENTS
CLICK HERE TO VIEW 3 CONTRACTS SIGNED ON TOWNHOUSES |
Donna Olshan, President |
Emily Chen, Private Wealth Real Estate Services
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Donna Olshan President dso@olshan.com |
Emily Chen Private Wealth Real Estate Services Chief of Research ecc@olshan.com |