233 West 11th Street, the former West Village home of Morris Adjmi (Keller Williams)
On the fourth full week of December 2024, the number of contracts signed dropped over 40% week over week. However, this is more of a reflection of the holidays falling on the week of December 23-29, 2024 than broader market conditions — the median asking price rose slightly during this time — and several homes linked to high-profile figures were among the highest-priced contracts of the week.
The week's top townhouse contract and second-highest overall was for 233 West 11th Street, the former Greenwich Village home of acclaimed architect Morris Adjmi. The asking price of $13,500,000 was unchanged from when he listed it in September 2024 following the purchase of a prewar townhouse in Fort Greene. He paid $1.3 million for the property in 1995, and his thoughtful renovations and expansions left original details beautifully preserved while adding the amenities the modern buyer has come to expect and enjoy, much like at his multi-family designs throughout the city.
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1120 Fifth Avenue, #PHB (Douglas Elliman); Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman (20th Century Fox - http://rolexblog.blogspot.de/2002_07_01_archive.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24695903)
Further uptown at 1120 Fifth Avenue, Penthouse B, the longtime Fifth Avenue home of Academy Award-winning actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward had the week's top co-op contract and fourth-highest overall with an asking price of $9,950,000, finding a buyer a few weeks after it went on the market. While the celebrity couple's primary residence was in Westport, CT, their daughter Clea Newman Soderlund described the penthouse as "their oasis in New York" to The New York Times.
When the penthouse was listed at the beginning of the month, it came for the first time in over 40 years. Little has been renovated or changed in that time, but it would be impossible to improve upon the views of Central Park enjoyed from the Great Room and one of two private terraces.
When the penthouse was listed at the beginning of the month, it came for the first time in over 40 years. Little has been renovated or changed in that time, but it would be impossible to improve upon the views of Central Park enjoyed from the Great Room and one of two private terraces.
50 West 66th Street (Binyan Studios)
Indeed, Central Park views remain in high demand among luxury buyers: The week's top contract by far was for Residence #42NS at 50 West 66th Street, which was asking $45,750,000. This represents the combination of two units into one magnificent home with five bedrooms, five and a half baths, 6,942 interior square feet, and two large loggias facing Central Park. The contract was signed shortly before move-ins are to begin at the tallest tower on the Upper West Side.
The week's next-highest apartment contract had similarly lofty aspirations: The duplex penthouse at The Residences at the Even Hotel, one of only six residential units on top of the wellness-oriented hotel in Turtle Bay, was initially listed for $53 million in May 2017. It went off the market about a year later, was relisted with a $15.8 million asking price in August 2019, and was on and off the market at gradually lower price points ever since. It ultimately entered contract with an asking price of $10,995,000 — while far below the initial ask, this was still good enough for the third-highest contract of the week.
The Residences at the Even Hotel, 219 East 44th Street, #PH (Douglas Elliman)
Also of note, another townhouse linked to a celebrity ranked among the week's top contracts: 141 East 63rd Street had the week's second-highest townhouse contract and fifth-highest overall with an $8,995,000 asking price. Grammy-nominated cabaret singer Michael Feinstein and his spouse, Terrence Flannery, bought it for just over $3 million in 2004 (h/t Curbed) and, when the neighboring home at 143 East 63rd Street came on the market the following year, they bought it for $3.825 million and embarked on a massive gut renovation and combination that allowed for impressive gatherings.
The couple listed it for $17.9 million in September 2013, and public records indicate that it sold for $15,225,000 in February 2018. That buyer/the current seller also embarked on a massive renovation, and the listing notes that plans by DHD Architecture & Interior Design have been approved, allowing the next buyer to fully customize the house and complete construction in a fraction of the time it might typically take.
The couple listed it for $17.9 million in September 2013, and public records indicate that it sold for $15,225,000 in February 2018. That buyer/the current seller also embarked on a massive renovation, and the listing notes that plans by DHD Architecture & Interior Design have been approved, allowing the next buyer to fully customize the house and complete construction in a fraction of the time it might typically take.
Elsewhere on the Upper East Side, a total of $13,025,000 across two contracts was signed at the forthcoming 255 East 77th Street. These included Residence #26A, which was asking $8,725,000 in the seventh-highest price of the week. The four-bedroom, four and a half-bath condo is one of only two units on its floor (per the building's stacking plan) and enjoys a gracious entry foyer, a thoughtful split bedroom layout, expansive living space, and top-of-the-line appliances and finishes. These deals bring the building to over one-third sold a few months after sales launched.
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#10. 1045 Park Avenue, #8
Last Ask: $6,995,000
Carnegie Hill | Cooperative | 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 4,200 ft2
1045 Park Avenue, #8 (Coleman Real Estate Group)
#9. 450 Washington Street, #703
Last Ask: $7,250,000
Tribeca | Condop | 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths | 1,868 ft2
450 Washington Street, #703 (Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group)
#8. Superior Ink, #4E
Last Ask: $7,995,000
West Village | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths | 2,406 ft2
Superior Ink, #4E (Compass)
#7. 255 East 77th Street, #26A
Last Ask: $8,725,000
Lenox Hill | Condominium | 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 2,954 ft2
255 East 77th Street, #26A (Compass)
#6. 12 Leroy Street, #TH
Last Ask: $8,750,000
Greenwich Village | Townhouse | 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 4,300 ft2
12 Leroy Street, #TH (Compass)
#5. 141 East 63rd Street, #TH
Last Ask: $8,995,000
Lenox Hill | Townhouse | 6+ Bedrooms, 6+ Baths | 8,529 ft2
141 East 63rd Street, #TH (Serhant)
#3. The Residences at the Even Hotel, #PH
Last Ask: $10,995,000
Turtle Bay/United Nations | Condominium | 5 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths | 4,321 ft2
The Residences at the Even Hotel, #PH (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
233 West 11th Street, #TH (Keller Williams NYC)
#1. 50 West 66th Street, #42NS
Last Ask: $45,750,000
Central Park West | Condominium | 5 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths | 6,942 ft2
50 West 66th Street, #42NS (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
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