Seventeen contracts were signed last week in Manhattan at $4 million, 5 more than the Thanksgiving Day week. Condos outsold co-ops, 11-2, and 4 townhouses were in the mix.

The No. 1 contract was a limestone townhouse at 10 East 75th Street, asking $23.5 million; it was listed at the end of September. The seven-story, 19.5-foot-wide house has 10,463 square feet including 6 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms, plus an elevator that goes to every floor. The house has a dramatic staircase and a landscaped roof garden. According to Curbed.com, it was purchased for $8.25 million in 2002 and went through a 3-year renovation by architect Peter Pennoyer and designer Victoria Hagan. The house was listed in 2015 for $38.5 million and reduced to $28 million before it was pulled off the market in 2018. Annual real estate taxes are $259,183.

The No. 2 contract was ...

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