NYC Residential Real Estate Luxury Tracking Scoreboard
Apartments and Townhouses under Contract $4 million and above
January 31-February 6, 2011: Total Sales: 14 Contracts Signed

I am looking for signs but I am not seeing them. So far, 2011 is unchanged from 2010, except for the weather. But one thing is clear: buyers and brokers are suffering snow fatigue. I don't remember a winter this bad but the bright side is bonuses are starting to come in. One thing I am carefully watching is the negotiability factor. It's all over the place depending on the property. In January, the average property was discounted 18% from the original asking price before it sold, and this week the average discount was 11%. The sales breakdown: 6 co-ops, 5 condos and 3 townhouses.

The No. 1 sale of the week was 983 Park, apartment 9A, which has 10 rooms and hit the market in 2007 for $9 million. It sold in May of last year but the co-op board rejected the buyer. Subsequently, the property was taken off the market. The unit was relisted last month for $8,250,000 and sold in 5 weeks.

There was a flurry of activity in the townhouse market. Small houses seem to be moving. Three houses sold last week?all on the Upper East Side with an average asking price of $5.7 million, an average size of 3,867 sq.ft. and an average of 202 days on the market. There have been 8 townhouse sales in Manhattan since January 1 and all have been below $8 million.

NYC Luxury Tracking Scoreboard: Sales $4 Million and Above
January 31-February 6, 2011

	East	West	Midtown	Downtown	Asking $/sq.ft.	Totals
Co-ops	4	2				6
Condos	2	1		2	$2,028/sq.ft. Avg. size = $2,835'	5
Condops *						0
Townhouses	3				$1,244/sq.ft Avg. size = 3,867'	3
Totals	9	3		2		14

Totals: 14 Sales
*Condop is a co-op with condo rules.

WEEKLY CONTRACTS SIGNED: APARTMENTS $4 Million and Above
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Report Prepared by:

Donna Olshan
President
dso@olshan.com

Emily Chen
Private Wealth Real Estate Services
Chief of Research
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