Stat Geeks Alert! Twelve contracts were signed last week at $4 million and above, the lowest number for the year. The volume was $79.994 million, the lowest total this year. For the first time this year, the top 2 sales were townhouses. And only 1 co-op was in the mix for the first time since the last week in January.
Wait, there’s more—and it is the most dazzling stat of the bunch: The top 3 contracts signed were townhouses, a trio of top sales we have not seen since at least 2010.
The No. 1 contract was a townhouse at 26 Bank Street, asking $19.5 million, reduced from $26 million when it went on the market in February 2016. This 4-story, Greek-Revival house was purchased for $7.25 million in 2009 and then gut-renovated. The 19.5-feet-wide house has 4,625 square feet with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and 2 powder rooms. The kitchen opens onto a garden. The top floor has a spectacular glass atelier that opens onto a terrace. The house does not have an elevator.
The No. 2 contract was a townhouse at 417 East 84th Street, asking $9 million, reduced from $9,999,999 when it went on the market in February. The 5-story house is 18-feet wide and has 6,000 square feet including 4 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, and an elevator. It was purchased for $4.4 million in 2008 and then gut-renovated.
IN CASE YOU’RE WONDERING: The No. 3 sale was a townhouse at 41 Bethune Street, asking $7.725 million, reduced from $8.995 million when it went on the market in July 2016. The 3-story, 20-foot-wide house has 2,400 square feet, and is configured as 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, plus a garden.