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July 11-17, 2011
NYC Residential Real Estate Luxury Tracking Scoreboard
Apartments and Townhouses under Contract $4 million and above
July 11-17, 2011: 7 Contracts Signed
It's slow out there. We had only 7 contracts signed last week, which is the average weekly July volume of the last two years. One bright spot: the 7-unit boutique condo at 41 Bond sold out in just 6 weeks. The last unit to go was the second floor model apartment that went on sale on June 1 for $5,025,000. It is a 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath, with 2,627 square feet and a balcony. By mid June, its price had been raised to $5,500,000, because half of the building had sold so quickly. The average asking price at 41 Bond was $2,370 per square foot, and the fact that the building sold so quickly demonstrates the appetite for new downtown condos with tasteful, high-end finishes.
The No. 1 sale of the week was the 8th floor prewar condominium at 988 Fifth Avenue, asking $20 million. It started on the market in September 2010 for $22 million and was pulled off the market in December. It went back on the market at the end of May, asking $20 million. It sold in 7 weeks, at a huge profit: the apartment was bought in 2005 for $10,950,000. It has 3,280 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, and a media room, with the living room and library facing Central Park. It was in very good condition, had central air conditioning, and 2 wood -burning fireplaces. Its asking price of $6,098 per square foot puts it in the range of some of the premier units in the top condos, such as 15 Central Park West, Time Warner Center , The Plaza, and Beacon Court. 988 Fifth Avenue is one of two genuine prewar condominium buildings on Fifth Avenue (the other is 817 Fifth). As it is, there are only 9 condominium buildings on Fifth Avenue from 50th to 96th Street. Apartments like 988 Fifth can appeal to buyers who want a large prewar apartment but don't want to undergo the scrutiny of a co-op board.
NYC Luxury Tracking Scoreboard: Sales $4 Million and Above
July 11-17, 2011
| | East | West | Midtown | Downtown | Asking $/sq.ft. | Totals |
Co-ops | | 1 | | | | 1 |
Condos | 3 | | | 2 | Avg. Price: $3,008/sq.ft.
Avg. Size : 2,804 sq.ft.
| 5 |
Condops * | | | | |
| 0 |
Townhouses | | | | 1 | Avg. Price: $3,209/sq.ft.
Avg. Size: 2,055 sq.ft.
| 1 |
Totals | 3 | 1 | | 3 |
| 7 |
*condop is a co-op with condo rules
Total Weekly Asking Price Sales Volume: $55,380,000
Average Asking Price: $7,911,429
Median Asking Price: $5,995,000
Average Discount from Original Ask to Last Asking Price: 1%
Average Days on Market: 133
TO VIEW July 11-17, 2011: 6 CONTRACTS SIGNED ON APARTMENTS:
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TO VIEW July 11-17: 1 CONTRACT SIGNED ON A TOWNHOUSE:
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Report Prepared by:
Donna Olshan
President
dso@olshan.com
Emily Chen
Private Wealth Real Estate Services
Chief of Research
ecc@olshan.com
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