Eighteen contracts were signed last week in Manhattan at $4 million and above, 3 more than the previous week. Condos outsold co-ops, 11-4 with 1 condop and 2 townhouses in the mix.
The No. 1 contract was unit 1 at 55 Leonard Street, asking $11,995,000; it has been on and off the market since the end of April 2021. This triplex condo has 5,108 square feet including 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, and 3 powder rooms. The ground floor has a gym, office, playroom, and a 26’ x 24’ media room that opens onto a 575-square-foot terrace with a grill. The middle floor is comprised of an open kitchen with a large living room and balcony. Upstairs are 4 bedrooms and a balcony. This sponsor unit comes with an attached garage and is being bought by a family currently living in Tribeca. The 4-unit condo has a virtual doorman but no other amenities.
The No. 2 contract was 59B at 15 East 30th Street, asking $11,250,000, reduced from $11.5 million when the condo started marketing off of floorplans in September 2019. Now finished, the 3-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom unit has 2,955 square feet and 14.5-foot ceilings. A living room and dining room span over 50 feet with spectacular city views from windows on 3 sides facing south, east, and west. The building, known as Madison House, has 30,000 square feet of amenities including a fitness room, yoga room, golf simulator, billiards table, children’s playroom, a 75-foot lap pool, cold plunge pool, hot tub, steam room, sauna, and a treatment room. It has a garden on the 2nd floor, and the 5th floor houses a residents’ lounge and bar, a dining room, catering kitchen, conference room, card room, and reading room. Unit 59B was bought by a New Yorker.