New York City has been a real estate hub for a
very long time now. Some of the most expensive and sought after apartments and condos
in the world are located here. And while there has been an increase in the
number of new units introduced downtown, uptown New York still reigns supreme
in the market. If one takes a look at the top deals for the past years, it is
easy to see that most of these are located uptown. Here’s a brief overview of
what the city’s real estate deals were in 2015:
A
group of investors led by Perching Square Capital has made one of the biggest
deals of the year by purchasing the seventy fifth and seventy sixth floor
penthouse at One57. The beauty of this duplex is in its curved glass atrium, which
gives an uninterrupted view of Central Park. The purchases were made at an
amount of around six and a half thousand dollars per square foot while the
going rate was around ten thousand dollars per square foot - quite a steal! Coming
in next is Woody Johnson’s former duplex that was purchased by the co-chairman
and founder of Access Industries, Mr. Leonard Blavatnik. This deal went down
for a cool 77.5 million dollars.
The
fourth most expensive purchase was made by a Chinese buyer under the name of
Genever Holdings LLC. The co-op was sold by the founder of Liberty travel, Mr.
Gilbert Haroche. The deal went down for around 67.5 million dollars, which was
quite a come down from the 85 million dollar asking price. At 52 million
dollars, a six and a half bath penthouse at Extell Development Company’s Carlton
House was sold to someone under the company name of Azalea Holdings, adding to
the list of incredible co-op purchases.
The
penthouse belonging to Andrey Vavilov was sold at the Time Warner Center for
50.92 million dollars. The house is a six bedroom; eight and a half bath
apartment offering full length glass windows. The seventy seventh floor at 157
West 57th Street was bought by Unit 58A Acquisition Corp for 47.78 million
dollars. It is a four -bedroom, five and a half bath unit.
A
five and a half bath, eighty eighth floor unit at the same location as above
was bought by Pac Wholly Own LLC, another foreign buyer. The unit has five and
a half baths, and is a little more than six thousand square feet in area. At 45
million dollars, the 18th and 19th floor unit at 15 Central Park West was
purchased after having been listed for quite a while. The unit is around five
thousand six hundred square feet in area, and has a three hundred and ninety
two foot terrace.
Moving
towards the second half of the list, the co-founder of Netscape, James H. Clark,
purchased an eight bedroom town house at 127 East 70th street for thirty seven
million dollars. The place was formerly owned by an Irish businessman Tony
White. At 775 Park Avenue, a triplex penthouse was purchased by Elizabeth and
Andrew Right. The unit has six bedrooms, eight fireplaces and an elevator. The
place was sold for 35.14 million dollars. It was formerly owned by the managing
director of Morgan Stanley, Charles G. Phillips, and was sold within a few
months of being listed on the market.
Jon
Bon Jovi’s seven thousand square foot penthouse was first listed in 2013. It
was eventually bought by businessman Gerhard Andlinger, of Austrian origin. The
place has six bedrooms, a wood fireplace and a private deck and was sold for
thirty four million dollars. A penthouse at Trump International Hotel and Tower
was bought by a mystery buyer listed under DLNH and Bean LLC. The unit has four
bedrooms, four and a half baths with full length glass windows. The purchase
was made for thirty three million dollars.
Making
an unusual entry on this list, Harry Maclowe’s condo was sold at 32.66 million
dollars, but without any interior walls or furnishings. It was bought by
French-born Raymond Svider who is a financier by profession, and the co-chair
and co-managing partner of BC Partners. The place is six thousand square feet
in area, and he intends to make it his permanent residence. Next, a Greenwich
Village townhouse formerly owned by actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew
Broderick was bought and renovated by developers David American and Warren
Hammerschlag for 11.2 million dollars. The two added a twenty seven foot
swimming pool with a jacuzzi and gym, a steam room and a wine cellar. This
place is now being sold for a whopping 32 million dollars, purchased by someone
under the company name East 10th LLC.
A
five and a half thousand square foot unit was bought by a buyer under the name
of Hebrews 3:4 LLC. This five-bedroom, five and a half bathroom unit was built
by Extell, and sold for 30.68 million dollars. At 30.04 million dollars, a
forty five hundred square foot unit was bought by a man named Dongjiang Li.
This very luxurious apartment has three bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms,
and is surrounded by an array of beautiful views.
And
to round off the list, at 1040 Fifth Avenue a unit with a private elevator
landing, library, twenty six windows and a wood burning fireplace was sold for
thirty million dollars. The building was the former residence of Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis, who lived one floor above. The place was bought by Related CEO
Jeff Blau and his wife Lisa. And finally, at 13 E 75th street, Russian
billionaire Roman Abramovich purchased a townhouse for thirty million dollars.
The place was sold to the Chelsea Football Club owner by investor Mark Fife and
his wife Lori.
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