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Elegant living with lots of space and privacy By Casey Farmer |
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City living often conjures up images of
smaller-than-ideal spaces and a lack of privacy, but that certainly isn’t the
case for these five townhouses.
These standalone
homes offer the benefits of a city including close proximity to restaurants,
museums, and shops while also feeling spacious, with private outdoor spaces,
numerous bedrooms, and extra rooms for home offices and entertaining.
Here’s a look at
five townhouses around the U.S. priced at about $10 million.
Manhattan
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price: $9.975 million
Located on New York’s Upper West Side,
Demand for New York luxury real estate is has returned to pre-pandemic levels, with interested homebuyers signing 27 contracts valued above $4 million last week, according to a new report from Olshan Realty.
The most expensive sale this week was a five-bedroom penthouse in a still-in-construction Upper East Side building for $32.5 million, according to the report. The 31-unit condo building at 109 East 79th Street is being developed by Legion Investment Group’s Victor Sigoura and is slated for completion in 2022.
The second most expensive sale was at 1010 Park Avenue, a newly constructed luxury building that was build in the place of a demolished annex of Park Avenue Christian Church. The unit, which takes up nearly 4,000 square feet and the entire 9th floor of the building, was listed for $18 million in 2017 and sold for $15.9 million last week.
109 East 79th Street and 1010 Park Avenue (Google Maps)
An Upper East Side resident who jotted down the number of a developer after seeing it posted at a construction site has brokered the biggest luxury deal last week in Manhattan.
The unnamed buyer and soon-to-be owner of a penthouse at 109 East 79th Street negotiated the deal directly with Cathy Franklin at Corcoran Group, who is handling on-site sales, according to the latest market report from Olshan Realty. The unit was last asking $32.5 million.
The contract was one of 27 signed in Manhattan last week for properties asking $4 million or more, suggesting the momentum that started to build at the end of last year might be here to stay.
Old homes are often praised for their character, while new homes are more likely to be seen as “cookie cutter” replicas.
The housing market has been roaring over the past several months of the coronavirus pandemic, so what kinds of homes are optimal for living and working at home through stay-at-home orders and social distancing? It may depend a lot on lifestyle and what kinds of things a buyer is willing to put up with.
Michelle Drum | Gustav White Sotheby’s International Realty
“Certainly, with the historic home, you’ve got lots of charm, you have a lot of character they’re all unique,” Michelle Drum, associate broker at Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty, told Inman. Drum is a specialist in coastal and historic properties in Newport, Rhode Island, and she herself, along with her husband and dog, live in an 18th-century schoolhouse.
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A rendering of 1228 Madison Avenue and 49 Greene Street (Photos via Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Google Maps)
Manhattan has recorded another strong week of luxury deals, as low interest rates, price negotiations and an uptick in buyer confidence bring energy back to the market.
In the week ending Dec. 13, buyers signed contracts for 23 properties above $4 million, up from 21 the week prior, according to data from Olshan Realty. The total consisted of 18 condos and five co-ops.
“What’s very interesting is the last three weeks we’ve had 57 contracts signed, which is a little better than last year,” said Donna Olshan, who tracks luxury sales. “Right now we are tracking to have as good a fourth quarter as last year.”