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August 5-11,2013

Report on Contracts Signed
NYC Residential Properties
$4 Million and Above

20 Contracts Signed

Twenty contracts were signed last week at $4 million and above, including 7 over $10 million. Combing through the stats, here are 3 interesting factoids that caught my eye: 1.Of the 20 properties that went to contract, the average time on the market was 303 days, whereas the year-to-date average of all properties that went to contract at $4 million and above was 182 days. 2. The average price of the 20 properties was reduced by 11% before they went to contract compared to the year-to-date average of 3.3%. 3. Of the 7 properties at $10 million and above, none was new construction.

All of which begs the question: WHY? Well, as summer winds down, some sellers throw in the towel, lowering their asking price in order to make a deal. I’ve said this before but it bears repeating: Over my 34-year career, I have found August and the last half of December as the most opportune times for a buyer to get a better price.

The No.1 contract last week was the 8th floor at 1020 Fifth Avenue, asking $19,995,000, reduced from $25 million when it went on the market in April. Originally a 14-room co-op, it was converted into 9 rooms in the late 1980s and lavishly designed by architect Peter Marino. Two rooms face the Metropolitan Museum: a library with a fireplace and a spectacular 20 x 40-foot living room with 18-foot ceilings that has been outfitted with Louis V-style paneling and Venetian parquetry floors. The apartment also has 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, an eat-in kitchen, a formal dining room, and a maid’s quarters. It is owned by the estate of Dr. Mona Ackerman, a clinical psychologist and philanthropist who died in December.

The No. 2 contract was a townhouse at 48 East 74th Street, asking $19,950,000, reduced from $22 million when it went on the market 13 months ago. It is owned by one of the greatest Broadway directors and producers of our time: Hal Prince (Phantom of the Opera, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, to name a few). Mr. Prince purchased the 6-story Georgian-style townhouse in December 2009 for $12.5 million and renovated it with a theatrical flair that includes a double-height ceiling in the living room. The house has 7,375 square feet with an elevator, garden, eat-in kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 2 libraries, a formal dining room, 6 bathrooms, and 2 powder rooms.

NYC Luxury Tracking Scoreboard: Sales $4 Million and Above
August 5-11,2013

East

West

Midtown

Downtown

Asking $/sq.ft.

Totals

Co-ops

4

0

0

1

Avg.Asking:$8,268,000

5

Condos

3

2

3

5

Avg.Asking:$8,959,923
Avg$/sq.ft.:$3,196/sq.ft.
Avg.Size:2,803sq.ft.

13

Condops *

0

0

0

0



0

Townhouses

1

1

0

0

Avg.Asking:$19,475,000
Avg.$/sq.ft.:$2,242/sq.ft.
Avg.Size:8,688sq.ft.

2

Totals

8

3

3

6

20

Total Weekly Asking Price Sales Volume: $197,669,000
Average Asking Price: $9,883,450
Median Asking Price: $8,372,500
Average Discount from Original Ask to Last Asking Price:11%
Average Days on Market:303
*Condop is a co-op with condo rules.

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Donna Olshan
President
dso@olshan.com

Emily Chen
Private Wealth Real Estate Services
Chief of Research
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