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Manhattan Sales: Nicolas Cage buys Essex House pied-a-terre; Annie Leibovitz offloads West Village penthouse at $3M profit

By CityRealty Staff | From Iconic Addresses Tuesday, March 10, 2026

On the first full week of March 2026, the number of residential apartment sales recorded in Manhattan ticked up week-over-week. All five of the highest-priced sales of the week closed for over $10 million, highly characteristic of a market where a surge in super-luxury condos is causing the avera...

Sales launch at 660 Lexington; Art Moderne–inspired condo nears finish line in Midtown East

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Sales have officially launched at 660 Lexington Avenue, also known as 133 East 55th Street, a ground-up condominium development nearing completion in Manhattan's Midtown East. Developed by the busy bodies at Rybak Development, the 20-story high-rise anchors the prominent southwest corner of Lexin...

Luminous Living: Skylit NYC apartments from $600K include Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale's Brooklyn Heights loft

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Tuesday, March 10, 2026

For many in the United States, Sunday, March 8 marked the return to Daylight Saving Time. This marked the beginning of sunsets after 6:00 p.m. in the immediate term, and comes less than two weeks before the spring equinox on March 20 brings more daylight going forward. Sustained warmth is still s...

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NYC’s top-selling buildings of 2025 as Downtown deals reach new highs

By CityRealty Staff | From Annual Market Reports Friday, January 2, 2026

In 2025, core New York City areas recorded just over 11,000 signed residential contracts: 44 percent condominiums, 54 percent co-ops and condops, and the remainder townhouses. If all properties sold at their last asking prices, total contract volume would exceed $25.5 billion. The overall average...

$700M in Manhattan contracts include Upper East Side homes of Suzy Welch and William Lauder; Waldorf Astoria Residences logs its biggest deal yet

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Tuesday, March 10, 2026

From March 2-8, 2026, 221 residential contracts were signed in Manhattan. This represents a 14% week-over-week dip; however, several uber-luxury deals were instrumental in keeping the aggregate dollar amount from dropping too far during this time. 47 luxury contracts asking over $3.9 million were...

Anagram Turtle Bay debuts “Residences From The Top” with skyline views and a half-month free rent

By CityRealty Staff | From Midtown Friday, March 6, 2026

By virtue of its corner location, 23-story height and nearly floor-to-ceiling windows, residents of Anagram Turtle Bay at 300 East 50th Street can expect abundant natural light. But as co-developers Global Holdings and MAG Partners just announced, the "Residences From The Top," a collection of 46...

From Medieval insulation to prewar elegance: The history of wainscoting + NYC listings with wall paneling from $159K

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Friday, March 6, 2026

Wainscoting originated in northern Europe during the late Middle Ages, particularly in England and the low countries. Wainscot originally referred to high quality oak imported from the Baltic region, and the word "wainscot" has its roots in Middle English and Middle Dutch and derives from the Dut...

Classic 6 listings from under $1M; Pre-war NYC apartments with timeless style

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Thursday, March 5, 2026

In an age of sleek, open-plan modernism, prewar apartments offer a refreshing return to the charm of elegant traditional design. While new construction sometimes attempts to evoke this classic style with high ceilings, hardwood floors, generous spaces, and defined rooms, many modern interiors sti...

TF Cornerstone's waterfront rental tower is leasing from $3,295/month + One month free rent

By CityRealty Staff | From LIC / Queens Thursday, March 5, 2026

Home to some of the best Manhattan skyline views, the waterfront in Long Island City is no longer populated by factories and warehouses, but by gleaming rental towers, some that rise even higher than those in Manhattan. One of the early towers to rise is the 2006-built 4720 Center Boulevard wh...

How private listings could reshape the NYC real estate market + Steals & deals under $600K

By Cait Etherington | From Get To Know Wednesday, March 4, 2026

As of early March 2026, a legal battle is underway between one of the nation’s largest brokerages and one of the nation’s most heavily trafficked real estate listing sites. As a rule, listing site Zillow only displays residential listings that have been shared on the multiple listing service (MLS...

Mayor Mamdani moves to fast-track housing development on underused city land

By Cait Etherington | From Future New York Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Just hours after taking office on January 1, 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed Executive Order 04 to establish the Land Inventory Fast Track (LIFT) Task Force. The interagency task force, led by Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning Leila Bozorg, has been charged with identifying underutilized pu...

Chauncey + Lewis: New townhouses in Stuyvesant Heights test the future of Brownstone Brooklyn

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Wednesday, March 4, 2026

In brownstone Brooklyn, it has become commonplace to convert multifamily rental rowhouses into larger, more expensive condominiums or single-family homes. Ground-up construction of new townhouses is far rarer. An exception can be found at Chauncey + Lewis, a collection of newly built rowhouses at...