Market Insight

Private by Design: Full-floor NYC apartments with direct elevator access under $2.5 million

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Friday, August 28, 2026

One of the most discussed drawbacks of apartment living is the feeling that your sacrificing privacy. Even in well-constructed buildings, residents may hear neighbors above, below, or through shared walls, and may wonder whether their own conversations, footsteps, or music are traveling in the op...

When, why, and how to avoid signing a one-year lease + Rentals with flexible lease terms + New affordable lotteries

By Cait Etherington | From Upper West Side Friday, August 28, 2026

Are you interested in living in New York, but not sure if you want to stay for at least a year? It's a dilemma shared by many. The city is typically home to approximately 600,000 college students, many of whom hail from other parts of the country and world, as well as tens of thousands of interns...

Gallery Gossip Girl: I See Art in Your Future (and Past)

By Michelle Sinclair Colman | From Trending In New York Friday, August 28, 2026

As the top-third best art city in the world (according to TimeOut, after London and Paris), NYC delivers. This week make sure to catch Giacometti’s slender silhouettes in the weighty grandeur of the Temple of Dendur, floating robotic “aerobes” in the New Museum’s new building, the High Line’s Pli...

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Top-selling NYC buildings and priciest contracts of Q1 2026

By CityRealty Staff | From New Developments Wednesday, April 8, 2026

In the first quarter of 2026, Manhattan’s apartment contracts totaled $6,906,075,016 in ask volume across over 2,500 deals, with the average asking price coming in at $2.681M and an average of $1,709 per square foot. The buildings that accounted for the most activity tend to follow a familiar pa...

Price Cuts: Full-floor at 432 Park Avenue slashed by $10M; Charles Mingus' former Noho loft reduced by $100K

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Wednesday, August 26, 2026

From August 18-24, 2026, just over 100 condos, co-ops, condops, and townhouses in core New York City areas experienced price reductions. This comes at a seasonally quiet time for residential sales and contract activity in Manhattan, and at a time when CityRealty listings show about 6,200 publicly...

In honor of National Dog Day, see pet-friendly apartments near dog parks + Rescue dogs in search of a home

By CityRealty Staff | From Get To Know Wednesday, August 26, 2026

The phrase "dog days of summer" can be traced back to ancient Greece and Egypt, when some noticed that Sirius, the brightest star in the sky which is also known as "the dog star," often rose and set with the sun, leading them to think that it was adding to the sun's heat and making weather hotter...

As CityPicklePalooza takes over Times Square, see NYC buildings with pickleball and padel courts

By CityRealty Staff | From Financial District/BPC Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Pickleball’s NYC moment is no longer a moment, and has become a passion activity for thousands of New Yorkers, falling somewhere between a fitness craze and a social club. Today, CityPicklePalooza kicks off in Times Square, bringing a professional pickleball court to the middle of Midtown for fiv...

What to know about combining two (or more!) NYC apartments + Unique combination residences available now

By Cait Etherington | From Get To Know Tuesday, August 25, 2026

If you want more space but love your building and neighborhood too much to leave, combining two adjacent units into one larger apartment can be an appealing solution. When done well, the result can be a one-of-a-kind home with the scale, flow, and flexibility that are often hard to find in New Yo...

NYC Needs 700,000 homes. A new city report maps where growth could go

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Tuesday, August 25, 2026

On August 19, New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development and Department of City Planning released the draft Fair Housing Growth Strategy, the city’s first report of its kind under Local Law 167 of 2023. The report tries to answer a deceptively simple question: How many hom...

$45M "Horizontal Mansion" and two 520 Fifth Avenue penthouses lead Manhattan sales; AMC executive buys NoMad condo

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Monday, August 24, 2026

On the week ending August 21, 2026, 262 residential apartment sales were recorded in Manhattan. The number of sales is down by 20 percent week over week and comes at a time when CityRealty data shows declines in both the number of sales recorded and aggregate dollar amount compared to the same pe...

Jonah Hill’s Schumacher loft and a Thomas Leeser-designed SoHo penthouse find buyers as Manhattan contracts hit 2026 low

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Monday, August 24, 2026

From August 17-23, 2026, 161 residential contracts were signed in Manhattan, reflecting a small week over week decrease in the number of residential contracts signed and the second-lowest number of deals of 2026. This time of year is typically a quiet time for contract activity, but the numbers o...

Back to School: Discounted NYC apartments with home offices perfect for homework and hybrid schedules

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Saturday, August 22, 2026

When school starts in less than three weeks on Thursday, September 10, a familiar sight will return to households all over New York City: children doing their homework at the kitchen table. The setup is popular for good reason, offering children a dedicated place to work while keeping parents clo...

Free Rent in Brooklyn: 10 new luxury rentals offering up to 3 months free

By CityRealty Staff | From Crown Heights Saturday, August 22, 2026

New York renters are facing another record-setting summer. According to Corcoran Group's latest rental report, Manhattan's median market-rate rent held at an all-time high of $5,295 in July 2026, up 6 percent from a year earlier, while the average climbed to a record $6,655. Brooklyn offered some...