The San Remo and 740 Park Avenue
From May 18-24, 2026, 264 residential contracts were signed in Manhattan, holding steady week-over-week and 34 more than the same week in 2025. Apartments dominated the week's highest-priced contracts, as compared to last week's 50-50 split between townhouses and apartments, with the highest-priced contracts showing reverence for New York City's historic architecture, whether in prewar buildings or new construction inspired by the old days.
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High-priced deals in prestigious co-ops
740 Park Avenue, home of the week's top contract
For the first time since mid-January 2026, a co-op had New York City's highest-priced contract. Duplex Residence #6/7D at 740 Park Avenue entered contract with a $22 million ask. It was initially listed for $28 million in February 2025, but was taken off the market a year later and relisted for the ask in March 2026.
Neither buyer nor seller has been identified, nor is it clear how much the seller paid for it or when they bought it. However, another high-profile figure would not be unexpected. The Rosario Candela-designed building was developed by James T. Lee, grandfather of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and the former First Lady lived in the building as a child. Other notable residents have included executives John D. Rockefeller Jr., Stephen Schwarzman, and Vera Wang. In February 2025, business executive Ken Griffin bought philanthropist Julia Koch's apartment in the building that has been dubbed the "Tower of Power" for its esteemed residents.
The San Remo
The second-highest co-op contract was signed at The San Remo, the Emery Roth-designed cooperative that started a trend of building multiple towers on a single lot, which allows for greater privacy and air circulation while also looking spectacular in the New York City skyline. Residence #10E entered contract with a $14.75 million ask, the week's fourth-highest overall. Public records list the seller as hedge fund executive William C. Crowley and indicate that he bought the four-bedroom home for $12.5 million in May 2005. The buyer has not been identified.
The Flatiron Building
Additionally, one of the highest-priced condo deals of the week took place in one of the world's most famous buildings. Residence #4-SOUTH in The Flatiron Building entered contract with an $11.75 million ask, the week's sixth-highest overall. One of two units on its floor, the heart of the three-bedroom home is a living room with ceilings over 12 feet high and one of The Flatiron Building's signature curved windows. At the opposite end, the primary bedroom has a curved window of its own, not to mention a windowed dressing room, separate dressing area, and windowed five-fixture bath. The Flatiron Building was one of the top-selling buildings of Q1 2026, and a small handful of public availabilities starts at $16.1 million.
High-performing new development condos
50 West 66th Street, spring 2026 (CityRealty)
New development condos across New York City logged impressive contracts on the third full week of May 2026. The highest-priced condo contract was signed at 50 West 66th Street, where Residence #41W entered contract with a $16.7 million ask, the second-highest overall. The Tower Residence measures 2,816 interior square feet and has a 139-square-foot private loggia off the living room, facing open views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline. Interiors feature high ceilings, a Smallbone of Devizes kitchen with Miele and Sub-Zero appliances, and marble en suite baths in all three bedrooms.
Renderings of 220 East 9th Street (Plomp)
In the East Village, new development 220E9 nearly sold out in early 2026 without the 18 apartments inside being publicly listed. The one remaining availability at the time was Penthouse B; more recently, it entered contract with a $9.75 million ask, the ninth-highest of the week, selling out the building. The four-bedroom penthouse spans 2,943 square feet of interior space with 1,342 square feet of private outdoor space, and interiors feature abundant natural light from oversized factory-style windows, high ceilings, a custom-crafted oak kitchen, and spa-like baths.
One Domino Square (Two Trees Management)
In Brooklyn, four contracts were signed at One Domino Square on the Williamsburg waterfront, the largest number of any new development condo last week. The Brooklyn Tower was not far behind with three deals, and Brooklyn's top apartment contract was also signed in a new development condominium: Penthouse #706E at Bergen, which was asking $4.625 million.
194 Columbia Heights, top townhouse contract (Corcoran Group)
Buyers flock to Brooklyn townhouses
The highest-priced townhouse contract of the week was for 194 Columbia Heights, a house in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District that was asking $15 million, the week's third-highest overall. Brownstoner reports that the 25-foot-wide, 7,500-square-foot Italianate-style townhouse dates back to 1860, when it was built for wool trader C.C. Dike and his wife, Jeannie. Over the next few decades, they raised their family and entertained in the house. In 1922, years after their deaths, their son, State Supreme Court Justice Norman Dike, announced plans to convert the interiors of the house to "bachelor apartments."
Over 100 years later, a conversion back to a single-family townhouse would not be unthinkable, but neither the buyer nor their plans for the house have been identified. Curbed noted that the house has been empty for decades and that, shortly before it was listed for the ask, the house was cleared of old furniture, boxes of old toys and clothes, and rusted piping. However, the cleanup also revealed original architectural details like marble mantels, ceiling medallions, and finely inlaid floors.
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The Prospect (Brown Harris Stevens)
Additionally, contracts were signed for two of the five newly created two-bedroom units at The Prospect, a prewar townhouse turned boutique condominium in Prospect Heights. The parlor residence has original parlor doors and a private terrace, and both apartments' interiors feature high ceilings, oversized windows, preserved prewar details, generous closet space, and in-unit washer/dryers. Remaining availabilities start at $1.685 million.
Milan (Compass)
"Wolf of Wall Street" penthouse finds a buyer
Also of note, Penthouse C at Midtown East condominium Milan entered contract with a $4.95 million ask. The three-bedroom penthouse was featured in Oscar-nominated film The Wolf of Wall Street, where it served as the home of lead character Jordan Belfort and a memorable scene played out on one of the penthouse's two private terraces.
The seller, business executive Bert E. Brodsky, told Mansion Global that he briefly met director Martin Scorcese and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie when he stopped by the penthouse, but spent the majority of The Wolf of Wall Street's shoot at his beach house. Indeed, he kept it as a pied-a-terre and frequently rented it out as a filming location. It has also appeared on TV shows like the original Gossip Girl, The Good Wife, and Blue Bloods.
Mr. Brodsky bought it for about $4.5 million in August 2005, when the building was still under construction, and initially listed it for $6.25 million in April 2025. It has been on and off the market since then, and came back for the ask in April 2026.
Top NYC Contracts: May 18-24, 2026
#10. 35 Hudson Yards, #7301
Last Ask: $8,950,000
Midtown West | Condominium | 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 3,848 ft2
35 Hudson Yards, #7301 (Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group)
#8. 12 East 88th Street, #PH12A
Last Ask: $10,000,000
Carnegie Hill | Condominium | 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 4,000 ft2
12 East 88th Street, #PH12A (Modlin Group LLC)
#7. One Madison, #TH2
Last Ask: $10,500,000
Flatiron/Union Square | Condominium | 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 4,566 ft2
One Madison, #TH2 (Compass)
#6. Flatiron Building, #4SOUTH
Last Ask: $11,750,000
Flatiron/Union Square | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths | 3,095 ft2
Flatiron Building, #4SOUTH (Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group)
#5. The Henry, #11W
Last Ask: $12,600,000
Broadway Corridor | Condominium | 5 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths | 3,811 ft2
The Henry, #11W (Compass)
#3. 194 Columbia Heights, #TWNHS
Last Ask: $15,000,000
Brooklyn Heights | Townhouse | 6+ Bedrooms, 5 Baths | 7,500 ft2
194 Columbia Heights, #TWNHS (Corcoran Group)
#2. 50 West 66th Street, #41W
Last Ask: $16,700,000
Central Park West | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths | 2,816 ft2
50 West 66th Street, #41W (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
#1. 740 Park Avenue, #6/7D
Last Ask: $22,000,000
Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. | Cooperative | 5 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths
740 Park Avenue, #6/7D (Corcoran Group)
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