From June 8-14, 2026, 277 residential contracts were signed in Manhattan. This is a small week-over-week increase, but was 57 more contracts than were signed the same week in 2025. Contract activity typically slows in June following strong volume in April and May, but 2026 could be the strongest June post-pandemic if things continue at this rate.
The contracts were signed on a particularly exciting week in New York City. The entire city seemed to come together to support the New York Knicks in the NBA finals for games on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, and a ticker tape parade to celebrate their first NBA championship in 53 years is planned for Thursday, June, 18. Additionally, sports bars in all the boroughs were packed for World Cup matches starting Thursday, June 11, with Brazil and Morocco drawing 1-1 in East Rutherford, NJ on Saturday. This all came on the heels of the Tony Awards, and the collective effervescence of all these events would seem to demonstrate the appeal of a New York City home base.
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The signings also took place at a time when the New York Attorney General's office is investigating whether residential brokerage Compass is a monopoly following its merger with Anywhere, a franchiser whose brands include Corcoran, Sotheby's International Realty, and Coldwell Banker. The $1.6 billion merger was completed much sooner than many anticipated in January 2026, but a report from The Wall Street Journal found that the deal won antitrust clearance from the Department of Justice without the detailed scrutiny one might expect for a merger of this magnitude.
Those against the merger were concerned that Compass' market dominance will result in limited access to listings for consumers, higher commissions for brokers, and smaller brokerages being pushed out of business. In the immediate term, Compass had the week's largest number of contracts signed and second-highest dollar volume of the week.
Those against the merger were concerned that Compass' market dominance will result in limited access to listings for consumers, higher commissions for brokers, and smaller brokerages being pushed out of business. In the immediate term, Compass had the week's largest number of contracts signed and second-highest dollar volume of the week.
Top brokerages by signed contracts (CityRealty)
80 Clarkson penthouse asks $80M
Rendering of 80 Clarkson Street on the Lower Manhattan waterfront (Courtesy of DBOX)
It was just announced that an $80 million contract was signed for the West Tower Duplex Penthouse at 80 Clarkson Street, the two-towered, COOKFOX-designed high-rise located on the northern block of the former St. John's Terminal rail depot in Hudson Square, directly north of the new Google campus. This is the most expensive Downtown contract of 2026, and second only to a penthouse at 1122 Madison Avenue asking $89.5 million as the year's most expensive. At $11,236 per square foot, it would set a new record for the most expensive home by price per square foot in Downtown Manhattan if it closes for this price. Another penthouse at 80 Clarkson Street, this one asking $129 million, could potentially set a new Downtown sales record by sticker price.
Rendering of 80 Clarkson Street penthouse (Courtesy of DBOX)
Primary bedroom (Courtesy of DBOX)
The four-bedroom, six-bath, 7,120-square-foot West Tower Duplex Penthouse is also the highest condominium in the West Village, perched over 400 feet in the air. This allows for expansive skyline and river views from its oversized windows, not to mention 921 square feet of private outdoor space across loggias and terraces. The interiors of 80 Clarkson Street were acclaimed designer Thierry Despont's last project before he died in April 2023; like all units, the penthouse features high ceilings, French white oak herringbone floors, a kitchen with Christopher Peacock cabinetry and appliances by Gaggenau, Sub-Zero, and Miele, and a primary bath finished in Statuario Bianco and Bianco Dolomiti marble.
Residents of 80 Clarkson will arrive via a secure gated entrance that leads to a landscaped motor court with access to a double-height lobby. From there, over 50,000 square feet of amenities include a fitness center with Pilates and yoga studio, a basketball/pickleball court, a 25-meter lap pool with hot and cold plunge pools, a spa with saunas and steam rooms, a triple-height Winter Garden with palm trees, a library, a restaurant with private dining room and in-residence dining, a golf simulator, a screening room, a game room, a content creation studio, and a music room with sound engineering booth. The building offers private storage, climate-controlled wine rooms, and private parking for purchase. The building has been quietly and rapidly selling off-market, and completion is estimated for next year.
80 Clarkson Street, spring 2026 (CityRealty)
Facade detail at 80 Clarkson Street (CityRealty)
Condos with hotel amenities triumph
One High Line, home to two of the top ten contracts
A few weeks before New York's pied-a-terre tax is set to go into effect for second homes with Department of Finance-assessed values over $1 million on July 1, 2026, several luxury contracts were signed at condos with hotel services. Such buildings are popular among pied-a-terre buyers for access to the hotel's amenities and services; and, in some cases, buyers are able to purchase their apartments fully furnished and look to the hotels to rent them out when they are not in town.
These included West Penthouse #35B at One High Line, which was asking $26.6 million in the week's highest-priced contract. The four-bedroom is one of only two units located on the floor below a simplex penthouse, and offers a total of 494 square feet of private outdoor space across two loggias. It was the last remaining penthouse at One High Line, and one of two contracts signed for apartments in the taller, all-residential West Tower last week. However, the unidentified buyers have access to the amenities and services of Faena New York on the lower levels of the East Tower. These include five-star concierge service, Argentine restaurant La Boca, The Living Room bar, and the 17,000-square-foot Tierra Santa Healing House spa.
The Mark (Sotheby's International Realty)
The past week also saw multiple contracts signed at One Central Park West and 215 Chrystie Street, the condo component on top of the Public Hotel on the Lower East Side. Additionally, Residence #1502, a rare availability at Upper East Side luxury hotel The Mark's residential component, entered contract with a $10.5 million ask, the eighth-highest of the week.
High-priced, high-performing new developments
The Flatiron Building (CityRealty)
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One High Line was among several new developments that logged impressive deals on the second week of June 2026. Apartments at The Flatiron Building and Malabar Residences were among the ten highest-priced contracts of the week.
One Domino Square, home to the top Brooklyn contract of the week
The highest-priced Brooklyn contract of the week was for Penthouse #1B at One Domino Square, which was asking $7.75 million in a price just shy of the week's top ten; it was one of three contracts signed in the two-towered development on the Williamsburg waterfront. Multiple contracts were also signed at The West Residence Club in Hell's Kitchen, The Strathmore in Yorkville, 720 West End Avenue on the Upper West Side, and Radiant in Long Island City.
Celebrity real estate contracts
990 Fifth Avenue (Compass)
Last week, three apartments in prestigious Upper East Side cooperatives were among the five highest-priced contracts. These included Residence #8/9 at the Rosario Candela-designed 990 Fifth Avenue, which was asking $18.5 million in the week's third-highest overall. With this contract, the four-bedroom duplex apartment is set to change hands for the first time in nearly 100 years. It was the childhood home of socialite Sunny von Bülow, whose parents purchased it in 1927.
The apartment stayed in the family over the decades as surviving spouses inherited it from their partners, and it was listed following the death of its last owner, a onetime daughter-in-law of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in spring 2025. The buyer has not been identified, and proceeds from the sale are to be donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (which is located directly across the street), The Frick Collection, and the Morgan Library.
The apartment stayed in the family over the decades as surviving spouses inherited it from their partners, and it was listed following the death of its last owner, a onetime daughter-in-law of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in spring 2025. The buyer has not been identified, and proceeds from the sale are to be donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (which is located directly across the street), The Frick Collection, and the Morgan Library.
30 Sullivan Street, top townhouse contract (R New York)
Further downtown, the top townhouse contract of the week was for 30 Sullivan Street, part of a collection of townhouses built as part of the Cary Tamarkin-designed 10 Sullivan Street condominium in Soho; it was asking $15.75 million in the week's sixth-highest overall. The New Yorker describes its sellers, media/entertainment executives Elliot Tebele and Jessica Anteby, as "the first family of memes," and the five-story, 25-foot-wide townhouse features five bedrooms, four full baths, an oak-paneled library, a home gym, a media room, a roof deck, and both a sculptural staircase and an elevator to connect all levels. It was listed for $19.95 million in September 2025.
Christodora House
Also of note, Spanish visual artist Elena del Rivero's loft in the East Village's Christodora House entered contract asking just under $1.5 million. Her work has been featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, among other institutions throughout the United States and Spain, and she used the one-bedroom duplex as both living and studio space. Public records show that she bought the apartment for $660K in November 2003, after her Lower Manhattan studio was damaged on 9/11, and she listed it for $1.85 million in April 2026 amidst plans to move closer to family in Europe.
Top NYC Contracts: June 8-14, 2026
#10. The Greenwich Lane, #76
Last Ask: $8,595,000
Greenwich Village | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths | 2,522 ft2
The Greenwich Lane, #76 (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)
#9. One High Line, #W22C
Last Ask: $9,995,000 (-7.2%)
Chelsea | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths | 2,638 ft2
One High Line, #W22C (Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group)
#8. The Mark, #1502
Last Ask: $10,500,000 (-12.1%)
Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. | Cooperative | 2 Bedrooms, 3 Baths
The Mark, #1502 (Sothebys International Realty)
#7. Malabar Residences, #PH2A
Last Ask: $13,500,000
Midtown East | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths | 2,607 ft2
Malabar Residences, #PH2A (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
#6. 30 Sullivan Street, #TH
Last Ask: $15,750,000 (-12.3%)
SoHo | Condominium | 5 Bedrooms, 4 Baths | 5,900 ft2
30 Sullivan Street, #TH (R New York)
#5. 2 East 88th Street, #11TH FLOOR
Last Ask: $16,500,000
Carnegie Hill | Cooperative | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths
2 East 88th Street, #11TH FLOOR (Modlin Group LLC)
#4. Flatiron Building, #11NORTH
Last Ask: $18,425,000
Flatiron/Union Square | Condominium | 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 3,903 ft2
Flatiron Building, #11NORTH (Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group)
#3. 990 Fifth Avenue, #8/9
Last Ask: $18,500,000 (-7.5%)
Carnegie Hill | Cooperative | 4 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths
990 Fifth Avenue, #8/9 (Compass)
#2. 730 Park Avenue, #10C/11C
Last Ask: $22,600,000 (-9.6%)
Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. | Cooperative | 6+ Bedrooms, 6+ Baths
730 Park Avenue, #10C/11C (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
#1. One High Line, #WPH35B
Last Ask: $26,600,000
Chelsea | Condominium | 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 5,059 ft2
One High Line, #WPH35B (Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group)
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