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49 East 80th Street, #TH (Corcoran Group) | Barbara Streisand image by NIH Image Gallery from Bethesda, Maryland, USA - Barbra Streisand with Francis Collins and Anthony Fauci, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91827976
From March 16-22, 2026, 214 residential contracts were signed in Manhattan with 37 for units asking over $3.9 million. Both the number of contracts signed and aggregate dollar amount are up slightly week over week; however, this represents a 29% decrease from the same week last year.
These contracts were signed about three weeks into the conflict with Iran (it must be noted that Congress has not formally declared war), and on the same week that the Federal Reserve opted to leave interest rates unchanged in its March meeting despite higher oil prices and an uncertain economic outlook. However, these are not likely to be factors for all-cash buyers looking for a safe investment in New York City real estate.
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Six of the ten highest-priced contracts of the week were signed in new development condos, and the two most expensive were signed at 200 East 75th Street. Penthouse #4 had the week's top contract with an asking price of $19.7 million, and Penthouse #2 was not far behind with a $17.5 million ask. Both penthouses have five bedrooms, five and a half baths, formal dining rooms, high-end kitchens, primary suites with generous closet space and spa-like baths, and multiple private terraces.
Neither penthouse buyer has been identified, but the contracts were signed months after New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor closed on a $21.2 million penthouse elsewhere in the building. 200 East 75th Street is open for immediate occupancy and nearly sold out; the two remaining availabilities include one penthouse asking $18.5 million.
200 East 75th Street (CityRealty)
The Henry (Compass)
The week's top contract located outside of 200 East 75th Street was for Townhouse West at The Henry, which was asking $17 million in the third-highest deal overall. The two-story unit offers the atmosphere of a single-family house with its layout, private entrance, and private garden; however, the unidentified buyers will have access to The Henry's amenities and services. The contract was signed shortly after Townhouse East, the other townhouse unit in the Robert A.M. Stern Architects-designed condominium, entered contract; current public availabilities range from a one-bedroom asking $2.425 million to a six-bedroom penthouse with private terrace asking $28.75 million.
Other new developments across Manhattan performed well last week. Two floor-through units at 67 Irving Place ranked among the ten highest-priced contracts of the week. Multiple contracts were also signed at 26 West 9th Street and The Village West in Greenwich Village, as well as 155W68 and 212 West 72nd Street on the Upper West Side.
The Henry in late March 2026
The top townhouse contract was for 49 East 80th Street, which was asking $15.8 million in the week's fourth-highest overall. The 25-foot-wide mansion was completed in 1930, and original Art Deco details have been beautifully preserved over the years. Interiors have seven bedrooms, five full baths, and three powder rooms; a total of 2,042 square feet of private outdoor space includes a garden, three terraces, and a rooftop deck.
EGOT-winning singer/actress Barbra Streisand bought the house for $420K in 1970, the year after her historic tie with Katharine Hepburn for the Best Actress Academy Award. However, she never moved in, opting instead to keep an apartment at The Ardsley on Central Park West as a pied-a-terre when she moved to California that same year. Ms. Streisand sold the house in 1972; more recently, the unidentified sellers listed it for $17.95 million in June 2024. It entered contract in August 2025, but the townhouse came back on the market at the asking price in late November 2025.
35 Stuyvesant Street, #TH (Compass) | https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/east-village/35-stuyvesant-street/124982/NA/KuCmWfuiBRX
In the East Village, 35 Stuyvesant Street entered contract with a $3.895 million ask. Also known as "the wisteria townhouse" for the vines adorning the facade, the 32-foot-wide townhouse was built in 1861 by James Renwick, whose portfolio includes St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue and the Smithsonian Institute Building in Washington, DC. Nearly 100 years later, it was purchased by Lee B. Anderson, the art teacher/furniture collector affectionately known as the "Godfather of Gothic" for his influence on reviving interest in Gothic Revival furniture. The listing describes it as "part home, part salon, and part exhibition," with visitors like Andy Warhol, Cher, Halston, and Lee Radziwill coming to admire Mr. Anderson's collection of art and furniture.
Over the years Mr. Anderson lived in the house, he carefully tended the wisteria vines and received a 2003 Village Preservation Award for his beautification efforts. Following his death in 2010, his longtime partner and caretaker, Glenn Zecco, lived in the house until 2023 (h/t Francis York). The listing advises the unidentified buyer to "bring your architect," but notes original interior details like tin ceilings, exposed brick, decorative wood paneling, and fireplaces with original marble mantles.
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42 South Portland Avenue, top Brooklyn contract (Compass) | https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/fort-greene/42-south-portland-avenue/89131/NA/nWXJkidyfHaF
The week's highest-priced contract in Brooklyn was for 42 South Portland Avenue, which was asking $5.75 million. The house is currently configured as an owner's triplex with a garden unit, though a single-family conversion would not be impossible, and features high ceilings, gracious crown moldings, a skylit staircase, a private garden, and modern comforts like in-unit laundry and central heating and cooling. 42 South Portland Avenue is located on a beautiful brownstone block near Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn Academy of Music, CityPoint retail (including Trader Joe's), and myriad public transportation options.
Top NYC Contracts: March 16-22, 2026
#10. The Apthorp, #10D
Last Ask: $7,995,000 (-8.6%)
Riverside Dr./West End Ave. | Condominium | 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 3,238 ft2
The Apthorp, #10D (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
#9. 820 Park Avenue, #15
Last Ask: $9,950,000
Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. | Cooperative | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths
820 Park Avenue, #15 (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)
#8. 67 Irving Place, #9
Last Ask: $10,850,000
Gramercy Park | Condominium | 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 3,432 ft2
67 Irving Place, #9 (Reuveni LLC)
#7. 67 Irving Place, #10
Last Ask: $11,200,000
Gramercy Park | Condominium | 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 3,432 ft2
67 Irving Place, #10 (Reuveni LLC)
#6. One High Line, #WEST_26C
Last Ask: $11,295,000
Chelsea | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths | 2,648 ft2
One High Line, #WEST_26C (Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group)
#5. The New Museum Building, #6B
Last Ask: $13,500,000
SoHo | Condominium | 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 4,678 ft2
The New Museum Building, #6B (Compass)
#4. 49 East 80th Street, #TH
Last Ask: $15,800,000
Carnegie Hill | Townhouse | 6+ Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths | 9,193 ft2
49 East 80th Street, #TH (Corcoran Group)
#3. The Henry, #THW
Last Ask: $17,000,000
Broadway Corridor | Condominium | 6+ Bedrooms, 6+ Baths | 7,719 ft2
The Henry, #THW (Compass)
#2. 200 East 75th Street, #PH2
Last Ask: $17,500,000
Lenox Hill | Condominium | 5 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths | 4,230 ft2
200 East 75th Street, #PH2 (Compass)
#1. 200 East 75th Street, #PH4
Last Ask: $19,700,000
Lenox Hill | Condominium | 5 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths | 4,928 ft2
200 East 75th Street, #PH4 (Compass)
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