330 East 51st Street, #TH (Douglas Elliman); John Steinbeck (By McFadden Publications, Inc.; no photographer credited; photo likely the work of Sonya Noskowiak, as Steinbeck is wearing the same clothes from her 1935 studio session that produced the work shown here: https://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2006.74 - Photoplay, November 1939 (page 22)Photograph is flipped horizontally for magazine publication, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=105375118)
The week of December 22-28, 2025 included the last night of Hanukkah, followed closely by the Christmas holiday on Thursday, December 25. As a result, it was a relatively quiet week for the New York City real estate market with Manhattan contracts down 47% week-over-week. However, December 2025 contract activity in Manhattan remains strong compared to historical activity and, with a few days remaining in the month, looks likely to remain on par with December 2024.
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The Greenwich, #PH1AB (Nest Seekers LLC) | https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/greenwich-village/the-greenwich-65-west-13th-street/3147/PH1AB/SwvaMmFNNmV
The highest-priced contract signed last week was for Penthouse #1A/B at The Greenwich, which was asking $13.5 million. The listing comprises two separate apartments, Penthouse #1A and Penthouse #1B, that can be combined into one magnificent home with an enormous wraparound terrace. Penthouse #D, a combination unit elsewhere in the building that includes the former home of fashion designer Michael Kors, offers a prime example of what this could be.
The Greenwich is a prewar department store-turned-condominium spanning a city block between West 13th and 14th Streets, a stretch that has been active in new development in recent years. Greenwich Village's future tallest building is on the rise at 5 West 13th Street; sales launched at The Katharine and The Village West earlier this year; and FÖRENA and 101 West 14th Street transformed their opposite corners of Sixth Avenue and West 14th Street.
The week's top sponsor contract and second-highest overall was for Residence #723 at The Astor, which was asking $7.95 million. The five-bedroom, five and a half-bath condo represents one of the final sponsor units in the building, which was developed by William Waldorf Astor in 1901 and restored to its original grandeur amidst a 2015 condo conversion.
Grand Salon turned dining foyer at 267 Sixth Avenue, top Brooklyn contract (Ideal Properties Group) | https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/park-slope/267-sixth-avenue/70233/NA/oMaBFIkxR
Two historic townhouses ranked among the top ten contracts. 330 East 51st Street, a 19th-century townhouse near Beekman Place, had the week's fourth-highest contract with an asking price just under $7 million. In 1943, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck moved into the house shortly after publishing The Grapes of Wrath. During the time he lived here, he published his novel Cannery Row and worked as a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune.
Since then, the house has been renovated with new mechanicals, a new roof, smart home technology, a state-of-the-art kitchen, and a luxurious full-floor primary suite with two built-out dressing rooms and a spa-like bath. If the house sells for this price, the LLC-listed seller will take a loss, having bought it for $7.9 million in June 2007 (per Acris).
Since then, the house has been renovated with new mechanicals, a new roof, smart home technology, a state-of-the-art kitchen, and a luxurious full-floor primary suite with two built-out dressing rooms and a spa-like bath. If the house sells for this price, the LLC-listed seller will take a loss, having bought it for $7.9 million in June 2007 (per Acris).
"Once you have lived in New York and it becomes your home, no place else is good enough" - John Steinbeck
In Park Slope, 267 Sixth Avenue had the week's top Brooklyn contract and sixth-highest overall with a $6.1 million asking price. It previously served as the home of the Swedish American Athletic Club, during which time it offered amenities like a ballroom, a billiards room, a boxing ring, a bowling alley, and a lounge with a cocktail bar (h/t 6sqft). It has since been transformed into a residential home with an owner's triplex and rental unit, and featured on the Park Slope House Tour. The ballroom is now a lounge, and a previous owner repurposed a trophy case to display their book collection.
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Top NYC contracts: December 22-28, 2025
#10. 108 Leonard, #10G
Last Ask: $4,980,000
Tribeca | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths | 2,013 ft2
108 Leonard, #10G (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
#9. 14 East 75th Street, #4A
Last Ask: $5,200,000
Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St. | Cooperative | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths
14 East 75th Street, #4A (Sothebys International Realty)
#8 (tie). 173 Riverside Drive, #6D
Last Ask: $5,600,000
Riverside Dr./West End Ave. | Cooperative | 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths
173 Riverside Drive, #6D (Corcoran Group)
#8 (tie). Madison House, #55C
Last Ask: $5,600,000
NoMad/Gramercy Park | Condominium | 2 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths | 1,788 ft2
Madison House, #55C (Corcoran Group)
#7. The Park 900, #11AB
Last Ask: $5,995,000
Carnegie Hill | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths | 2,070 ft2
The Park 900, #11AB (Sothebys International Realty)
267 Sixth Avenue, #TH (Corcoran Group)
#5. 200 East 75th Street, #11B
Last Ask: $6,330,000
Lenox Hill | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths | 2,192 ft2
200 East 75th Street, #11B (Compass)
330 East 51st Street, #TH (Douglas Elliman)
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#3. 40 West 83rd Street, #TH
Last Ask: $7,150,000 (-4.6%)
Central Park West | Townhouse | 5 Bedrooms, 5 Baths | 5,694 ft2
40 West 83rd Street, #TH (Corcoran Group)
#2. The Astor, #723
Last Ask: $7,950,000
Broadway Corridor | Condominium | 5 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths | 3,788 ft2
The Astor, #723 (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
#1. The Greenwich, #PH1AB
Last Ask: $13,500,000
Greenwich Village | Condominium | 5 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths | 5,380 ft2
The Greenwich, #PH1AB (Nest Seekers LLC)
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