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Manhattan Contracts: Barbara Walters' Fifth Avenue co-op finds a buyer

944 Fifth Avenue, #6 (Compass); Barbara Walters ( Rubenstein - Barbara Walters and Sir Howard StringerUploaded by Tabercil, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115287531) 944 Fifth Avenue, #6 (Compass); Barbara Walters ( Rubenstein - Barbara Walters and Sir Howard StringerUploaded by Tabercil, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115287531)
Following last week's feed error, Manhattan's luxury contracts are being recorded again and coming in at a more expected level for this time of year. The top contract recorded by Olshan Realty's market report was for Residence #43N at 50 West 66th Street, the new tower rising in the Central Park West skyline. The 3,395-square-foot condo has four bedrooms, four and a half baths, a private loggia off the living room, and an asking price of $23,250,000.

The top contract recorded by CityRealty, and the top co-op contract recorded by Olshan, was pioneering TV journalist Barbara Walters' longtime home at 944 Fifth Avenue, which entered contract with an asking price of $17,750,000, down $2 million from when her estate listed it in April 2023. Coincidentally, the apartment entered contract in the middle of a Bonhams auction of Ms. Walters' art, furniture, jewelry, and other memorabilia, some of which appeared in listing photos.

The apartment at 944 Fifth Avenue was trailed by a three-bedroom loft at 108 Leonard Street, the New York Life Insurance Company headquarters turned celebrity favorite condominium. Residence #14D entered contract with an asking price of $12,965,000. Indeed, the top contracts for the past week showed an almost even mix of prestigious Fifth Avenue cooperatives and downtown industrial buildings converted to luxurious loft residences.

54 Greene Street, #2B (Compass)

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944 Fifth Avenue
944 Fifth Avenue Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St.
900 Fifth Avenue
900 Fifth Avenue Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St.
920 Fifth Avenue
920 Fifth Avenue Park/Fifth Ave. to 79th St.
50 West 66th Street
50 West 66th Street Central Park West
16 West 90th Street
16 West 90th Street Central Park West

46 White Street, #2 (Compass)

900 Fifth Avenue, #14A (Sothebys International Realty)

920 Fifth Avenue, #11B (Sothebys International Realty)

16 West 90th Street, #NA (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)

The Chelsea Enclave, #2A (Compass)

Artisan Lofts, #17N (Compass)
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812 Fifth Avenue, #MAISONSOUT (Corcoran Group)

108 Leonard, #14D (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

944 Fifth Avenue, #6 (Compass)

50 West 66th Street 50 West 66th Street, #43N (The Corcoran Group)
 (Recent Spaces for Extell Development Company) (Recent Spaces for Extell Development Company)
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(Recent Spaces for Extell Development Company)
From the Listing: This luxury 3,395-square-foot condo has 4 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. It features a living room with a 147-square-foot loggia facing Central Park. A custom kitchen is outfitted with cabinetry by Smallbone of Devizes. 50 West 66th Street boasts 50,000 square feet of amenity space including both an indoor and outdoor pool, squash, pickle ball, full sized basketball court, gym, Sky Lounge and more. Closings Commence 2024. See full details here.

50 West 66th Street has 8 public availabilities from $4,600,000.

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