There were 193 transactions totaling $241 million recorded in New York City over the past 24 hours before 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9.
🏆 Residential: The top home sale recorded in New York City was in Soho. Harold and Jennifer Shaftel sold a condo at 102 Wooster Street for $8.4 million to an LLC whose sole member is Jeremy L. Goldstein. The Shaftels purchased the 3,200-square-foot unit in 2012 for $5.4 million. The pad has key-lock elevator access, a wood-burning fireplace and three bedrooms. It had been on and off the market since at least 2015, with its most recent asking price coming in at $8.8 million. Corcoran’s Danny Davis, Lisa Balbuena and Lisa Verkuyl Davis had the listing.
🏆 Commercial: The top commercial transaction recorded in the city was for an office building in Midtown that will be converted into a residential property. Miami Beach-based LNR Partners offloaded a 12-story property at 29 West 35th Street for $25 million; the firm acquired it for $22.8 million in 2022 after filing to foreclose on it. The buyers in the latest transaction were developers Marty Burger and Andrew Heiberger, who plan to turn the 85,000-square-foot property into a 107-unit apartment complex.
📊 Commercial: In the East Village, a four-unit apartment building that was once home to the singer and bassist of the Ramones traded for $7.9 million. The property, at 6 East Second Street, stands four stories tall and spans about 6,400 square feet. The seller was an entity tied to Bray Kelly of KingsRock Advisors which had purchased the property in 2022 for $5.8 million. The buyer was an entity linked to Ryan Forman.
📊 Commercial: A mixed-use building at 581 Second Avenue in Kips Bay changed hands for $6.2 million. The buyer was an LLC managed by Edward Bergman and the seller was an LLC managed by Adam Mocio. The property has four stories, six apartments and ground-floor retail space that is home to restaurant and bar Hill and Bay. The building has been in the Mocio family since at least the late 1970s.
📊 Commercial: Stella Ogiale, who leads a Washington-based home h health services company, scooped up a Chelsea townhouse for $5.4 million. The seller of 217 West 15th Street was a trust tied to Claire Schiffman, an art dealer. The single-family home, currently vacant, was built in 1867 and has four apartments. The trust listed the property for sale in March for just under $6 million. Compass’ Sandra Gansberg, Kiril Kalundziski, Jessica Saleh Hunt, Bill Barrus and Karen Shenker had the listing.
📊 Residential: A company tied to Robin Damaghi parted with a brownstone at 405 Sackett Street in Carroll Gardens. The buyer, 405 Sackett Street LLC, paid $7.7 million for the six-bedroom home, which has a chef’s kitchen, recreation room and rooftop terrace. The asking price for the townhouse was $8.5 million, and Douglas Elliman’s Alex Maroni and Jack Chiu had the listing, which went live in February.
By the Numbers: Real estate donors throw $12M into NYC mayoral race
The real estate industry has poured some $12.4 million so far into this year’s New York City mayoral election.
That represents about 15 percent of the donations received by super PACs and the race’s top candidates: Mayor Eric Adams, who recently withdrew his candidacy, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
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