In New York City, there were about 147 deals recorded, totaling about $283.7 million.
🏆Residential: The top residential deal recorded was for a penthouse at 215 Chrystie Street in the Lower East Side. A trust tied to Gregory Andon, the chief executive officer at Attune Agriculture, sold the condominium for $15.7 million, about 23 percent less than what he paid for the unit in 2018. The four-bedroom home spans more than 4,200 square feet, and Andon put it up for sale in 2024 for $25 million. Compass’ Stephen Ferrara, Steven Dawson, Clayton Orrigo and Robert Varvara had the listing.
🏆Commercial: The top commercial deal recorded was for a mixed-use building in East New York. A company tied to Jacob Aini sold 2864 Atlantic Avenue for just over $69 million after acquiring the development site for $7.5 million from Speedway in 2022, then building a 10-story building there. The buyer was a company connected to Camber Property Group and the Institute for Community Living. UMB Bank provided a $94.3 million mortgage for the deal.
📊Residential: Elise Pettus, founder of UNtied.net, a platform that helps women navigate divorces, parted with a townhouse at 17 Willow Place in Brooklyn Heights that she had owned since 2014, when she bought it for about $1.9 million. The buyer was Perregrina LLC, which paid $11 million — above ask — for the home. Pettus put the four-bedroom home on the market with Brown Harris Stevens’ Joan Goldberg for $10 million in March.
📊Residential: William Sacher, an investment banker, and Ann Sacher, a retired surgeon turned community volunteer, picked up a co-op at 221 Central Park West on the Upper West Side for $7.8 million. The sellers of the duplex, which was gut renovated by Steven Harris Architects, were Alok Singh, chief executive officer, chief investment officer and co-founder of Bridge Growth Partners, and Mary Singh, who put the home on the market in 2023 for just under $9 million. Sotheby’s International Realty’s Cathy Taub had the listing.
📊Commercial: In the Homecrest section of Brooklyn, a medical office at 3245 Nostrand Avenue sold for $8.8 million. The property had been an AdvantageCare Physicians office, but the office is relocating. The seller of the three-story building was the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York and the buyer was Yeshivat Darche Eres, a Jewish school.
📊Commercial: A holding company affiliated with Crosstown Companies offloaded a car wash at 571 Washington Avenue in Crown Heights for $7 million; it had owned the property for decades. The buyer was a company linked to EMP Capital.
📊Residential: On the Upper West Side, the estate of Paul Epstein shed a co-op at The Dakota, at 1 West 72nd Street, for $6.7 million. Epstein, who died in 2022, was a lawyer who created The George Balanchine Trust, which manages the rights of the late famous choreographer and founder of the New York City Ballet. The buyer was a trust linked to Brian Dorsey. The home was put on the market for $6.5 million in 2024. Douglas Elliman’s Daniela Kunen had the listing.
