NYC’s Most Expensive Sales of 2026 (With Floorplans!)
Look across these ten deals and a few things are clear:
- Townhouses are back in a serious way. Three of the top ten are single-family homes. Not penthouses, not full-floor condos. Privacy, scale, outdoor space, no board, no neighbors above or below. For a certain type of buyer, no tower can replicate that, and the prices reflect it.
- Downtown is no longer a consolation prize. The biggest sale of the year so far happened in Tribeca, not on Billionaires' Row, not on Park Avenue. The 70 Vestry penthouse closing at $57 million says everything about how far that neighborhood has come. Not to mention the as-yet-unconfirmed sale of Penthouse 8 at 140 Jane Street in the West Village (listed for $87,500,000). The Upper East Side still dominates the list, but it no longer owns it.
- Not a single property here sold at or above ask. Not one. The discounts ranged from modest to significant — the Central Park Tower unit sat on and off the market since 2019 before finally trading at around 26% below its original list price. At this level, patience is a strategy. Buyers have real pricing power, and the sellers who close are the ones who eventually accept that.
- Almost every deal was all-cash, and almost every buyer hid behind an LLC or a trust. Seven of the ten purchasers on this list have no publicly known identity. The ultra-luxury market runs on discretion as much as dollars — which makes sense when you're writing a $50 million check and would prefer the world not know about it.
NYC’s Most Expensive Residential Closings of 2026
Honorable Mention: 140 Jane Street, PH8 - $87,500,000 (In Contract)
It hasn’t closed yet, but it absolutely belongs on this list. The duplex penthouse at 140 Jane Street spans roughly 9,500 square feet across the 8th and 9th floors with six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a double-height living room, a wraparound private terrace over 2,300 square feet, and three balconies. The building — just 14 residences, 11 stories, designed by Leroy Street Studio — sits where Jane Street meets the Hudson River, and comes with something that has genuinely never existed in the West Village before: a private porte-cochère with a car elevator that delivers residents directly to their floor. Lap pool, private park, full-time doorman. This is not a typical downtown building.
If it closes at or near its $87.5 million ask, it would easily beat the $80 million Jeff Bezos paid in 2019 for a penthouse and two units below it at 212 Fifth Avenue — making it the most expensive residential sale ever recorded in downtown Manhattan. It went into contract in August 2025 and 13 of the building’s 14 units are already under contract, which tells you everything about the demand. When it records, it won’t just top this list — it will rewrite the downtown record books entirely.
1) 70 Vestry Street, Penthouse South - $57,000,000
Link: https://streeteasy.com/building/70-vestry-street-new_york/phs
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| 70 Vestry Street on the West Village Waterfront |
This is downtown luxury at its absolute peak. The southern penthouse at 70 Vestry spans 7,800 square feet inside and opens onto a private terrace that adds another 3,600 square feet — more outdoor space than most Manhattan apartments have indoors. Robert A.M. Stern designed the building, and it shows. Warm materials, generous proportions, Hudson River views from floor-to-ceiling windows, and a primary suite that functions as its own private wing.
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70 Vestry Street, Penthouse South - Living Room |
The seller was Julia Haart — reality TV star, fashion entrepreneur, and one half of a very public divorce from Italian businessman Silvio Scaglia, who originally bought the penthouse in 2018 for $55 million. Haart listed it in November 2025 for $65 million. It sold for $57 million to an anonymous trust. The buyer's identity remains unknown. At roughly $7,300 per square foot, this ranks among the highest prices ever recorded for a residential property south of 14th Street — and it just became the biggest sale in New York City so far this year.
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| 70 Vestry Street - Penthouse South - Lower Floor |
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| 70 Vestry Street - Penthouse South - Roof Terrace |
2) 8 East 62nd Street (Townhouse) - $55,000,000
Link: https://streeteasy.com/building/8-east-62-street-new_york/house
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8 East 62nd Street |
Built in 1903 by John H. Duncan — the architect behind Grant's Tomb — this five-story limestone mansion sits less than a block from Central Park and spans nearly 15,000 square feet across six bedrooms and 14 bathrooms. The interiors lean hard into the extravagant: malachite mosaic floors in the entry gallery, a sweeping marble staircase, 17-foot ceilings, Parquet de Versailles oak floors, a 32-bulb Baccarat chandelier, and Hermès leather walls in the billiards room. The primary suite takes up an entire floor. Below grade, there's a skylit gym, sauna, steam room, wine cellar, and a dog wash. On the roof, a full outdoor kitchen and entertaining terrace.
The sellers were British developer Christian Candy and his wife Emily Crompton-Candy, who bought it in 2022 for $48 million, renovated it, and listed it in April 2025 for $70 million. No takers. They pulled it, came back at $57.5 million in February, and had a contract in six days. The buyer is anonymous. The Candys have already moved to a triplex at 111 West 57th Street on Billionaires' Row, which they picked up for around $45 million. They traded one trophy for another and pocketed a profit on the way out.
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| 8 East 62nd Street - Floorplan |
3) 432 Park Avenue, 78th Floor - $52,500,000
Link: https://streeteasy.com/building/432-park-avenue-new_york/78th-floor
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| 432 Park Avenue |
The entire 78th floor of one of the most recognizable buildings on the Manhattan skyline. Both units — 78A and 78B — combined give the buyer 8,280 square feet with 12.5-foot ceilings and the building's iconic 10-by-10-foot windows facing north, south, east, and west. The larger unit runs about 7,000 square feet fully renovated. The smaller adjacent unit has its own private elevator access and can function as a guest apartment or be absorbed into the main residence. Building amenities include a private restaurant, a 75-foot indoor pool, spa, and screening room.
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| 432 Park Avenue, 78th Floor - Living Room |
The backstory here is pure New York tabloid material. These units were purchased in 2021 by developer Harry Macklowe for roughly $47 million. He later defaulted on the loans he'd taken from building sponsor CIM Group to buy them, and CIM took the units back. They listed them at $59.9 million. The deal closed the same day the contract was signed — at $52.5 million. The buyer is anonymous. The building has had its share of headaches over the years, including a 2021 lawsuit alleging noise issues, leaks, and broken elevators. None of that stopped someone from writing a $52.5 million check for the whole floor.
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| 432 Park Avenue, 78th Floor - Floorplan |
4) 36 East 63rd Street (Townhouse) - $46,750,000
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| 36 E 63rd Street |
Forty feet wide. Sixteen thousand square feet. Ten bedrooms. Originally built in 1930 as the Hangar Club — a private social club for aviators — this Neo Georgian mansion in Lenox Hill has the bones of a different era of New York entirely. The grand salon runs the full width of the house. There are "His and Hers" dressing rooms, a private screening room, a home gym, a wine cellar, and a landscaped roof deck, all within a block and a half of Central Park.
The seller was Ron Perelman, once considered the wealthiest person in America with a net worth near $20 billion. He first tried to sell this home in 2020, asking $65 million alongside an adjacent townhouse. No deal. He dropped it to $65 million on its own, then $60 million, then $49.5 million. It finally traded at $46.75 million — nearly six years after it first hit the market and $18 million below the original ask. The buyer was a foreign LLC. Perelman, now 83, has been methodically unwinding his real estate holdings for years. This was his last major Manhattan exit.
5) 220 Central Park South, Apt 32A - $37,300,000
Link: https://streeteasy.com/building/220-central-park-south-new_york/32a
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| 220 Central Park South |
Few buildings in New York carry more weight than 220 Central Park South. Robert A.M. Stern designed it. Ken Griffin bought the penthouse for $238 million — still the most expensive home ever sold in the United States. And this 3,700-square-foot, four-bedroom residence on the 32nd floor just traded at over $10,000 per square foot, which puts it among the highest per-square-foot prices recorded in the city this year.
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| 220 Central Park South, Apt 32A - Living Room |
The seller was Leon Falic, co-owner of Duty Free Americas. The buyer was an LLC. The building is known for its limestone facade, understated interiors, and a level of privacy and service that attracts the kind of buyers who don't need to make noise about where they live. In 2025, the building's top sale was $82.5 million — an off-market trade. This one was quieter, but the price per foot says everything about what this address still commands.
Living here means joining the same address as Ken Griffin, whose record-breaking purchase still defines the building’s legacy. He famously purchased a four-floor penthouse for $238 million. That makes it the most expensive home ever sold in the United States. His penthouse spans 23,000 square feet of interior space, plus 649 square feet of outdoor space.
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| 220 Central Park South, Apt 32A - Floorplan |
6) Central Park Tower, Apt 81E - $24,500,000
Link: https://streeteasy.com/building/central-park-tower/81e
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| Central Park Tower |
At 1,550 feet, Central Park Tower is the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere. This nearly 4,300-square-foot, four-bedroom unit sits on the 81st floor with sweeping views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline that are genuinely hard to describe to anyone who hasn't seen them. Floor-to-ceiling glass throughout. Sleek, modern finishes. Access to one of the most extensive amenity packages in the city, including multiple lounge levels, dining spaces, and a full wellness floor.
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| Central Park Tower, Apt 81E - Living Room |
This particular unit had been on and off the market since 2019, when it was first listed at $33.4 million. It finally traded at $24.5 million — about $9 million below that original ask. Extell Development, the builder, is still moving units, just not at the prices the offering plan once imagined. The buyer was an LLC tied to a Montville, New Jersey address. At $5,700 per square foot for a view this high, some would call it a deal. That's probably how the buyer sees it too.
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| Central Park Tower, Apt 81E - Floorplan |
7) The 74, Penthouse - $20,800,000
Link: https://streeteasy.com/building/the-74/ph
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| The 74 |
A duplex penthouse at one of the Upper East Side's newer boutique developments, The 74 delivers 5,300 square feet across two levels plus 1,600 square feet of private terrace. Four bedrooms, a dramatic staircase connecting the two floors, and interiors that feel contemporary and warm rather than cold and corporate. The terrace has enough space to actually live on — multiple zones for dining, lounging, and entertaining.
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| The 74 - PH - Living Room |
The original ask was $25 million. It closed at $20.8 million, or roughly $4,000 per square foot — a meaningful benchmark for new development along Second Avenue in the upper 70s, where pricing has historically trailed the more established blocks to the west. The buyer was an LLC. For a neighborhood that has seen serious new development investment in recent years, this closing is another data point that the Upper East Side's eastern corridor is catching up.
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| The 74 - PH - 32nd Floor |
8) 895 Park Avenue, Apt 16/17/18A — ~$20,000,000
Link: https://streeteasy.com/building/895-park-avenue-new_york/161718a
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| 895 Park Ave |
Seven thousand square feet. Three floors. Park Avenue. This prewar co-op triplex is the kind of apartment that doesn't really exist anymore — high ceilings, formal entertaining rooms, a separation between public and private spaces that newer buildings simply cannot replicate. Multiple bedroom suites, staff quarters, grand living and dining rooms built for hosting at a scale most people will never experience.
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| 895 Park Ave - Terrace |
Co-ops have been the quieter corner of the Manhattan luxury market in 2026, with contracts down 15% year-over-year as boards stay stringent and buyers increasingly prefer condos. But the very best prewar addresses on Park Avenue still trade at eight figures when the right buyer comes along. This one sold to a trust. Details on the listing were not publicly disclosed. At roughly $2,800 per square foot, it looks like a value play compared to new development nearby — assuming you can get past the board.
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| 895 Park Ave - Floorplan |
9) 78 Morton Street (Townhouse) - $19,000,000
Link: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/78-Morton-St-New-York-NY-10014/143090515_zpid/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K2WYFJFpTQ
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| 78 Morton Street |
No doorman. No amenity floor. No panoramic skyline views. What Morton Street offers instead is something that towers genuinely cannot replicate: a cobblestone block in the West Village, landmarked, tree-lined, and deeply coveted by the kind of buyers who have already lived in the towers and decided they'd rather have this. The home is a historic rowhouse on one of Manhattan's most desirable stretches of pavement, walking distance to Hudson River Park, the Meatpacking District, and some of the best restaurants in the city.
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| 78 Morton Street - Living Room |
The seller was Brah L.P. The buyer was Kala's Red Rover LLC — anonymous, like most buyers at this level. West Village townhouses have become serious trophy assets, drawing entertainment executives, tech money, and international buyers who are done optimizing for views and ready to optimize for lifestyle. The neighborhood does something to real estate logic. $19 million for a rowhouse with no amenities sounds absurd until you walk down that block, and then it makes complete sense.
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| 78 Morton Street - Floorplan |
10) 1030 Fifth Avenue, Apt 3W - $18,800,000
Link: https://streeteasy.com/building/1030-5-avenue-new_york/3w
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| 1030 Fifth Ave |
The view from this co-op is genuinely one of the best in New York. Direct sightlines over Central Park on one side, the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the other. Four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, prewar details throughout, and a formal living room positioned specifically to capture that view. It is the kind of apartment that sells itself the moment you walk in.
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| 1030 Fifth Ave - Living Room |
The sellers were Duke Buchan — a financier currently serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Morocco — and Hannah Buchan, who purchased the apartment in 2010 for $8.9 million. It sold for $18.8 million, nearly at the $19 million ask, meaning the property more than doubled in value over 16 years. The buyer was Harvey C. Jones, a tech investor. Central Park-facing Fifth Avenue co-ops don't need much of a pitch. The address does the work, and the appreciation history makes the case on its own.
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| 1030 Fifth Ave - Floorplan |
What's Left to Say?
These deals don't need much editorializing. The numbers speak, the addresses speak, and the buyers — whoever they actually are — made their statements in eight figures. What this list really shows is that New York's ultra-luxury market runs on its own logic, its own timeline, and its own rules. The rest of the market can debate affordability and rate cuts. Up here, the only thing that matters is whether the property is exceptional enough to deserve the price. In 2026, a handful of them were. The checks got written.
