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7/28/2025 Artist’s psychedelic NYC condo returns to market — with a $2M price chop - NY Post

It turns out even a kaleidoscope can come with a markdown. Apryl Miller’s technicolor Upper East Side apartment — an exuberant swirl of painted floors, bright tiles, geometric mosaics and custom Lucite-legged kitchen furniture — is back on the market with a new, lower price, The Post has learned.
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7/25/2025 Upper West Side Condo Asking $21 Million Topped Manhattan Dealmaking Last Week - Mansion Global

An Upper West Side condo spanning the 42nd floor of a new development topped dealmaking in New York City last week asking $21 million. It was one of 29 luxury homes to go into contract in Manhattan in the week ending Sunday, according to a roundup of deals from Olshan Realty, which defines luxury as at least $4 million. The deals comprised 20 condos, five co-op apartments and four townhouses.
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7/21/2025 New York City's Luxury Housing Market Sees a Summer Slump—but Is It the Mamdani Effect? - SF Gate

The luxury housing market in New York City is seeing a slight slowdown, despite summer being in full swing. The latest Olshan Luxury Market Report reveals 19 contracts were signed for the week ending July 13.
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7/18/2025 Commentary: Change condo building rules to help fill in housing's "missing middle" - Times Union

New York’s housing conversation is finally shifting from whether we should build to how. The state has taken overdue steps on tenant protections and zoning reform, but one of the most persistent gaps in our housing system is the lack of support for ownership in the “missing middle.”
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7/14/2025 Park Slope ‘Car Condominium’ Sells For $250K Amid City Housing Crisis - Streetsblog NYC

What can $250,000 get you in one of the most expensive cities in the world? Perhaps a 20 percent down payment on a $1 million dollar three-family home in Brighton Beach? Or on a two-bedroom co-op in Chelsea? You could buy a one-bedroom apartment in Midwood, or one in Jackson Heights. Or even a two-bedroom apartment in Riverdale. Or a condo in Canairse that comes with its own deed separated parking spot (and pool access!).
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7/11/2025 Record-high rents and bidding wars leave NYC house hunters scrambling for shelter this summer - NY Post

Daniela Mora, a stand-up comedian and content creator, found nothing to laugh about when she began her hunt for a one-bedroom rental in Manhattan this year. In order to find a new lease by June 1, Mora’s May consisted of scouring StreetEasy at all hours of the night and spending her spare time schlepping across the city to open houses.
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7/10/2025 Architect Bill Sofield on Creating the Priciest Condo on New York’s Upper East Side - Robb Report

With the debut of 1122 Madison Avenue, legendary architect Bill Sofield isn’t just unveiling Manhattan’s most exclusive new development; he’s etching a new chapter into the story of uptown luxury.
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7/8/2025 Ken Griffin owns NYC's priciest condo. Mamdani wants to hike his property taxes — and others'. - Business Insider

When Ken Griffin purchased the most expensive home in America in 2019, it came with a hidden discount. The palatial four-floor apartment at 220 Central Park South, which cost the billionaire founder of the hedge fund Citadel nearly $240 million, is taxed at about half the rate of the average condo in the city, data shows.
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7/3/2025 Andy Cohen Sells New York City Condo for Whopping Eight Figures - Reality Tea

Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen just made a whole lotta bank with the sale of his NYC duplex. The TV host and executive had put up his pad on the market last year for a meager $14 million. And he even listed the property with Bravo superstar real estate agent Ryan Serhant. You have to keep it in the family, you know. It took a little while, but Andy finally found a buyer. And while he didn’t get his asking price, the final offer ain’t too shabby.
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7/2/2025 Sky-High Condo on New York’s Billionaires Row Hits the Market for $90 Million—and Soars to Top of Most Expensive Homes List - Realtor.com

An eight-bedroom condo that is perched above Manhattan's Billionaires Row has been listed for a jaw-dropping $90 million—offering a deep-pocketed buyer the chance to own a home in the same building as computer mogul Michael Dell's record-breaking $100.5 million penthouse.
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6/30/2025 Pharma Giant Roche Hires Trump to Sell Swanky Condo - Mother Jones

Donald Trump’s realty firm is representing one of the country’s largest pharmaceutical companies in its effort to offload a $12 million New York condo—an arrangement that represents yet another apparent conflict of interest for the 47th president of the United States.
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6/26/2025 Boutique nine-unit condo building debuts in Long Island City with units starting at $875K - Long Island City Post

Sales have been launched by the full-service real estate agency Charney Brokerage at the new luxury condominium at 40-21 27th St. in Long Island City.
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6/23/2025 Luxury condos for NYC’s 1% are one-upping each other on wellness amenities — from at-home IV cocktails to pet reiki - NY Post

Your grandmother’s building had a doorman. Maybe your parents had a gym. Today’s priciest Manhattan pads, however, are taking a next-level approach to enticing wealthy residents — from at-home IV drips and Botox injections, to floating meditation sessions 500 feet above street level.
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6/20/2025 NYC condo with own speakeasy hits the market for $1.65M - Delaware Business Now

The property is spread across 1,300 square foot with two bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms in the heart of East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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6/18/2025 Glitch delays millions of dollars in property-tax rebates for thousands of NYC co-op and condo owners - NY Post

A massive technical glitch has delayed millions of dollars in property-tax rebates involving thousands of city co-op and condo owners. The annoying snafu was triggered by a botched rollout of the city Department of Finance’s new abatement portal, where requests for the rebates are submitted, sources told The Post.
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6/16/2025 Fashion designer and noted hostess lists Tribeca party pad for almost $11M - Crain's

Fashion designer Lela Rose is ready to part with the Tribeca pad where she hosted the massive dinner parties for which she was also known.
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6/11/2025 Former Manhattan DA sells Gramercy Park condo for almost $2 million - Crain's

Manhattan's former top prosecutor has sold his Gramercy Park pad for almost $2 million — about 18% less than what he bought it for six years ago — records show.
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6/9/2025 Health care investor buys condo in converted former hospital on Central Park West - Crain's

Health care-focused private equity investor David Solomon has picked up a condo at a former hospital site on Central Park.
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6/4/2025 New York Launches Innovative Condo Conversion Law - Affordable Housing Finance

A new law has opened the door for owners of certain large mixed-income housing developments to partially convert to condominiums in order to protect at-risk affordable housing units in New York City.
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6/3/2025 New York state budget greenlights more condo conversions, new housing vouchers, but no down payment assistance - Brick Underground

Some New York City renters could gain a path to buying their apartments under legislation passed in the whopping $254 billion New York state budget last month. The budget lowers the number of renters or would-be-buyers that would need to agree to convert some newer, large apartment buildings from rental to condo. It’s one of a handful of initiatives—including a new statewide housing voucher program—that could have major impacts on NYC housing in the coming years.
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