British developer Christian Sweet is meting out considered one of his luxurious residential sweets.
An nameless purchaser bought the townhouse at 8 East 62nd Road on the Higher East Facet for $55 million, the Wall Road Journal reported. The undisclosed purchaser was represented by Accent Holdings’ Michael Balanevsky.
The sale of the 15,000-square-foot limestone townhouse breaks right down to about $3,667 per sq. foot. Adam Modlin of the Modlin Group held the itemizing.
Sweet and his spouse, Emily Crompton-Sweet, purchased the townhouse in 2022 from Somerset Companions’ Keith Rubenstein for $48 million. Rubenstein had been attempting to promote the mansion for 5 years earlier than the Candys got here alongside, initially itemizing it in 2016 for $84.5 million.
The Sweet couple renovated the townhouse after shopping for it. The six-bedroom residence, lower than a block away from Central Park, features a grand entry gallery with a marble staircase, a reception room with a big chandelier and a full-floor main suite with twin loos, a dressing room and a wood-paneled library.
The sellers put the house in the marketplace in April for $70 million, however failed to search out any takers earlier than taking the itemizing down. It popped again up in the marketplace asking $57.5 million and went into contract six days after being relisted, a stunningly fast turnaround in at this time’s Manhattan townhouse market.
Christian and his brother Nick are identified for growing London’s ultraluxury One Hyde Park condominiums. Christian and his spouse personal properties worldwide, beforehand residing within the Bahamas.
In addition they have a comparatively new property in Manhattan.
Across the identical time they first put the Higher East Facet townhouse up on the market in April, the couple bought a penthouse at JDS Growth’s 111 West 57th Road for roughly $46.9 million. The unit initially listed in 2020 for $66 million.
Their Billionaires’ Row penthouse spans roughly 7,250 sq. ft, providing panoramic views from Central Park to the Statue of Liberty. The unit includes a media room, 1,240-square-foot loggia and an important room with hovering 14-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling home windows.
Modlin additionally represented the couple in that deal.
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