A megamansion within the West Village simply snagged an inked deal for a peak worth of greater than $70 million.
An unknown purchaser signed a contract to buy the house at 105-107 Banks Road, a not too long ago accomplished mixture of two historic townhouses, the Wall Street Journal first reported. If the deal closes for that worth, it could work out to roughly $5,400 per sq. foot and rank among the many most costly in downtown Manhattan historical past.
The Robert A.M. Stern-designed residence hit the market in October with a $75 million asking price, following a years-long development course of. RoundSquare Builders purchased the 2 properties individually, one in 2021 and the opposite the next 12 months, for a mixed $18 million.
The 40-foot-wide abode spans 13,000 sq. toes and has six flooring and 6 bedrooms. It additionally options an elevator, a basement with a health club and screening room and a number of out of doors areas, together with a terrace connected to the first bed room.
On the rear of the townhouse is a refurbished spiral staircase, which was a part of the unique property at 105 Banks Road, the place legendary musician John Lennon and his spouse, Yoko Ono, lived throughout the Nineteen Seventies. The adjoining townhouse was as soon as the house of composer John Cage and his accomplice, Merce Cunningham.
Leslie J. Garfield’s Matthew Lesser had the itemizing, and Nikki Discipline of Sotheby’s Worldwide introduced the client.
At $70 million, the pending sale falls only a few million shy of the downtown file, set in 2024 when Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield and Away co-founder Jen Rubio paid $72.5 million for a double-wide in Greenwich Village.
The ceiling for downtown Manhattan may quickly be redefined by a number of pending offers for brand spanking new improvement condos within the space, together with a $129 million signed contract for items at Zeckendorf Improvement and Atlas Capital Group’s 80 Clarkson Road. Different high inked offers embrace a penthouse at Aurora Capital’s 140 Jane Road, which discovered a purchaser with an $88 million asking worth.
— Sheridan Wall
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