Residential deals

Gramercy Park 

$1.22 million

205 East 16th Street, Apt. 3E

One-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath, 988-square-foot condominium unit in a prewar elevator building, the Abbey; apartment unit has high ceilings, marble baths, hardwood floors and laundry; building has a 24-hour doorman and live-in super; common charges $901 per month; taxes $9,118 per year; two weeks on the market. (Brokers: Kath Jacobs, Halstead Property; Doug Rand, Bond New York)

“The buyer works with my fiancé; I bumped into her and her parents at an open house I was assisting a colleague with. We looked at about 10 apartments on a Sunday. This unit was unlike anything you’ll ever see in New York — it’s an apartment in an old church. It has so many cool details: stained glass windows, exposed brick, and arched columns. The layout and size of the apartment were exactly what she was looking for, but she’d lived in the West Village for a long time and was hesitant about moving to the East Side. [So] I took her on an extensive bike tour of Gramercy. We rode around all the parks by the East River and found some great restaurants. We [offered] full asking price, all cash, and got accepted right away, on the condition that her parents would come and sign contracts within a week. During that week [the sellers] had several other offers, so we had to come up with $35,000 to get the deal done. My client was not happy to have to come up after having an accepted offer. I had to convince her that this is the norm in this market, and if she really wanted the place to put that frustration aside.”

Doug Rand, Bond New York

Turtle Bay

$855,000

301 East 45th Street, Apt. 21E

Two-bedroom, one-bath, 800-square-foot condo unit in an elevator doorman building, the Delegate; apartment has open kitchen; building has bicycle room, laundry, roof deck, common storage; common charges $749 per month; taxes $744 per month; asking price $849,000; 11 weeks on the market. (Brokers: Edward Longley and Casey Balsam, the Hollingsworth Group; Stephen Weber, the Heller Organization)

“Our client, the seller, was introduced to us by a friend. [The buyer] liked that there were two equal-sized large bedrooms, because he was buying the apartment for his daughter and a roommate to live in. But within two weeks of accepting his offer, we received three other very strong offers. The buyer’s broker was aggressive and came in slightly above the asking price because he wanted to secure it for his client. We got the highest price for any apartment in this building.”

Casey Balsam, the Hollingsworth Group

Yorkville

$1.97 million

350 East 82nd Street, Apt. 11A

Three-bedroom, three-bath, 1,646-square-foot condo unit in an elevator building, Wellington Tower; apartment has eat-in kitchen, parquet floors, crown and baseboard moldings, and laundry; building has 24-hour doorman, concierge, indoor swimming pool, fitness center, children’s playroom and garage; common charges $1,556 per month; taxes $2,104 per month; asking price $2.1 million; five weeks on the market. (Brokers: Laurie Dietz, the Corcoran Group; Sarah Rose Katz, Citi Habitats)

“My buyers own a rental building on the Upper East Side where they’ve lived for the past 30 years. I met them when I rented one of their open listings to a client. This purchase was very much a ‘life gift’ from my clients to themselves — they worked very hard their entire lives, saved up a ton of money and finally decided it was time for them to treat themselves to something nice. They wanted something with more light, on only one floor and in a luxury building. The new apartment had to be within 10 blocks of [their other] property, and this one is around the corner. It’s on the 11th floor and receives floods of natural sunlight. The deal was very quick since my buyers were all cash and looking to close as soon as possible.”

Sarah Rose Katz, Citi Habitats