Residential deals

Midtown
$2.8 million
120 Central Park South

Two-bedroom, two-bath, 1,300-square-foot unit in a pre-war co-op building, Berkeley House. Apartment has Central Park views, wood flooring and mahogany-paneled living room walls; building has a doorman and concierge. Common charges and taxes total $3,311 per month. Asking price $2.995 million; 19 weeks on the market. (Brokers: Kimberley Harrington, Douglas Elliman; Raoul Boisset, Citi Habitats)

“Initially, my client was pretty serious about being on the Upper West Side, and he wanted to spend a lot less money. He didn’t care much about the view; he just wanted to be closer to his office at Lincoln Center. We looked for about 8 months, but couldn’t find anything in his price point of $2 million to $2.5 million. He was really looking for a $3 million apartment, but he wanted to pay less for it. We came to the realization that he needed to go up a little bit. I suggested we look at apartments in the $3 million range that had been on the market for a long time. Honestly, the apartment was a little bit overpriced and I think that’s why it stayed on the market for a long time. We bid at $2.65 million and we were immediately rejected, and then we upped it to a little bit more. Then we came to $2.8 and that was our best and final offer. In the end we came to an agreement, and I think both parties were really happy.”

– Raoul Boisset, Citi Habitats

Soho
$7.8 million
30 Crosby Street

Three-bedroom, three-bath, 4,164-square-foot unit in condominium building, the Loft; apartment has 13-foot ceilings supported by original 19th-century columns, exposed brick walls and mahogany windows that span 50 feet of eastern and western exposures; building has a 24-hour concierge and wine cellar. Common charges $2,586 per month, taxes $3,842 per month. Off-market deal. (Brokers: Tinnie Chan Sassano, Town; Danny Davis, Town)

“I had it on the market last year in April. We had a lot of interest at the time, but shortly after that the owners decided to take if off the market. They never put it back on. They’re just very private people and didn’t want people coming in and out. So it was an off-market deal. That was the biggest challenge. Anyone can market the place and the buyers will naturally come, but I had a challenge because I didn’t have that luxury to do that. And it’s harder to sell a high-end apartment like that, because it takes a specific kind of buyer. It took a lot of patience and reaching out and luck. Everything just kind of happened.”

– Tinnie Chan Sassano, Town

Upper West Side
$818,000
260 West End Avenue, #3C

One-bedroom, one-bath unit in a co-op building; apartment has eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, oak floors and custom closets; building has a doorman. Common charges $1,665 per month. Asking price $779,000; 36 days on the market. (Brokers: Nicole Gary, Keller Williams; Julie Perlin, Stribling)

“I got introduced to the seller by my hairdresser. We had put the apartment on the market last summer at $749,000 and got an offer. My client realized that there wasn’t anything she wanted to buy, so she decided not to sell and backed out. It was a good thing she waited because the market was better for her to sell now. We listed at $779,000, and had a ton of interest at the first open house, something like 40 people. We did a best and final; I don’t like doing bidding wars because people always get upset. We had several offers at that point and got the $818,000.”