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NYC’s top deals: Bill Ackman offloads co-op

TRD reports top transactions for Friday, Aug. 15, 2025

New York Top Real Estate Deals: Friday, Aug. 15, 2025

Overall, there were 53 deals over $100k, totaling about $319.8 million, recorded in New York City on Wednesday, Aug. 15. 

🏆 Residential: Bill Ackman, CEO/founder of Pershing Square Capital, sold his co-op apartment at 211 Central Park West, unit 8F, for $9.4 million. Vivian Fisher of Sloane Square was the listing agent and currently has unit 8E on the market. 

🏆 Commercial: New York’s top commercial sale was $26.8 million for adjacent properties at 35-33 and 35-45 41 Street in Long Island City. Mayer Malbin sold the 25,600-square-foot industrial site to The Domain Companies. A Brownfield Cleanup Program application has been under review by the Department of Environmental Conservation.  

📊 Commercial: In SoHo, 40 Thompson Street sold for $23.1 million. Commercial Observer reported earlier that investor John Krasner purchased the property from EPIC’s Steven Elghanayan. The 30,900-square-foot property sits at the corner of Thompson and Watts. EPIC purchased the property from Vornado Realty Trust in 2012 for $16 million.

📊 Commercial: The historic Washington Square Hotel sold for $22 million to Library Hotel Collection. The property has 49,213 square feet and 152 rooms. 

📊 Residential: 527 West 27th Street, unit 9A at Jardim in Chelsea was recorded today for $9.15 million. Michael Reiser and Jessica Svensson at Douglas Elliman had the listing

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