Final Full-Floor Condo at 565 Broome Tops Manhattan Contracts

A deal for a full-floor residence at 565 Broome Street topped Manhattan’s luxury contracts, inching out a former Victoria’s Secret CEO’s townhouse.

The contract was one of 27 signed for homes asking at least $4 million between June 22 and June 28, according to a report from Olshan Realty. Buyers signed deals for 17 condos, eight co-ops and two townhouses. Contract volume for the week was $190 million, down from $203 million the week prior. Homes entering contract last week had a median asking price of $7 million and an average discount of 6 percent.

The last four weeks were nearly flat compared to last year, with 126 contracts signed in Manhattan’s luxury market this year compared to 124 last year.

The unit at 565 Broome Street had a last asking price of $19 million, down from the $21 million the condo was priced at when the building launched sales in 2016.

Unit S28A was the last full-floor residence available for purchase from the sponsor. The roughly 4,700-square foot home has four bedrooms, five full bathrooms and comes fully-furnished from Italian furnishing house Poltrona Frau, according to StreetEasy.

The home has a 40-foot great room with views of the Hudson River. The primary suite has walk-in closets and dual windowed bathrooms.

Douglas Elliman’s Marc Palermo, Andrew Anderson and M Monica Novo had the listing.

Developed by Bizzi & Partners, Aronov Development and Halpern Real Estate, the condo has attracted a number of celebrity buyers with its paparazzi-proof gated driveway and automated parking system.

In 2017, tennis star Novak Djokovic spent $11 million on two units in the building and in 2018, former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick bought a penthouse at the building for $36.4 million. The building also has a 55-foot indoor lap pool, steam room and sauna and fitness center.

Sales launched at the 115-unit building in 2016.

The second priciest contract signed last week was for a townhouse at 481 West 22nd Street asking $12.5 million.

The sellers were John Mehas, a former executive at Tory Burch, Victoria’s Secret and Vineyard Vines, and his wife, Carol, a former executive at L’Oreal. The couple bought the home for $3.7 million in 2007, according to public records.

Spanning 5,000 square feet, the home has four bedrooms, five bathrooms and 1,250 square feet of outdoor space spread between front and rear gardens, a library-adjacent terrace and two top-floor terraces.

The full-floor primary suite has a fireplace, dressing room and marble bathroom with a steam shower and soaking tub. The top floor has a family room with glass walls that opens to the terraces on each end.

Corcoran’s Steve Gold and Michael Pinchasick had the listing.