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NYC’s top deals: UWS megamansion trades for $40M — nearly 50% off asking
Residential: The most expensive home sale recorded in New York was on the Upper West Side, where a megamansion at 48-50 West 69th Street sold for 45 million — 40 million off its last asking price. The seller of the nearly 45-foot-wide home was French businessman Pierre Bastid and his wife, Malou Beauvoir, a jazz singer. The couple purchased the property — two adjacent homes — in separate deals in 2011 and 2018 for a total of 24.5 million. It measures 19,600 square feet and has five bedrooms and 11 bathrooms, plus an elevator, terrace and lap pool. The buyer []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
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The Real Deal
· Jun 27, 2026
NYC’s top deals: Witkoff, Access Industries snag $24M for One High Line penthouse
There were 295 transactions totaling 488 million filed in New York City records in the 24 hours before 4 p.m. on Friday, June 26. Commercial: The top commercial deal recorded in New York was on the Lower East Side. Shinko Co., which provides dry cleaning equipment, paid 24 million for a six-story, mixed-use building at 245 Eldridge Street. The seller, 245 Eldridge LLC, had owned the 10-apartment complex, which has ground-floor retail, since December, when the company purchased the building for 16.5 million. Residential: The most expensive home sale was a 23.5 million deal for a penthouse in []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
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