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n the 24 hours before 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, New York City logged 215 transactions worth $343 million.

    **Residential**

    - **10 East 67th St. (Jules Bache Mansion)** – sold for $36 million, the city’s highest residential deal. The property, a 13,000‑sq‑ft, seven‑story Gilded‑Age townhouse with 7 beds, 13 baths, an elevator, 7 fireplaces, and a 1,700‑sq‑ft rooftop deck, was listed in 2024 for $50 million, then relisted for just under $45 million in March. The seller was an LLC linked to hedge‑fund manager Joseph DiMenna; the buyer was an LLC. The listing was handled by Melissa Post and Ryan Serhant.

    - **50 United Nations Plaza** – CEO Dinakar Singh of Axon Capital bought a sponsor unit for $14.3 million. The 5‑bed, 6½‑bath, 5,900‑sq‑ft penthouse was first on the market in 2019 at $18.7 million. Zeckendorf Marketing managed the sale.

    - **1158 Fifth Avenue (Carnegie Hill)** – Barbara Corcoran’s 11‑room duplex co‑op sold to a trust for $13.5 million. The property, listed in May for $12 million, includes a staff space and terrace. The listing team was Scott Stewart, Carrie Chiang, and Andres Perea‑Garzon.

    - **720 Park Avenue** – the estate of late art patron Emily Fisher Landau sold for $13.3 million. The 11‑room co‑op, with a 700‑sq‑ft terrace, private elevator landing, and staff wing, had been on the market in 2023 at $18 million, most recently $15 million. Buyer Hayden Slater, co‑founder of Pressed Juicery, closed the deal. John Burger and Caroline Berthet of Brown Harris Stevens handled the listing.

    - **299 West 12th St. (West Village)** – a 2‑bed, 3‑bath condo sold for $6.5 million, matching its asking price. The sellers were actor Danny Strong (who bought the unit in 2011 for $1.4 million) and Lisa Fisher; buyers were David Held and Lisa Fisher. The 1,700‑sq‑ft unit was listed in May.

    **Commercial**

    - **96 South Ninth St. (South Williamsburg)** – a development site, formerly a church, sold for $6.1 million to Golden Cedar Realty LLC. The seller, an LLC tied to Michael Weitzman’s Double U Development, had previously sold the property in 2022 for $14.1 million.

    **Market Snapshot**

    The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose to 37 in October, five points above September’s reading and the highest since the low‑30s plateau of the past four months. The index remains six points below last year’s level, indicating that builder confidence, while improving, still leans toward caution.

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