These are the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the New York, New York metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026. Together the five closings totaled $100.70 million, led by the $42,000,000 sale of an apartment at 295-309 Lafayette St, the largest closing publicly reported in the metro area during the week.
The list ran from apartment closings on Lafayette Street, on Park Avenue and at the San Remo on Central Park West to townhouses in Brooklyn Heights and the West Village.
RealtyWireβs Top 5 ranks the five highest-priced residential closings it identified in the New York, New York metro area for the reporting week. It may omit private, delayed, nondisclosed, or otherwise unreported transactions.
No. 1 — $42,000,000 · 295-309 Lafayette St #9C, New York, New York
The week’s top sale closed on August 3, 2026, when unit 9C at 295-309 Lafayette St in New York sold for $42,000,000. The apartment carries a reported 4,965 square feet in a building with a recorded year built of 1901; bedroom and bathroom counts were not included in the data reported with the sale, and no neighborhood designation accompanied the record beyond the 10012 ZIP code.
Listing remarks that could be verified as describing this exact unit were not available at publication. The description circulating with aggregator records for the address is general in nature and could not be confirmed as unit-specific, so it is not reproduced here, and this account is limited to the figures reported with the closing. The sale topped the week’s reported closings in the metro area; the next-largest result, unit 94 at 432 Park Ave, closed at $22,000,000 four days later, and the third-highest, apartment 10E at 146 Central Park W, closed at $14,500,000.
Agent and brokerage credits for this transaction were not available at publication.
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No. 2 — $22,000,000 · 432 Park Ave #94, New York, New York
At No. 2, unit 94 at 432 Park Ave sold for $22,000,000 on August 7, 2026. The condominium carries a reported 3,952 square feet and a recorded year built of 2012, and the listing describes a half-floor residence on the 94th floor with three bedrooms, a library, three full bathrooms and a powder room, its east-to-west layout taking in northern views of Central Park. The remarks cite direct elevator entry, solid oak floors, ceilings of 12 feet 6 inches and 10-by-10-foot windows.
The kitchen pairs marble surfaces with white lacquer and oak millwork, Miele appliances and Dornbracht hardware, and the primary suite adds a dressing area and a marble bath with a freestanding tub and heated floors. The listing credits architect Rafael ViΓ±oly and designer Deborah Berke with the 1,396-foot tower, citing amenities that include a private restaurant, a 75-foot indoor pool, a fitness center and a screening room.
Agent and brokerage credits for this transaction were not available at publication.
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No. 3 — $14,500,000 · 146 Central Park W APT 10E, Manhattan, New York
No. 3 closed on August 3, 2026, at $14,500,000 for apartment 10E at 146 Central Park W, in the San Remo on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The sale record lists four bedrooms and five bathrooms, and the listing measures the residence at approximately 4,200 square feet. The record carries a year built of 1930, while the listing describes the Emery Roth-designed San Remo as constructed in 1929.
Per the remarks, a semi-private elevator landing opens to an entrance gallery, with corner living room windows facing east and north over the park. The eat-in kitchen holds two dishwashers, two ovens, a six-burner stove and Carrara marble counters, plus wine storage and a built-in cappuccino maker. A separate wing holds three en-suite bedrooms facing Central Park, the primary suite adding a dressing room and a soaking tub overlooking the park. A north-facing library and a formal dining room round out the residence.
Agent and brokerage credits for this transaction were not available at publication.
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No. 4 — $11,500,000 · 40 Garden Pl, Brooklyn, New York
In Brooklyn Heights, the townhouse at 40 Garden Pl closed for $11,500,000 on August 4, 2026. The Garden Place house carries a reported 4,792 square feet and a recorded year built of 1901, and the listing presents it as a gut renovation executed with Steering House and Brooklyn Studio that preserved original details alongside new custom millwork. The sale record lists five bedrooms and three bathrooms, while the listing’s floor-by-floor account cites at least four full baths.
On the parlor floor, the remarks describe an oversized kitchen with a walk-in pantry and a living room centered on a wood-burning fireplace. The garden level pairs a guest suite with a family room opening to a landscaped backyard, while the primary floor holds a private terrace, dual walk-in closets, a home office and a den with a second fireplace. A top-floor playroom could convert to another bedroom, per the listing.
Agent and brokerage credits for this transaction were not available at publication.
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No. 5 — $10,700,000 · 262 W 11th St, New York, New York
The list closes at 262 W 11th St in the West Village, where a townhouse sold for $10,700,000 on August 6, 2026. The sale record carries a year built of 1828 and no square footage; the listing puts the interior at 5,100 square feet, a figure to be confirmed by an architect. According to the remarks, the 21-foot-wide house was built by craftsman Lavinius C. Heroy on a 25-foot-wide lot with a horsewalk, a private side passage giving three to four exposures, a skylight and 32 windows.
The property is configured as a three-family building, and the listing frames it as a candidate for conversion to a single-family residence or continued rental use. Original wide-plank floors, marble mantels and sashmaker-crafted moldings remain, though the remarks state the house awaits a renovation. Bedroom and bathroom counts were not included in the sale record; a south-facing garden rounds out the offering.
Agent and brokerage credits for this transaction were not available at publication.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 9, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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