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MANHATTAN NEW DEVELOPMENT MARKET REPORT

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MANHATTAN NEW DEVELOPMENT MARKET REPORT ARCHIVE

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  1. Intro
  2. Market Snapshot
  3. Neighborhood Price Trends
  4. The Report Explained

INTRODUCTION

MNS IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2023 EDITION OF OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT MARKET REPORT.

New Development Sales data, defi ned as “Arms-Length” fi rst offering transactions where the seller is considered a “Sponsor”, was compiled from the Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS) for sponsor sales that traded during the second quarter of 2023 (4/1/23 – 6/30/23). All data summarized is on a median basis.

MARKET SNAPSHOT

manhattan

2.1%

YEAR-OVER-YEAR

MEDIAN PPSF

1.0%

QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER

MEDIAN PPSF

17.8%

YEAR-OVER-YEAR

MEDIAN SALES PRICE

4.9%

QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER

MEDIAN SALES PRICE

MANHATTAN NEW DEVELOPMENT SPONSOR SALES

34.6% from last quarter

NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE MOST NEW DEVELOPMENT SALES

FINANCIAL DISTRICT

18.53% of Manhattan New Dev Sales

TOTAL NEW DEVELOPMENT SALES VOLUME

31.8% to $1,887,341,637 from $1,431,925,901 in 1Q23

LARGEST QUARTERLY UP-SWING

MURRAY HILL / KIPS BAY / NOMAD

PPSF $2,472/SF from $1,811/SF

Sales Price $2,340,000 from $1,289,700

LARGEST QUARTERLY DOWN-SWING

SOHO

PPSF $2,168 from $3,207

Sales Price $1,700,000 from $6,225,000

HIGHEST NEW DEVELOPMENT SALE PPSF

67 Vestry Street PHB $6,538 PPSF

HIGHEST NEW DEVELOPMENT SALE

67 Vestry Street 9 $26,539,500

MARKET SNAPSHOT

manhattan

MARKET SUMMARY

Quarter-over-quarter, the total number of sponsor sales in Manhattan increased by 34.56% from 353 sales during 1Q23 to 475 sales this past quarter. In that same span, total sales volume increased by 31.80%, from $1,431,925,901 to $1,887,341,637. Quarter-over-quarter, the median price per square foot increased by 0.99%, from $2,053 to $2,073 psf, while the median sales price decreased by 4.89%, from $2,418,344 to $2,300,000. Year-over-year, median price per square foot is down 2.1%, from $2,118 In 2Q22 to $2,073 in 2Q23 which corresponded to a 17.8% median sales price decrease from $2,797,230 to $2,300,000.

Out of all the neighborhoods tracked by this report, the Financial District had the highest number of sponsor sales this past quarter with a recorded 88 closings each (18.5%) out of the total 475 sponsor sale closings that occurred in 2Q23.

The highest price paid per square foot paid this quarter was recorded at 67 Vestry Street, PHB, which sold for $6,537.68 psf ($22,966,875), while the highest sales priced occurred at 67 Vestry Street, #9, which sold for $26,539,500 ($4,580.51 psf).

MARKET UP-SWINGS

The largest quarterly upswing was observed in Murray Hill / Kips Bay / Madison Square North where the median price per square foot increased by 36.47% from $1,811 to $2,472 psf, with a median sales price increase from $1,289,700 to $2,340,000.

MARKET DOWN-SWINGS

The largest quarterly downswing occurred in SoHo, where the median price per square foot fell by 32.41% from $3,207 to $2,168, and the median sales price fell 72.69% from $6,225,000 to $1,700,000. This drop was largely attributed to more overall closings this quarter relative to last, with this quarter seeing several closings of 1-bed units at 100 VanDam Street.

INVENTORY ANALYSIS

Out of the 475 total sponsor units sold this quarter, 11% or 51 were studios, 29% or 137 were one-bedrooms, 32% or 151 were two-bedrooms, and the remaining 29% or 136 units were three-bedroom units or larger.

NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THE MAJORITY OF EACH UNIT TYPE WAS SOLD IN 2Q23

manhattan

61%

STUDIO

FINANCIAL DISTRICT

25%

ONE-BEDROOM

FINANCIAL DISTRICT

17%

TWO-BEDROOM

UPPER EAST SIDE

26%

THREE-BEDROOMS+

UPPER EAST SIDE

MARKET SNAPSHOT

manhattan

2Q23 MEDIAN PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT (PPSF) BY NEIGHBORHOOD

Battery Park City
Chelsea
East Village
Finacial District
GRAMERCY/FLATIRON
N/A
$2,361
$1,836
$2,013
$2,063
Greenwich Village
Harlem
Lower East Side
Midtown East
Midtown West
$2,064
$1,213
$2,029
$2,596
$1,776
MURRAY HILL / KIPS BAY / NOMAD
SOHO/NOHO
Tribeca
Upper East Side
Upper West Side
$2,472
$2,168
$2,238
$2,879
$2,175
manhattan

2Q23 MEDIAN SALES PRICE BY NEIGHBORHOOD

Battery Park City
Chelsea
East Village
Finacial District
GRAMERCY/FLATIRON
N/A
$4,675,000
$1,252,200
$1,442,613
$3,500,000
Greenwich Village
Harlem
Lower East Side
Midtown East
Midtown West
$2,187,323
$1,042,500
$1,853,521
$4,252,500
$1,782,500
MURRAY HILL / KIPS BAY / NOMAD
SOHO/NOHO
Tribeca
Upper East Side
Upper West Side
$2,340,000
$1,700,000
$3,605,200
$5,275,000
$3,959,850
manhattan

2Q23 % OF TOTAL SPONSOR SALES BOROUGH-WIDE

Battery Park City
Chelsea
East Village
Finacial District
GRAMERCY/FLATIRON
0.00%
8.21%
1.68%
18.53%
4.00%
Greenwich Village
Harlem
Lower East Side
Midtown East
Midtown West
1.68%
6.32%
8.84%
2.74%
7.58%
MURRAY HILL / KIPS BAY / NOMAD
SOHO/NOHO
Tribeca
Upper East Side
Upper West Side
10.32%
2.32%
4.00%
14.11%
9.68%
manhattan

NUMBER OF UNITS SOLD IN 2Q23

Battery Park City
Chelsea
East Village
Finacial District
GRAMERCY/FLATIRON
0
39
8
88
19
Greenwich Village
Harlem
Lower East Side
Midtown East
Midtown West
8
30
42
13
36
MURRAY HILL / KIPS BAY / NOMAD
SOHO/NOHO
Tribeca
Upper East Side
Upper West Side
49
11
19
67
46
BATTERY PARK CITY
CHELSEA
EAST VILLAGE
FINANCIAL DISTRICT
GRAMERCY PARK
GREENWICH VILLAGE
HARLEM
LOWER EAST SIDE
MIDTOWN EAST
MIDTOWN WEST
MURRAY HILL
SOHO
TRIBECA
UPPER EAST SIDE
UPPER WEST SIDE

THE REPORT EXPLAINED

INCLUDED IN THIS RESEARCH ARE WALK-UP AND ELEVATOR NEW DEVELOPMENT CONDOMINIUM BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS NEW CONVERSION CONDOMINIUMS IF THE SALES WERE APPLICABLE SPONSOR TRANSACTIONS. EXCLUDED FROM THE REPORT ARE ALL COOPERATIVE SALES.

Unit types such as studios, one-bedrooms, and two-bedroom units are grouped by square footage ranges. Typically, studios are under 550 square feet, one-bedrooms range from 500-750 square feet, two-bedrooms from 800-1,000 square feet and three-bedrooms+ from 950 square feet to in excess of 1,500 square feet. Presented with a quarter-over quarter and year-over-year comparison, both city-wide and by neighborhood, MNS New Development ReportTM tracks the market trends throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. MNS offers a unique insight into the new development market by tracking stalled construction sites on a quarterly basis, a great indicator of where development in general is moving. MNS is your source to find neighborhood price per square foot analysis, average sale prices, unit type sales trends, overall price movement, neighborhood inventory comparisons, and absorption rates.

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Note: All market data is collected and compiled by MNS’ marketing department. The information presented here is intended for instructive purposes only and has been gathered from sources deemed reliable, though it may be subject to errors, omissions, changes or withdrawal without notice.

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