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432 Park Avenue, #37A (Corcoran Group) 432 Park Avenue, #37A (Corcoran Group)
As CityRealty data shows, the sales pace in New York City has held relatively steady year-over-year. But throughout the United States, a report by the National Association of Realtors found that sales of previously owned homes in March 2025 fell by 5.9% month over month, making for the slowest March sales pace since 2009 (which would have been in the wake of the Great Recession).

CNBC cites high mortgage rates and broader economic concerns as factors for sluggish selling pace and high inventory, and predicts that between concerns about inflation, jobs, and higher tariff-induced prices across the board, the numbers are not likely to improve any time soon. It is against this backdrop that over 350 condos, co-ops, condops, and townhouses experienced price reductions from April 22-28, 2025, a noticeable week-over-week spike.
These included three units at 277 Fifth Avenue, a Rafael Vinoly-designed condominium that was instrumental in establishing NoMad as a residential neighborhood. At the time of its completion, 277 Fifth Avenue dethroned Trump Tower as the tallest residential building on Fifth Avenue. However, it would not hold onto that position for long: 520 Fifth Avenue now holds that honor. And a few blocks away, the forthcoming 262 Fifth Avenue threatens to steal its neighbor's thunder, not to mention some of its impressive south-facing views.

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205 East 78th Street
205 East 78th Street Lenox Hill
432 Park Avenue
432 Park Avenue Midtown East
219 East 49th Street
219 East 49th Street Midtown East
333 East 53rd Street
333 East 53rd Street Midtown East
336 West End Avenue
336 West End Avenue Broadway Corridor

277 Fifth Avenue, #49B (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

To the northeast, 432 Park Avenue makes a commanding statement in the skyline with its towering height and crisp, minimalist-style facade. But in April 2025, the building's condo board sued developers Harry Macklowe and CIM Group, alleging that they hid widespread cracks in the building's signature facade from buyers and city inspectors. The board says the cracks have led to flooding and corrosion throughout the building.

A short time later, the half-floor four-bedroom Residence #37A had its price reduced. Initially listed for $25,000,000 in November 2021, the most recent reduction brings it down to $16,900,000. Public records show that the seller, identified only through an LLC, would roughly break even, having bought it from the sponsor for $16,489,758 in May 2017, if it goes for this price.
219 East 49th Street, Turtle Bay townhouse 219 East 49th Street, aka Morris B. Sanders Studio and Apartment (Compass)
But for all the towering new construction transforming the iconic Manhattan skyline, New York City has no shortage of historic, eye-catching townhouses. A case in point may be found at 219 East 49th Street, a townhouse located up the street from Turtle Bay Gardens. In the mid-1930s, architect Morris Sanders and his wife, Barbara Castleton Davis, originally planned to remodel an old brownstone previously on the site, but ultimately replaced it with a six-story structure distinguished by its blue brick facade and glass block windows. The white marble-clad ground floor was used as Mr. Sanders' studio; he and his wife lived in the upper-level triplex and rented out a lower-level duplex.

The Sanders family lived in the triplex until Mr. Sanders' death in 1948, and the house sold a year later. Since then, the house has only changed hands twice and was designated a New York City Landmark in 2008. It was listed for $5,300,000 in March 2025, but was reduced to $4,995,000.
Further uptown, 336 Convent Avenue is described as a "castle on Convent," and it is easy to see why with its medieval-style facade and corner tower where Rapunzel might not feel out of place. Located a few blocks from the City College of New York, 336 Convent Avenue houses seven market-rate units and is being marketed as an investment opportunity. It was listed for $3,500,000 in October 2023, but a price reduction brings it down to $3,300,000.
These units are among a selection of notable listings that may be seen below, as well as a full list of last week's price cuts. Please be advised that all quoted figures reflect cumulative price cuts as opposed to the most recent reductions.



432 Park Avenue, #37A (Corcoran Group)

One Brooklyn Bridge Park, #1216 (Sothebys International Realty)

The Briarcliffe, #6B (R New York)
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The Chelsea Mercantile, #10X (Compass)

Ariel West, #27B (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)

133 Pacific Street, #2 (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

336 Convent Avenue, #MLTFMLY (Compass)

336 West End Avenue, #7CD (Compass)

325 West 52nd Street, #PHG (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

Maverick, #12A (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

1 Fifth Avenue, #19A (Ann Weintraub Ltd)

Union BK, #5C (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

The Sabrina, #12C (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)

373 Bleecker Street, #PH5AD (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

NOVA, #PHB (Modern Spaces)

310 West 106th Street, #PH17B (Compass)

358 Tompkins Avenue, #1 (Corcoran Group)

333 East 53rd Street, #5KL (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties)

205 East 78th Street, #9F (Compass)

Arbor Eighteen, #501 (Compass)

The John Adams, #7C (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)
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