Central Park Units Top Manhattan Market

Manhattan’s luxury contracts bounced back last week, with some familiar names at the top.

A unit at Extell Development’s 50 West 66th Street was the priciest contract signed last week, according to data from Olshan Realty on homes in the borough asking $4 million or more. It was the property’s fourth time atop the report this year.

Unit 43N had an asking price just under $23.3 million. The 3,400-square-foot condo has four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms. The living room has a loggia overlooking Central Park.

Amenities in the building include doormen, a fitness center, basketball and pickleball courts, indoor and outdoor pools and a game room.

In second place was the former home of legendary late news anchor Barbara Walters.

The sixth-floor unit at 944 Fifth Avenue went into contract with an asking price just under $17.8 million. The co-op initially listed in April for just under $19.8 million. The broadcaster known for years of appearances on Today, ABC Evening News and The View, died in December.

The listing agent was Compass’ Alexa Lambert.

The home has five bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms and 10-foot ceilings. The living room and primary bedroom each have a fireplace, and face Central Park, along with the living room. The co-op board allows 33 percent financing, and amenities in the building include a doorman and a gym.

Of the 24 units to enter contract last week, 13 were condos, seven were co-ops and one was a townhouse.

The homes’ combined asking price was $173.9 million, which works out to an average of $7.2 million and a median of $5.9 million. The typical home spent 803 days on the market and received a 6 percent discount.