NYC’s top deals: British developer offloads UES townhouse for $55M
There were 252 transactions totaling $493 million filed in New York City records in the 24 hours before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. ? Residential: The top home sale to hit records was in the Upper East Side. Christian Candy, a British developer, parted with a 15,000-square-foot, renovated townhouse at 8 East 62nd Street for $55 million or about $3,700 per square foot. The buyer, represented by Accent Holdings’ Michael Balanevsky, was anonymous. Adam Modlin of the Modlin Group had the listing. Candy and his wife, Emily Crompton-Candy, purchased the home in 2022 for $48 million. ? Commercial: […]
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