These Are the Most Expensive Buildings Sold in 2015 (So Far)

These Are the Most Expensive Buildings Sold in 2015 (So Far)


 

These Are the Most Expensive Buildings Sold in 2015 (So Far)

 

Residential real estate in New York City can seem overwhelming these days, what with apartments selling for $30 million, and houses renting for upwards of $18,000 per month. But get into the world of commercial real estate, and that’s when things become truly over-the-top: Just last month, 11 Madison Avenue sold for $2.6 billion to SL Green Realty, making it the biggest single-building transaction ever in New York’s history. The Real Deal recently rounded up even more of the city’s biggest deals into one short video.

Rounding out the top five: The Helmsley Building, which went for $1.2 billion; The Crown Building at 730 Fifth Avenue, sold for $1.77 billion; The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, which sold for $1.95 billion; and 1095 Sixth Avenue, which netted $2.2 billion.

 

These Are the Most Expensive Buildings Sold in 2015 (So Far):

1. 11 Madison Avenue, $2.6 billion
buyer: SL Green Realty

2. 1095 Sixth Avenue, $2.2 billion
buyer 1: Ivanhoe Cambridge
buyer 2: Callahan Capital Partners

3. The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, $1.95 billion
buyer: Anbang Insurance Group

4. The Crown Building, $1.77 billion
buyer 1: Jeff Sutton
buyer 2: General Growth Properties

5. The Hemsley Building, $1.2 billion
buyer 1: RXR Realty
buyer 2: Blackstone Group

6. Putnam Portfolio, $1.04 billion
buyer: Brookfield Property Partners

7. Socony-Mobil Building, $900 million
buyer: David Werner & Partners

8. Park Avenue Tower, $712.5 million
buyer: Blackstone Group

9. St. Regis (retail), $700 million
buyer 1: Vornado Realty Trust
buyer 2: Cown Investments

10. 1740 Broadway, $605 million
buyer: Blackstone Group