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1 Rector Park in Battery Park City was the eighth top-selling building in 2011. Eight-nine units sold for a median price of $600,767. (Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times)
If two years ago Manhattan was dominating this list, in 2011, six out of the most bought buildings were located in Brooklyn. Below is a brief look at the top three buildings with the most sold units.
1. The Edge
As Curbed mentioned a few months ago, sales at The Edge really took off last year. The two towers at 22 North 6th Street and 34 North 7th Street had a total of 272 units sold in 2011, occupying the first spot on our list.
2. 2 Northside Piers
In second place comes the Toll Brothers’ waterfront building at 2 Northside Piers, with 143 units sold during 2011. The median sale price was $676,191.
3. Be@189 Schermerhorn
After being number one in 2010, Be@189 Schermerhorn ranked third in 2011 with 118 units sold at a median sale price of $439,375.
The biggest median sale price was recorded by Sheffield 57 (322 West 57 Street) in Clinton. There were 112 units sold in this building and the median sale price was $1,519,738.
| Top 10 NYC Buildings with most units sold in 2011 | |||
| Building | Neighborhood | Units | Median Price |
| The Edge | Williamsburg | 272 | $672,290 |
| 2 Northside Piers | Williamsburg | 143 | $676,190 |
| Be@189 Schermerhorn | Downtown Brooklyn | 118 | $439,380 |
| 0269 Grand Central Pkwy | Glen Oaks | 120 | $334,000 |
| Sheffield 57 | Clinton | 112 | $1,519,738 |
| One Brooklyn Bridge Park | Downtown Brooklyn | 95 | $890,000 |
| 9 John Deco Lofts | Financial District | 95 | $672,500 |
| 1 Rector Park | Battery Park City | 89 | $600,770 |
| The Pencil Factory | Greenpoint | 77 | $445,150 |
| Oro | Downtown Brooklyn | 73 | $545,940 |
Laura Gatea is a writer for PropertyShark.com. Property Shark.com is a property search site with market data for New York City and New York state. For original article, click here.
