Manhattan “Sky House” Penthouse Asking $20M Snags Contract

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A penthouse with a four-story, stainless-steel slide was the priciest Manhattan home to snag a buyer last week.

The apartment at 150 Nassau Street, asking $20 million, was one of 36 properties in the borough asking $4 million or more to nab inked deals between June 1 and June 7, according to Olshan Realty’s weekly report. The total was up from the previous period, when 32 luxury homes entered contract.

Craig and Kristen Nevill-Manning purchased the 6,400-square-foot quadplex in 2007 for $6.45 million and later renovated it into a “sophisticated fun house,” their interior designer, Ghislaine Viñas, told the Wall Street Journal. The apartment, dubbed Sky House, was anointed “Best Apartment of the Decade” by Interior Magazine in 2015.

The condo, which has four bedrooms and three full bathrooms, hit the market in March. It features multiple terraces totaling 1,200 square feet and a gym. The couple, who both formerly worked as technology executives, also outfitted the home with a rope swing and a rock climbing column.

Amenities in the building, known as the American Tract Society, include doormen, a gym and parking.

Compass’ Nick Gavin, Ugo Russino and Allie Fraza had the listing.

The deal for the penthouse comes as Manhattan’s trophy market has been on a hot streak. Over the last nearly three months, buyers have signed contracts for an average of 34 luxury homes a week, almost a quarter of which were for homes asking $10 million or above.

The second most expensive property to find a buyer last week was a duplex at 45 East 22nd Street, with an asking price of $16.5 million. The 5,900-square-foot condo, which last traded for $14.5 million in 2023, hit the market in April.

Unit 52/53B has four bedrooms and four full bathrooms. It also features views of the Hudson River, a private elevator landing and an open kitchen. The pending deal for the apartment also includes a parking space.

Amenities in the building, known as Madison Square Park Tower and developed by Bruce Eichner’s Continuum Company, include a fitness center, a half basketball court and private dining room.

Compass’ Scott Hustis, Mark Jovanovic and David Son had the listing.

Of the 36 properties to land inked deals last week, 21 were condos, nine were co-ops, one was a condop and five were townhouses.

The properties were priced at a combined $266 million, which works out to an average of $7.4 million and a median of $5.6 million. The typical home was on the market for more than a year and was discounted by 4 percent.