Guess how much a floor-through residence at One57, the glass shard of wealth worming its way into the heart of Manhattan, costs. Go ahead, guess. Oh okay, I'll tell you: $47,367,491.39.

According to the New York Times, this was the most expensive sale in New York this week. A unit at the Baccarat Hotel and Residence on West 53rd Street came a distant second, where a full-floor condominium went for $20,110,437.50.

From the Times:

The residence, No. 88, on the 88th floor at 157 West 57th Street, was purchased through the limited liability company Pac Wholly Own, which records show is associated with the Pacific American Corporation, a New York subsidiary of the HNA Group, one of China’s largest private airline companies. In February, Guoqing Chen, a founder along with his brother, Chen Feng, of HNA’s Hainan Airlines, paid $47,366,989.64 for a floor-through apartment on the 86th floor of the 90-story skyscraper — almost the exact amount as No. 88 when factoring in taxes and fees.

So, cumulatively, the top four floors of this building—including the two-story penthouse, which sold for $100.5 million in December (New York City's first hundred million dollar condo!)—cost roughly $195,234,480.

The four-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroom 88th floor apartment comes with $12,683 monthly carrying charges.


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