Last Week's Biggest Sales

1. MILL BASIN $2,850,000
2235 East 66th Street GMAP (left)
According to a listing, this house is 12,096 (!) square feet and was asking $5 million. Entered into contract on 9/22/09; closed on 9/22/09; deed recorded on 10/21/09.

2. PARK SLOPE $2,400,000
178 8th Avenue GMAP (right)
When this single-family was a House of the Day in May, it was listed for $2,995,000. The reader widget guesstimate for its selling price, $2,382,103, was pretty close to the mark. Entered into contract on 8/11/09; closed on 10/14/09; deed recorded on 10/21/09.

3. PARK SLOPE $1,975,000
458 2nd Street GMAP
This 4-story townhouse was listed for $2,235,000 in April, according to StreetEasy. Entered into contract on 9/15/09; closed on 10/6/09; deed recorded on 10/19/09.

4. MANHATTAN BEACH $1,700,000
118 Hastings Street GMAP
A 3,908-sf, 2-family, according to Property Shark. Entered into contract on 12/22/08; closed on 8/11/09; deed recorded on 10/23/09.

5. PROSPECT PARK SOUTH $1,600,000
1306 Albemarle Road GMAP
This sprawling Victorian Flatbush beauty was on the market for a long time. The 15-room manse was a House of the Day in September ’07, when it was listed for $2,595,000. By the time it was an Open House Pick this May, the price was down to $1,895,000. While the house sold for quite a bit less than it was initially asking, this still has to be one of the biggest sales ever in Prospect Park South. Entered into contract on 7/10/09; closed on 10/15/09; deed recorded on 10/23/09.

8th Avenue photo from Property Shark; Mill Basin photo from Realtor.com.