One57, the blue glass building on Manhattan’s West 57th Street, seems to have just about as many listings coming to the market lately as it does wealthy residents.
Its newest is a $32.95 million five-bedroom apartment listed on Thursday.
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Listing broker Nile Lundgren of Compass declined to share the identity of the seller who, when buying the property, used the limited liability company Hebrews 3:4, a name that refers to a passage in the New Testament that reads, "For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything."
The mystery owner bought the spread in 2015 for $30.68 million, city records show. "It wasn't an investment," Mr. Lundgren said. "They were there part time."
Spanning 5,475 square feet and with views of Central Park, the apartment can be purchased furnished or unfurnished, Mr. Lundgren said. It has high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, a chef’s kitchen, an eucalyptus wood bar inspired by the bar at The Mark Hotel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and is fully automated.
The unit was on the receiving end of a multi-million dollar renovation that took months to complete, according to Mr. Lundgren, which included the expansion of the master suite, the addition of a master closet and replacing the home’s floors.
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A number of factors contributed to the listing of the apartment.
"What we’ve discussed is the timing is right for them," Mr. Lundgren said, pointing to the proposed tax plan in Congress, which he said could result in an influx in buyers at the top of the market.
The listing—now the second most expensive on offer at One57—is the latest in a recent influx of eight-figure listings at the building, which began with the foreclosure of a 6,240-square-foot apartment on the tower’s 79th floor. Earlier this month, the full-floor unit sold at foreclosure auction for approximately $36 million to retail heir David Lowy, according to The Wall Street Journal.
In turn, Mr. Lowy, listed his existing unit at the building on Monday for $27 million, $1 million less than he paid for it in July 2015.