From November 6-12, the top contract signed in Manhattan was for 118 West 12th Street, a Greek Revival townhouse in Greenwich Village asking $19,950,000. Filmmaker Mitchell Lichtenstein, son of Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, bought the house from art dealer Jason McCoy for only $2.52 million in 1997. In the decades that followed, he and his husband, Vincent Sanchez, decorated the house with artwork by the elder Mr. Lichtenstein and lived in an oasis of peace, as compared to their previous home on Canal Street (h/t The New York Times) and some of the house's previous residents. However, after determining that the home was more space than they needed, they listed it for $25 million in 2017 and ultimately sold it for $14.94 million, nearly six times what they paid for it, in 2021.The seller made the purchase under an LLC and embarked on an extensive renovation that included updating the infrastructure, adding more bathrooms, and refurbishing the historic details. It was listed for $29,950,000 in June 2022 and was on and off the market ever since. The buyer has not been identified.
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