NEW YORK CITY—First quarter New York City multifamily dollar volume rose 6% year-over-year to $3.324 billion, with Manhattan and Brooklyn each accounting for more than $1 billion in sales, according to Ariel Property Advisors'Multifamily Quarter in Review New York City: Q1 2015.

Transaction volume rose 7% to 208 and the number of buildings traded declined 13% to 338 in the first quarter 2015, compared to the first quarter of 2014, which saw 194 transactions, 387 buildings sold, and total dollar volume of $3.13 billion. Compared to the fourth quarter 2014, transaction and building volume rose 9% and 1%, respectively, while dollar volume declined 18%.

“New York City multifamily property sales saw a robust kick off to the year as first quarter figures outpaced those seen one year ago,” said Shimon Shkury, president of Ariel Property Advisors. “The quarter ended on a high note as a surge in institutional and portfolio deals in March drove big dollar volume gains in Brooklyn and Manhattan.”

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

David Phillips

David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.