GRAMERCY
33 E. 22nd St.

Selling price: $767,500
Asking price: $799,000
Time on market: 111 days
Square footage: 800
1 bedroom co-op

Everything seemed on track for the sale of this Gramercy apartment. A buyer was excited about new digs. A contract had been signed. Then, the coop board hiked the maintenance a whopping 23%. The purchaser, said Corcoran Group broker Ernie Goldberg, had signed the contract before the steep maintenance hike. Although the contract had been signed, the buyer could have purposefully sabotaged her board interview. But the buyer still wanted the apartment and the brokers were motivated to sell it. To make sure the deal didn’t die, the brokers negotiated an adjustment in the sale price of “several thousand dollars.” “Let’s put it this way,” Mr. Goldberg said, “We all compromised a little to make the deal happen.” The publicist will be living in an apartment with a brand-new kitchen and bathroom.

GRAMERCY
50 Gramercy Park North

Selling price: $4.35 million
Asking price: $4.35 million
Time on market: 3 days
Square footage: 2,151
2 bedroom condop

Whether it’s calling ahead while out of town to book a reservation, or chartering a private helicopter, living at 50 Gramercy Park North is like staying in a lavish hotel, said Wendy Maitland of the Maitland Group at Corcoran. Located in the recently-renovated Gramercy Park Hotel, the new occupants — he works in finance, she’s an interior designer — can enjoy all the amenities of hotelier Ian Schrager’s latest effort, including a 24-hour concierge, a doorman, babysitting services, not to mention access to a rooftop garden, limo service, and wake-up calls. In addition to two bedrooms, the 2,151 square-foot apartment has a library, a large foyer, and a gallery. The floor-to-ceiling windows in the dressing area of the master bedroom look out onto Gramercy Park. Of course, the new occupants don’t have to enjoy the park only from their home: the $4.35 million bill also comes with an access key to the park.