On the Upper East Side, the penthouse at The 74 entered contract with a $25 million ask in the week's highest-priced new development deal and third-highest overall.

The second-highest sale in all of Manhattan was on the Upper East Side this week, according to market analyzers

The New York City luxury market remains robust as 2025 is drawing to a close.

With a cinematic touch and a precision shaped by his early background in fashion, de Cárdenas can develop the comforting yet transportive language for a Long Island beach house as easily as the interiors of the Manhattan luxury high-rise The 74.

Discerning buyers are once again gravitating toward classically inspired floor plans: layouts that honor separation of spaces, preserve architectural rhythm, and give the kitchen its rightful status as a beautifully outfitted yet contained room