KEY POINTS
  • More than 500 New York City penthouses are likely to sell this year, which would be the largest number since 2007.
  • Penthouse 90 at 35 Hudson Yards is one of the most over-the-top coming to market.
  • The views are the main attraction for this more than 10,000-square-foot penthouse, which carries a price tag of $54.5 million.

It's the year of the penthouse in Manhattan, with the upper-crust shelling out record prices for the highest floors of the city's luxury towers.

More than 500 New York City penthouses are likely to sell this year, which would be the largest number since 2007, according to the Corcoran Group.