A two-bedroom co-op unit on Manhattan's Upper West Side that belongs to a Hollywood actor has found a new owner, the property's listing agent told Homes.com in an exclusive.
The buyers are a young, recently married couple who are under contract to pay "a couple hundred thousand above the asking price" of $1.6 million, said Fainna Kagan, an agent with Corcoran. They signed the contract on July 21 and were attracted to the unit's expansion potential, Kagan said.
"I think they just loved the space and the openness of it," Kagan said in an interview.
The couple is nearing an official purchase of Unit 76 at 215 West 91 St. The unit features marble countertops in the kitchen and an in-unit washer and dryer. It sits inside the DeSoto — a 13-story Beaux Arts tower built in 1917.
Daly didn't want to sell it, agent says
The unit's owner is Tim Daly, a New York City native and actor who played Joe Hackett in the 1990s sitcom "Wings." More recently, Daly played Henry McCord in the political drama "Madam Secretary."
Daly moved out long ago, Kagan said, but he rented it for a little while.
The actor didn't want to sell because he loved the building, but the property's co-op board has a rule that you cannot rent your unit for more than two years, Kagan said.
Daly's former home is on the verge of a sale just as prices of co-ops in Manhattan are climbing. The median sales price for a condominium or co-op in the borough grew 3% to $1.24 million in the second quarter of 2025, according to market data from Corcoran.
The DeSoto is in the Upper West Side neighborhood — a place characterized by its wide streets, broad sidewalks and proximity to Central Park and the Hudson River. The neighborhood was featured heavily in the 1990s sitcom "Seinfeld."
Unit 76 is special because it can also be stretched into a two-bathroom property along with the third bedroom, Kagan said. The buyers would just need to get the co-op board's approval, secure an OK from the city's department of buildings, have an architect draw up the new layout and spend $100,000 to $200,000.
"In this particular neighborhood — the Upper West Side — a three-bedroom is really hard to find in this price range," Kagan said. "And if you put a little bit of work in and create that, you get a lot of value."