Manhattan townhouses took center stage in December, with several big sales and a prominent listing. The film producer Scott Rudin teamed up with a neighbor for a combined listing at 20-22 Bank Street in the West Village. And on the Upper West Side, the real estate developer Charles Bendit, and his wife, Karyn Bendit, closed on the sale of their townhouse. Other noteworthy December closings included the purchase of a co-op through a trust for Sara Lee Schupf, for whom the Sara Lee dessert business was named. All three transactions were on the Upper East Side.

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Persons: Scott Rudin, Graydon Carter, Ronald S, Lauder, Stephen Sondheim, Charles Bendit, Karyn Bendit, Sara Lee Schupf, Sara Lee, Thomas E, Harvey, Erica Jong Organizations: Rockefeller, House, New York City Schools Locations: West, New