In the West Village, condos are now king — a reversal for a neighborhood where townhouses dripping with “Sex and the City” glamour have long ruled the market. A slew of high-ticket listings and sales tell the story. Overlooking the Hudson on the West Side Highway, the new luxury condo complex at 80 Clarkson is now the tallest in the West Village, with two towers rising to 420 and 450 feet. Its 112 units have already racked up nearly $1 billion in whisper-listing sales, sources say, and its 7,120-square-foot duplex penthouse is hoping to break a downtown price-per-square-foot record at $80 million. It has good comps. 4

In August, a duplex asking $87.5 million went into contract atop the new condo tower 140 Jane St. If it closes at that number, the 9,500-square-foot, 70-foot-wi

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