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didn't build it, but they came to 21 Bond Street at $692/ft

Jul. 28, 2009

Categorized in: loft neighborhoods / NoHo

Tagged with: 1000ft, 700ft, 900ft, artist, bond, comps, renovation

The Manhattan loft #3 at 21 Bond Street was sold this month (July 17, deed filed last Friday) in "bring your imagination" condition (no interior pix), and suggests that the limitation of a buyer needing 'extra' cash to fund a renovation -- like many -- ca

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29 East 22 Street closes but is the calendar off?

Jul. 22, 2009

Categorized in: Market Trends

Tagged with: 1600 ft, 2005, 700ft, 800ft, ceilings, comps, east 22, renovation

Let's try something new for Manhattan Loft Guy. I give you two sales of same-size lofts in the same building, with condensed descriptions and listing histories, and you guess which one is from 2009 and which one is from 2005. Both are said to be "1,600 sq

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pushed it just enough for contract, eventually

Feb. 6, 2009

Categorized in: Market Trends

Tagged with: 1, 600ft, 700ft, amenities, contract, highend, push

Remember: that last sale was at a slightly higher price-per-foot than this one started at, and sold quickly at (essentially) full ask. Need further proof that the Winter 2009 Manhattan loft market is different from the Spring 2008 market? I will keep an e

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didn't build it, but they came to 21 Bond Street at $692/ft

29 East 22 Street closes but is the calendar off?

pushed it just enough for contract, eventually