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new contracts at 29 W 15, 129 W 22, 718 Broadway + 808 Broadway

Jun. 22, 2007

Categorized in: On The Market

Tagged with: 129 w 22, 29 w 15, 718 broadway, 808 broadway, contract

Lofts that were changed to “In Contract” in the inter-firm data base as of today 29 West 15 Street #7 $2.25mm and $1,889/mo for “2,250 sq ft” Time to contract from fir... [Read More]

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Sunday open houses lofts under $1.5

May. 18, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: 115 fourth, 176 broadway, 241 w 36, 321 w 13, 324 w 23, 718 broadway, 99 reade, petersfield

324 W 23 St #6A 1,150 sq ft condo for $1.295mm ($1,395/mo) 2 BRs + 2 balconies that looks more like an apartment than a loft; on the market a month Open House 11 - 1 115 Fourth Av #5G 1,200... [Read More]

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Sunday loft open houses under $2mm

May. 3, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: 1200 broadway, 130 watts, 14 e 33, 250 w 27, 288 west, 718 broadway, 74 fifth

11:30 – 1 74 Fifth Avenue #4B $1.895mm and $1,660/mo 1,900 sq ft between 13th and 14th Streets strikes me as low dollars-per-foot for this location (even if not much light); on the market... [Read More]

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open houses under $1,000/ft

Feb. 28, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: 176 broadway, 241 w 36 st, 258 broadway, 718 broadway, miller samuel, priceperfoot

The most recent quarterly market report from Miller Samuel says that the average price-per-foot for Manhattan lofts sold in the last quarter was $1,090/ft – essentially unchanged from the pri... [Read More]

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more rich data and �comps� / 718 Broadway sales history

Nov. 8, 2006

Categorized in: loft neighborhoods / NoHo

Tagged with: 718 broadway, broadway, comps

4 completed sales this year help with ‘comps’ With three lofts offered for sale, four sold between June and October 2006, three sold in 2005 and two sold in 2004, the 40-unit 718 Broad... [Read More]

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comparing lofts and lofts ain�t so easy / 718 Broadway as lab

Nov. 7, 2006

Categorized in: loft neighborhoods / NoHo

Tagged with: 718 broadway, ceiling height, minimalism

rich data in one building but little comparability I saw three lofts on the same building on Sunday, two of which are a little different from each other; the third was so different to the two as t... [Read More]

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NY Times on what building improvements �pay off� / lofts are different

Nov. 5, 2006

Categorized in: loft features / amenities

Tagged with: 1200 broadway, 22 w 26, 38 w 26, 4 w 16, 40 w 24, 718 broadway, doormen, gyms, ny times, roof decks

Loft amenities are not like other amenities / and “value” does not equal resale Front page Real Estate Section article in Sunday’ NY Times was entitled “Which Building Impr... [Read More]

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