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RE: 116 West 14 Street closes at very old price / why so long?
new owner is an MD at Lehman - private equity grou...
RE: head-scratching over $650/ft and outdoor space
i don't know about this property, i already had it...
RE: another Broadway odyssey / 710 Broadway (finally) closes
Sandy   I was the buyer of this loft. ...
RE: this time may be a charm for 808 Broadway / another contract
Any more color on this apartment?  There is a...
RE: Manhattan loft inventory / setting a base line of 745
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2 new on West 20 Street / building yin vs yang at 15 W 20 + 9 W 20

Feb. 18, 2008
I have removed the content of this blog post, as it comments about the current listing of another agent. For information about why, check out end of an era for Manhattan Loft Guy / a new day dawns? fr... [Read More]

limits of the loft form / 448 Greenwich St

Jan. 29, 2008
Categorized in: One Bed Wonders
Manhattan loft 448 Greenwich Street 5th floor has been on the market since June, staring at $2.05mm but holding at $1.995mm since September. Said to be “1,300 sq ft”, it is not quite big enough to be a One Bed Wonder, though it is suitable only for a

all around the town / 3 open houses at $2.55mm

Jan. 25, 2008
Categorized in: open houses
Here are three Sunday loft open houses at the same price in very different Manhattan neighborhoods, at sizes ranging from almost 2,400 sq ft to just over 1,600 sq ft, all with fairly deluxe finishes, all in new developments. One has a huge wrap terrace, o

2 are new at 468 West Broadway / classic, no bling

Jan. 25, 2008
Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo
All in, Manhattan loft 468 West Broadway #5G at $3mm provides much more space than yesterday’s River Lofts feature, with a lower level of finishes and (comparably) no amenities. Compared to the closed sales in the same building, #5G has slightly more sp

UES loft (really) / new at 120 E 87 St

Aug. 14, 2007
who’d a thuhnk it? Unit R-6B at 120 East 87 Street is a new Manhattan (little) loft listing today, really. (It surprised me, too.) The numbers are impressive for a Downtown Lofts snob: askin... [Read More]

end of uber-lofts? (uh no)

Jul. 17, 2007
scaling down amenities + dollars Funny how journalism works, when two items can make a trend. The Real Deal ran a short piece last week about who some developers are scaling back some services... [Read More]

a very fruitful article / NY Times gets into generational conflict in lofts

Nov. 6, 2006
Categorized in: loft features / amenities
There is likely to be generational conflict in Manhattan loft buildings between long-time owners who paid little (and may expect little) and recent purchasers who paid top dollar (and may expect more expensive amenities and finishes).
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