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more eternal springing / will unsuccessful 2006 price work in 2008?

Nov. 6, 2008

Categorized in: Market Trends

Tagged with: 000ft, 1, appreciation, new listing, stagnation

I saw a new Manhattan loft listing this morning in a prime loft building in a non-prime loft neighborhood that has been off the market for two years. I am not going to be more precise about which building ... but the loft was on the market for six months

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13 Jay Street closed but much appreciated

Apr. 15, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: appreciation, closed, jay, longandnarrow, renovation

The 4th floor Manhattan loft at 13 Jay Street showed up yesterday as Sold & Closed (with a clearing price of $2.175mm). Interesting that they never dropped the price in the 4 months it took to get to contract off that $2.495mm asking price. Yet the seller

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156 Franklin bites a 9% bullet

Feb. 3, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: appreciation, franklin, price drop

I hit The Manhattan loft on the 5th floor at 156 Franklin Street when it was new to the market two months ago ..., noting the (anticipated) 4 years worth of appreciation, when it was asking $2.195mm and $1,700/mo for "1,700 sq ft" that is "newly renovated

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57 Bond back on market / still pushing (new) neighborhood values

Jan. 7, 2008

Categorized in: loft neighborhoods / NoHo

Tagged with: appreciation, back on market, berke, bond, schrager

I hit Manhattan loft #4E at 57 Bond Street when it was new, noting that it was a new development in 2003 and probably sold then for about half of the current asking price of $3.45mm and $1,712/mo (condo) for "2,125 sq ft". It is back on the makret today a

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and raise you ... / pushing at The Bullmoose

Nov. 20, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Flatiron

Tagged with: 2003, appreciation, bullmoose, east 20

The Manhattan loft #3B at 42 East 20 Street is new for sale today (no pix or floor plan yet), asking $3.95mm and $2,794/mo (condo) for “2,735 s ft” at the hot-when-nrew-in-2003 Bullmoose Condominium. The last sale in the building was #5B, which sold a

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