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16 Greene Street closes around $1,000/ft, twice

Oct. 31, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo

Tagged with: canal, classic, closed, greene, longandnarrow, maintenance, renovation, traffic

I noticed yesterday that the Manhattan loft #5N at 16 Greene Street was newly updated in our system as Sold & Closed, but no clearing price was visible yet in city records. But when I checked for #5N I saw that #4S closed there recently, with a deed filed

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16 Greene still crowded but price drops

Mar. 24, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo

Tagged with: canal, classic, greene, longandnarrow, traffic

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?... [Read More]

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new at 16 Greene Street is classic but may be crowded

Jan. 22, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo

Tagged with: canal, classic, greene, longandnarrow, traffic

Manhattan loft #4S at 16 Greene Street is marketed without an even “approximately” for square feet, but looks to be roughly 17 x 80 feet (an irregular Long-and-Narrow with 2 windows front and 2 back). They are asking $1.55mm and $712/mo with a descrip

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in contract at 395 Broadway / noisy edge of Tribeca

Sep. 14, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: broadway, canal, comps, contract, quiet

quiet loft at busy intersection 395 Broadway #6C has found its buyer after not quite two months. Here's what I said about it in an open house review Aug 25: $1.375mm and $1,203 /mo (condo) for �... [Read More]

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Sunday Open Houses over $2mm / more surf, less turf

Aug. 17, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: broadway, canal, laight, west 17, west 19

(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) 15 W 17 St This is another development marketed by Halstead’s Charles Hawkins (see 137 Duane in tod... [Read More]

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more Open Houses, with warnings, Sunday July 15

Jul. 13, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: 106 spring, 530 canal, canal, curbed, open house, spring

(remember to check listings Sunday to make sure the open house is still on) 106 Spring St #5S $2.49mm ($1,875/mo) for “2,200 sq ft” in the heart of Soho We’ve covered this o... [Read More]

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