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155 Franklin Street crashes past 2006 to close up 28% (since 2000)

Aug. 5, 2009

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: 2000, 2006, beams, bidding war, cast iron, columns, franklin, joists, price drop, sugar loaf

The Manhattan loft #3S at 155 Franklin Street (the Sugar Loaf) was one of only five lofts in Tribeca that closed in June, per recent articles in The Real Deal Trouble in Tribeca. For a seller who started so far from The Market in October, these folks caug

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NYC photos / could not stop scrolling

Sep. 25, 2008

Categorized in: New York, New York, New York

Tagged with: cast iron, mug, photos, tiffanys, union square, wiredny

Hat tip to today's Today's MUG from Manhattan User's Guide for linking to a forum on WiredNY with an amazing collection of photos, mostly of Manhattan, mostly black and white, some more than a hundred years old. Once i started scrolling, I kept thinki

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2008 diet works / slimmer 8 Thomas contract

Feb. 6, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: cast iron, contract, developer, mcdonalds, sponsor, thomas

The Manhattan loft The 2d floor at 8 Thomas Street had been on the market for quite a while last year (14 months, into November), was taken off the market then came back three weeks ago with a new firm , a slimmer price ... and the lead “not simply a lo

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welcome 8 Thomas back, slimmer

Jan. 15, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: cast iron, developer, mcdonalds, sponsor sale, thomas

Not a lot of Tribeca charm on this block, just authentic grit. There’s a beautiful (cast iron?) 5-story commercial building directly across the street but a massive phone company tower also in front of this building. Between the McDonalds on the corner

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66 Crosby in contract under 3 weeks

Sep. 23, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo

Tagged with: cast iron, contract, crosby

I blogged about #4F at 66 Crosby Street when it was a new Manharran loft for sale (Sept 6: new at 66 Crosby / $1,000/ft central Soho bldg), saying: Asking $1.695mm (and $1,361/mo maintenance) in... [Read More]

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eastern Tribeca classic cast-iron, new at 57 Walker at $1,200/ft

Jun. 4, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: 57 walker, cast iron, longandnarrow, orenstein, streetscapes

#3B at 57 Walker St is new this week through Halstead's Richard Orenstein, asking $2.25mm (and low maintenance of $925/mo) for what is said to be 1,850 sq ft. It is a 22 feet wide classic Long-and-... [Read More]

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