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opportunity knocked at 60 West 15 St for $828/ft (and more), answered at $622/ft

Jun. 12, 2009

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Chelsea

Tagged with: 2007, architect, close, price drop, renovation, west 15

The Manhattan loft on the 4th floor at 60 West 15 Street was marketed as a masterpiece (to be), with the interesting come-on that "architects and designers are vying to renovate" it. At "3,133 sq ft", there's a lot of work for those architect and designer

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getting pushy but getting it / 90 Hudson exceeds $1,200/ft

Jan. 2, 2009

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: close, comps, contract, hudson, neighbors, renovation

The Manhattan loft #5B at 90 Hudson Street was certainly pushing the envelope when it came to market in September 2007 at $1.495mm (we know this because it did not sell). That ask was roughly $1,500/ft in a no-frills-mature Tribeca coop, but the sellers w

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130 West 17 Street #9S went for it + got it

Jul. 15, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Chelsea

Tagged with: close, comps, contract, kitchen, renovation, roof deck, roof rights, skylight, west 17

A top-floor Manhattan loft at 130 West 17 Street was the subject of one of my occasional Going For It! posts way back on September 23, 2007 (when I was still commenting on other firm's active listings), 130 W 17 9S is new + really going for it. As in simi

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opportunity knocked at 60 West 15 St for $828/ft (and more), answered at $622/ft

getting pushy but getting it / 90 Hudson exceeds $1,200/ft

130 West 17 Street #9S went for it + got it