Manhattan Loft Guy

New York, New York

on matters of interest to Manhattan coop or condo loft apartment dwellers, buyers, sellers, and others, especially about New York City real estate

Favorite Links

• Manhattan Users Guide (be sure to search the archives)

• The Gotham Center for NYC History

• Matrix the Real Estate Economy

• Hopstop (door-to-door subway instructions)

• MTA subway site, including maps + schedules

• NYC Dept of Education site

• NY State Assn of Independent Schools (find private schools)

• cul-cha!

• the local TriBeCa newspaper

• "the weekly newspaper of lower Manhattan"

• Brooklyn, but a great blog

RealTown Blogs

Blogs Homepage

Featured Entries

Site Feed

RSS Feed

Manhattan Loft Guy

was the 708 Greenwich seller a yogi? the buyer was inflexible

Dec. 17, 2008

Categorized in: lofts in 'other' neighborhoods

Tagged with: combination, discount, greenwich, negotiations, stable, warehouse, west village

When I first looked at the listing history for the Manhattan loft #4F at 708 Greenwich Street (a rare West Village loft), I wondered if they had picked the right year in which to offer it for sale at $2.35mm, with it last changing hands in 2004 off an ask

Permanent Link | Comments (2) | Write a Comment | Send Link

quick sale at 244 Madison

Apr. 18, 2008

Categorized in: lofts in 'other' neighborhoods

Tagged with: combination, comps, contract, factory, greetting cards, madison, renovation, sale

The combo loft at #11CDE 244 Madison Avenue joined 3 units but only got "1,650 sq ft" out of it. Better, they got a contract within 3 weeks of coming to market in January and have just closed.

Permanent Link | Comments (3) | Write a Comment | Send Link

minimal drop at minimal beauty / 8 West 13 Street drips

Jan. 28, 2008

Categorized in: lofts in 'other' neighborhoods

Tagged with: combination, minimalist, price drop, renovation, schaible, union square, west 13

I hit the Manhattan loft #2F at 8 West 13 Street when it was new at $1.5mm for “1,100 sq ft” of “museum quality” ... and again when the price dropped a second time.... On the market for 7 months now, the seller has the painful choice to sit tight

Permanent Link | Comments (3) | Write a Comment | Send Link

149 Franklin contract / from Halloween to Christmas

Dec. 22, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: combination, contract, franklin, maintenance

Asking $3.85mm and $1,933/mo (deductible? see below) for “3,150 sq ft” [149 Franklin Street #3] is said to be “absolutely splendid” with high ceilings and “glorious” light. This is prime Tribeca, between Varick and Hudson. This is a wonderfull

Permanent Link | Comments (1) | Write a Comment | Send Link

not buying the minimalism (yet) / 8 W 13 drops

Dec. 17, 2007

Categorized in: lofts in 'other' neighborhoods

Tagged with: combination, minimalist, price drop, renovation, schaible, union square, west 13

Manhattan loft #2F at 8 West 13 Street is a beauty that The Market has yet to appreciate enough to buy (or, that the seller has yet to appreciate that The Market is not as fond of this minimalist masterpiece as he is). They dropped the price a month ago t

Permanent Link | Comments (0) | Write a Comment | Send Link

combo job at 8 W 13 needs answers

Oct. 14, 2007

Categorized in: renovation opportunities + rewards

Tagged with: combination, renovation, union square, west 13

Manhattan lofts newly offered for sale at 8 West 13 Street, near Union Square.

Permanent Link | Comments (0) | Write a Comment | Send Link

open house nuggets / the short (very) Grand tour

Sep. 8, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo

Tagged with: artist, combination, curbed, grand, roof, sky lights

(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) I blogged about two Grand Street 6th floor units when they were both new to the market about six weeks ago (2... [Read More]

Permanent Link | Comments (0) | Write a Comment | Send Link