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quick sale at 20 East 17 St

May. 20, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Flatiron

Tagged with: closed sales, comps, east 17, empire state, falafel, grit, longandnarrow, met life, pricing, union square

The Manhattan loft on the 7th floor at 20 East 17 Street came to market on March 10, in pretty much the same market uncertainty as today. It took all of 17 days for terms to be agreed upon and a contract to be signed, and shows up on today's Sold & Closed

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new at 20 East 17 Street / views not (many) dollars

Mar. 12, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Flatiron

Tagged with: average price, east 17, empire state, fifth, met life, union square, west 17

The 7th floor at 20 East 17 Street is new to market this week through Steven Cohen of Corcoran, asking (only) $2.3mm and $1,509/mo (condo) for "2,200 sq ft". With top kitchen + bath finishes, 12 foot ceilings, a real fireplace and views of the Empire Stat

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open house review across 17 Street

Sep. 27, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Chelsea

Tagged with: east 17, loftlike, outdoor space, penthouse, terrace, west 17

You can walk from Eighth Avenue past Third Avenue on Sunday and see a wide range of Manhattan lofts (and 'loft-like' properties).

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motivated sellers do Holiday open houses

Aug. 31, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: broome, east 17, east 21, labor day, perry, west 58, white

(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) None of the Manhattan lofts reviewed for last weekend are having open houses this Sunday (not surprisingly) (... [Read More]

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Sunday Open Houses over $2.5mm / more surf, more turf

Aug. 17, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: broome, crosby, duane, east 17, east 20, east 29, great jones, west 58

(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) Four out of five Manhattan lofts from last week’s surf-and-turf selection (open house Sunday smorgas... [Read More]

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open house Sunday smorgasbord / the surf-and-turf set

Aug. 10, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: east 17, east 20, great jones, sixth, west 58

(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) apparently, fours are wild 145 Sixth Av #4C $2.995mm and $1,750/mo (condo) for 2,200 sq ft with some iss... [Read More]

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