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inquiring minds want to know / 292 Lafayette is new

Mar. 18, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo

Tagged with: baclony, columns, crosby, fire escape, jersey, lafayette, puck, renovation, tin ceilings

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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81 White contract / far east Tribeca condo under $1,000/ft

Dec. 19, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: lafayette, new development, white

At “1,982 sq ft” and asking (most recently) $1.75mm, the Manhattan loft #3E at 81 White Street looks like a bargain for a condo in a “classic Tribeca prewar loft building that was completely renovated in 2005”, doesn’t it? Particularly with the

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7 Sunday Open Houses at $2.9x

Nov. 9, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: architect, east 20, holland tunnel, hudson, lafayette, mercer, park, west 15, wooster

Manhattan lofts for sale with open houses at 225 Lafayette Street, 115 Mercer Street, 60 West 15 Street, 181 Hudson Street, 152 Wooster Street, 260 Park Avenue South and 24 East 20 Street

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open house review / 4 new lofts from 4 to 2.8

Sep. 22, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: broome, holland tunnel, lafayette, public theater, warren, west 58

(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) 439 Lafayette 4th floor $4mm and $2,554/mo for :3,500 sq ft" that is a little shy (the description notes that... [Read More]

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open house Sunday smorgasbord / the chateaubriand set

Aug. 10, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: broome, chambers, greene, hudson, lafayette, park avenue south, roof, vestry, white box

(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) 11 Vestry #PH $4.6mm and $2,685/mo (condo) for 3,300 triplexed space w 2 terraces (one 750 sq ft) On the... [Read More]

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loft contracts galore this week / eastern edition

Jul. 27, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods/ East Village

Tagged with: contract, east 12, kenmare, lafayette, small loft, triplex

As I said Wednesday, many Manhattan lofts came through the inter-firm data-base as In Contract this week; here are some from east of Fifth: 125 East 12 Street #1A is a triplex loft of “2,... [Read More]

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in contract at 284 Lafayette � ton o� space, but light?

Jun. 25, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo

Tagged with: 284 lafayette, crosby, jersey, lafayette

#2D at 284 Lafayette is said to be an “authentic 2900 sq ft true loft”, is said to be “in the heart of Soho” and is shown this morning as in contract off an asking price of... [Read More]

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