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New Listings + Sales of Manhattan lofts in last 7 days

Jan. 27, 2008

Categorized in: Market Data - reports

Tagged with: chambers, east 2, laight, loft 25, new listings, novare, sales

There were 26 Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market in the last 7 days and only 15 as sold; 18 of the 26 new ones are offered between $1mm and $3mm; while 14 of the 15 closed sales were under $3mm; only 1 of the 26 new loft listings are in new dev

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buyer blinked at 79 Laight / November sale near ask

Dec. 19, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: clearing price, closing, contract, days on market, laight, price drop

I posted on October 11 about the Manhattan loft “toddler of a listing” at 79 Laight Street #3A, which was first to market in September 2006 at $4.75mm, then quickly reduced to $4.5mm at which it held for nearly a year before dropping in September 2007

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New Listings + Sales of Manhattan lofts in last 7 days

Nov. 18, 2007

Categorized in: Market Data - reports

Tagged with: bond, closed sales, laight, mercer greene, new developments, new listings, parkwood, switch, union square, warren

there were 36 Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market in the last 7 days, and 18 as sold; 22 of the 36 new ones are offered under $2mm and 11 more from $2mm to $3mm; only 7 of 18 closed sales were below $2mm; 21 of the 36 new loft listings are in ne

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the virtues of patience as a marketing strategy / 476 Bway gets full ask after 51 weeks

Oct. 18, 2007

Categorized in: Marketing Manhattan apartments

Tagged with: broadway, laight, marketing, price drop

Marketing Manhattan lofts and determining fair market value (a macro concept) does not necessarily work in a micro world

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who blinked at 79 Laight? contract in 13th month

Oct. 11, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: contract, days on market, laight, price drop

Manhattan loft for sale at 79 Laight Street is in contract.

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Sunday Open Houses over $2mm / more surf, less turf

Aug. 17, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: broadway, canal, laight, west 17, west 19

(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) 15 W 17 St This is another development marketed by Halstead’s Charles Hawkins (see 137 Duane in tod... [Read More]

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loft contracts galore this week / Tribeca edition

Jul. 25, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: contract, grand street, laight, leonard, north moore, west street

many Manhattan lofts came through the inter-firm data-base as In Contract in the last three days; here are some from Tribeca: 18 Leonard St #1D $3.35mm and $2,580/mo (abated) for “3,484... [Read More]

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Jagger's Law of Imperfect Lofts / life is compromise (sigh)

Mar. 15, 2007

Categorized in: The Process - buying an apartment

Tagged with: broadway, laight, mercer, mick jagger, north moore, west 17

Mick Jagger was uncharacteristically understated back in the day: You can’t always get what you want/ but if you try – sometimes / you just might find / you get what you need... [Read More]

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