Welcome to the New RealTown! Submit Feedback
Member Login | Join RealTown

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

Subscribe

Your E-mail Address:
Subscribe to:

Recent Comments

RE: are they fooling only each other? / 3 neighbors push, 1 smiles
One of the mitigating factors may be how long each...
RE: are they fooling only each other? / 3 neighbors push, 1 smiles
Aye, the good ole days were so much more fun. Whi...
RE: drip, drip, drip in Tribeca / the sound of price dropping (bird NOT chirping?)
nope, Jess. This one is now asking 20% above a 34...
RE: drip, drip, drip in Tribeca / the sound of price dropping (bird NOT chirping?)
hi sandy - happy new year! if it's the one i'm th...
RE: pushing on in Flatiron, but not as hard
nice, sandy!  have a great holiday!...

Site Feed

RSS Feed

Manhattan Loft Guy

(not very) recent NY Times Residential Sales / 22 Mercer Street loft sold in February

Jun. 12, 2008
Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo
NY Times report of a Manhattan loft sale at 22 Mercer Street is hardly a recent sale. This new condo conversion loft has a long and garbled history.

new Manhattan loft listings, closed sales + inventory in last 7 days

Apr. 20, 2008
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
There were 34 Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market in the last 7 days and only 14 as sold; 19 of the 34 new ones are offered under $3mm, while 7 of the 14 closed sales were between $1mm and $2mm; only 6 of the 34 new loft listings are in new de

open houses at recent posts / 718 Broadway, 468 West Broadway, 416 Greenwich Street, 133 Mercer Street

Feb. 1, 2008
Categorized in: open houses
There are Sunday open houses at 4 Manhattan lofts that I have touched on in the last week or so, at 718 Broadway, 468 West Broadway, 416 Greenwich Street, 133 Mercer Street

133 Mercer Street is new / giant windows don’t show Chrysler or Woolworth

Jan. 23, 2008
Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo
Manhattan loft 133 Mercer Street 3rd floor is new this week, asking $1.925mm and $1,750/mo for “1,700 sq ft” with “giant” windows but only 1 bath. The location is prime SoHo, just below Prince Street; the footprint presents some issues.

slowest open house Sunday of the year

Dec. 20, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
Tagged with: mercer, stratus, views, west 13, west 25
The slowest open house Sunday of the year has only 3 Manhattan loft re-sales (so far), at 345 West 13 Street, 110 West 25 Street and 250 Mercer Street

New Listings + Sales of Manhattan lofts in last 7 days

Dec. 2, 2007
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
This is my seventh report on the number, price distribution and neighborhood distribution for Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market or as closed sales in the last 7 days. Can’t say there was a lot of pent-up activity from the short holiday week,

not many houses open on Sunday

Nov. 24, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
Tagged with: birthday, duane, garden, mercer, watts
on this slow holiday weekend, there are open houses Sunday at Manhattan lofts at 130 Watts Street, 129 Duane Street and 303 Mercer Street

fun, fun, fun as motivated seller at 25 Houston finds buyer

Nov. 18, 2007
Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo
The Manhattan loft #2C at 25 Houston Street is in contract as of Thursday after a brief but passionate marketing campaign that centered on how much fun (!!!) one could have here.

5 Sunday Open Houses around $2.5mm

Nov. 16, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
Sunday open houses at Manhattan lofts for sale around $2.5mm at 13 Jay Street, 714 Broadway, 158 West 23 Street, 525 Broome Street, 93 Mercer Street

7 Sunday Open Houses from $2.5 to $2.35

Nov. 10, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
Open houses at Manhattan lofts for sale at 129 Duane Street, 16 Hudson Street, 252 Seventh Avenue, 13 Jay Street, 251 West 19 Street, 73 Worth Street, 93 Mercer Street

7 Sunday Open Houses at $2.9x

Nov. 9, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
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

cash back on new one at 93 Mercer

Nov. 5, 2007
Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo
Tagged with: comps, mercer, renovation
New Manhattan loft for sale at 93 Mercer Street comes with retail income, no Soho premium to speak of.

open house nuggets / open to the outdoors

Sep. 8, 2007
(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) PH at 284 Fifth Avenue $3.25mm and $4,278/mo for a bunch of indoor space (2,500 sq ft??) and "2,200 feet" o... [Read More]

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

Mar. 15, 2007
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]
Word of the Day Ask the Experts Question of the Day