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2 closings at 36 West 15 Street / one was pushing it

Mar. 12, 2009

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Chelsea

Tagged with: 2006, closed, empire state, exposures, met life, push, renovation, sale, views, west 15

This loft was described much more enthusiastically (with more details) than the 6th floor, plus it has many, many more windows (4 exposures) with Empire State and Met Life views -- usually premium items for a Manhattan loft. (StreetEasy has part of the li

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neighborly competition leads to neighborly mistakes? the laboratory at 24 East 22 Street

Nov. 30, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Flatiron

Tagged with: competition, east 22, flatiron, lot line, met life, ny times, off the market, sold, views, windows

Putting an apartment on the market at the same time as a neighbor's can strain relationships within a building. But I wonder about the degree to which competing listings can lead sellers to over-value their apartments. Let's get back to 24 East 22 Street

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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 16 Hudson / once more into the breach (but higher)

Feb. 21, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: chrysler, comps, hudson, met life, renovation, views

#4B at 16 Hudson Street is new to the Manhattan loft market today, at a rather different price point (and condition?) than other units in the building I have discussed. This one is smaller than the other two units, at “1,500 sq ft” but has a north ori

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‘rare’ open house duel at 24 E 22 / fighting about windows

Feb. 9, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Flatiron

Tagged with: east 22, flatiron, lot line, met life, views, windows

BHS has been marketing the full floor loft 24 East 22 Street #5 since July as “rarely available”; that may have been true, but it is not so true since Corcoran brought the Manhattan loft below to market i2 months ago.

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