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Oculus squints just a bit to get it at 50 West 15 Street

Jan. 15, 2009

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Chelsea

Tagged with: balcony, closed, new developments, ny post, oculus, west 15

A 5% discount from list price suggests the developer made other concessions, and that this #2D buyer and the buyer for #4D signed contract under different market conditions than the buyers of #3D, #6D and #7D

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did developer leave a lot of money on the table in 2007?

Jan. 9, 2009

Categorized in: Market Trends

Tagged with: 1, 2007, 800ft, flip, new developments, pushy

There's a resale that caught my eye, a new construction Manhattan loft that was marketed in 2006 and closed in 2007. This Tribeca unit closed in the first offering at $1,100/ft after the developer dropped the price twice and then accepted an offer for ano

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New Listings + Sales of Manhattan lofts in last 7 days

Dec. 23, 2007

Categorized in: Market Data - reports

Tagged with: closed sales, duane, east 36, new developments, new listings, west 13, west 17, west 22

there were 14 Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market in the last 7 days, and 23 as sold; 9 of the 14 new ones are offered under $2mm, while none are more than $4mm; only 7 of 18 closed sales were below $2mm; 6 of the 14 new loft listings are in new

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New Listings + Sales of Manhattan lofts in last 7 days

Dec. 16, 2007

Categorized in: Market Data - reports

Tagged with: bond, bowery, closed sales, east 26, jade, new developments, new listings, perry, west, west 24

there were 22 Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market in the last 7 days, and 19 reported as sold; 10 of the 22 new ones are between $1mm and $2mm, while 5 are from $5.75mm to $6.65mm; 9 of 19 closed sales were between $500k and $2mm; and 12 of the

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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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New Listings + Sales of Manhattan lofts in last 7 days

Nov. 4, 2007

Categorized in: Market Data - reports

Tagged with: beach, bewilliam, clement clarke, closed sales, exchange, flowerbox, new developments, new listings, slate, superior ink

This is my third 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.

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