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loft contracts galore this week / Tribeca bonus edition

Jul. 26, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo

Tagged with: contract, minimalist, orenstein

As I said yesterday, many Manhattan lofts came through the inter-firm data-base as In Contract this week; here is one more from Tribeca, hot off today’s presses: 100 Greene St 2nd floor h... [Read More]

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besotted suitor finds 90 Prince? 7A in contract

Jul. 10, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo

Tagged with: 90 prince, contract, orenstein, prince street, renovation, starck

peculiar listing meets willing buyer Why “peculiar”? Because Unit 7A at 90 Prince Street does not have a kitchen and because the bathroom is so … err … peculiar. Bill... [Read More]

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eastern Tribeca classic cast-iron, new at 57 Walker at $1,200/ft

Jun. 4, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: 57 walker, cast iron, longandnarrow, orenstein, streetscapes

#3B at 57 Walker St is new this week through Halstead's Richard Orenstein, asking $2.25mm (and low maintenance of $925/mo) for what is said to be 1,850 sq ft. It is a 22 feet wide classic Long-and-... [Read More]

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patience pays? 429 Greenwich births a contract

May. 29, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: 429 greenwich, doorman, halstead, orenstein, price drop

8 months later, #4B is in contract without a price change #4B at 429 Greenwich St was the apple of its owner’s eye when it was first offered for sale in September at $3.1mm ($2,780/mo) and n... [Read More]

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new at 100 Greene St / uber chic for uber bucks

Mar. 13, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo

Tagged with: glass walls, greene, longandnarrow, minimalist, orenstein

no verbal overkill Looks as though Richard Orenstein at Halstead commits no BrokerSpeak Crime in labeling his new Manhattan loft listing at 100 Greene St 2d fl as "uber chic". This... [Read More]

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