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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
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truer words dept / 211 West Broadway in quick contract, 150 Chambers no slouch

Mar. 6, 2008
Any time I see a listing description that says something like "act now!! won't last!!!" I check the dates to see how apropos that remark is. (Sometimes it is embarrassing for the listing agent, who has not re-read the listing copy in 6 - 12 months.) Check

96 Grand Street contract is more grand than 184 Grand

Jan. 18, 2008
Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo
Tagged with: artist, contract, grand, renovation, roof
One of the two parallel Manhattan lofts I hit when new on July 27 (96 and 184 Grand Street) has found a buyer, with a contract signed as of yesterday. ... Both are top (6th) floor, full floor lofts. Both are all about the space and the roof rights. Both w

5 Sunday Open Houses at $1.995mm

Nov. 16, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
Sunday open houses at 5 Manhattan lofts offered for $1.995mm at 200 West 24 Street, 252 Seventh Avenue, 444 West 19 Street, 430 East 10 Street and 120 East 29 Street.

34 E 30 finally in contract, as in Best & Finally

Nov. 14, 2007
Categorized in: pricing analysis
Tagged with: best final, east 30, penthouse, roof
I hit the Manhattan loft for sale at 34 East 30 Street #PH-9 when it was fresh a month ago in an open house review, then in more extended fashion in a compare-and-contrast review along with a similarly priced (but very different) TriBeCa loft on October 2

it can be HARD to determine value / 12 E 14 drops again

Nov. 7, 2007
The Manhattan loft for sale at 12 East 14 Street #5A has a short, choppy and tortured price history. Has it dropped enough to find The Market?

Manhattan loft open houses / three shades of green (one tiny)

Sep. 15, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) 474 Greenwich St #6W $1.575mm and $1,653/mo for "1,400 sq ft" and "500 sq ft" private roof deck (river views... [Read More]

Manhattan loft open houses / re-running the Grand tour

Sep. 15, 2007
(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) I blogged about two Grand Street 6th floor units when they were both new to the market about seven weeks ago... [Read More]

when does too much = enough? 90 W Bway PH for $11mm

Sep. 13, 2007
not another one! I am not going to make a habit of this, I promise, but another new 8-fiure loft listing caught my eye today. The Penthouse at 90 West Broadway is the top two floors ("7,000 sq ft")... [Read More]

so THAT’s what an 8-figure loft looks like / 6 lofts = $65mm

Sep. 11, 2007
Categorized in: On The Market
my fantasy life is not that rich I don't usually pay any attention to the market for Manhattan lofts offered above $10 million, but today it caught my eye that five of the six most expensive Manhatt... [Read More]

open house nuggets / a SoHo set

Sep. 8, 2007
Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo
Tagged with: broadway, crosby, duplex, roof
(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) #4F at 66 Crosby Street $1.695mm and $1,361/mo for 1,700 sq ft that looks to be as authentic as advertised ne... [Read More]

open house nuggets / the short (very) Grand tour

Sep. 8, 2007
Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo
(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) I blogged about two Grand Street 6th floor units when they were both new to the market about six weeks ago (2... [Read More]

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]

new (quick) contract at 474 Greenwich

Aug. 15, 2007
but how’s the market doing TODAY? Given the market jitters lately (yesterday’s “jittery” = word for the day), it may be of particular note that #6N at 474 Greenwich Street came to market on... [Read More]

open house Sunday smorgasbord / the chateaubriand set

Aug. 10, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) 11 Vestry #PH $4.6mm and $2,685/mo (condo) for 3,300 triplexed space w 2 terraces (one 750 sq ft) On the... [Read More]

1,000 ft rooftop tour / open houses at 240 E Houston + 29 W 15

Jul. 27, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
Tagged with: houston, roof, west 15
(remember to check listings Sunday to make sure the open house is still on) There are two similar Manhattan lofts holding open houses Sunday. Both are just over “1,000 sq ft”, both hav... [Read More]

2d time is how grand at 96 and 184 Grand?

Jul. 27, 2007
Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo
Tagged with: artist, grand, renovation, roof
huge spaces + roof / bring architect + engineer + contractor +…. $$$ Two similar Manhattan loft listings hit the market yesterday and today, one in the true SoHo stretch of Grand Street, on... [Read More]

would you pay $2mm for a Soho roof terrace? (loft is another $2mm at 458 Broome)

May. 17, 2007
Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo
I blogged on May 1 about a one bedroom + 2 bath loft with a “heavenly” roof terrace and 17 foot ceilings when PH-5 at 458 Broome Street was newly listed (before photos or floor plan on... [Read More]
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