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having it all gets cheaper at 48 East 13 Street

Mar. 26, 2008

Categorized in: lofts in 'other' neighborhoods

Tagged with: drop, east 12, east 13, light, renovation, space, union square, university, whole foods

I have removed the content of this blog post, as it comments about the current listing of another agent. For information about why, check out end of an era for Manhattan Loft Guy / a new day daw... [Read More]

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no cigar, as 12 West 18 Street is back on market

Mar. 24, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Flatiron

Tagged with: back on market, light, space, west 18

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it worked! 152 Franklin contract 2 weeks after dropping

Mar. 20, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: contract, franklin, gourmand, kitchen, price drop, space

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does 48 East 13 Street have 92% of it all?

Feb. 6, 2008

Categorized in: lofts in 'other' neighborhoods

Tagged with: drop, east 12, east 13, light, renovation, space, union square, university, whole foods

I hit unit 3B at 48 East 13 Street when it was new to market, asking on January 16 48 E 13 new but does it 'have it all'? because the headline was "dramatic triple mint loft has it all”. Being the skeptic that I am, I checked and – in that January 156

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48 E 13 new but does it 'have it all'?

Jan. 16, 2008

Categorized in: lofts in 'other' neighborhoods

Tagged with: east 12, east 13, light, renovation, space, union square, university, whoel foods

Having just had a conversation with Reader Colgin yesterday about why a particular loft might not have sold ..., I was intrigued by the description and pictures of Manhattan loft #3B at 48 East 13 Street, which is new to the market as of yesterday. They

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super-sized for super-heroes at 35 W 23

Aug. 7, 2007

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Chelsea

Tagged with: curbed, library, space, west 23, zapata

mortals might like all the space, too The 4th floor of 35 W 23 Street caught my eye yesterday as it came back from a few days off the market. First, because there is a ton of spac... [Read More]

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a classic loft, warts and all / limitations of the form

Sep. 12, 2006

Categorized in: what makes a loft a "loft"

Tagged with: classic loft, plumbing stacks, space, west 55 street

415 W 55 St has a beautiful loft, but… Unit 3C at 415 W 55 St (offered by Karen Fornash at Corcoran) is the archetype of a (small-ish) loft: the building has some kind of industrial backgrou... [Read More]

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the Tao of Lofts / essential features

Aug. 30, 2006

Categorized in: what makes a loft a "loft"

Tagged with: ceilings, loftlike, prior use, space, tao, windows

There must be many opinions on what makes a Manhattan loft a “loft”, or where the line is between merely “loft-like” and a “true” loft. I know this because I see many listings for “lofts” that – to me – are not lofts at all, but “apa

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