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revisiting Trouble in Tribeca, while stopping in Soho

Aug. 27, 2009

Categorized in: Market Trends

Tagged with: closed, real deal, soho, tribeca

When I hit the Manhattan loft #3S at 155 Franklin Street (the Sugar Loaf) as a June 2009 sale 16% off the 2006 clearing price (August 5, 155 Franklin Street crashes past 2006 to close up 28% (since 2000)) I made a note-to-self to revisit The Real Deal Jul

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set price off low comp or high comp? too pushy (or not) in Tribeca gets neighborly

Jan. 8, 2009

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: 2007, comps, push, tribeca

Fascinating new listing for a Tribeca loft in a fairly recent high-end Manhattan loft conversion. They are asking above $1,250/ft for space that sold in the conversion at around $850/ft, probably with many of the same proper proper names (and other indici

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drip, drip, drip in Tribeca / the sound of price dropping (bird NOT chirping?)

Jan. 6, 2009

Categorized in: Market Trends

Tagged with: 1998, price drop, pushy, tribeca, white box

Granted, the seller was wrong about The Manhattan Loft Market when the listing was new -- by at least $200/ft, nearly 20%. But if this relatively fresh condo loft (with a lovely description and decent address) continues to sit, the seller's patience will

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too pushy...?? thread Vol 3 / Tribeca build-out

Nov. 19, 2008

Categorized in: Market Trends

Tagged with: goldilocks, price, pushy, renovation, tribeca

Today's contestant is essentially a gut renovation opportunity for a large Manhattan loft that changed hands only this past Summer at about $900/ft. Something happened to make those Summer buyers November sellers (stock portfolio imploded, perhaps?), as t

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2 new Tribeca lofts too pushy or just pushy enough??

Nov. 14, 2008

Categorized in: Market Trends

Tagged with: 2005, goldilocks, new listings, pricing, tribeca

I noted last weekend 2 new listings for Manhattan lofts that struck me as a little aggressive in pricing, both good size lofts in prime Tribeca. One is asking about $1,250/ft for a space (with a new kitchen) that sold in 2005 off an ask (no trading price

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loft = designer clothes / the award for most interesting description of loft living goes to�

Nov. 14, 2006

Categorized in: what makes a loft a "loft"

Tagged with: designer clothes, ny times, prius, tribeca

… the eco-conscious Tribeca mom with the guilty conscience (and the Prius) One nugget from Sunday’s ‘Habitats’ section of the NY Times Real Estate section. The mom wit... [Read More]

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Cobblestone wars � PR muscle moves in??

Jul. 25, 2006

Categorized in: truth IS stranger...

Tagged with: cobblestones, laight street, tribeca

Weird that the NY Post today has a piece about the June 20 CB1 Landmarks Committee rejection of the attempt by 44 Laight Street condo owners to replace part of the cobblestone street, which I blogg... [Read More]

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another new school for Tribeca?

Jul. 12, 2006

Categorized in: schools

Tagged with: lofts, schools, tribeca

A new public Intermediate School in Tribeca?? I missed the original mention in the Post, but The Real Deal credits the Post as reporting that the City is “considering” (weasel word, th... [Read More]

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