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they gave the roof away to close the 158 West 23 Street penthouse

Aug. 3, 2009
The Manhattan loft conversion at 158 West 23 Street started marketing in mid-2007, offering floor-through lofts of "1,865 sq ft" that were offered as open spaces with full kitchens and (usually) (only) 1.5 baths. I.e., not exactly white boxes, but with sp

is Chelsea Mercantile off 25% since 2007?

May. 5, 2009
I have long believed that the Chelsea Mercantile conversion of the old Veteran's Administration building into residential lofts on Seventh Avenue at 24th and 25th Streets 'created' a new market for (lower) 'north Chelsea'. (From back in the day, when I ta

... 5 golden rings ... 4 price drops ...

Mar. 31, 2008
Categorized in: Market Trends
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 dawns?... [Read More]

3 firms, 7 prices, 3+ years / patience paying off at 521 W 23

Nov. 19, 2007
The Manhattan loft Unit 7F at 521 West 23 Street came to the market with PruDE in June 2004 for $1.775mm. Since then, it has been off the market in March and April of 2006 and August in 2007. It has been offered by PruDE, Corcoran (same agent, changed fir

5 Sunday Open Houses around $2.5mm

Nov. 16, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
Sunday open houses at Manhattan lofts for sale around $2.5mm at 13 Jay Street, 714 Broadway, 158 West 23 Street, 525 Broome Street, 93 Mercer Street

wearing a $500k renovation on your sleeve / 158 W 23 is flipping

Nov. 13, 2007
The Manhattan loft at 158 West 23 Street has been renovated and is being offred for sale at $2.55mm. It is hard to see how they are making any money here.

Sunday open house tour – the 10 little lofts 6 figures tour

Oct. 19, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
ten Manhattan lofts for sale under $1 million with open houses Sunday

Sunday open house tour from UFT to FIT

Oct. 13, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
open houises for Manhattan lofts for sale at 150 West 26 Street, 49 East 21 Street, 252 Seventh Avenue, 245 Seventh Avenue, 35 West 23 Street

Sunday open house tour – the little lofts with only 6 figures

Oct. 12, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
Tagged with: east 22, east 23, john, nassua, west 23, white
Manhattan loft open houses at 137 Duane Street, 55 White Street, 148 West 23 Street, 310 East 23 Street, 205 East 22 Street, 59 John Street, 71 Nassua Street

fire the super-heroes / 35 W 23 is back without Aqua-Lad

Oct. 7, 2007
Interesting decision by the seller to switch agents but not firms. Obviously, the firm-based (and web) marketing oomph is exactly the same then, as now. My surmise two months ago was that the super-hero campaign was so quirky that it suggested the owner and agent had a very good rapport, but – if so – that got strained without a sale. I don’t remember the former pictures all that well, but the ones now up seem new to me (and fewer), so maybe they are simply simplifying the marketing.

West 20s open house review

Sep. 28, 2007
Tagged with: west 22, west 23, west 26, west 29
(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) 249 West 29 Street #4S $1.895mm and $1,907/mo for "2,300 sq ft"; nearly square but... [Read More]

waiting for the market to grow / 521 W 23 BOM again

Sep. 18, 2007
Tagged with: high line, west 23
luck be a lady? Big Julie in Guys and Dolls was proud of his criminal record: 33 arrests and no convictions. Less proud (but equally stubborn?), the owner of #7F at 521 West 23 Street has spent m... [Read More]

Sunday open houses over $3mm / more chateaubriand

Aug. 16, 2007
Categorized in: open houses
(remember to check the agent websites Sunday morning to see if open house is still on) Only two lofts from last week’s smorgasbord (open house Sunday smorgasbord / the chateaubriand set)... [Read More]

super-sized for super-heroes at 35 W 23

Aug. 7, 2007
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]

bad luck? 241 W 23 St back on market - again

Aug. 1, 2007
Unit 5B at 241 West 23 Street has a long and by now tortuous history. It just came back to the market, despite a contract having been signed about June 6 (or the contract that was signed on March 30),... [Read More]