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strong pricing hint on lovely loft for sale at 360 West 36 Street

Aug. 19, 2009

Categorized in: loft neighborhoods / West 30s

Tagged with: classic, heddings, light, true gotham, views, west 30, west 36, west 38

Most Manhattan Loft Guy readers understand why I haven't commented on identifiable current listings for the past year and a half. I am going to make an exception for a loft (a) that I really like, and (b) whose listing agent is practically begging me to c

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"gotta sell" at 315 West 36 Street, so dropped 40% -- and sold

Jun. 23, 2009

Categorized in: loft neighborhoods / West 30s

Tagged with: contract, discount, lehman, price drop, renovation, seven figures, west 36, white box

The Manhattan loft #12C at 315 West 36 Street was marketed with some urgency, some big price drops, and all caps (I have taken that annoying formatting off): "major price drop, must sell immediately!!!". Darned if they didn't do it (not "immediately", but

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6 Sunday open houses new to market since Thanksgiving

Jan. 4, 2008

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: cass gilbert, east 22, franklin, mezzanine, outdoor space, terrace, west 30, west 36, west 37, white

Manhattan loft open houses at 448 West 37 Street, 348 West 36 Street, 130 West 30 Street, 24 East 22 Street, 17 White Street, 156 Franklin Street

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loft contracts galore this week / west side edition

Jul. 26, 2007

Categorized in: On The Market

Tagged with: contract, glass farmhouse, square feet, west 15, west 36, west 37

many Manhattan lofts came through the inter-firm data-base as In Contract in the last four days; here are some from the west side, all of which have been mentioned here before: 241 West 36 Stre... [Read More]

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Open House review - early bird specials under $1.8

Jul. 6, 2007

Categorized in: open houses

Tagged with: broadway, chambers, fulton, murray, nassau, west 17, west 36

loft open houses Sunday, July 8 from $1.3mm to $1.8mm (remember to check listing Sunday to make sure it is still on) 241 W 36 St #6R $1.3mm “1,700 sq ft” “renovated”... [Read More]

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