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73 Worth Street closes by biting a very large bullet in one bite

June 26th, 2009 7:29 am
I wish I had a transcript for the negotiating that resulted in the June 12 closing of the Manhattan loft #4B at 73 Worth Street. The 'simple' facts are that it had been asking $3.2mm and the deal was done well south, at $2.69mm. $510,000, or 16% -- that's

"absolute showplace" at 113 Greene Street in Soho goes for $918/ft (absolutely)

June 16th, 2009 6:12 am
Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / SoHo
The Manhattan loft on the 4th floor of 113 Greene Street has sold twice in the last four years, in nice before-and-after fashion. Yes, "before" The Market changed (Lehman, AIG and all that other 'fundamental' stuff), but also "before" it got dressed up fr

getting out of the Zinc with some of shirt, as 475 Greenwich flips

June 10th, 2009 7:29 am
Tagged with: closed, flip, price drop, river, zinc
The Manhattan "loft" #3A in the new building dubbed Zinc, 475 Greenwich Street (love the Tribeca pix and Talking Heads on the building's website), sold in the first offering for $2.45mm and was immediately (10 days; they had to do some paperwork) put back

how to get cash in 10 weeks / negotiating to close at 155 Hudson Street

May 28th, 2009 7:40 am
How's this for a lovely trajectory in a challenging market? The Manhattan loft #4N at 155 Hudson Street came to market on February 20 at the wrong price ($2.395mm) but they (apparently) really wanted to sell and they knew what to do: they dropped the pric

into the way-back machine to close at 42 East 20 Street, down seven figures

May 15th, 2009 7:48 am
The bloom is definitely off the bull at 42 East 20 Street, a/k/a the Bullmoose Condominium, which was a huge success in the wave of Manhattan loft conversions in 2003. Another candidate for how the mighty have fallen.... Two recent sales suggest values he

new Manhattan loft listings + closed sales in last 7 days

May 11th, 2009 3:30 am
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
There were 21 Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market in the last 7 days and only 9 as sold; 11 of the 21 new ones are offered below $2mm, while 4 of the 9 sales were offered between $1mm and $2mm; 5 of the 21 new loft listings are in new developmen

new Manhattan loft listings + closed sales in last 7 days

April 27th, 2009 4:34 am
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
There were 18 Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market in the last 7 days and 10 as sold; 10 of the 18 new ones are offered between $1mm and $2mm, while the 10 sales were offered between $1.125mm and $3.25mm; only 2 of the 18 new loft listings are in

new Manhattan loft listings + closed sales in last 7 days

April 20th, 2009 7:14 am
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
There were 22 Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market in the last 7 days and only 3 as sold; 17 of the 22 new ones are offered below $2mm, while the 3 sales were offered between $2mm and $5mm; only 1 of the 22 new loft listings is in new development

new Manhattan loft listings + closed sales in last 7 days

April 12th, 2009 10:40 pm
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
There were 16 Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market in the last 7 days and only 5 as sold (continuing a strong trend of weak sales numbers: after previous weeks of 13, 7, 7, 12, 7, 9, 7, 3, 7, 14 and zip); 14 of the 16 new ones are offered below $

new Manhattan loft listings + closed sales in last 7 days

April 5th, 2009 6:10 pm
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
There were 26 Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market in the last 7 days and 13 as sold (continuing a strong trend of weak sales numbers: after previous weeks of 7, 7, 12, 7, 9, 7, 3, 7, 14 and zip); 15 of the 26 new ones are offered below $2mm, whi

30 days of actual Manhattan loft sales, from March 12

April 1st, 2009 6:55 am
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
For the 30 days prior to March 12, 2009 our inter-firm data base reported as Sold and Closed Manhattan "lofts" 21 resales and only 10 developer/sponsor sales in new developments, compared to the 13 and 21 reported for February, the 22 and 28 reported in J

new Manhattan loft listings + closed sales in last 7 days

March 30th, 2009 6:54 am
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
There were 39 Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market in the last 7 days and 7 as sold (see where this is going? ... after previous weeks of 7, 12, 7, 9, 7, 3, 7, 14 and zip); 30 of the 39 new ones are offered between $1mm and $3mm, while 3 of the 7

coming attractions / next 30 days of sales report

March 21st, 2009 11:01 am
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
Tagged with: 30 days, closed, sales
I have set up the skeleton of my next 30-days-sales report of actual Manhattan loft sales, which will be from March 12. As of now, there are (appear to be) 21 resales andI have set up the skeleton of my next 30-days-sales report of actual Manhattan loft s

50 Walker Street closes well off August ask after being publicly negotiable + serving bourbon

March 19th, 2009 6:40 am
Categorized in: pricing analysis
The full history of the Manhattan loft #6A at 50 Walker Street will reveal just how different this marketing campaign was from the loft addressed yesterday (why be that negotiable in secret? 25 Ann Street closed nearly 25% off ask ), but for now (before t

new Manhattan loft listings + closed sales in last 7 days

March 16th, 2009 5:44 am
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
There were 31 Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market in the last 7 days and 12 as sold (after previous weeks of 7, 9, 7, 3, 7, 14 and zip); 20 of the 31 new ones are offered between $1mm and $3mm, while 6 of the 12 sales were offered between $1mm a
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