I have considered http://www.garbagescout.com/ to be one of the more unusual god-bless-‘em-entrepeneurial sites. They posted tips from folks who saw (or put) ‘stuff’ on the Manhattan sidewalk for trash pick-ups, in some cases starting races for the ‘stuff’ with…
Month: November 2006
more rich data and
4 completed sales this year help with ‘comps’ With three lofts offered for sale, four sold between June and October 2006, three sold in 2005 and two sold in 2004, the 40-unit 718 Broadway may be undergoing something of…
glass is much more than half-full / glass building fashion is reviewed
Newsday’s review of all the glass-this-and-glass-that in lofts and condos I am not going to add more commentary to Newsday’s review, as they are much more comprehensive and concise than I can be about architecture. I will just note…
Tagged with: 255 Hudson, 40 Mercer, 497 Greenwich, 505 Greenwich, Blue Condo, Gwathmey, Urban Glass House
another illustration from Sunday
make improvements that make your life better, not that might increase ‘value’ Front page Real Estate Section article in Sunday’ NY Times was entitled “Which Building Improvements Really Pay Off?” This article illustrates how misguided it is to pay…
comparing lofts and lofts ain
rich data in one building but little comparability I saw three lofts on the same building on Sunday, two of which are a little different from each other; the third was so different to the two as to be…
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NAR pumps up the volume / the politics of boosterism
The National Association of Realtors® ran the first of six full page large newspaper ads last week about now being a great time to buy or sell real estate, which has generated a lot of commentary. I have…
Emily Litella and the PS 234 Annex
The on-again-late-again schedule for the annex for Tribeca’s PS 234 is on again. The 10,000 sq ft annex is now expected to open next September, so ignore the warnings that it would not open for a year later. …
a very fruitful article / NY Times gets into generational conflict in lofts
the third angle: when ‘old’ people like it ‘as is’ and ‘new’ people want to upgrade The front page Real Estate Section article in Sunday’s NY Times entitled “Which Building Improvements Really Pay Off?” has been a very fruitful…
Tagged with: Amenities, Assessments, Generational Conflict, Improvements, Lobby, Ny Times, Roof Deck
NY Times on what building improvements
Loft amenities are not like other amenities / and “value” does not equal resale Front page Real Estate Section article in Sunday’ NY Times was entitled “Which Building Improvements Really Pay Off?” This article illustrates how lofts (and loft…
Tagged with: 1200 Broadway, 22 W 26, 38 W 26, 4 W 16, 40 W 24, 718 Broadway, Doormen, Gyms, Ny Times, Roof Decks
Open House brunch selections $1.8-$2.3 (careful with the coffee)
I picked out four lofts with open houses around noon on Sunday. Prices vary from $1.825mm to $2.295mm; sizes vary from 1670 sq ft to 2300 sq ft; locations vary from Broadway at Bleecker to Vestry. If you take…
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