Month: November 2008

the too pushy?? thread continues / another one to follow, in Flatiron

  reaching? Here is another new Manhattan loft listing that I will try to follow (like the two in 2 new Tribeca lofts too pushy or just pushy enough?? from yesterday) because it may be pushing prices further than The

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

  anonymous lofts I normally don’t comment on new listings (you know why: end of an era for Manhattan Loft Guy / a new day dawns? from April 9) but I sometimes do so obscurely. I hope this is opaque

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716 Broadway closes after (count 'em) 126 weeks

    to brag, or not? and about what? The Manhattan loft on the 2d floor at 716 Broadway boasts of many things: views of Washington Square Park, 13 foot ceilings, "huge" private terrace, and mahogany woodwork. They may not

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2 tiny drops / 354 Broome Street #5G closes down 12%

hardball, anyone?This one is interesting from a negotiating perspective. The Manhattan loft at 354 Broome Street #5G closed (deed filed September 24, but the clearing price was unknown for a while; it was $1.85mm) after having been on the market

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Manhattan loft inventory as of November 9

Number of Manhattan lofts offered for sale as of Sunday night:  price range # of lofts $500k to $999k 129 $1mm to $1.99mm 316 $2mm to $2.99mm 207 $3mm to $3.99mm 92 $4mm to $4.99mm 47 $5mm to $10mm 83

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55 White Street #4C closed, finally, around $1,000/ft

 those price drops can work pretty well…The Manhattan loft at 55 White Street #4C just closed for $2.045mm (updated in our system November 6, deed filed October 28, but no clearing price available until now). The recent listing history is

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new Manhattan loft listings + closed sales in last 7 days

 This is my fifty-fourth report on the number, price distribution and neighborhood distribution for Manhattan lofts reported as new to the market or as closed sales in the last 7 days.The stats as of Sunday night: there were 26 Manhattan

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into the melting pot (with a grain of salt?)

  ‘minority’ majority + bare majority only English Crain’s New York Business had an on-line link yesterday to some "City Facts" that are intersting but that made me wonder if I needed salt with those (fries). (Their visuals are more … well,

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80 Chambers Street flies off the shelf at $1,000/ft

 how quick is quick?Check out this listing history, from our inter-firm data-base:— new to market April 28 — accepted offer May 1 — contract May 2 I don’t know whether to riff on cheesy TV Batman (POW, BAM, SOCK) or

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more eternal springing / will unsuccessful 2006 price work in 2008?

if at first you don’t succeedI saw a new Manhattan loft listing this morning in a prime loft building in a non-prime loft neighborhood that has been off the market for two years. I am not going to be more

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