Year: 2009

courage is rewarded / 161 West 15 Street sells in the sweet spot of a cold market

  easy on, easy off (sometimes), through tough compsHow’s this for getting it right? The Manhattan loft #2A at 161 West 15 Street came to market on January 16 and found a contract in 32 days (it closed May 12

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down a million bucks, now pitching at a pre-2005 $625/ftaa

  a little limbo action?There’s a rather large Manhattan loft for sale at a new price that is $1mm less than the original asking price. When it came to market last Summer (happy birthday wishes are now in order) a

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100 Reade Street sale is straight out of 2005 while wishing for 2008

which is when?This "1,550 sq ft" Manhattan loft sold for $1.545mm: "Stunning bright est. 1550sf … in one of TriBeCa’s most desired land marked addresses. Grand dining/living room with open kitchen flooded with southern light is perfect for entertaining while

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another big drop that worked / 69 Wooster Street closes under $1,000/ft after $850k drop

  but only 15% off A Manhattan loft on the 5th floor at 69 Wooster Street closed in April under $1,000/ft, despite the fact that it was "newly renovated in a classic but modern style" and a ridiculously low maintenance

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dropping $2mm to make an un-lofty sale at 175 Sullivan Street

  back story tells the story Officially, the Manhattan "loft" #4A at 175 Sullivan Street was on the market only since January 2009 ("starting" at $3.25mm) before closing on June 16 at $2.65mm — an apparent 18% discount. But the

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107 West 25 Street buyer discerns deal 15% off list, sits in lap of luxury

  new times, new values The Manhattan loft #5B at 107 West 25 Street closed on June 25 (the deed was just filed last week), the first loft to sell in this small building since 2007. Please raise your hand

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more computation challenges: asking $1,100+/ft after next door sells under $900/ft

metaphysics 101: possible, yes (isn’t everything?) but likely, not so muchThere’s a Manhattan loft new to market in an up-and-coming loft nabe (at least Manhattan Loft Guy thinks so). Lovely space; lovely views. Problem is that it features been-there-done-that (didn’t

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does not compute / 2007 + 10% = no sale?

will aggression be rewarded? (you can guess)A not-quite-recent new listing of a Manhattan loft caught my eye because it is in a building in which i have recently looked at a recent sale compared to past sales, and found a

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50 Warren Street closes, off 45% from original ask + 14% off 2005 price

how do you spell O – U – C – H ?It is fair to assume that the sellers of the Manhattan loft on the 3rd floor at 50 Warren Street were quite frustrated with how … realistic … they

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comparing 2Q Manhattan loft data + overall market / the case of the missing lofts

   the race to publish ended with a boom this quarter The three major firm market reports for the Second Quarter 2009 came out last week, essentially at the start of the holiday weekend. You’ve probably seen enough of the

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