Year: 2009

40 West 17 St sells, but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas … 2004

June 2004 price + 6% = July 2009The Manhattan loft #9A at 40 West 17 Street sold in June 2004 for $1.435mm and last week for $1.525mm. Let that sink in for a second…. I know you can’t really do

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will pricing 25% below 2007 hit The Market in a sweet spot?

will a modest asking price be rewarded?There’s a lovely Manhattan loft newly offered for sale at about 15% above where it was bought brand new 4+ years ago. Why do I think this is a modest asking price? Neighbors downstairs

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shorn but sold at 109 Greene Street

doing what you have to doThe Manhattan loft #2B at 109 Greene Street has sold three times since it was brand spanking new in 2005. This is going to get bumpy, but let’s get out some facts (closing dates and

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last sponsor sale at 59 John Street / folding tent + closing wallet

the price of a  bath?The Manhattan loft in the new development (well, it was new in 2007) Five Nine John Lofts, #PH2 at 59 John Street, closed on June 24 at the recently public price of $1.35mm. Billed as the "last

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56 men

  http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/signers/index.htm   Delaware    • George Read • Caesar Rodney   • Thomas McKean     Pennsylvania    • George Clymer • Benjamin Franklin   • Robert Morris • John Morton   • Benjamin Rush • George Ross   • James

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2005 pricing at The Printing House, 421 Hudson Street

one-third of the way from February 2005 to June 2006 = about July 2005The Manhattan loft #709 at 421 Hudson Street cleared at $1.64mm on May 29, 2009. They wanted more, of course, having started at $1.995mm in October 2008.

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when charm is not enough, cut and cut again

There’s a lovely (truly charming) Manhattan loft for sale that has had rather a lot of trouble finding it’s correct positioning in The Market. I’d say not for lack of trying, as it has been on the market (on, and

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(too rich, too thin) too stylish to sell (well)?

vanilla (sold) vs. guava with hints of chili (languishing)I was going to do this post about a recent sale of a Manhattan loft (one of those great price! 3-weeks-to-contract price discussions), possibly followed by an aside about the remaining unit

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The Memo was delayed? / flipper now under year-old price

  progress, but enough?? I blogged about a Manhattan penthouse loft way back when (when I was posting about current listings) that ended up selling last year pretty close to the ask, which surprised me a bit. (I restored the

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what a difference a year (and a view) makes, as 161 Grand Street closes

then v. now, spectacular v. move-in, view v. not-so-muchThe Manhattan loft #4B at 161 Grand Street closed last week for $1.71mm after a relatively brief (successful) campaign. This "1,831 sq ft" "beautiful and spacious" loft was marketed as being in

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