shilling recidivistTonight is the night for the Anne Makepeace film that I hit last week, Mar. 24, 2010, shilling for I M Pei. American Masters’ I. M. Pei Building China Modern will air on local Channel 13 WNET at 9…
Month: March 2010
from $1,102/ft to $874/ft at 420 West 25 Street in 3 years
no surpriseUnit #7D at the 2007 Manhattan loft conversion Loft 25 at 420 West 25 Street closed on February 27, 2008 at $1,476,462, from a contract signed in May 2007. This clearing price of $1,102/ft for the "1,339 sq ft"…
huge raw space at 17 West 17 Street off 25% from peak
not a surprise, but interestingThe last time Manhattan Loft Guy visited the mongrel building 17 West 17 Street was way back on May 22, 2007, is 4,600 sq ft enough? 2 chances at 17 W 17 St, it was evident…
181 Hudson Street closes at strong price / why?
why is $996/ft ‘impressive’?The March 15 deed for the sale of Manhattan loft #3A at 181 Hudson Street is late-breaking (filed yesterday!), but is it news? The "2,509 sq ft" "uniquely textured" (??) north Tribeca loft came and went…
22 Mercer Street closes up since 2007
but not as well as neighborThe Manhattan loft #2D at 22 Mercer Street closed on March 4 at $3.05mm, which makes for 2 interesting comparisons. First, it had been purchased in the initial offering of this relatively new condo…
shilling for I M Pei
not that he needs itI sat about 15 feet from I. M. Pei last night, at a screening of a documentary about him that will be broadcast next Wednesday. It was one of those that‘s why I live in…
161 Grand Street sold in 2005, in 2007, in 2010 … hmmm
’tis a puzzlementI have been wondering about the Manhattan loft #2A at 161 Grand Street (the 2002 new development The Solita) since I noticed last week that it sold on March 11 at a 20% premium over the last…
today's Manhattan loft poster child: the audacity of hope
only my copy identifies this childYou know that I can’t identify this relatively "new" listing, but it is another poster child for me. Yesterday I identified a newly developed Manhattan loft building as my poster child for valuing a view…
a $2 million view on Madison Square? comping at 15 East 26 Street
how much would you pay?[UPDATE 2.4.11: I looked at this post again for purposes of another ‘view’ post and was embarrassed to see that I never spell-checked this. What a mess! I have made the many corrections (26!!), this time…
today's the day
rather: it was the dayMy first post on Manhattan Loft Guy (as Manhattan Loft Guy?) was March 19, 2006. Yikes! Happy Blog-day to me!! If you click on Archives on the lower right you can easily get back to those…
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