odd ducks make for odd rulesInteresting catch by The Miller on his blog on Thursday, [Fannie Mae] Proposed FNMA Rule Change Could Damage Co-op Prices. I had been vaguely aware from national real estate sources that there has been some…
Year: 2010
jaw-dropping renovation of a Manhattan loft
so nice, I gotta post twice (today)I simply could not resist the temptation offered by today’s Curbed post, The Future is Now at Transformed Greenwich Village Loft, to probe, to ponder, to track, and … to drool over the photos.…
Tagged with: 2005, 2007, Architect, Classic, Curbed, Full Floor, Neighbors, Renovation, Views, Village
another developer haircut as 52 Thomas Street penthouse loft closes off 29% from original ask
"a little off the top, please" … and sides … and …The Manhattan new development loft Penthouse A at 52 Thomas Street was featured in yesterday’s Just Sold section of the New York Post’s real estate section: TRIBECA $1,850,000 52…
loft market at 476 Broadway is pretty F'in efficient
you know I mean the "F" line market, right?Regular readers of Manhattan Loft Guy know that I often beat the drum about The Market being not very efficient, at least as far as individual loft sales provide data points. One…
is this 66 Leonard Street guy the savviest loft seller ever??
big premium, no marketingI am scratching my head over the August 12 sale of Manhattan loft #12A at 66 Leonard Street (Textile Building) for $3.45mm. For one thing, the loft has been officially off the market for a year (i.e.,…
can a “loft” in Manhattan change your way of thinking?
or, just provoke a gentrification rant?I missed this last Thursday (I was on vacation), but there is a fascinating web-only New York Times piece in the Living Rooms section of the Opinionator blog, Our Buildings, Ourselves by Elizabeth Hawes. It…
Tagged with: Bushwick, Change, Gentrification, Loft Law, Ny Times, Soho, Tribeca, Williamsburg, Yuppie
ka-ching! ka-ching! as uptown widow moves to 7 Hubert Street loft
change in lifestyleI had to guess that "Time Warner conglomerator Steve Ross" lived uptown, although in the brief Page Six mention about his widow moving to Tribeca there’s nothing about where she moved from. For Manhattan Loft Guy purposes, this…
415 Greenwich Street loft closes up 1% from original price (2005), 22% off 2008 ask
was there a Peter Principle for new developments heading into The Peak?As with many new development lofts marketed in pre-construction and pre-Peak days, the Manhattan loft #6F at 415 Greenwich Street, Tribeca Summit, has a complicated listing history, with many…
Tagged with: 2005, 2006, Curbed, Developer, Discount, Greenwich, Haircut, Peak, Peter Principle, Tribeca Summit
among the things that conflict with blogging …
(that you might not think would) Vacation trips to stay with friends in California Somehow I figured that I would be able to grab an hour or more most days to do a Quick & Interesting Manhattan Loft Guy Post,…
tales of one loft building / the inefficient market at 718 Broadway, circa 2006, weaker market, 2010
2006 echoesThe Manhattan loft #10D at 718 Broadway sold for $1.06mm on July 20, "1,180 sq ft" of "true chic", this "completely renovated" loft is the "ultimate in sophistication". At a single bedroom and single bath with windows only on…
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