from ask, to startHave you ever heard that well-priced Manhattan lofts sell quickly? (Yes, you have.) The latest example is the "2,000 sq ft" Manhattan loft that is the 4th floor at 1 Hudson Street. How quick is "quick"? That…
Year: 2010
that staggeringly beautiful 5 Beekman Street
late to bandwagon, but in the paradeWhat the heck … I figure there is probably a 3% chance that any Manhattan Loft Guy reader has not already seen the Nick Carr photos of the City Hall neighbor 5 Beekman Street,…
surprise! strong price for a fixer-upper at 112 East 19 Street (Ruggles House)
much better than a month agoThe last time there was a Manhattan Loft Guy hit on the Ruggles House, 112 East 19 Street, the catch-phrase was price it right, sell it quickly. This time, there is no simple catch-phrase, but…
129 Lafayette sells but NOT because of the designer (contra The Observer)
is this Observer week on Manhattan Loft Guy?I swear that I do not read The Observer. (I am not bragging, just swearing.) But for the second time in a week someone linked to an article about a Manhattan loft sale…
Tagged with: 2005, Celebrity, Comps, Curbed, Designer, Lafayette, Neighbor, New Development, Nuclear Winter, Observer
808 Broadway seller bites painful bullet, closes off 15% since 2006
nuclear winter poster childI don’t know if there is a better example of the change in The Market that occurred after Lehman filed for bankruptcy protection in September 2008 and the Fall 2009 thaw in The Market than the Manhattan…
Tagged with: broadway, Comps, Contract, Lehman, Mezzanine, Neighbor, Nuclear Winter, Price Drop, Renwick
will shill for friends / author's book reading tonight
no shame!After shilling (twice!) for a documentary about I. M. Pei by Anne Makepeace (and others) shown on PBS on March 31 (March 31, 9 PM on PBS: I M Pei documentary, March 24, shilling for I M Pei), it…
20 Desbrosses Street loft sells above ask, quickly, with pellet-blasted brick and more (dramatic photos!)
zip! zoom!The Manhattan loft on the 2nd floor at 20 Desbrosses Street is a bit of a puzzle, but the main story is that it found a contract in 23 days and closed $111,000 above the asking price. At $1,300/ft…
Tagged with: 2005, Architect, Artist, Comps, Condop, Desbrosses, Greenwich, Neighbor, Renovation, Watts
39 Worth Street loft finally closes, makes the papers
out of my leagueThe Manhattan loft #3E at 39 Worth Street finally sold last week, but that’s not why it made the papers. The buyer is a hotshot young designer who used to live on the Lower East Side, a…
neighboring lofted lofts sell at 12 East 14 Street, 9 East 13 Street
duck, duck … gooseAdding a mezzanine or loft to a Manhattan loft with high ceilings is pretty common. One sale last week at 9 East 13 Street, one in May at (the same coop, different address) 12 East 14 Street,…
sales price kerfuffle, as ACRIS changes, so does StreetEasy, but world does not end
this explains some of the funny (non-round) numbersThis may be a bit too inside baseball for some (many?), but the way New York City reports real estate sales prices changed in March, and The Real Deal stirred things up this…
Tagged with: Acris, Closing Costs, Comps, East End, New Development, Real Deal, Streeteasy, Transfer Tax, Urban Digs
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