Month: February 2011

Saturday diversion / flawed sportsman edition

the best game, a complicated star(No, not tomorrow’s game.) Props to Andy Pettitte on retiring. It was a pleasure to watch him all those years, all those Octobers, and darn they are going to miss him. (If you are a

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these water views from a 505 Greenwich loft are worth $370,000 (really)

no … really … I can prove itSometimes the loft market in Manhattan has moments of great clarity. When #12B at 505 Greenwich Street closed on December 29 at $1.895mm, we did not then realize it, but we were only

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REBNY does good! flip tax problem resolved

my dues at work (yay team!)Regular Manhattan Loft Guy readers know that I have a somewhat … (shall we say) … conflicted perspective on our trade association, REBNY. Basically, I feel that residential agents (and especially consumers) are the poor

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477 Broome Street loft takes what the market gives, moves on (to the bank)

a form of humility, yes?This one is hot off the presses (deed filed today): the Manhattan loft #31 at 477 Broome Street sold on January 25 for $1.515mm, a discount of 10.6%% off the $1.695mm ask. What is interesting about

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a Groundhog's Day diversion (Bill Murray fans only)

an out-of-sequence diversion…… for a(nother) nasty weather day. The Ned-and-Phil Show (with re-runs, of course). Enjoy! Remind me: how long is this Winter Thing??? © Sandy Mattingly 2011  

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505 Greenwich Street loft is up 8% since 2004, down 12% since 2006

in which it is better to have been the first owner than the secondEven if I had an easy way to search price histories for Manhattan lofts I don’t think I would find one quite like the zigging and zagging

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