the only game in townNot to go all emo on ya, but Manhattan Loft Guy can be a snob about more things than lofts. Baseball makes that (short?) list. In a week in which the sports pages have been dominated…
Month: July 2011
why did 263 Ninth Avenue loft resale kick some serious butt?
one does not make a trendI have commented before that bright shiny objects (statistical outliers) tend to catch attention at Manhattan Loft Guy. Today’s bright shiny object is a resale at the 2005* condominium conversion of a former printing building,…
prime Soho original artist loft at 100 Wooster sells immediately for $600/ft
another one bites the dustThe “2,000 sq ft” “classic”, “quintessential”, “rare”, “authentic” artist loft I hit last week (July 21, no mistaking the condition of artist loft at 184 Grand Street that sold for $710/ft) sold for (you guessed, right?)…
NFL guy sells loft at 347 West 39 Street, Observer gets facts wrong (again)
preferring puns to fact-checkingIf you are tired of Manhattan Loft Guy bashing The New York Observer for getting details wrong about Manhattan loft sales, don’t tell me; try this: editorial@observer.com. Today’s bash is, as usual, from a link on The…
scion sells strong, as 249 Church Street loft gains 35% over 2005
I appreciate the ObservationThe Observer on Monday night observed that a loft changed hands at a very interesting price, which I saw when The Real Deal linked to that news yesterday morning. As usual, The Observer is quick to note…
66 Madison Avenue loft seller wonders when is a full price deal a cause of regret?
when you paid more in 2006I have a fantasy that the seller of the Manhattan loft #6A at 66 Madison Avenue (Madison Parq; how I hate that name!) walked around with sandwich boards that read “motivated seller”, not because (as…
Tagged with: 2006, Babble, Comps, Madison, Madison Parq, Madison Square, Neighbor, Renovation, Shake Shack, Square Feet
58 Walker Street loft recalibrates after missing Peak, sells 20% off old ask
what if? is a fun game (you can make up your own rules!)When a loft does not sell, it is impossible to know what would have happened if it had been priced differently because (d’oh!) we cannot know how The…
161 Grand Street loft closes up almost 1% over 2007
streets not as mean a bit westYesterday’s post (no mistaking the condition of artist loft at 184 Grand Street that sold for $710/ft) hit a very primitive artist’s loft on Grand Street near Mulberry Street, in the immediate Johnny Boy…
Tagged with: Artist, Authentic, Classic, Conversion, Film, Grand, Little Italy, New Development, Renovation, Scorcese
no mistaking the condition of artist loft at 182 Grand Street that sold for $710/ft
“classic”, “quintessential”, “rare”, “authentic”The Manhattan loft #2E at 182 Grand Street was marketed with a historical marker (“currently serves as the studio for a working artist”) and every picture in the listing tells that story. Yes, the floor plan of…
does a $300,000 silver kitchen account for a Peak+10% gain at 889 Broadway?
probably not, but look at gain since 2007The “2,400 sq ft” Manhattan loft #3A at 889 Broadway (Gorham Mfg Co Building) sold on June 28 for $2.95mm with some exuberant broker babble. Since the loft was purchased by these recent…
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