I doubt that they (much) improved on state-of-the-artThe “3,227 sq ft” Manhattan loft #5B at 195 Hudson Street has had a rather … dynamic … pricing history, leading to an unanswerable conundrum for me: how much of the increase in…
Year: 2011
so a man walks into a restaurant with his kidney, and their spouses … ? Happy 2nd Kidneversary!
two years ago todayWent out to dinner at a nice Greek restaurant in Astoria last night, with my wife (of course) and my left kidney and her husband. Huh? Long-time readers of Manhattan Loft Guy know that “my left kidney”…
mystery loft sale at 39 Crosby Street leads to burning silk hats + pianos
serendipitous unsuccessful searchTomorrow’s news today! The New York Times Sunday real estate feature, Residential Sales Around the Region, has a mysterious loft sale that caught my eye even though it is a little out of my usual price range (the…
raise the price to get the price, as Lion's Head loft sells after oddly successful campaign
up 7.5% since 2007This is one of those days on which I see Manhattan Loft Guy as a collector of curios, a collection of just one damn Bright Shiny Object after another. Today’s BSO is the “1,990 sq ft” Manhattan…
nothing stays the same, a/k/a the gentrification issue in Chelsea + Lower East Side
car repair shop editionOh the serendipity of juxtaposition! If you looked at The Real Deal this morning (which is still in full spasm mode over the 100th edition celebrations) you’d have seen two items just 5 posts apart dealing with…
Tagged with: Auto Repair, Canute, Change, Delancey Pitt, Gentrification, Lodown, Ny Post, The Real Deal, West 29
ta da! Silk Building penthouse loft on East 4 Street sells at 10% premium to 2008
I can’t quit herI am having trouble getting that penthouse loft sale at 144 West 18 Street with all those impressive numbers out of my mind (August 29, 4 terraces = 1 bidding war for penthouse loft at 144 West…
more terraces, more envy, as 15 East 15 Street loft sells at another premium
putting the sweet in master suiteIf it seems like only yesterday that we were talking about multiple terraces and multiple bids, we were! That was my August 29, 4 terraces = 1 bidding war for penthouse loft at 144 West…
Tagged with: 2006, Bidding War, Concrete, Duplex, East 15, Garage Door, Industrial, Peak, Terrace, Union Square
4 terraces = 1 bidding war for penthouse loft at 144 West 18 Street
+10% = sweetThere are some very impressive numbers associated with the Manhattan loft #PH-W at 144 West 18 Street (the Chainworks Building, hardly a romantic locution, but apt given its prior usage), starting with the clearing price of $4.119mm on…
Tagged with: 2003, Bidding War, Chainworks, Comps, Duplex, Neighbor, Peak, Penthouse, Terrace, West 18
3 sales around the break-even point at Jade, 16 West 19 Street lofts
follow the bouncing podsThere have been 3 August sales of Manhattan lofts in that oh-so-stylish 2007 new development Jade at 16 West 19 Street, one just below the sponsor sale price and two just above. Caption the pod experiment as…
Saturday diversion / Becket and Lead Belly edition
hurricane mash-upIn which Vladimir and Estragon finally meet Godot, who says “Goodnight Irene” instead of “hello boys!” and then exits, stage right, humming. The boys are plunged into further despair. The lyrics to the Lead Belly classic (often attributed to…
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