but out-performing 2010 resalesI noted a week ago one new development in which at least one resale was a positive outlier (July 30, why did 263 Ninth Avenue loft resale kick some serious butt?). Every coin has two sides, and…
Year: 2011
137 Duane Street loft seller makes same mistake that developer made
eventually bites bullet, like developerIt was deja vu all over again, as the “3,000 sq ft” Manhattan loft #2E at 137 Duane Street (Diamond Duane) finally sold on June 30 for an even $3mm. The listing history is full of…
Tagged with: 2006, 2008, Developer, Duane, Eleventh, Failed Contract, Kitchen, Naked City, Renovation
more man-on-dog action as 21 Astor Place loft sells up 3% since Peak
only $50,000, but stillI hit a Bright Shiny Object last weekend, a man-bites-dog story last month, and a sale at 21 Astor Place the month before that. Today’s feature is the sale of the “1,304 sq ft” Manhattan loft #6F…
Tagged with: Astor Place, Bright Shiny Object, Man Bites Dog, New Development, Outlier, Peak, Psychology, Trump
velocity in the Manhattan loft market / 72 Mercer Street sale was not the fastest
not to mention, huge gain over January 2008 sponsor saleI tend to collect a bunch of interesting recent sales each week for future posts, writing a headline and capturing the link; often I don’t get to all in that collection…
referee ends Damon Dash saga at 79 Laight Street after a year
nobody puts the D in distress sale like DDIt is not obvious from the deed names of record, but the July 15 sale of the Manhattan loft #5F at 709 Laight Street (the US Sugar Building) was of the second…
Tagged with: Auction, Bank, Dash, Foreclosure, Laight, Lien, Lis Pendens, Mortgage, N Moore, Referee
Sunday diversion / baseball links edition
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…
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…
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