Month: February 2012

back story on celebrity Noho loft purchase at 10 Bleecker Street is about the sellers

numbers v. namesThe big story in this report in The Observer last week about the sale of the “2,500 sq ft” Manhattan loft #3A at 10 Bleecker Street (aka “#3F”) for the full-ask $3.25mm was the identity of the celebrity

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loft seller massively resets expectations to sell 41% off post-Peak request at 561 Broadway

an attitude adjustment measured in 7 figuresSometimes the most interesting thing about a Manhattan loft sale is not a sales price but an asking price. In the case of the “2,200 sq ft” Manhattan loft #5A at 561 Broadway (the

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Sunday diversion is not so super, unless …

you are a baseball fanI am reliably informed through various media that today is the last day of the football season. Finally! In honor of that, and the fact that pitchers and catchers report to spring training (officially) in two

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a super weekend diversion / getting lost in Manhattan maps

hours of fun! (this should come with a warning)Note to self: collect links to cool Manhattan stuff like old maps. Let’s begin! I tweeted a week ago a link to a source for an 1807 map of Manhattan that you

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water fountain view from Chelsea Mercantile loft worth only $1,040/ft

what would you pay for a (real) view?I had some fun in my January 20, privileged Chelsea Mercantile loft clears near $1,700/ft at 252 Seventh Avenue, talking about what spectacular views are worth at the Chelsea Mercantile (in two cases

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small piece of troubled loft empire sold at 95 Greene Street

condo could use some giant stepsI was talking to 2 friends last night, both of whom are professionally informed about Manhattan residential real estate, and was surprised to learn that neither one was aware that the Condo v. Unit Owner

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efficient market for “A” lofts at 130 West 30 Street

a shower with views!I don’t know that I have ever seen a Manhattan loft marketed before emphasizing shower views, so the campaign for the “1,394 sq ft” loft #14A at 130 West 30 Street (the Cass Gilbert) (“en-suite marble bath

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