how embarrassing is that?Sometimes you get distracted. Sometimes Manhattan Loft Guy gets distracted. After not having blogged a jot on Sunday (1st day ‘silent’ since March 1) I scanned my draft topic list for something yesterday to blog about. Hence,…
Month: March 2012
a question of views for gut renovated 29 Howard Street loft at $1,383/ft
why cut off views over Crosby Street?The “2,061 sq ft” Manhattan loft on the 4th floor at 29 Howard Street was recently renovated with high-end finishes, and then sold. Since it got the full ask (February 14, $2.85mm) it would…
Tagged with: Bleecker, Crosby, Howard, Lafayette, Longandnarrow, Movies, Renovation, Scorcese, Views, Windows
161 Hudson Street closes off 2.5% since (late) 2007
crude measures are, well, crudeRegular readers of Manhattan Loft Guy know that I am enamored of the power (well, potential) of the Master List of Manhattan Lofts Sold Since November 2008, and that one of my favorite uses to date…
Tagged with: 2007, Comps, Holland Tunnel, Hudson, Laight, Light, Longandnarrow, Neighbor, Square, Views
spectacular renovation does not prevent 161 West 15 Street loft from closing down 7% since 2006
awkward layout does not help (but did not change)I suspect that there are other people like one set of buyers of mine who really puzzled over the “1,440 sq ft” Manhattan loft #5A at 161 West 15 Street (Jensen-Lewis Building)…
Tagged with: Broker Babble, Celebrity, Jensenlewis, Kitchen, Layout, Loadbearing, Recent, Renovation, West 15
keeping quiet about resale of 124 West 24 Street loft at 20% over 2007
at the mercy of the bureaucratsBecause the “1,097 sq ft” Manhattan loft #3A at 124 West 24 Street (124W24; ugh!) sold on December 28, it is not new; but the deed was not filed until March 5 so it is…
Tagged with: Comps, Convertible, Efficient, Neighbor, New Development, Peak, Rational, Sponsor, Streeteasy, West 24
53 Warren Street loft resale shows depth of bath developer took in 2009
snap shot of chilly timeThe resale of the “1,562 sq ft” Manhattan loft on the 2nd floor at 53 Warren Street is a happy tale for the sellers, as they paid the sponsor only $1,705,568 in August 2009 for the…
Tagged with: 2008, 2009, New Development, Nuclear Winter, Peak, Penthouse, Price Drop, Townhouse, Trough, Warren
if you want a spellbinding loft at 889 Broadway, it will cost ya
might you fall onto Broadway?Is there another true (old school) Manhattan loft building (other than 889 Broadway, the Gorham Manufacturing Building), with essentially floor-to-ceiling windows? If so, it does not come to my mind. The marketing lede for the “2,500…
Tagged with: Babble, broadway, Corner, East 19, Gorham, Pivot Doors, Renovation, Spellbinding, Views, Windows
73 Worth Street loft takes a long time to sell above ask
from the annals of (slightly) weirdMost sales that generate a deal above the asking price happen quickly, right? Everyone knows that bit of Conventional Wisdom. Except for the sellers and buyer of the “2,233 sq ft” Manhattan loft #3F at…
Tagged with: 2005, 2009, Bidding War, Comps, Conventional Wisdom, Neighor, New Development, Premium, Upgrades, Worth
diversion / whether you are too old for this … stuff, or not
5 minutes (!) of clips not suitable for work without headphonesIt is never too late for a good weekend diversion, I hope…. I am not saying that I am too old for this … stuff, but Is should explain that…
22 Warren Street loft seller paints a portrait of motivation
painting by numbersMaybe the winner of the Oscar for Most Motivated Buyer would have dropped in another price or two, but 4 price drops in 9 weeks looks to me like at least an performance worth a nomination by the…
Tagged with: Authentic, Classic, Clinton, Comps, Motivation, Neighbor, Price Drop, Renovation, Rental, Warren
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