patience, of course, is a virtue (if rewarded)The listing history for the “2,000 sq ft” Manhattan loft #2A at 40 West 15 Street involves several efforts, but considering that it sold for $2mm on July 2, the numbers are just…
Month: July 2012
it should not be this hard to get the right price, as 40 West 15 Street loft (finally) sells above ask
Tagged with: Authentic, Brick, Challenge, Comps, Glass Brick, Layout, Patience, Rational, Renovation, West 15
short diversion / baseball, but not what you think
a lovely piece of writingIt was this paragraph in a short essay that told me that this writer would probably have something to say, and would say it well: Baseball, in particular, had always seemed both twee and annoying—especially given…
renovation premium evident as 720 Greenwich Street lofts sells for 29% over 2010
though extent of renovation is still somewhat unclearThis is how to let the world know the vintage of a renovation used to market a Manhattan loft: “renovated in the last year with …”. No need to worry about what an…
Tagged with: 2009, 2010, Broker Babble, Ceiling, Comps, Greenwich, Kitchen, Neighbor, Renovation, Tin
a tale of 2 lofts: did (removable) decor add $126/ft to value of one 32 West 18 Street loft?
how 2 essentially identical next door lofts can look so different, and what that means in $$$I am indebted to Jennifer Gould Keil for her Gimme Shelter item in today’s New York Post about a very recent Manhattan loft sale…
“fully renovated” 39 East 12 Street lofts sells at 14% premium to 2010, with pre-2010 renovation
another Jedi mind trick?I pointed out the mind games that broker babble can play with buyers last week in my July 5, did a Jedi mind trick garner 40% premium over 2010 for a small loft at 107 West 25…
7 Essex Street loft goes for Peak, wins!
nice when it worksBefore the recent sale of the “1,584 sq ft” Manhattan loft #7A at 7 Essex Street at $1.6mm, the last loft in the building to sell at or above that price was way back at The Peak,…
Sunday diversion: of Pythagorus and baseball odds
The plusses and minuses mean a lot For baseball fans who don’t get the stat geek world, this Sports Illustrated piece nicely captures the science behind the Probability of Playoffs column you see in some renditions of Major League…
watching Tribeca grow up: another loft neighborhood pioneer profiled
lovely piece from a great resourceI’ve been meaning to write about The Broadsheet Daily, which I never look for in hard copy (published bi-weekly and available in residential building lobbies in Battery Park City and elsewhere in lower Manhattan) because…
Tagged with: 1980s, Battery Park City, Broadsheet Daily, Change, History, Memory Lane, Pediatrics, Pioneer
did a Jedi mind trick garner 40% premium over 2010 for a small loft at 107 West 25 Street?
is your coffee fresh?The recent sale of the “1,100 sq ft” Manhattan loft #2C at 107 West 25 Street, which recently sold (with a “400 sq ft” private terrace) at $1.4mm, involves a deceptively complex tale. The complexity will unfold…
Tagged with: 2007, 2010, Broker Babble, Comps, Jedi Mind Trick, Neighbor, Peak, Rational, Renovation, West 25
it is a free country (still), but this should be mandatory reading
handwritten facsimile or plain text; your choiceA quick note and holiday link-a-pallooza before heading out to the ‘burbs for family grilling and sitting by the pool. I added the last bullet point below to link to last year’s post, form…
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