The Market shows some love for the little, the low, and the lovelyThe 1988 conversion to residential coop living 21 East 22 Street is one of the largest buildings with some of the smallest lofts among classic Manhattan loft buildings.…
Year: 2012
130 Fulton Street loft with incomparable light comps out 3% above 2006 after 13 months of a boring price
stubborn is as stubborn doesThe last time I hit the near-Gehry Manhattan loft building 130 Fulton Street, I talked about a stubborn seller (in my August 11, 2011, stubborn seller of 130 Fulton Street loft takes 10% haircut). That July…
higher floor, higher price: artist loft at 81 Grand Street sells high, 4 flights up
new kitchen, thoughIt is hard to tell from the broker babble exactly how much renovation would be needed, given the condition of the “classic” Manhattan loft that just sold on the 5th floor at 81 Grand Street. New kitchen aside,…
Flower District loft at 133 West 28 Street sells at small discount after 11 months, 2 firms, only a $5,000 drop
why did that first contract fail?It is impossible to know this kind of thing from the outside, but there is a reason that the “1,300 sq ft” Manhattan loft #6C at 133 West 28 Street took nearly a year to…
Tagged with: Comps, Contract, Discount, Flower District, Miller, Negotiation, Neighbor, Outdoor Space, Patience, West 28
Sunday diversion / there are “rules” about foul balls, don'cha ya know
viral is as viral does, though starting in NY helpsMaybe it is the power of Yankee media, or maybe it is just that any trivial thing that happens involving the Yankees can’t be too trivial, but if you watched the…
Tagged with: Baseball, Dead Spin, Diversion, Foul Ball, Rules, Sports Illustrated, Today Show, Toddler, Viral
what has changed at Cobblestone Lofts, 28 Laight Street, since 2005?
warning: no rational market aheadTo answer the headline question quickly (as if there were any mystery to it): nothing significant has changed since 2005 about the new-in-2001 multi-building residential loft conversion known as 28 Laight Street, the Cobblestone Lofts. It…
Tagged with: 2001, 2005, Comps, Floor Plan, Holland Tunnel, Laight, Neighbor, Northwest Tribeca, Proportion, Rational
truly “one of a kind” bathroom sells for $2.35mm, loft at 56 Warren Street comes with it
what’s the magic trick?Forgive me, but the question that lingers longest in my mind after seeing that the “2,200 sq ft” Manhattan loft #5E at 56 Warren Street just sold for $2.35mm, is how did they take that bathroom picture…
Tagged with: Bathroom, Classic, Conventional Wisdom, Hall Of Fame, Howard, Hudson, One Bed Wonder, Open, Renovation, Warren
Los Angeles loft lover buys mini-loft at 720 Greenwich Street
lack of east coast windows is no biggieWould you trade a “1,486 sq ft” downtown loft in a former toy factory with great open city views for a “700 sq ft” West Village loft in a former printing factory with…
Tagged with: Comps, Greenwich, Gut, Industrial, Los Angeles, Neighbor, Renovation, View, West Village, Windows
pushing slightly above the ask, as 140 Thompson Street loft sells on non-A.I.R. side of West Broadway Arches
well babbled: “this one is ready to go”Do you notice those lingering listings that have broker babble that has never been edited, such as “priced to sell!!!” or “won’t last!!!”? (The extra exclamation points are for emphasis, I suppose.) After…
Tagged with: Broker Babble, Comps, Floor Pla, Light, Neighbir, Renovation, Thompson, Views, West Broadway, West Broadway Arches
offered with permission to dream, 5 East 16 Street photographer's loft sells at $862/ft, most likely
live-work, with very different living and working spacesThe large Manhattan loft on the 9th floor at 5 East 16 Street was marketed as a “photography studio plus 2 bedroom 2 bathroom home” in the marketing that lead up to its…
Tagged with: Artist, Comps, East 16, Efficient, Exposure, Livework, Neighbor, Photography, Primitive, Renovation
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