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…
Year: 2012
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…
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…
Tagged with: Chelsea Mercantile, Courtyard, Empire State, Floor Plan, Seventh, Skyscraper, Statue Of Liberty, Views
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…
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…
another day, another parking lot to be developed / Varick Street Tribeca edition
more View Diligence due [UPDATED] The guy at Tribeca Citizen had a nice catch yesterday in response to a reader’s jackhammer question: building permits for the parking lot on Varick Street opposite the First Precinct. The Department of Buildings permit…
Tagged with: Atalanta, Beach, Department Of Buildings, Due Diligence, N Moore, New Development, Parking Lot, Tribeca Citizen, Varck, View
105 Hudson Street loft sold at $1,241/ft with great light but needing TLC is news only to Old Grey Lady
the Real Estate Industrial Complex, Media Division, strikes (late) The fact that the November 1 sale of the “2,800 sq ft” Manhattan loft #10S at 105 Hudson Street (the Powell Building) was featured in Residential Sales Around The Region in…
Tagged with: Exposures, Flexibility, Footprint, Hudson, Light, Nobu, Prime, Renovation Bones, Sunsets, Windows
Sunday diversion / 20 days to America's game, boy division
you’ve been counting down, right?…So you know that the first day for pitchers and catchers to report to any major league baseball spring training site is February 18, February 19 for the Yankees, and February 21 for a hoping-to-not-finish-last team…
weekend diversion / world's game, distaff edition
that was a tough match with Costa Rica, wasn’t it?Even if you did not stay up to get the late soccer result from Vancouver last night, by now you know that the United States Women’s National Team beat Costa Rica…
butter and egg loft at 176 Duane Street sells at $1,889/ft
where is your “prime Tribeca”?You could argue about where the most prime Tribeca micro-nabe is, but ti should not take too long. I can see a case for N. Moore Street or Franklin Street, both between Varick and Hudson, and…
Tagged with: 1998, Brick, Ceilings, Duane, Duane Park, Location, Prime, Quintessence, Terrace, Windows
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