the key is the dadFascinating piece from The Atlantic that I hope is tearing up the inter-tubes involving 5 cute kids who want a puppy, Facebook, and a set of parents who were trying to delay the arrival of the…
Month: January 2013
weekend diversion on social media as tool to get a puppy
Tagged with: 19th Century, Diversion, Facebook, Internet, Kids, Puppy, Social Media, The Atlantic, Viral
working artist loft at 121 Mercer Street sells just under $1,000/ft
it doesn’t get any more arty than thisThere are artist’s lofts and then there are artist’s lofts. The “2,000 sq ft” Manhattan loft on the 2nd floor at 121 Mercer Street deep in the heart of Soho is recognizably an…
market corrects an over-correction on price of quintessential Hohner loft at 475 Broadway
funny how that worksThe November 20 sale of the “1,925 sq ft” Manhattan loft #4E at 475 Broadway (Hohner Building) shows up on the Master List of Manhattan Lofts Sold Since November 2008 as an above-ask sale because … well…
Tagged with: broadway, Classic, Comps, Floor Plan, Hohner, Kitchen, Neighbor, Quintessential, Renovation, Utility
what changed in 2012 to get 8 Warren Street loft sold in September but not January?
what a difference 9 months madeI am not saying there is a rational explanation for this, just that these are facts about the “2,010 sq ft” Manhattan loft #5E at 8 Warren Street (Trinity Stewart Condominium): it did not sell…
when bad things happen to high ceilings: 250 Mercer Street loft sells at $650/ft
layout does not lay out very well [edited for grammar and typos] Even for a building that often has sales at relatively low values for the Greenwich Village market, the December 18 sale of the “1,200 sq ft” Manhattan loft…
birthday diversion / Machu Pichu up (very) close
celebrate, ‘cuz it’s picture weekend!It is fruitless to try to compare incomparable photos of spectacular scenes. But even if you clicked around in other galleries than Manhattan of that Russian 3-D guy (January 12, weekend diversion / Manhattan as you’ve…
weekend diversion / Manhattan as you’ve never seen it (until this week, when you saw it everywhere)
burning up the inter-tubesThe Russian guy with a helicopter, a camera, and tons of technology took the World Wide Web by storm this week, with one particular photo of Central Park appearing pretty much everywhere on the net. The New…
the Just One Buyer theory holds, as idiosyncratic 575 Sixth Avenue loft sells above ask, quickly
personal style that is very personal might still appealThis is a typical scenario: owner with wonderful taste renovates and decorates a Manhattan loft so that it fits her lifestyle and personality to a T, but eventually decides to sell; agent…
Tagged with: Bathroom, Closet, Concrete, Design, Idiosyncratic, Renovation, Sixth, Soundproof, View, Windows
Dietz Lantern loft at 429 Greenwich Street sells for $1,186/ft with one wall
more to be added, probablyThis floor plan exemplifies one of the things I like about Manhattan lofts: the (general) absence of load-bearing elements gives a loft owner remarkable flexibility, well beyond the level the owner of a Manhattan “apartment” would…
Tagged with: Barrel Vault, Ceiling, Comps, Dietz Lantern, Greenwich, Neighbor, One Bed Wonder, Renovation, Staging, View
the baths get a little crowded, as another South Star loft at 80 John Street clears below sponsor sale
possibly related to yesterday’s newsWhen I tweeted yesterday (@ManhattnLoftGuy, of course) about The Real Deal’s article about a relatively new condo suing its developer, I knew I had recently looked at past sales data in that building and noticed an…
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