making the most of what you’ve got didn’t help this Chelsea loft (much) In a world in which a Manhattan loft needing a great deal of work can sell near $1,200/ft, it is rather jarring to see that the “1,200…
Month: November 2013
it’s the exposures, Mars; why stunning loft at 161 West 15 Street sold under $1,200/ft
Tagged with: Building Record, Comp, Jensen Lewis, Layout, Miller, Neighbor, Renovation, Seventh, Windows
111 Fourth Avenue pad proves you can sell a loft without a kitchen
loft living is often a lifestyle choice; living without a kitchen always is I am thinking “bachelor pad”, but perhaps the tiny (550 sq ft??) Manhattan loft #12D at 111 Fourth Avenue is merely a pied-à-terre. I don’t often see…
Tagged with: Ceiling, Comps, Conventional Wisdom, Kitchen, Light, Neighbor, Renovation, Views, wet bar, Windows
price discovery is hard for Lion’s Head loft at 121 West 19 Street
even a loft that sells with the coveted green background can have problems At (very) first blush, the “2,177 sq ft” Manhattan loft #3A at 121 West 19 Street (the vaunted Lion’s Head Condominium 2006 loft conversion in prime Chelsea)…
142 Duane Street loft sells up a million after chilly purchase, lovely renovation
getting it right in buying, fixing, selling … a Tribeca loft trifecta Axioms are axiomatic for a reason. In the case of the recently re-sold “2,000 sq ft” Manhattan loft #3A at 142 Duane Street the seller got it right…
Tagged with: 2005, Comps, Efficient, Kitchen, Layout, Neighbor, Renovation, streeteasy index, Windows, Woodwork
diversion about the guy on the subway who won the internet by letting another guy sleep
did you see this yet? Chances are, you saw something on the inter-tubes about the older guy in the yarmulke on the Q train who let a younger black guy in a hoodie stay asleep on his shoulder. After all,…
Keystone Loft at 38 Warren Street pushes the envelope, envelope opens
will this sale re-set values in this 2002 south Tribeca loft conversion / expansion? The last time I hit a loft sale in the Keystone Building at 38 Warren Street (March 13, Keystone loft at 38 Warren Street sells up…
$146/ft for a “minimal” “gut” renovation of Orchard Street loft featured in the New York Times
loving the people who love Manhattan lofts, and the lofts they love Did you see the On Location feature in today’s Home & Garden Section of the New York Times? If you did, I hope it made you smile. Here’s…
Tagged with: Beams, Brick, Ceiling, Columns, Flooring, Kitchen, Layout, Lower East Side, New York Times, Orchard, Renovation, Tin Ceilings, Windows
288 West Street loft up 11% over 2011 instead of 15%
does the Index owe this Tribeca loft $90,000? You know I do this only in part to remind you, gentle readers, and more so to remind me: the StreetEasy Manhattan Condo Index is a tool (a very useful single-number tool)…
Tagged with: 2011, Beams, Broker Babble, Celebrities, Columns, Comps, index, movie star, Neighbor, Renovation, River, Statue Of Liberty, Streeteasy, Views
should 80 Chambers Street loft be embarrassed? (resells over ask, but only 6% over 2006)
no reason to anthropomorphize Manhattan lofts Silly me: no, the “1,056 sq ft” Manhattan loft #11B at 80 Chambers Street should not be embarrassed because it sold for only 6.3% more last month than it sold for in May 2006,…
why not? Chelsea Mercantile loft with forever views sells for $2,336/ft
quality sells, Chelsea brand name loft conversion, too; and views! Don’t take my word for it (I will prove it down below), but there are not many Manhattan lofts that re-sell at or above $2,000/ft, even before adjusting for outdoor…
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