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…
Year: 2013
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…
Gansevoort loft at 321 West 13 Street sells for a very high price, but not a record (alas)
it’s been that kind of seasonWhether driven by fear of the 2013 tax man or just by a collection of macro economic factors (ha! January 4, in which Manhattan Loft Guy bravely calls BS on the Market Trend Meme Of…
Tagged with: 2008, Ceiling, Comps, Gansevoort, Greenwich, Kitchen, Neighbor, Record, Views, West Village
3 Hanover Square seller of small loft puts her design name on the line, comes up big
in relative termsAt first blush, the fact that the “700 sq ft” Manhattan mini-loft #9E at 3 Hanover Square sold for $612,000 seems like little to brag about; after all, $874/ft for a well-dressed (“true designer loft apartment”) seems like…
Tagged with: 1970s, Broker Babble, Building Record, Comps, Designer, Fidi, Hanover Square, Neighbor, Office, Quiet
in which Manhattan Loft Guy bravely calls BS on the Market Trend Meme Of The Day
fools rush in …Refill your coffee cup if you intend to get beyond the first few paragraphs here. My executive summary is that the much-repeated meme accounting for the huge sales volume at the end of 2012 is probably BS…
Tagged with: Days On Market, Discount, Miller, New York Times, Quarterly Report, Taxes, Trends, Volume
walking up is hard to do: primitive loft at 37 Walker Street sells with 4 flights of stairs down 5% since 2006, sorta
how many stairs in the listing?I am going to try very hard not to snark (too much) about the broker babble that supported the recent sale of the sizzling pad (oops) “2,191 sq ft” Manhattan loft on the top two…
more views at risk, as another 315 West 36 Street neighbor sells
“put your hands up, we’ve got you surrounded”If buildings could talk, that’s what the 2-story garage across 36th Street from the residential Manhattan loft building at 315 West 36 Street might say to its residential neighbor. Word comes today that…
Tagged with: Development, Due Diligence, Garage, Hotel, Parking Lot, View, View Diligence, West 35, West 36, West 37
some diverting loft porn to stimulate your new year
too many Manhattan lofts, with too many photos (!)I don’t have anything to say about the specific lofts you can view there, as the Location Department website is a business site for film and ad location scouts; for viewers like…
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