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double your money in 10 years! 135 West 17 Street does the deed

  from "published" to "renovated classic"The Manhattan loft #4B at 135 West 17 Street closed on December 22, but this qualifies as late-breaking news because StreetEasy says the deed was filed yesterday. This was billed as "2,400 sq ft" of

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nice price at 40 West 24 Street? (consider the renovation)

Stage One reviewWhen I saw that the "2,000 sq ft" Manhattan loft #9E at 40 West 20 Street closed on September 2 for $1.64mm and that the "2,000 sq ft" #8N closed for $1.7mm on January 30, 2008 I was

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Porter House loft may be “beyond the beyond” but sells off a million, up 40% or down 25%

context tells the story, but what’s the context?The Manhattan loft #3W at 66 Ninth Avenue (The Porter House) was marketed very enthusiastically at prices The Market was not ready for. It cleared on June 23 at $2.15mm, which is a

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they gave the roof away to close the 158 West 23 Street penthouse

very, very, very weakThe Manhattan loft conversion at 158 West 23 Street started marketing in mid-2007, offering floor-through lofts of "1,865 sq ft" that were offered as open spaces with full kitchens and (usually) (only) 1.5 baths. I.e., not exactly

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courage is rewarded / 161 West 15 Street sells in the sweet spot of a cold market

  easy on, easy off (sometimes), through tough compsHow’s this for getting it right? The Manhattan loft #2A at 161 West 15 Street came to market on January 16 and found a contract in 32 days (it closed May 12

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107 West 25 Street buyer discerns deal 15% off list, sits in lap of luxury

  new times, new values The Manhattan loft #5B at 107 West 25 Street closed on June 25 (the deed was just filed last week), the first loft to sell in this small building since 2007. Please raise your hand

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40 West 17 St sells, but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas … 2004

June 2004 price + 6% = July 2009The Manhattan loft #9A at 40 West 17 Street sold in June 2004 for $1.435mm and last week for $1.525mm. Let that sink in for a second…. I know you can’t really do

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opportunity knocked at 60 West 15 St for $828/ft (and more), answered at $622/ft

the incredible vying architects + designers The Manhattan loft on the 4th floor at 60 West 15 Street was marketed as a masterpiece (to be), with the interesting come-on that "architects and designers are vying to renovate" it. At "3,133 sq

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neighborly competition / laggard at 144 West 18 Street closes off 15% since December

first one to $1.7mm winsTwo Manhattan lofts at 144 West 18 Street (known, not poetically, as the Chainworks Building) closed 6 months apart. You won’t be surprised to learn that the one that closed 6 months ago (#4N) closed higher

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is Chelsea Mercantile off 25% since 2007?

one data point says ‘yes’I have long believed that the Chelsea Mercantile conversion of the old Veteran’s Administration building into residential lofts on Seventh Avenue at 24th and 25th Streets ‘created’ a new market for (lower) ‘north Chelsea’. (From back

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