designed within an inch of its lifeThe Manhattan loft #3J at 250 West 27 Street was a mini-loft with a very specific mission during its recently completed marketing campaign: find the right buyer who would appreciate the very refined and…
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250 West 27 Street loft sells as opportunity to live the dream (of someone else)
Tagged with: 2005, Broker Babble, Builtin, Comps, Miniloft, Neighbor, Renovation, Serene, West 27, Zen
if robust, The Market will fix a too-low price (at least, it did, at 124 West 24 Street)
follow the bouncing ballThe seller of the “1,097 sq ft” Manhattan loft #5A at 124 West 24 Street was motivated, and successful. He brought the 2007 era newly converted loft to market on August 23, found a buyer who signed…
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
Chelsea Merc neighbor loft at 245 Seventh Avenue sells at $1,284/ft
across the great divideYes, gentle reader, Manhattan Loft Guy has a thing for the Chelsea Mercantile, the turn of the century condo conversion at 252 Seventh Avenue. (There are 22 Manhattan Loft Guy posts tagged “Chelsea Mercantile” going back to…
6 prices, 13 months to contract for 107 West 25 Street loft
a busy little buildingOne of these days I am going to get to drafting a post about the bidding wars I have observed with buyer clients and on the Master List of Manhattan Lofts Sold Since November 2008. But that…
no view needed to sell small 252 Seventh Avenue lofts at $1,339/ft, or at $1,593/ft
back to the Loft Lab that is the Chelsea MercantileIn my December 3, how to value light without also valuing views? The Miller gives it a shot, NY Magazine gives it a forum, I wondered just how many Manhattan lofts…
158 West 23 Street loft zooms more slowly through market
the real story is the 2007 contextYesterday it was 17 days to contract 8% above the ask at the top of Soho (December 7, 12 days to contract 8% over ask at 284 Lafayette Street loft with 8 skylights); today…
233 West 26 Street loft closes up 13% over 2008 (!) but down 6% since 2006 (!!)
‘tis a puzzlementThe last three times the “1,450 sq ft” duplex Manhattan loft #1E at 233 West 26 Street sold, the clearing prices from bottom to top were $1.33mm, $1.25mm, and $1.11mm. The dates from old to new were January…
141 West 17 Street loft seller takes forever to sell at 7% discount
if at first you don’t succeed …?We’ve had two recent posts about rather long marketing campaigns that ended rather badly for the sellers. (November 6, 21 East 22 Street loft sells after long, painful price discovery, and November 10, 59…
Tagged with: Broker Babble, Competition, Finishes, Longandnarrow, Neighbor, Renovation, Skylight, Staging, Stubborn, West 17
how the pros do it: raise the price, get the price for 66 Ninth Avenue loft
a new building recordThe media last week was all over the recent sale of the “2,271 sq ft” Manhattan loft #6W at 66 Ninth Avenue (the Porter House) because the seller is a retail real estate honcho. The stories (from…
Tagged with: Bar, Kitchen, Layout, Meatpacking, Ninth, Penthouse, Porter House, Rental, West 13, Windows
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