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schizo seller succeeds with 224 West 18 Street loft by zigging, then zagging

success, but no points for styleThe “2,002 sq ft” Manhattan loft #7C at 224 West 18 Street just sold at a very, very small discount from the asking price, so that’s an impressive bit of work. But I am intrigued

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Campiello Collection penthouse loft at 151 West 17 Street eventually sells 54% above 2005

eventually can be a long timeYou’ve seen the stats: something like the average American moves every 6 years. The guy who bought the “2,876 sq ft” Manhattan loft #PHE at 151 West 17 Street (the Campiello Collection), with another “1,121

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huge 205 West 19 Street loft sells at $200,000/window, but why?

how much per book, I wonderBy any measure, the marketing campaign for the “3,500 sq ft” Manhattan loft #10F at 205 West 19 Street was a success. A full price contract in 4 weeks at $1,143/ft ($4mm) is the main

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market corrects (slightly) too deep price cut for spectacular columns at 136 West 22 Street

an interesting dynamicIt has been a while since I highlighted one of the axioms of a busy (deep) market: The Market will correct a too-low price. In this case, the “3,272 sq ft” Manhattan loft on the 3rd floor at

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price discovery was long + hard for 144 West 27 Street loft with 2 kitchens, 3 dishwashers

what was the plan here?The folks who just sold the “2,850 sq ft” Manhattan loft #4F at 144 West 27 Street seem to have bought it as two lofts in 1998 (for $662,000) yet never got around to (fully) combining

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unique loft at 236 West 26 Street bends the market by selling well above comps

the beauty that got awayThe recent sale of the (not really) “1,288 sq ft” Manhattan loft #10SE at 236 West 26 Street in the Chelsea Capitol is both near and dear to my heart (and to one of my buyers) and

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confusing loft at 133 West 14 Street sells 5 years to the day, up 24%

follow the bouncing ball, into the weedsIf there were a real Multiple Listing Service in Manhattan, it would be easy to figure out what happened to the “1,600 sq ft” Manhattan loft that sold a little while ago. With that

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240 West 23 Street penthouse loft sales illustrates trough, with a bonus anomaly

(not that you need another illustration)Regular readers of Manhattan Loft Guy don’t really need to be reminded that the overall Manhattan residential real estate market has seen a cycle of Froth + Peak + Trough + Thaw (+ Rebound) since

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“perfection” goes for $1,025/ft in 252 West 30 Street loft

to catch a bargain, there must be a catchIn our last installment, the August 8, ‘architecturally designed’ loft with no view, little light at 114 West 27 Street sells at $799/ft (sue me: I’ve been busy), we found a bargain

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'architecturally designed' loft with no view, little light at 114 West 27 Street sells at $799/ft

the only way to get a bargainThere are over 300 loft resales in 2012 on my Master List of Manhattan Lofts Sold Since November 2008, the vast majority of which have $/ft calculations, and only 19 of those lofts sold

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