Category: loft neighborhoods soho

how did 111 Mercer Street get some kind of one-off exemption from Artist in Residence requirements?

inquiring minds want to knowFascinating piece in the The Real Deal today, In rare instance, Soho building has Artist-in Residence requirement waived, stating that the 4-unit condo residential loft new development at 111 Mercer Street will not have to comply

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how the pros do it: 497 Greenwich Street loft was bought low, sold high

it took cojones to buy thenThe semi-famous folks who just sold the “2,541 sq ft” Manhattan loft #7A at 497 Greenwich Street in the extreme western edge of “Soho” (this micro-nabe does not feel like Soho to me, but I’ve

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psst! wanna see a picture of The Trough? look at 477 Broome Street loft sold in 2009 and 2012

(and 2005)The most casual fans of the overall Manhattan residential real estate market understand the cycles of Froth-into-Peak-into-Freeze-into-Thaw; the rabid can probably draw a graph by hand. If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words is one

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price discovery proves to be a female dog for authentic Soho loft at 66 Grand Street

history is longer than it looks on The Master ListBecause I use an arbitrary cut-off of 90+ days off market to re-set the Days on Market calculation on the Master List of Manhattan Lofts Sold Since November 2008, the recently

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27 Howard Street sells above ask with (probably) the best low-floor view in Soho?

all because of Crosby StreetHaving looked this week at a one floor difference in height that did not matter (much) in Flatiron (September 27, height makes a small difference as Altair 20 lofts sell at 15 West 20 Street), a

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heavily discounted 133 Mercer Street loft just couldn’t compete

when bad things happen to good loftsTrust me to explain (below) that the Manhattan loft on the 3rd floor of 133 Mercer Street that just sold for $1.75mm sold off of this listing instead of the 2011 listing that Streeteasy

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quintessential artist loft sells for $1,525/ft at 38 Crosby Street

oh that light!A day after hitting an architect designed Greenwich Village loft that sold under $1,000/ft (September 12, “noted architect” will be disappointed that “incredible” 200 Mercer Street loft went for $939/ft), here is a “2,000 sq ft” Soho “quintessential

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third 307 West Broadway loft sells in 2012

a big jolt to the systemSmall Manhattan loft buildings have fragile ecosystems, and the smaller the more fragile. Take as one example the 7-unit oh-so-classic loft building 307 West Broadway at the extreme southern edge of Soho. I hit it

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WOW, indeed: “wow factor” loft at 66 Crosby Street has late bidding war to close up 60% over 2006

I [heart] Lofts Week continues….Yes, I was a little over the top yesterday in my praise for the (mini) loft that sold at an astounding (for the building) price per foot (that was August 29, unique loft at 236 West

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double bold-faced loft sale at 354 Broome Street: a harbinger or just a Bright Shiny Object?

getting tired of the Jedi mind trickThe recent sale of the Manhattan loft #3H at 354 Broome Street was a Bright Shiny Object for Jessica Gould Keil in the New York Post last week, in part because she was able

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