did they get bored?The listing histories for the uber-development 166 Perry Street are a little fuzzy. Marketing started in 2007, well before construction was complete. (I wonder if the dominant color on the spreadsheets changed between first marketing and first…
Category: lofts in other neighborhoods
161 Grand Street sold in 2005, in 2007, in 2010 … hmmm
’tis a puzzlementI have been wondering about the Manhattan loft #2A at 161 Grand Street (the 2002 new development The Solita) since I noticed last week that it sold on March 11 at a 20% premium over the last…
celebrity sale at 43 West 13 Street, with history
why I need the NY Times and Curbed.comYesterday’s NY Times ran a piece about a 2 BR loft in Greenwich Village that took only two weeks to find a contract at the full asking price ($2.5mm, in 19 days, but…
dropping $2mm to make an un-lofty sale at 175 Sullivan Street
back story tells the story Officially, the Manhattan "loft" #4A at 175 Sullivan Street was on the market only since January 2009 ("starting" at $3.25mm) before closing on June 16 at $2.65mm — an apparent 18% discount. But the…
Tagged with: 2007, Ceilings, Contract, Lehman, Negotiation, Neighbor, Neighbors, Price Drop, Sullivan, Village
ending up where they started / $4mm closing at 99 Jane
head scratching in a thin marketThe Market just proved that the Manhattan loft #10A at 99 Jane Street is worth $4mm, as that is the clearing price just now publicly available from the May 30 closing. That strikes me as…
you price it high, you pay the price / 105 East 29 St #11 closes, finally
from September 2005 to nowManifestly, the sellers of the beautiful 11th floor loft at 105 East 29 Street (with "3,000 sq ft" that have room for 2 fireplaces, 4 exposures and 19 windows) mis-perceived the Manhattan loft market when they…
FSBO loft in unusual location offers artist provenance + park views
a possible jewel, squeaking through the Junk folderOn a typical day, i get anywhere from 100 to 250 e-flyers from real estate firms touting a new listing, a price reduction, an open house, "spectacular views", or simply an AMAZING deal…
Tagged with: 107 Street, Amenities, Artist, Central Park, Comps, East Harlem, Fifth, Fsbo, Liebovitz, Sale By Owner
was the 708 Greenwich seller a yogi? the buyer was inflexible
2004 + 17% = 2008, with an asterisk, not a bullet When I first looked at the listing history for the Manhattan loft #4F at 708 Greenwich Street (a rare West Village loft), I wondered if they had picked the…
176 Broadway has a closing 40% off the original price
long and hard slog endsThe Manhattan loft Penthouse E at 176 Broadway took ten months but it did close; it also took three price drops from $1.425mm down to $945k, to finally get it done at $850k. Happy New Year…
find the number, hit the number / 35 East 12 Street closes
sounds simple, no? (no!)Sometimes those silly buyers pay very close attention to the first, or even to the second, digit in an asking price, so sellers use the ‘wrong numbers’ at their peril. In the case of the Manhattan loft…
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