yes, we have a word for the weekNow that we know that it is not a slur to call a seller with a sticky asking price “stubborn”, here’s another one: when the Manhattan loft #11B at 130 Fulton Street closed…
Category: lofts in other neighborhoods
stubborn seller of 130 Fulton Street loft takes 10% haircut
Tagged with: 2006, Brooklyn Bridge, Downtown, Flip, Fulton, Poster Child, Stubborn, Views, Woolworth
stubborn loft seller at 421 Hudson Street waits 1 year for contract
not a slur, honestWhen I call a seller “stubborn” I am talking about behavior, not character. (Note that I don’t call sellers “greedy”, though I may find sales efforts … inexplicable.) How other than “stubborn” to describe a seller who…
agony + ecstasy at one 65 West 13 Street loft
how cold it was in those days!If I were writing just about lofts I would say something like when the Manhattan loft #8D at 65 West 13 Street sold on July 6 it was up over 40% from its prior…
66 Madison Avenue loft seller wonders when is a full price deal a cause of regret?
when you paid more in 2006I have a fantasy that the seller of the Manhattan loft #6A at 66 Madison Avenue (Madison Parq; how I hate that name!) walked around with sandwich boards that read “motivated seller”, not because (as…
Tagged with: 2006, Babble, Comps, Madison, Madison Parq, Madison Square, Neighbor, Renovation, Shake Shack, Square Feet
no mistaking the condition of artist loft at 182 Grand Street that sold for $710/ft
“classic”, “quintessential”, “rare”, “authentic”The Manhattan loft #2E at 182 Grand Street was marketed with a historical marker (“currently serves as the studio for a working artist”) and every picture in the listing tells that story. Yes, the floor plan of…
interesting loft sale at 260 Fifth Avenue, but Observer gets it wrong
why do they do that?The New York Observer reported yesterday that the Manhattan loft on the 8th floor at 260 Fifth Avenue sold for $3.95mm but, as you will see in a minute, it didn’t. It was a newsworthy event…
one Downtown by Starck loft pulls head above water, up 9% since 2006, another is down 4% since 2007
it gets complicated When the Manhattan mini-loft #2828 at 15 Broad Street in the uber-conversion modestly known as Downtown By Philippe Starck sold on May for $615,566, that seller realized a (gross) gain of $50,438 over the purchase from the…
542 LaGuardia Place sale from February is news to New York Times readers
putting the lame in the LSMWe’ve been here before: I still assume there are people who still spend some quality weekend time poring over the Sunday New York Times real estate feature Residential Sales Around The Region to see what’s…
65 West 13 Street loft sales shows the trick about being patient
it’s the price, stupid!I’ve been on a bit of a jag lately, noting Manhattan loft sales that defy Conventional Wisdom by holding firm at a price for a (relatively) long time, then getting a deal done within reasonable negotiating range…
Tagged with: Comps, Miller, Neighbor, Outdoor Space, Patio, Prime Village, Second Floor, Stubborn, West 13, West 14
resale at 15 East 26 Street is up 16% since The Peak, but there’s a catch
some dates are more important than othersThe ‘simple facts’ are that the Manhattan loft #12C at 15 East 26 Street (the 15 Madison Square North new development from 2008) just sold for $1,501,000 on April 6, which is a significant…
Tagged with: 2006, East 26, Madison Square, New Development, New York Life, Peak, Powder Room, Views
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