Open House brunch selections $1.8-$2.3 (careful with the coffee)
I picked out four lofts with open houses around noon on Sunday. Prices vary from $1.825mm to $2.295mm; sizes vary from 1670 sq ft to 2300 sq ft; locations vary from Broadway at Bleecker to Vestry. If you take the tour after brunch, be careful about how much coffee you drink (you’ll see why).
Some of these are poignant examples of the charm and the limitations of classic lofts. Pay attention to the floor plans and note where the windows are (sometimes, only on one wall, far from everything else), and note how inconvenient a long-and-narrow layout can be if you want more than 1 bedroom.
Typical of lofts downtown, there are no doormen in these buildings, and the level of other services and finishes (roof deck, storage, lobbies ‘done’ or not) varies.
11:30 – 1
$2.2mm coop ($1,750/mo) 1700 sq ft w 4 exposures
truly the heart of SoHo
all tricked out with custom hidden cabinetry, ‘discreet’ latches
cast iron bldg, arched windows,
one bath (‘easy to add’ 2d bath, but where??)
12 – 1:30
77 White St #2 (in the MUDD Club of days of yore)
$2.295mm condo 2285 sq ft
east of Bway (‘heart of it all??)
classic loft plusses and minuses; brick and beams and columns and windows and height, and flooring; but long + narrow, one bath now; keyed elevator; 2005 conversion; one bath, 2d risers
12 – 1:30
$1.995mm coop ($1,600/mo) 2300 sq ft
"back to the 70s" classic Tribeca loft w only 1 BR; beams and columns and (only 4) big windows
12 – 1:30
$1.825mm coop ($310/mo — not a typo; deductibility = 0%) 1670 sq ft
classic loft pros and cons; 4 huge windows (26′) but only on one end; 2d "BR" is on way to MBR
Enjoy!
(C) Sandy Mattingly 2006
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