open houses off the beaten (loft) track / 454 W 46 + 430 E 10 + 7 Essex
not a Tribeca or Soho tour
I noticed three open houses on Sunday in neighborhoods far from the typical loft neighborhoods in “feel” if not in blocks.
gumbo or soufflé?
454 W 46 St is one of the peculiar buildings that – once you visit – will stick in your mind. I always thought the inner courtyard of “The Piano Factory” was more like New Orleans, but Abigail Agranat of PruDE things it Is more Parisian; since she is selling #1-ES we’ll go with “Parisian” for now. They are asking $995k, with maintenance of $974/mo.
Open House Sunday 1 – 2
This 1 bedroom + 1 bath unit is only 1,045 sq ft and has been “extraordinarily renovated by award winning architect Salcedo”. The space qualifies as a (small) loft because – in my view – it has the former industrial usage and open space. Other units in the building are much larger, though I can’t recall if the ceiling heights on other floors are higher than these on the first. But it is a loft building, so this must be a loft.
The last first floor sale that I see was #1BN last June, $1.19mm for 1,275 sq ft.
Props to anyone who can tell me what that thing is in the second-to-last picture … a hummingbird house??
send in the lawyers (clowns are optional)
I don’t think of the Area Formerly Known AS Alphabet City as a loft area, though certainly there have been many commercial enterprises there in the last 100 years. There is an opportunity to buy a full floor in a very different kind of loft building way past Tompkins Square Park at 430 E 10th St 4th fl .
As Sandra Douglas at Corcoran says, “[a]n absolute rarity”: 3,600 sq ft with 11 foot ceilings, plank floors, rustic columns and many steps (this is a top floor walk-up). Walking the steps aside, it may not be for the fain-hearted, as Sandra advises that the “”. So bring a lawyer wearing comfortable shoes.
Open House Sunday 1 – 2:30
Asking $2.195mm with $1,100/mo in maintenance. Need I point out there is no doorman? One of the more unusual loft listings of recent memory.
extra pickles with that?
Speaking of areas with a long-time business presence that are not conventional loft neighborhoods, there is a new loft building (2002 is new for this nabe) with an open house at 7 Essex St #5A. Near 10 foot ceilings, big windows and an open living + dining area apparently qualify this one as a “loft”, though I won’t quibble over such an interesting address for a loft.
Open House Sunday 2 – 3:30
Ernie Goldberg at Corcoran claims there are “breathtaking” Manhattan Bridge and downtown views to go along with the de rigueur chef’s kitchen and espresso-stained oak floors in this boutique loft. They offer no neighborhood discount for being five blocks east of the Manhattan Bridge: $1.65mm for 1,554 sq ft, with monthly charges of 1,239/mo.
The only recent sale I see in the building was #6A last September at a lusty $1.659mm. This one — #5A — has been for sale since August. #6B was the subject of some (gentle?) fun on Curbed back in December in the That’s Rather Hideous feature. It hasn’t sold yet, but there is an accepted offer on that one (same 1,554 sq ft but rather different … ummm … decoration, asking $1.3mm).
© Sandy Mattingly 2007
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Top
Follow Us!