Tag: Amenities

139 Reade St closes up 400%

since 1994 😉When the Manhattan loft #2A at 139 Reade Street closed on March 26 that was the first time this loft changed hands since 1994. I have done so many posts lately comparing recent resales to sales within the

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both 245 + 252 Seventh Avenue sell under $1,000/ft, for different reasons

Schwarzenegger + DeVito style ‘twins’Two Manhattan lofts across Seventh Avenue from each other along West 24 Street closed on March 23. Both are said to be just over 2,250 sq ft, neither has much of a view, both cleared just

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at 260 Park Avenue South 2006 = 2009

up, then down (probably not flat)The Manhattan loft #4-I at 260 Park Avenue South sold in March $2,000 lower than these sellers paid in July 2006. Had they been marking to market all along (tracking their real estate investment), they

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bringing low balls and a hard nose / developer trying to close out at 415 Greenwich

take the money + run?The Tribeca Summit at 415 Greenwich Street is a candidate for poster boy for bi-polar psychosis (an armchair diagnosis). The Manhattan loft deluxe condo conversion of a warehouse  has been marketing since Summer 2006, at a

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pushed it just enough for contract, eventually

April = then; February = nowI can’t wait to see how this ends, but the listing history of this newly-in-contract, current century, high-end Manhattan loft condo conversion is fascinating enough to warrant a comment even before the clearing price is

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quick work at 139 Reade Street / 11 weeks from list to artistic close

  taking advantage of the Fall market How’s this for a quick sale? The Manhattan loft #3B at 139 Reade Street came to market on September 28 at $2.875mm and found a contract within six weeks, then closed in another 4

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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

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door or dollars? cost v. benefits for attended lobby

a reader writesI have had an off-line email dialogue with a condo board member about the pros and cons of having an attended lobby in a Manhattan loft building downtown, in her case, part-time. On the one hand, some owners "just

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2 new on West 20 Street / building yin vs yang at 15 W 20 + 9 W 20

  [update 12.14.08: I have restored this post (below), as the reasons for having removed it in April no longer obtain] I have removed the content of this blog post, as it comments about the current listing of another agent.

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limits of the loft form / 448 Greenwich St

1,300 sq ft = 1 BRI touched yesterday on a beautiful little loft that – with only “1,100 sq ft” – is fit for no more than one couple, or even one person (minimal drop at minimal beauty / 8

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