it took cojones to buy thenThe semi-famous folks who just sold the “2,541 sq ft” Manhattan loft #7A at 497 Greenwich Street in the extreme western edge of “Soho” (this micro-nabe does not feel like Soho to me, but I’ve…
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how the pros do it: 497 Greenwich Street loft was bought low, sold high
Tagged with: Architect, Deniro, Disclosure, Discount, Greenwich, Nuclear Winter, Owner, Owner Broker, Pros, Winka
renowned designer created 'masterpiece' loft for himself at 130 Barrow Street, parts with it for money
can you say sui generis on a real estate blog?If you have ever been in lofts in this building you will not recognize the “704 sq ft” Manhattan loft #309 at 130 Barrow Street, which just sold. Lofts here are…
Tagged with: Architect, Barrow, Broker Babble, Designer, Finishes, Hotel, Kitchen, Renovation, Small Ceiling, West Village
“noted architect” will be disappointed that “incredible” 200 Mercer Street loft went for $939/ft
he’s not the only oneStart with “an amazing combination of genuine loft style and a top of the line renovation using only the best of modern materials” (“[d]esigned by [a] noted architect”). Add in 11 foot ceilings, classic brick, and…
Tagged with: Architect, Ceiling, Construction, Curbed, Kitchen, Mercer, Mezzanine, New York Times, Nyu, Renovation
a Manhattan loft pioneer (of a different sort) remembers, records
a mutual admiration society is revealedIf you are a fan of Manhattan lofts (that’s everybody, right?), you are familiar with the work of architect Joseph Pell Lombardi. He worked on the conversion or construction of the Mohawk Atelier at 161…
Tagged with: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Architect, Essay, History, Joseph Pell Lombardi, New Development, Soho, Tribeca
will it be lofts? new residential development to replace “asylum” at 124 West 16 Street
not worth $1,000/ft (as is)In looking at newly filed deeds this weekend to update the Master List of Manhattan Lofts Sold Since November 2008 (17 loft resales filed last week!), I came across this odd one: The French Evangelical Church…
Tagged with: Architect, Building Permit, David Howell, Demolition, East 22, East 24, New Construction, New Development, West 16
this very Winka-tect designed 497 Greenwich Street loft was all over the inter-tubes
so I had to track it downI don’t know why it came up like dandelions, but I saw a bunch of tweets last week about an Archi-tectonics designed loft in Soho, with links from many, many design websites, including this…
Tagged with: 2004, Architect, Design, Facade, Greenwich, Longandnarrow, New Develoment, Renovation, Square Feet, Winka Dubbledam
NY Times on Chelsea penthouse leads me to wonder “what is a loft”?
structural columns, open space, big windows are not enoughLong-time Manhattan Loft Guy readers know that I am a loft snob, yet that I recognize that there is no universal definition (that I am aware of, at least) as to what…
Tagged with: Architect, Chelsea, New Construction, New Development, Penthouse, Piedatierre, Renovation, Taxonomy, West 19, West 22
“bring your vision” loft at 111 Fourth Avenue sells +15% over 2004, nonetheless
or was it already the place “you’ve been waiting for”?It is probably a fool’s game to try to make too much sense of too much broker babble. But my edition of The Babble Primer would reserve a statement like “the…
Tagged with: 2004, Architect, Broker Babble, Ceilings, Fourth, Lofted, Renovation, Views, Vision, Windows
114 West 27 Street penthouse loft sells at $1,041/ft with unlimited potential (+ free roof?)
talk about missing The Peak!With the recent clearing price of the “3,600 sq ft” Manhattan loft dubbed #PH at 114 West 27 Street just clearing $1,000/ft at $3.75mm, there is a way to squint at the sale and the “2,500…
Tagged with: 2007, Architect, Chelsea, Comps Neighbor, Dark Room, Miller, Penthouse, Renovation, Roof Deck, West 27
loft seller massively resets expectations to sell 41% off post-Peak request at 561 Broadway
an attitude adjustment measured in 7 figuresSometimes the most interesting thing about a Manhattan loft sale is not a sales price but an asking price. In the case of the “2,200 sq ft” Manhattan loft #5A at 561 Broadway (the…
Tagged with: Architect, Attitude, broadway, Expectations, Gut, Note To Self, Opportunity, Primitive Windows, Renovation, Singer
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