their words, not mineThe provocative comments to the provocative Manhattan Loft Guy post about a provocative New York Times article continue, with the latest reader contribution a week ago. I don’t have any idea how many readers click through to…
Tag: Artist
real world impact of Soho artist-in-residence rules and Certificate of Occupancy enforcement, as the dialogue continues
Tagged with: Air, Artist, Certificate Of Occupancy, Certification, Comments, Cultural Affairs, Department Of Buildings, Questions, Renters, Soho
how are Soho artist-in-residence articles like the Richter Scale in California?
when is The Big One?I’ve been continuing to consult and reflect about the conundrum reflected in the November 12 New York Times article Suddenly, SoHo Heeds Law Limiting Lofts to Artists and my quick-but-long post in response later that day,…
Tagged with: Air, Artist, Certificate Of Occupancy, Certification, Cultural Affairs, Department Of Buildings, Haughney, Ny Magazine, Ny Times, Soho
working artist leaves Tribeca for … the East Side?? the New York Times hunts for the reason
oyAs with so many searches profiled in The Hunt feature in the Sunday New York Times real estate section, there is a logic to the decision made by today’s Hunt-er (Space Wanted for Living and Painting) that took him from…
did the NY Times just write a front page obituary for the Soho real estate market?
[UPDATE Dec 17: I just put up a new post, attempting to summarize (highlight might be a better word) from the treasure trove of comments to this thread. Keep those cards and letters coming! and see this cheat sheet: …
Tagged with: Air, Artist, Certificate Of Occupancy, Certification, Cultural Affairs, Department Of Buildings, Haughney, Ny Times, Soho
back into the Soho time machine, to Spring Street lofts circa 1972
The History Channel, againWe seem to be in the history cycle on Manhattan Loft Guy, and there is no telling when it will end. Today’s installment wanders back to 1972 Soho, when a few pioneers got together to buy a…
20 Desbrosses Street loft sells above ask, quickly, with pellet-blasted brick and more (dramatic photos!)
zip! zoom!The Manhattan loft on the 2nd floor at 20 Desbrosses Street is a bit of a puzzle, but the main story is that it found a contract in 23 days and closed $111,000 above the asking price. At $1,300/ft…
Tagged with: 2005, Architect, Artist, Comps, Condop, Desbrosses, Greenwich, Neighbor, Renovation, Watts
serial renovaters / selling 45 Crosby Street to buy 18 Desbrosses Street
they’ve got the bugIn doing (now frequent!) updates on the Master List of Manhattan Loft Closings, I sometimes notice that the same people who have sold one loft have just bought another. Not that I am stalking these people,…
buying at $616/ft at 38 West 26 St / one of NY Mag's happy stories from recession
not this timeNY Magazine is a big player in the Real Estate Industrial Complex, of course, but it does not have to always be a target for Manhattan Loft Guy. I liked the recent Eight Happy Stories From the…
“unspoiled” loft at 70 Thomas St sells for $511/ft
some agents don’t (always) babbleYou’ve read a lot of broker-babble in the descriptions of Manhattan lofts for sale, and in this sense I mean "babble" as in drivel: those words that take up space but — especially when strung together…
did a jazz fan or a muppet maniac buy Mingus's place at 5 Great Jones Street?
cue Cindy Adams(That’s for "only in New York, kids"….) The Manhattan loft #2 at 5 Great Jones Street was marketed for its character ("authentic artist" loft, 14 foot tin ceilings) and its provenance ("[o]nce the home of Jazz great Charles…
Tagged with: Artist, Big Bird, Closed Sale, Comps, Curbed, Great Jones, Jazz, Love, Mingus, Sesame Street
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