Tag: Duplex

454 West 46 Street loft sold after MUCH longer campaign than in the NY Post

muchI assume that anyone who finds the way to Manhattan Loft Guy knows not to trust "recent sales" information in dead tree media without verifying it. Today’s warning is sponsored by the Just Sold feature in today’s NY Post. When

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79 Laight Street loft also being auctioned today (UPDATED)

same celebrity, same mortgageI noted yesterday that Damon Dash’s loft at 25 N. Moore Street (The Atalanta) had been foreclosed on and was set for auction today (July 27, foreclosure auction tomorrow for 25 N. Moore Street celebrity loft). There

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foreclosure auction tomorrow for 25 N. Moore Street celebrity loft (UPDATED w result)

got bucks?Not my metier, but I suppose that everyone who pays attention to the hip-hop world has been aware that Damon Dash has been in severe financial difficulties for a few years. (See this overview from The Atlanta Post March

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sale at 454 West 46 Street strikes an off note, down 5% since 2004

paging Billy Joel August 12, 2004:  $1.1mm May 27, 2010:       $1.045mm (after "beautifully [sic] renovations") That is a very unhelpful data point for neighboring shareholders. That’s the history of one Manhattan loft in the storied Piano Factory, 454 West 46

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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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what's up with this down? Sugar closes on Laight Street under $1,000/ft

wishing for 2008?The last time I hit sales at 79 Laight Street, December 4, 2008, Sugar is sweet but 79 Laight Street closing is better, there were several recent sales. One was just under $1,000/ft, the other was nearly $1,100/ft.

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the importance of managing expectations

why set buyer up for disappointment?I hope it will shock no one to hear that not all high-priced Manhattan lofts are perfect. Some, indeed, have gross deficiencies. There is an interesting dance to marketing one of these lofts: playing up

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Sugar is sweet but 79 Laight Street closing is better

new-ish Tribeca condo under $1,100/ftThe NY Post Just Sold feature today has some of the basic info about a Manhattan loft in pretty prime Tribeca that was converted in 2002 (a relatively high level of building amenities): TRIBECA $2,525,000 79

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sun floods, contract follows at 39 Great Jones

[update 12.12.08: 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. For

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80 Warren is new, a project, aggressive

I have removed the content of this blog post, as it comments about the current listing of another agent. For information about why, check out end of an era for Manhattan Loft Guy / a new day dawns? from April

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