“masterful renovation” does not explainThe story line for the recent sale of the “2,564 sq ft” Manhattan loft #6R at 48 Great Jones Street seems pretty obvious from the broker babble and the price history. The loft has been “[m]asterfully…
“masterful renovation” does not explainThe story line for the recent sale of the “2,564 sq ft” Manhattan loft #6R at 48 Great Jones Street seems pretty obvious from the broker babble and the price history. The loft has been “[m]asterfully…
at the mercy of the bureaucratsBecause the “1,097 sq ft” Manhattan loft #3A at 124 West 24 Street (124W24; ugh!) sold on December 28, it is not new; but the deed was not filed until March 5 so it is…
my fickle mistressIf there is one thing that I hope that regular readers of Manhattan Loft Guy have gotten from their reading is that “The Market” captures macro trends while the market value of individual properties are determined by individual…
a shower with views!I don’t know that I have ever seen a Manhattan loft marketed before emphasizing shower views, so the campaign for the “1,394 sq ft” loft #14A at 130 West 30 Street (the Cass Gilbert) (“en-suite marble bath…
no Virginia, there is no rational market (not here, at least)Fans of the efficient market theory for the Manhattan residential real estate market should be surprised if a loft is offered within $5,000 of its value but takes 7 months…
off 14% from 2007, 9% from 2005You know that I love to talk about where a recent loft sale fits on the calendar, meaning whether a recent loft sale was at par with a past resale in, for example, 2007.…
I love historyThere is much to love about the listing history of the “1,746 sq ft” Manhattan loft #3A at 53 N. Moore Street (the North Moore) that sold eventually (in case you missed it in the title) for $2.3mm…
overly restrained babble is pretty much unheard ofHave I mentioned lately that (yes) … comping is hard? When the “1,850 sq ft” Manhattan loft #4B at 57 Walker Street sold on October 12 at $2.04mm, that closing capped a successful…
you don’t see that every dayThe Manhattan loft #4C at 137 Duane Street that just sold for $949,000 was marketed with a floor plan that was billed as “approximately 825 square feet” (bless that babbled modifier!), but when it was…
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