after some workThere are other fun stories here, but the big story in the listing history of the recently-resold “2,125 sq ft” Manhattan loft on the 7th floor of 20 East 17 Street is the increase of $129,000 from the…
Tag: Flatiron
was rooftop terrace at 105 Fifth Avenue loft as valuable as the interior?
depending on how you cut the numbers, it isThe “1,925 sq ft” Manhattan loft #11D at 105 Fifth Avenue, with its “500 sq ft” private rooftop terrace, just sold for $1.8mm. (November 9 is “just” sold in my book!) Trying…
Tagged with: Babble, Comps, Crossroads, Fifth Avenue, Flatiron, Miller, Neighbor, Renovation, Roof Deck, Terrace
did 30 West 15 Street lofts sell at premium due to combination potential?
numbers are hard thingsIt is not a coincidence that both lofts on the 3rd floor at 30 West 15 Street closed on the same day. Although owned by different people and listed by different firms, the closings of lofts #3S…
Tagged with: 2007, Combination, Flatiron, Miller, Nytimes, Paired Resales, Renovation, Theory, Vtoy, West 15
did the sponsor of 186 Fifth Avenue lofts get squeezed in first resale?
the runt of the litterBoth times the Manhattan loft on the 4th floor at 186 Fifth Avenue have sold have been odd sales. Back on those thrilling days of yesteryear (2007), when four full-floor lofts were offered by the sponsor…
Tagged with: Conversion, Fifth, Flatiron, Madison Square, New Development, Renovation, Sponsor, View, West 23, Windows
how to read past sale data / one Flatiron loft laboratory
hint: comping is hardThere’s a fascinating discussion thread going on over at StreetEasy, started by a potential buyer who said “I’m beyon[d] confused with pricing” and then asked that community for advice about bidding on a specific loft in Flatiron.…
170 Fifth Avenue loft sales are confusing
sound + fury = what? (nothing??)In this episode, Manhattan Loft Guy chews on a sale price that just bothers him, and concocts a scenario to account for the odd transaction. For a small building (12 units) and a short history…
babbling in the Real Estate Industrial Complex / NY Magazine edition
does EVERYONE want to live in the Village?I probably take boozy (and woozy) press coverage about the Manhattan real estate market more seriously than most people (I hope so, for their sake), but this bit of drivel from a…
worse than bandages? painful for sellers to rip the calendar
2009 as the new 2005, without the optimismIt is very challenging for most sellers to understand just how much The Market has shifted. Most sellers will acknowledge that they won’t sell now near peak prices, but they are reluctant to…
drip, drip … this data point points down from 2007 (way down)
not too pushy (now) but not selling (yet)There’s a Manhattan loft that’s been on the market nearly a year, with a sobering price history. It started this go-round in the Spring around $1,000/ft and has had four drops since then,…
pushing on in Flatiron, but not as hard
a reader writesIn this continuing series asking the (musical?) question is that Manhattan loft too pushy on price, or not pushy enough?, I hit a candidate a while back that one MLG reader identified easily (my efforts to assure listing…
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