consistent numbers + analysis … what a concept! Yesterday I hit the Halstead 4Q08 report (insofar as it addressed Manhattan lofts; i.e., not so much: nuggets from Q4 market reports / Halstead dribs + drabs). Short story: apart from…
consistent numbers + analysis … what a concept! Yesterday I hit the Halstead 4Q08 report (insofar as it addressed Manhattan lofts; i.e., not so much: nuggets from Q4 market reports / Halstead dribs + drabs). Short story: apart from…
not very rawThe Fourth Quarter market report from Halstead (pdf, here) has typically infuriating summary data, with little raw material of specific interest about the Manhattan loft market. As a result, I can weigh in with guesses about what it means…
better late than …?Of course there is a lot of instant ‘analysis’ when the big dogs bark out their quarterly market reports, not all of which is well considered. Indeed, note the differences in just these two headlines: Apartment Sales…
what the Chelsea Mercantile has wrought I have long felt that the Manhattan loft market around 7th Avenue above 23rd Street took off because the Chelsea Mercantile was such a success and such a break-through. The Merc put this area…
When I reviewed #4E at 137 Duane Street in a June 28 open house review (bring architect +/or vision to open houses Sunday July 1) I wondered whether the sponsor was (a) stubborn or (b) negotiable. No need to…
8 months later, #4B is in contract without a price change #4B at 429 Greenwich St was the apple of its owner’s eye when it was first offered for sale in September at $3.1mm ($2,780/mo) and now – nearly…
Unit 3D at 7 Hubert Street has been on the market since last July (now at $2.5mm, started at $2.65mm; abated monthlies of $1,385) through Core Group and Unit 5D has been on only since October (now at $2.795mm,…
fuzzy math makes things less clear It seems as though there should be a simple answer to the question “how long has this loft been on the market?” But not in this town. Rumor has it that out…
“inventory” still mis-defined I will pick on Halstead (whose latest quarterly market report from Halstead is out this week) a bit because (a) they are first, (b) they left some easy targets in front of me, and (c) it…
some loft areas up year-over-year, some down, all slightly The latest quarterly market report from Halstead is out this week and I will try to deal with the various market reports in more bite-sized chunks. (Miller Samuel’s report for…
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