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wrapping up last week's penthouse week with 43 Wooster Street loft sale, redux

playing outdoors, againWith last week’s theme in mind, I went back to look at the Manhattan loft #6E at 43 Wooster Street. I hit this penthouse loft sale when the deed was freshly filed (July 19, 43 Wooster Street penthouse

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roof deck added at least $518,760 to penthouse loft at 16 Hudson Street

as penthouse week continues…Finally a penthouse loft sale with enough building comps to attempt to estimate the premium paid for private outdoor space! The Manhattan loft #6E at16 Hudson Street sold pretty quickly on August 31: came to market on

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deconstructing NY Times article about combining apartments to increase value

how the Real Estate Industrial complex works, and why it is unhelpful for consumersMaybe you people are way ahead of me, but I realized something that seems insightful about the unholy alliance between real estate media outlets such as the

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secrets of the Master List: 16 Manhattan lofts that HIT The Market

colors on the spreadsheetOne recurring topic of my frequent notes to self is to use the aggregate data about Manhattan loft transactions that I collect in the Master List of Manhattan Lofts Sold Since November 2008 (N.B., lofts downtown that

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a Tuesday diversion / vintage Manhattan photos 1941, 1942

driving me crazy, and you?Don’t click here if you don’t have a few minutes, because you will be late to your next appointment or call. It is a collection of 63 color photographs taken by a visiting businessman, nearly all

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65 West 13 Street loft sales shows the trick about being patient

it’s the price, stupid!I’ve been on a bit of a jag lately, noting Manhattan loft sales that defy Conventional Wisdom by holding firm at a price for a (relatively) long time, then getting a deal done within reasonable negotiating range

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how much were those roof terraces worth when 211 East 2nd Street loft sold?

probably $400,000 (but let’s see the math)When the Manhattan loft on the top of 211 East 2nd Street sold on March 15 at $2,122,500 (the last 6th floor / penthouse listing is here, but the prior one with surviving pictures

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loft at 244 West 23 Street closes off 28% since 2007 with big roof deck

what a motivated seller looks likeAfter three days in a row of Manhattan Loft Guy posts about loft resales at curiously strong prices, consideration of the March 16 closing of the Manhattan loft #7A at 244 West 23 Street at

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the scandal in the quarterly report data on Manhattan residential real estate sales

hiding in plain sightTwo quick take-aways from the first stories about the major firm quarterly market reports on Manhattan residential real estate sales that are in the papers this morning, this one from the Vivian Toy piece on page A24

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cake, candles & balloons, as Manhattan Loft Guy is 5 today

personally, I will have a beer (or 2) (later)I can’t be the only one parent who has consistently been surprised when a child reaches another birthday, which was as true for me with a 28-year-old as it was when I

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