lack of east coast windows is no biggieWould you trade a “1,486 sq ft” downtown loft in a former toy factory with great open city views for a “700 sq ft” West Village loft in a former printing factory with…
lack of east coast windows is no biggieWould you trade a “1,486 sq ft” downtown loft in a former toy factory with great open city views for a “700 sq ft” West Village loft in a former printing factory with…
live-work, with very different living and working spacesThe large Manhattan loft on the 9th floor at 5 East 16 Street was marketed as a “photography studio plus 2 bedroom 2 bathroom home” in the marketing that lead up to its…
that courtyard is not a premium viewLong-time readers know how I feel about the Chelsea Mercantile building at 252 Seventh Avenue: the building that created the market for high-end residential lofts in this micro-nabe. (The 17 Manhattan Loft Guy posts…
how does that “if at first you don’t succeed …” thing work?No diversion today, as I missed a weekday of substantive Manhattan loft blogging. (if you are disappointed, call 3-1-1.) One way to look at the recent sale of the…
the best comps are close in time, size and location, with few adjustmentsApparently The Market thinks that the difference between “1,100 sq ft” of “great bones” and “1,100 sq ft” of “meticulous renovation” and “superb craftsmanship” is $92,500 in Tribeca.…
“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…
speaking of low-balls …Since the “2,325 sq ft” Manhattan loft #3D at 195 Hudson Street recently sold at $2.85mm after having been asking $3.5mm, you have to wonder just how low that negotiation started. A negotiated discount of 18.6% implies…
hello, old friendI will note below at least some of my posts about the Lion’s Head Condominium lofts at 121 West 19 Street in Chelsea, which has long been a Manhattan Loft Guy favorite. Manhattan residential real estate fans will…
a Big Gulp indeedThere’s a lot to be distracted by about the “4,781 sq ft” Manhattan loft on the 3rd floor at 45 Walker Street in northeastern Tribeca (triple mint renovation in a classic Tribeca loft space, the scale of…
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