moving one building eastThe "2,200 sq ft" Manhattan loft #5A at 40 West 15 Street sold on March 25 at $1.8mm, making it the most recent (but not the most interesting) sale in this 6-story building, and making this the…
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42 West 15 St closes where it couldn't in 2008
weird but trueThe most intriguing thing about the recent closing of the Manhattan loft on the 2nd floor at 42 West 15 Street is not that the March 15 clearing price of $1.675mm was $24,000 off of where it previously…
181 Hudson Street closes at strong price / why?
why is $996/ft ‘impressive’?The March 15 deed for the sale of Manhattan loft #3A at 181 Hudson Street is late-breaking (filed yesterday!), but is it news? The "2,509 sq ft" "uniquely textured" (??) north Tribeca loft came and went…
45 Crosby races to contract above ask / could it be a million dollar renovation?
like a new word?Have you ever had the experience of learning a new word (one that had been totally unfamiliar to you) and then you notice that word repeatedly, in books, news articles, or even in personal conversations? Following yesterday’s…
loving a loft not wisely but too well / 144 West 27 St closes at 51% of first ask
overwrought? just watch me!When Othello spoke of himself as one who loved "not wisely but too well", he was about to kill himself and bring that great tragedy to a conclusion. The owners of the Manhattan loft #5R at…
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buying at $616/ft at 38 West 26 St / one of NY Mag's happy stories from recession
not this timeNY Magazine is a big player in the Real Estate Industrial Complex, of course, but it does not have to always be a target for Manhattan Loft Guy. I liked the recent Eight Happy Stories From the…
was it feng shui that got 45 Crosby Street sold?
or was it more asking fewer western dollars?(This is an extended episode, with many twists and turns; perhaps Manhattan Loft Guy needs an editor.) I can’t say I have seen that many Manhattan lofts marketed with feng shui given…
'tis a puzzlement / moving upstairs at 644 Broadway
comp analysis is screwed, perhapsI have been going back over Manhattan loft closings to update my Master List of loft closings (I have only about 8 weeks of closings left to do … this is hard). [Click here for…
the unique property next door at 114 East 13 Street, “sold” to a unique buyer
if a neighbor buys, is that a comp? (maybe)The Manhattan loft #2B at 114 East 13 Street is another one of those loft sales with the StreetEasy notation "no listing associated with this closing", which is one indicator that…
114 East 13 St lofts go 3-for-3 above $1,000/ft
nice streak in this season, but what does it mean?The Manhattan loft #6A at 114 East 13 Street closed on December 15, pretty successfully, at $1.3mm. This "1,200 sq ft" condo loft was offered at $1.395mm since August 24 and…
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