numbers don’t lie, but they can obscureIf you look at only the October 5 sale of the “1,850 sq ft” Manhattan loft on the 3rd floor at 43 West 21 Street (at $2.04mm) and its most recent resale (July 24,…
Tag: Nuclear Winter
maple beats oak, handily, and 9th beats 10th, as 21 East 22 Street loft close up 26% since 2007
neighbor, not so handyFor fans of neighbor-on-neighbor competition, it does not get much better than this. Two Manhattan lofts with identical footprints that share a ceiling/floor come to market in “stunning” condition or better within a few weeks of each…
agony + ecstasy at one 65 West 13 Street loft
how cold it was in those days!If I were writing just about lofts I would say something like when the Manhattan loft #8D at 65 West 13 Street sold on July 6 it was up over 40% from its prior…
long run to a sale above ask at 315 West 23 Street
bumped by LehmanTo say that the listing history of the Manhattan loft #6E at 315 West 23 Street (The Broadmoor) is unusual is an understatement. The punchline is that when it sold on May 24 at $1.399mm it sold above…
Tagged with: 2008, Bidding War, Empire State Building, Lehman, Light, Nuclear Winter, Peak, Renovation, Views, West 23
9 Murray Street loft sellers go ka-ching and move to non-loft loft at 4 West 21 Street
I should not take these things personallyManhattan loft snob that I am, I tend to have an irrational sense of regret when loft owners sell a loft to move to an apartment. A ridiculous reaction, even if anyone cared. But…
Tagged with: 2003, 2006, Downsize, Murray, New Development, Nuclear Winter, Renovation, Upsize, West 21, White Box
The Market corrects too low price for 53 N. Moore Street loft, generates a koan
straight up bidding warThere are a lot of green April loft sales on the Master List of Manhattan Lofts Sold Since November 2008; so many that the over-use of color in April deserves a post of its own. On some…
Tagged with: Bidding War, Comps, Freezer Burn, Koan, N Moore, Neighbor, Nuclear Winter, Outdoor Space, Peak, Zen
104 Charlton Street loft takes 18% hit to close
mind the gapThose of us ‘brave’ enough to second-guess pricing strategy from the safety of past sales data for Manhattan lofts are intrigued by the history of a loft like #6W at 104 Charlton Street. It started at $2.55mm and…
Tagged with: Charlton, Comps, Discount, Longandnarrow, Negotiation, Neighbor, Nuclear Winter, West Soho
first resale at Bullmoose lofts (42 East 20 Street) since nuclear winter re-sets values
seasons of change, indeedWhen the Manhattan loft #8C at 42 East 20 Street (The Bullmoose) sold on December 22, it was the first sale in the building since 4 sales between April 30 and July 20, 2009 — in the…
345 West 13 Street loft is candidate for sale of the year, but the year was 2009
[oops — left off the title for 45 minutes]December 2010 sale was pretty sweet, howeverIt seems like only yesterday that I was wondering whether a Manhattan loft that sold above ask after having been on the market forever was…
Tagged with: 1999, 2005, 2009, Distress Sale, Fair Market Value, Hudson, Lehman, Meatpacking, Nuclear Winter, Panic
2005 white box loft conversion 835 Broadway sells with walls +50%
well, not quite 50% and not necessarily 835 BroadwayThe Manhattan loft #2W at 835 Broadway is part of the 2005 condominium-from-rental loft conversion in “The 835 Broadway Condominium”, but for some reason agents market lofts there under an alternate address,…
Tagged with: 2005, 2007, broadway, Ceilings, East 13, Longandnarrow, New Development, Nuclear Winter, Skylights, White Box
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