Tag: Primitive

874 Broadway loft featured in DWR catalogue

not ‘news’ but funThey are not going to pay me a dime, nor send me a free couch, but I happen to love spending quality time once in a while with the catalogue for Design Within Reach. I wasted some

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late bidding war for another forever loft, as 714 Broadway goes for $613/ft, or more

what’s the story?The best single way to sum up the March 17 sale of the Manhattan loft on the 2nd floor at 714 Broadway is to say that it is rich in angles. Or that it will take many hands.

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710 Broadway loft sells at $1,000/mo premium over 2005 sale, almost

not a typical metricOne way to look at the March 1 sale of the full floor Manhattan loft on the 5th floor at 710 Broadway is that the clearing price of $2.035mm is a record for the building, exceeding even

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303 Mercer Street loft with nothing but potential sells for $640/ft

why so low?On the one hand, the Manhattan loft 303 Mercer Street #B103 (in Snug Harbor; awwww) sold on January 10 at the full asking price of $1.6mm, as a loft that claimed a “renovated kitchen” and “unique architectural details”.

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revisiting Manhattan lofts memory lane: MLG on January 3, 2008 + 151 Hudson Street from 27 years ago + a modern update

serendipity is a wonderful thingI no longer recall what I was searching for in the Manhattan Loft Guy archives last week (or whether I even found it!), but I did come across this nugget from January 3, 2008, tales of

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modesty (again) rewarded / 5 weeks to contract at 55 Hudson Street

pricing like it’s 2006The Manhattan loft 55 Hudson Street #3A was marketed modestly: the broker babble is plain about its limitations (“open loft plan”, “perfect home for the person with his/her own design in mind”, “needs a little TLC”, only

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remarkable patience! 23 months to close 10 White Street loft

sweaters during the nuclear winter?The listing history for the Manhattan loft on the 3rd floor at 10 White Street is unusual because most sellers who came to market when Lehman fell did not stay on the market continuously if they

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loft market at 476 Broadway is pretty F'in efficient

you know I mean the "F" line market, right?Regular readers of Manhattan Loft Guy know that I often beat the drum about The Market being not very efficient, at least as far as individual loft sales provide data points. One

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tales of one loft building / the inefficient market at 718 Broadway, circa 2006, weaker market, 2010

2006 echoesThe Manhattan loft #10D at 718 Broadway sold for $1.06mm on July 20, "1,180 sq ft" of "true chic", this "completely renovated" loft is the "ultimate in sophistication". At a single bedroom and single bath with windows only on

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surprise! strong price for a fixer-upper at 112 East 19 Street (Ruggles House)

much better than a month agoThe last time there was a Manhattan Loft Guy hit on the Ruggles House, 112 East 19 Street, the catch-phrase was price it right, sell it quickly. This time, there is no simple catch-phrase, but

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