the numbers say there is a story, but not what the story isThe sellers of the “1,436 sq ft” Manhattan loft #10A at 21 Astor Place gave it a long shot last year, asking $2.25mm almost six months before taking…
Tag: Rational
height makes a small difference as Altair 20 lofts sell at 15 West 20 Street
expectations are met (mine, anyway)The 2007 new development to residential living known as Altair 20 at 15 West 20 Street (a sibling to Altair 18 at 32 West 18 Street) faces a taller building across 20th Street, so you would…
Tagged with: Altair, Bidding War, Comps, Efficient, Kitchen, Neighbor, New Development, Rational, West 18, West 20
Sunday diversion / a baseball cornucopia for geeks & sentimentalists
you have to start with Pythagorus and the OriolesWhen last seen on Manhattan Loft Guy, Pythagorus was waving his finger at the Baltimore Orioles, predicting doom, sooner or later (July 8, Sunday diversion: of Pythagorus and baseball odds). Since then,…
166 Bank Street loft with 30 year-old river views got for $1,188/ft in far West Village
go figure: Jersey views not as valuable, even with a riverContinuing a sequence of view posts, today’s edition features a loft in pretty primitive condition (like yesterday’s) with major bragging about views (like yesterday’s). Unlike yesterday’s September 13, quintessential artist…
Tagged with: Bank, Comps, Efficient, Floor Plan, Hudson River, Neighbor, New Jersey, Rational, River, Views
unique loft at 236 West 26 Street bends the market by selling well above comps
the beauty that got awayThe recent sale of the (not really) “1,288 sq ft” Manhattan loft #10SE at 236 West 26 Street in the Chelsea Capitol is both near and dear to my heart (and to one of my buyers) and…
Tagged with: Broker Babble, Capitol, Comps, Finishes, Neighbor, Overpay, Rational, Renovation, West 26, Windows
415 Greenwich Street loft resale clobbers sponsor at Tribeca Summit, nears record
this may stingThe recent sellers of the “2,318 sq ft” Manhattan loft #3A at 415 Greenwich Street in the 2008 new development Tribeca Summit must have been paying attention. They no doubt noted the two most recent sales in the…
Tagged with: 2008, Comps, Greenwich, Neihgbor, New Development, Rational, Record, Sponsor, Tribeca Summit, Upgrades
'architecturally designed' loft with no view, little light at 114 West 27 Street sells at $799/ft
the only way to get a bargainThere are over 300 loft resales in 2012 on my Master List of Manhattan Lofts Sold Since November 2008, the vast majority of which have $/ft calculations, and only 19 of those lofts sold…
130 Fulton Street loft sells 4% over 2007, but there’s a really big catch
not a market-driven increase, even if a market priceReaders who remember my September 27, 2011, is the Manhattan loft market back to (up to) 2007? 61 repeat sales say “probably”, “a bit” (one of my favorite posts of 2011), will…
60 Beach Street gut loft project goes for gold, gets world record
I do not understand this. At. All.I am going to posit that pretty much all of the sales history of the recently sold “2,557 sq ft” Manhattan loft #4D at 60 Beach Street makes no sense: sold by sponsor Dec…
Tagged with: Beach, Efficient, Empty, New York Times, Primitive, Rational, Renovation, Sponsor, Staging, Sweetheart
sometimes the bear gets you: 245 Seventh Avenue mini-loft sells 22% off from peak sale
Froth + Peak + Trough + Thaw need a 5th stepKnowing that the last time the “981 sq ft” Manhattan loft #4C at 245 Seventh Avenue was almost exactly at The Peak of the overall Manhattan residential real estate market,…
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