tangled webs woven by Manhattan Media wing of the Real Estate Industrial Complex I’d like to think I’m more a skeptic than a cynic, as I habitually click through background data to better understand newspaper (or other) stories about real…
Tag: Renovation
weird fluff piece: “flip queen” may have actually lost money for mother-in-law
Tagged with: Bushwick, Closing Costs, Flipping, Jonathan Miller, Light, Ny Post, Outdoor Space, Renovation, Roof Deck, Views
seller of Flatiron loft believes Manhattan loft market is not rational
I have to agree, and sympathize When the owner of the “2,352 sq ft” second floor loft at 26 West 20 Street brought his “estate condition”, “[b]ring your architect and contractor” property to market in February 2017, he had a…
Tagged with: Ceilings, Efficient Market, Gut, Long And Narrow, Neighbor Comps, rational market, Renovation, Small Building Risk, Thin Market, West 20, Windows
American Felt loft at 114 East 13 St sells for 6th time at a gain
there are no guarantees in Manhattan residential real estate, of course, of course Timing may not be the proverbial “everything” when it comes to Manhattan lofts, but it surely helps to have it on your side. The “1,164 sq ft” East…
Tagged with: ;about, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1999, 20015, 2006, Balcony, Bath, Closing Costs, floorpan, Kitchen, net profit, Renovation
hints in the floor plan of a life lived in 32 West 20 Street loft as it sells after 23 years
the Manhattan loft Floor Plan Whisperer says … not a conventional plan, is it? If you owned an (officially, as always) “2,000 sq ft” loft that was nearly square, with two exposures and plumbing risers in multiple locations, you could…
Tagged with: 1970s, Classic, Columns, Floor Plan, Footprint, Neighbor, Raw, rebury, Renovation, Square Feet, West 20
Manhattan Loft Lab at 40 West 15 Street features building record, failed marketing, opposite styles, + more!
the good news: loft #6A overcame an awkward footprint to sell over ask The sale a month ago of the “2,100 sq ft” Manhattan loft #6A at 40 West 15 Street is a fascinating window on a variety of topics,…
Tagged with: 2008, 2009, Ceilings, Comps, Empire State Building, Floor Plan, Kitchen, Kitchens, Light, Loft Style, Neighbors, Renovation, The Peak, The Thaw, Views, World Trade Center
65 West 13th Street loft owner bites bullet, finally becomes seller
how to make an impression on The Market The mark of a serious seller is forcefully responding to negative feedback. The guy who just sold the beautiful “2,341 sq ft” Manhattan loft #3H at 65 West 13 Street (The Greenwich)…
Tagged with: 2011, Comps, Greenwich, Kitchen, Layout, Neighbor, Renovation, venetian plaster, West 13, Windows
lily gilded, 161 Hudson Street loft sells after deep price cut
what a difference a million dollars can make One way to measure the difference between the seven weeks that the “2,314 sq ft” Manhattan loft #2B at 161 Hudson Street spent on the market in the Spring of 2016 and…
Garment district loft before & after at 361 West 36 Street
picturing the art more than the loft, alas Have you taken the new Curbed out for a spin yet? The totally new look and feel (and editorial approach) were apparently driven by the need to standardize across the Vox Media…
Tagged with: 1970s, Art, bathrooms, Big Sky Country, Ceiling, Curbed, dropped ceiling, Factory, Garment District, Italy, Kitchen, Layout, Renovation, Views, West 36
The Black Loft finally sells at 213 West 23 Street, 1/3 off
Manhattan loft beauty, like many things, is in the eye of the beholder To say that the fully renovated layout and finishes of the “3,750 sq ft” Chelsea loft #6S at 213 West 23 Street is not in everyone’s taste is…
Tagged with: 2012, Bathroom, Comps, Curbed, Feng Shui, Idiosyncratic, Neighbor, Renovation, Streeteasy, Wall Street Journal, West 23
682 Broadway loft before ($1.295mm) & after ($2.75mm) gut renovation in 2013
I hope you’re not tired of the Guess The Budget game for Manhattan loft renovations I don’t think that I have ever been to a Sunday open house that was as crowded as the one for the pre-renovation “1,350 sq…
Tagged with: 2013, Barrel Vault, Brick, broadway, Ceiling, Chelsea Mercantile, Comps, Floor Plan, Great Jones, guess the budget, Kitchen, Layout, Long And Narrow, Renovation, Seventh, Windows
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