one person’s wow might be another person’s ewwSometimes I wonder if I get attracted (or, distracted) by the same things in a listing that people who do not look at Manhattan lofts for a living notice. For the recent sale…
Tag: Renovation
love it or hate it? glass master bath sells at 181 Hudson Street loft
Tagged with: 2007, Bath, Comps, Conventional Wisdom, Glass, Hudson, Layout, Neighbor, Renovation, Volume
real estate sales made easy: 88 Prince Street loft sells because (some say) it is correctly located
stay classy, guyThe February 16 sale of the “3,000 sq ft” loft #7C at 88 Prince Street (the oh-so-handsome the Little Singer Building) made the news yesterday because it had once been rented for 8 months a few years ago…
Tagged with: broadway, Classic, Little Singer, Longandnarrow, Price Drop, Prince, Renovation, Rental, Tenant, The Real Deal
a question of views for gut renovated 29 Howard Street loft at $1,383/ft
why cut off views over Crosby Street?The “2,061 sq ft” Manhattan loft on the 4th floor at 29 Howard Street was recently renovated with high-end finishes, and then sold. Since it got the full ask (February 14, $2.85mm) it would…
Tagged with: Bleecker, Crosby, Howard, Lafayette, Longandnarrow, Movies, Renovation, Scorcese, Views, Windows
spectacular renovation does not prevent 161 West 15 Street loft from closing down 7% since 2006
awkward layout does not help (but did not change)I suspect that there are other people like one set of buyers of mine who really puzzled over the “1,440 sq ft” Manhattan loft #5A at 161 West 15 Street (Jensen-Lewis Building)…
Tagged with: Broker Babble, Celebrity, Jensenlewis, Kitchen, Layout, Loadbearing, Recent, Renovation, West 15
if you want a spellbinding loft at 889 Broadway, it will cost ya
might you fall onto Broadway?Is there another true (old school) Manhattan loft building (other than 889 Broadway, the Gorham Manufacturing Building), with essentially floor-to-ceiling windows? If so, it does not come to my mind. The marketing lede for the “2,500…
Tagged with: Babble, broadway, Corner, East 19, Gorham, Pivot Doors, Renovation, Spellbinding, Views, Windows
22 Warren Street loft seller paints a portrait of motivation
painting by numbersMaybe the winner of the Oscar for Most Motivated Buyer would have dropped in another price or two, but 4 price drops in 9 weeks looks to me like at least an performance worth a nomination by the…
Tagged with: Authentic, Classic, Clinton, Comps, Motivation, Neighbor, Price Drop, Renovation, Rental, Warren
“bring your vision” loft at 111 Fourth Avenue sells +15% over 2004, nonetheless
or was it already the place “you’ve been waiting for”?It is probably a fool’s game to try to make too much sense of too much broker babble. But my edition of The Babble Primer would reserve a statement like “the…
Tagged with: 2004, Architect, Broker Babble, Ceilings, Fourth, Lofted, Renovation, Views, Vision, Windows
141 West 17 Street gets huge premium for sparing no expense
it’s nice when it worksI hope the new owners of the “2,500 sq ft” Manhattan loft #6W at 141 West 17 Street got the mortgage they want (if they want a mortgage; nothing’s been recorded yet), but I have my…
Tagged with: 2006, Aggressive, Classic, Comps, Longandnarrow, Neighbor, Poster Child, Renovation, West 17
unsold in Summer of 2008, 74 Fifth Avenue loft goes to war
yes, Virgina; timing is everythingThe recent sellers of the “2,475 sq ft” Manhattan loft #11A at 74 Fifth Avenue in the heart of Greenwich Village had poor timing the first time around. They tried to sell at $3.3mm from July…
bridge & river views not priceless at 170 John Street loft, flat with 2007
let’s not quibble, shall we?The “1,362 sq ft” duplex Manhattan loft #PH-C at 170 John Street (the Ships Chandlery) that just sold for $1.1mm last sold on June 8, 2007 for $1.115mm*. In round numbers, the two sales were even,…
Tagged with: Brooklyn Bridge, Duplex, Fidi, John, Location, Renovation, River, Seaport, Terrace, Views
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