stubborn is as stubborn doesThe last time I hit the near-Gehry Manhattan loft building 130 Fulton Street, I talked about a stubborn seller (in my August 11, 2011, stubborn seller of 130 Fulton Street loft takes 10% haircut). That July…
Tag: River
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
view is worth (only) 3%, or $36/ft, at 9 Murray Street (approx)
unless that was a rounding errorThe Manhattan loft #5NE at 9 Murray Street that sold in August is not a perfect match for the neighboring unit #11NE that sold in April, but the two units are very close siblings. The…
why did 288 West Street lofts close with such a wide spread?
why would “gut” beat “restored”?There is a puzzle about the last two Manhattan loft sales at 288 West Street at the extreme northwest corner of Tribeca that might be one of those always-easy-when-you-know-the-answer puzzles. Two lofts that sound the same…
Tagged with: Canal, Comps, Holland Tunnel, Renovation, River, Traffic, Treetop, Views, West, Windows
why did 263 Ninth Avenue loft resale kick some serious butt?
one does not make a trendI have commented before that bright shiny objects (statistical outliers) tend to catch attention at Manhattan Loft Guy. Today’s bright shiny object is a resale at the 2005* condominium conversion of a former printing building,…
OYAToMLG / two million dollar Manhattan loft views edition
One Year Ago Today on Manhattan Loft Guy, more views, much moneyAbout a Madison Square view that really really really seems to have been provably worth a great deal of money: a $2 million view on Madison Square? comping at…
under $800/ft for brand new Lifesaver lofts at 120 Eleventh Avenue
it is all about the viewsI am going to try to avoid the candy and swimming puns here (especially the drowning puns here, please), let’s see how this attempt to talk business about the last two sales of Manhattan new…
a tale of two Ones in Tribeca, Worth vs. York
sounds like the Wars of the RosesYork against Worth. New uber-condo against 6th floor walk-up. $1,091/ft against $757/ft. $1,065,000 against $1,059,581, which is the only way these two Manhattan lofts are close to each other. (Unless you consider 6 blocks…
these water views from a 505 Greenwich loft are worth $370,000 (really)
no … really … I can prove itSometimes the loft market in Manhattan has moments of great clarity. When #12B at 505 Greenwich Street closed on December 29 at $1.895mm, we did not then realize it, but we were only…
459 Washington Street loft bounces back to the right price to sell
starting at the right price is not enoughI always wonder about the agent-seller dialogues with a sale like that of Manhattan loft #4N at 459 Washington Street (John Watts Condo), which cleared at $2.2mm on January 10. Working backwards from…
Tagged with: 2002, Capsouto Freres, Competition, Comps, Neighbor, New Development, Pontes, River, Views, Washington
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