well babbled: “this one is ready to go”Do you notice those lingering listings that have broker babble that has never been edited, such as “priced to sell!!!” or “won’t last!!!”? (The extra exclamation points are for emphasis, I suppose.) After…
Tag: Views
pushing slightly above the ask, as 140 Thompson Street loft sells on non-A.I.R. side of West Broadway Arches
Tagged with: Broker Babble, Comps, Floor Pla, Light, Neighbir, Renovation, Thompson, Views, West Broadway, West Broadway Arches
Chelsea Mercantile loft with few windows-per-foot sells without view at $1,040/ft (again!)
that courtyard is not a premium viewLong-time readers know how I feel about the Chelsea Mercantile building at 252 Seventh Avenue: the building that created the market for high-end residential lofts in this micro-nabe. (The 17 Manhattan Loft Guy posts…
primitive loft at 474 Greenwich Street sells at $908/ft
no artists evident, but stillThe “1,100 sq ft” manhattan loft #5N at 474 Greenwich Street in the far northwest corner of Tribeca was billed as a “Classic TriBeCa Artist’s Loft”, which is true, even if there was no sign that…
longtime Seaport photographer/resident losing her Brooklyn Bridge views
doesn’t scream about itThere is a great deal to like about the New York Times CityRoom blog post this week about a longtime South Street area resident (Barbara Mensch) who is losing views that have been her muse, and a…
Tagged with: 1970s, Artist, Brooklyn Bridge, Front, New Development, Ny Times, Photographer, Seaport, South Street, Views
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
161 Hudson Street closes off 2.5% since (late) 2007
crude measures are, well, crudeRegular readers of Manhattan Loft Guy know that I am enamored of the power (well, potential) of the Master List of Manhattan Lofts Sold Since November 2008, and that one of my favorite uses to date…
Tagged with: 2007, Comps, Holland Tunnel, Hudson, Laight, Light, Longandnarrow, Neighbor, Square, Views
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
“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
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
150 Nassau Street loft takes 4 tiny price drops + 8 months to get deal
is “important” a new category of renovations?On the one hand, I applaud an agent’s attempt to think outside the box (or, outside The Broker Babble Primer); on the other hand, I am not sure how I feel about “important renovations”.…
Tagged with: Brooklyn Bridge, Comps, Den, Financial District, Floor Plan, Nassau, Neighbor, Pantry, Renovation, Views
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