no blogger’s remorse, howeverHow’s this for a Bright Shiny Object? The “1,717 sq ft” Manhattan loft (with a “321 sq ft” terrace) #1C at 246 West 17 Street recently sold at $2.55mm after having been sold in 2009 by the…
no blogger’s remorse, howeverHow’s this for a Bright Shiny Object? The “1,717 sq ft” Manhattan loft (with a “321 sq ft” terrace) #1C at 246 West 17 Street recently sold at $2.55mm after having been sold in 2009 by the…
non-commodities can be hard to valueit is a good thing I am not sensitive, because I have once already been surprised by the clearing price of the recently re-sold “2,150 sq ft” top floor Manhattan loft #9S at 130 West…
how does that “if at first you don’t succeed …” thing work?No diversion today, as I missed a weekday of substantive Manhattan loft blogging. (if you are disappointed, call 3-1-1.) One way to look at the recent sale of the…
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…
The Market is uneven. Always.How many times have you heard me say, more or less, data points are data points, whereas The Market is The Market? Today’s context for such metaphysical musing is the duplexed “2,654 sq ft” Manhattan loft…
did Conventional Wisdom takes another shot to the head, or did CW slip the punch?You know the Conventional Wisdom about asking prices and time: that a listing professionally exposed to The Market for enough time without having selling is at…
… and sometimes the bear gets youHave I mentioned recently that comping is hard? Or that (prospective) valuations are matters of opinion? (As are, in fact, sale prices, but at least with those you have two people agree.) When my…
at least everyone made moneyFrom a karmic perspective, it is nice that the “1,917 sq ft” Manhattan loft #6A at 151 West 17 Street (the Campiello Collection) has a fairly straight line sales history, with no hiccups or plunges: Dec…
how quick is Q-U-I-C-K?I generally tell people that the ballpark timing numbers are that it often takes 60 days from contract to closing in a Manhattan condominium, 90 days in a coop, though there are always some that take longer…
not a surprise, but interestingThe last time Manhattan Loft Guy visited the mongrel building 17 West 17 Street was way back on May 22, 2007, is 4,600 sq ft enough? 2 chances at 17 W 17 St, it was evident…
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