an unusual floor plan on a classic Manhattan loft footprint The “2,000 sq ft” Manhattan loft on the 3rd floor at 42 West 15 Street took a while to sell, but it closed last month at $3.4mm, two numbers round…
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classic loft at 42 West 15 Street sells at $1,700/ft without windows in living room
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rising tide meets patient seller, so 13 Jay Street loft sells
April 4 listing leads to April 10 deal for Tribeca loft, though there were many holidays in between Far be it from Manhattan Loft Guy to tempt fate by saying something like “there’s nothing worse than …”, as Life can surprise you…
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lofts sell by the foot, not by bedrooms, as at 53 N. Moore Street in Tribeca
a serendipitous pair of closings at The North Moore line right up with Theory I’ve had this conversation so many times, about how room count (specifically, bedroom count) is the key to the size (and value) of Manhattan “apartments”, while…
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even a Chelsea Mercantile loft will struggle if over-priced
loft sellers can’t simply name their price, no matter a Chelsea loft icon In a world of bad (bad, bad!) news for buyers of Manhattan residential real estate, lofts and otherwise, there’s only a limited amount of cold comfort to be…
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perfect floor plan of 112 East 19th Street loft emphasizes volume
sometimes, simple is the best solution for a Manhattan loft layout I had put aside the “1,950 sq ft” Manhattan loft #8F at 112 East 19 Street (Ruggles House) when I added it to my Master List of downtown Manhattan loft…
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Soho loft with the most awkward kitchen sells above ask at 543 Broadway
a triangle, if only on paper How far would you consider it acceptable to walk to the refrigerator to get, say, vegetables to wash in the sink? If you said “really far, and please, can we put a door in the…
spectacular renovation of Village penthouse loft is not quite as well received as renovator hoped at 42 East 12 Street
Manhattan loft renovations don’t get much more gut than this In the broker babbling world, it seems that no modifier faces a bridge too far. Most often, these flights of linguistic fancy crash and burn (“unique” should be allergic to modifiers), but…
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there are spectacular Manhattan loft renovations, then there’s this 54 East 11 Street loft renovation
… and The Market loved the Village loft renovation! I really appreciated the renovation … er … cosmetic upgrade in that celebrity loft I hit yesterday, one on which so many characters were typed wondering about Bang For The Buck.…
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NY Times finds a Broadway chanteuse who loves her Tribeca loft
things Manhattan Loft Guy loves … include loft lovers When the New York Times real estate feature “What I Love” works for me, it stars a celebrity who talks about her home (OK, her loft) and not just her stuff.…
hyper-local penthouse loft market at Church + Leonard up 9% since January
resale was way up, but profit … don’t ask The guy who just sold the “2,135 sq ft” penthouse loft #5 at 249 Church Street may have worried when he paid 11% over the ask to buy it in what must…
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