manhattan: Manhattan Neighborhoods: Forbes "Most Expensive Zip Codes"
- 09/30/10 11:21 AM
"Could I begin life again, knowing what I now know..., I would buy every foot of land on the island of Manhattan" - John Jacob Astor
(July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848)
Several Manhattan neighborhood zip codes made the recent Forbes "Most Expensive Zip Codes" list. #5 New York, NY 10014 - The West Village, Greenwich Village - Median Home price: $3,785,445 - Up 7% from 1 year ago
#7 New York, NY 10065 - Upper East Side, (East 60's) - Median home price: $3,626,001 - Up 14% from 1 year ago. #9 New York, NY 10012 - … (16 comments)
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manhattan: Square Footage is Only an Estimate in Manhattan
- 09/20/10 01:03 PM
Disclosure of Square Footage Estimates to Potential Buyers
We all know that buyers of apartments and townhouses in New York City often look to the approximate square footage of a property as a measurement for a property’s value. Indeed, often one of the key factors for a buyer in their decision to purchase is a calculation of the cost or price-per-square foot of an apartment or townhouse.
It is important to keep in mind, however, that the approximate square footage of an apartment is often just that – an approximation. Different appraisers or professionals may use different methods or … (7 comments)
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manhattan: Wordless Wednesday: Location! Location! Location!
- 09/15/10 04:37 AM
Upper Broadway - Upper West Side - The Corcoran Group -Westside Gallery - Zabars
Hope to see you on Upper Broadway!
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Sellers: Find out How much your Upper West Side home is worth in today's market?
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manhattan: Friday Foto's: Calm Before the Storm - Happy Labor Day Weekend!
- 09/03/10 02:59 PM
Hurricane "Earl" watch is in affect for New York City and surounding areas. In the event of a hurricane, the City will activate its Emergency Operations Center on a 24-hour basis.
If your apartment has a terrace or balcony, make sure nothing can become airbourne during a high wind condition. This includes awnings, umbrellas, boxes, plants or trees, outdoor furniture, toys etc. At the same time, make sure the drains on your terrace are free from debris that can create a flooding condition. Before, during or after a hurricane, residents can call 311 for information.
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manhattan: Speechless August Sunday: Upper Broadway, Upper West Side, Manhattan
- 08/22/10 03:34 AM
Today is actually a nasty rainy summer day. I took this photo a couple of days ago.
The other day was a perfect clear August morning on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Enjoy the rest of the summer because in just a few months this picture will look like this.
iPhone photos courtesy of:
Mitchell Hall, Associate Broker, The Corcoran Group
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manhattan: Low Appraisal: Be Prepared! It Shouldn't Be A Deal Breaker!
- 08/20/10 04:32 AM
There has been a trend for low appraisals. Banks are pushing for low appraisals, and often won't accept a second appraisal or if they do they take an average of the two. In NY banks are no longer allowed to hire appraisers. They have third party management companies hire appraisers. They come off a rotating state roster so they are not always familiar with the area, neighborhood or buildings. Not that many ever were!
One of my first buyers was an attorney from Atlanta that wanted a Manhattan pied-a-terre. Size was not an issue since the apartment was only going to … (7 comments)
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manhattan: Baby Boom + New Construction Boom = School Overcrowding
- 08/09/10 02:36 PM
Three years ago I wrote a blog titled Baby Boom in Manhattan: Suburbia in the 21st Century. I reported that since 2000 according to census figures, the number of children under age five has increased by more than 32%. Children under 5 account for more than 1 in 20 Manhattan residents.
Any one who has been to Manhattan especially the Upper West Side in the last decade could not help noticing the cavalcade of baby strollers through out the city's broad sidewalks. The blog was about the demographic shift and how Manhattan has become suburbia in the 21st century. It was about … (23 comments)
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manhattan: Upper West Side - Apartments - Central Park West - West End Ave - Riverside Drive - Coops, - Condos - Townhouses
- 08/07/10 09:34 AM
The Upper West Side extends north from 72nd Street up to 96th Street and is bordered by Central Park West and Riverside Park. There are two #2 and #3 express subway stops on the Upper West Side at 72nd Street and 96th Street on Broadway. Both station head houses have have been recently renovated. The 96th Street station has a futuristic looking glass dome. The new station opened but is expected to be completed next year. Both stations are located in the Broadway median. The 8th Avenue subway B & C trains run along Central Park West.
Upper West Side … (8 comments)
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manhattan: FHA Loans No Big Deal in Manhattan Because All Real Estate is Local
- 08/03/10 03:25 PM
There has been a lot of discussion lately about FHA loans. There have been numerous articles not only in respected publications like the NY Times and the Wall Street Journal, but from local blogs and websites. Many seem to confuse Manhattan with the 4 other boroughs that make up the City of New York. There are many single family houses in Queens and Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island. In Manhattan about 75% of available housing is in rental buildings. Of the approximately 25% of housing available for ownership about 70% are cooperatives. * FHA does not give loans in … (10 comments)
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manhattan: Friday Fotos: De Ja Vu.....Umbrella Update
- 07/30/10 02:52 AM
Remember my post two weeks ago featuring the defunct discount broker Foxton's umbrella on a my local neighborhood fruit cart?
7/16/2010
It turns out the Foxton's umbrellas are about as effective as Foxton's agents. LOL
7/29/2010
7/30/2010
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Mitchell Hall, Associate Broker, The Corcoran Group
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manhattan: Wordless Wednesday: Oh What A Beautiful Morning in Morningside Park
- 07/28/10 04:36 AM
Beautiful Summer Morning - Catching the Morning Sun
Oh What A Beautiful Morning! Oh What a Beautiful Day!
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manhattan: Manhattan Second Quarter 2010 Market Report
- 07/01/10 06:15 AM
Manhattan 2nd Quarter 2010 Corcoran Report has been released. The report is a quarterly examination of Manhattan's residential real estate market. This report utilizes market wide data based on deals that closed in the Second Quarter 2010 (April 1 through June 30) and compares it to closings that took place last quarter and during the same quarter one year ago. Closings usually occur eight to twelve weeks after a contract is signed (in a new development, the wait can be as long as two years); for that reason, the sales activity charted here trails actual market conditions.
The Second Quarter … (0 comments)
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manhattan: Pomander Walk: The Upper West Side's Best Kept Secret
- 04/18/10 04:30 AM
One of the Upper West Side's best-kept secrets is a tiny Tudor village tucked between Broadway and West End Avenue. Pomander Walk was built in 1921 to resemble the London set of a hit play of that era called Pomander Walk.
The Pomander Walk enclave of European-styled townhouses runs a full block on the Upper West Side. The townhomes align a narrow block which stretches from 94th to 95th Street between West End Avenue and Broadway. There are 27 Tudor-styled townhomes, with 63 co-operative apartments behind the exclusive gated enclave.
An urban oasis with English gardens, Pomander Walk … (16 comments)
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manhattan: Greenwich Village House Tour
- 04/17/10 03:42 AM
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manhattan: West End Avenue: Manhattan Neighborhood, A Special Place To Live!
- 03/31/10 03:31 AM
The West End neighborhood is one of Manhattan's most beautiful and quiet residential neighborhoods. The majority of buildings along West End Avenue are architecturally distinctive pre-war coops. West End Avenue has the longest stretch of pre-war architecture and ambience in Manhattan. From neo Renaissance to Art Deco, West End Avenue is a neighborhood, an address with its own special cachet.
WEA has stretches of late nineteenth century town houses and several churches and synagogues, but it is almost entirely made up of handsome residential buildings built in the first decades of the twentieth century. The near total absence of … (2 comments)
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manhattan: Wordless Wednsday: The Ansonia
- 03/24/10 03:58 AM
The Ansonia - 2109 Broadway - Upper West Side - Manhattan
When The Ansonia opened in 1904 it was called:
"the most technologically advanced apartment house in the world"
Today the Ansonia condominium has 462 apartments on 18 floors. Beaux arts architecture, landmarked in 1975
iPhone photo courtesy of:
Mitchell Hall, Associate Broker, The Corcoran Group
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manhattan: Wordless Wednesday: Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
- 03/17/10 06:41 AM
Saint Patrick's Day is Celebrated in New York City with an annual parade on Fifth Avenue
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
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manhattan: Wordless Wednesday: Snow Day - Enjoy!
- 02/10/10 01:19 AM
Mayor Bloomberg announced NYC public schools will be closed Wednesday, February 10 due to the snowstorm. All after-school, PSAL and school-based activities are cancelled Wednesday. The status of schools for Thursday, February 11 is not available at this time. Alternate Side Parking regulations are suspended Wednesday, February 10 to facilitate snow removal. However, parking meters will remain in effect. Use mass transit.
Enjoy the Snow!
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Mitchell Hall, Associate Broker, The Corcoran Group
Apartment and Townhouse listings by email
How much is your Manhattan apartment or townhouse worth in today's market?
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manhattan: Not in My Backyard: Anywhere but Downtown Manhattan!
- 01/28/10 10:15 AM
The Manhattan business community and members of the Real Estate Board of New York led by REBNY President Steven Spinola and Bill Rudin, the landlord and Association for a Better New York chairman, are spearheading an effort to move the 9/11 terrorist trial anywhere but downtown Manhattan. Today Mayor Michael Bloomberg came out in favor of moving the trial to another location.
Help MOVE THE TRIAL!!
Lower Manhattan is the worst place to hold the 9/11 Terrorist Trials. Unless we act now, that is exactly what will happen.These neighborhoods have suffered enough.Here is a quick and easy way to take … (10 comments)
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manhattan: Crowds at Open Houses on Upper West Side of Manhattan Today!
- 01/24/10 07:57 AM
Despite the rain, cold and dreary weather open houses were mobbed today on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Buyers are out and buyers are buying. One pre-war 2 bedroom condo priced at $1,399,000 must have had about 40 people when I arrived with my buyers just 15 minutes after it opened.
About 30 people were at the 2 bedroom 2 bath apartments on the third floor of a post-war full service luxury building. One 2 bedroom condo that came on the market the beginning of the week at $1,150,00 that I showed Wednesday evening is already in contract … (5 comments)
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"Could I begin life again, knowing what I now know..., I would buy every foot of land on the island of Manhattan" - John Jacob Astor
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