Category: Tribeca

In 2013 13 historically important and beautiful New York buildings will turn 100 years old. While Manhattan is a city of change and new buildings like the Freedom Tower, One57, and 56 Leonard Street capture our attention today, passing by the stately buildings of the past like The Woolworth Building or Grand Central make our daily lives richer in New York. Sometimes I force myself to put my phone away as I move around the city and look up at buildings I have never noticed before. The wide collection of stunning architecture we have in New York is refreshing. See New York’s best of 100 years ago, couresty of Curbed.com’s summary of each building and a link to the building’s web-sites. As spring hides but waits around the corner follow this list and create a walking tour for a lazy spring weekend.

Which one is your favorite?

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In the last weeks both Jonathan Miller (on Curbed) and Urban Digs reported and provided data to support what buyers and sellers alike are finding in the Manhattan luxury condo and luxury loft market; inventory is at seven-year lows and competition among buyers for new apartments that hit the market is super high. Multiple bids are back, especially in the $2-5 Million price point, and buyers in areas like Tribeca, Greenwich Village, the West Village and on the Upper West Side are feeling the heat. While the entry level market is very competitive downtown, pricing still needs to be on-target otherwise buyers are moving onto the next best property.

Check out these graphs created by Jonathan of Miller Samuel and Noah of Urban Digs. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. These graphs take things from ‘broker-speak’ to reality.

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I’m delighted to share that today, Thursday, February 28th at 6:30pm EST, HGTV’s Selling New York will air a new episode featuring my clients, an international couple, facing a true New York real estate challenge. The couple and their 3-year old daughter welcome twin boys into the family. Sarah and her husband quickly realize their 2-bedroom Bowery condo is too small. Prices on 3-bedroom lofts are rising fast, but they must sell their current home to be able to buy. Read more…

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As Hurricane Sandy battered Manhattan I nervously watched from my 12th floor West Village Co-op while simultaneously monitoring Facebook posts by friends and acquaintances. On the 42nd floor of a No-Mad condo a friend posted a hair-raising 10-sec video of his overhead lamps swinging wildly from right to left as though he was on a ship in a storm. “What are you still doing there?” a concerned friend asked.  Where would he go, I thought? Other friends have had to leave Read more…

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We are excited to announce the publication and release of the premier issue of The Sargent Report: Tribeca. It has been designed to provide Tribeca loft owners and you with a time-efficient but in-depth review of the Tribeca luxury real estate market. Including a summary of sales and market activity, details of future new developments and the most recent top condo sales, we hope you will find it informational and of value. Manhattan luxury real estate is moving at a very different pace than the entry-level, and it is our vision to provide residents and buyers of Tribeca high-end condominiums with the best possible advice, analysis, predictions and insight to make confident real estate decisions.

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Photo: Tobias Hutzler via T&L

I just came across this great article written by Kate Betts for Travel & Leisure magazine. It’s about touring New York’s most dynamic neighborhoods and experiencing the change over time. Gain insight into how neighborhoods like Tribeca, Williamsburg and Harlem have truly changed since the 1980’s and even the 1990’s moving from the fringe to becoming ‘established’ with such long-time Tribeca restaurants Nobu being joined by celebrated chef Andrew Carmellini’s Locanda Verde in Robert DeNiro’s hotel at 379 Greenwich St.  Read more…

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In New York luxury real estate, strong demand in downtown Manhattan for Tribeca’s 3 and 4-bedroom luxury lofts and condos resulted in prime properties going to contract in under 45 days. From mid-May to July, 3-bedroom inventory dropped 47% to only 29 units resulting in bidding wars and record prices for some properties.

Why is Tribeca so hot now? More families are choosing to stay in Manhattan and are looking for large spaces which are found in the luxury 3-4 bedroom lofts of Tribeca.  Add PS 234 (a great public school) and the Hudson River Park and it’s ever increasing amenities and luxury lifestyle.

If you had invested in a Tribeca 4-bedroom loft in 2000 it would have cost you Read more…

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