Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on September 14th 2014 As you peer out of the window of 146 Waverly Place, the remarkable townhouse being renovated to perfection, designed by architect Wayne Turett, you catch a glimpse of the property at 27 Christopher Street a few doors away that just traded hands for $45… [Read More]
ANNIE LIEBOVITZ SELLS HER WEST VILLAGE TOWNHOUSE COMPOUND
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on January 8th, 2014 Annie Liebovitz, the famous Vanity Fair photographer extraordinaire has just sold her ivy-clad West Village townhouse compound for $28.5 million after it sat on the market for many, many months. The compound consists of three unconnected homes: her home is at 757 Greenwich Street, her office at 755… [Read More]
SEX AND THE CITY HOUSE RE-SELLS: IMPORTANT TOWNHOUSE MESSAGE?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on April 24th, s012 The 64 Perry Street house noted for its appearance on ‘Sex and the City’ has re-sold (after the original buyers won an intense bidding war 6 months earlier) for $ 9.85million. The house had traded above the asking price 6 months ago (and again it traded this… [Read More]
GROVE STREET VILLAGE TOWNHOUSE SELLS
A goregous townhouse on Grove Street in Greenwich Village has gone to contract close to its $ 15million+ asking price. Attached are some pictures of this beauty. The property was gut renovated by Triton Enterprises and never lived in, over 5,000sf in size. “The key to this story is,” says Leonard Steinberg, managing director of Prudential… [Read More]
RETAIL UP 0.3%! A REFLECTION ON REAL ESTATE?
Led by a big gain in electronics, U.S. retail sales increased 0.3% to a seasonally-adjusted $355.5 billion in February, despite three major snow storms in the East, the Commerce Department estimated Friday. Sales have risen in four of the past five months, and were up 3.9% compared with a year earlier. Most categories of retailers… [Read More]
The Meat Packing District Spreads…..
Is 14th Street becoming chic? If the rumors about the imminent opening of a highly exclusive SOHO HOUSE-style private club are true, it would appear so. The club, THE NORWOOD, will be located in a sensational mid-19th Century Greek revival townhouse and membership will be strictly by invitation only….The club could be an important bridge… [Read More]
Madonna Mansion?
Pop Diva Madonna is back in New York aggressively looking for a grand mansion to house her ever-expanding family. She has been spotted on the Upper East Side looking at some of the grandest townhouses ($30m+). Obviously she is avoiding co-ops after her humiliating Board turn-down at the San Remo at the beginning of… [Read More]