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They Come and Go on the Upper West Side - 11/30/11 08:13 PM
Hello Brooks Brothers. Goodbye Filenes Basement
Activerain members and upper west side residents, homeowners and landlords that have been reading my blogs may remember my post from July 2007 titled Say No to Drugs Store Chains when I discovered that all the stores on my block were being forced to close. The new landlord who just inherited the building wanted a big box.
Broadway between 87th/88th streets circa 2007
B'way bet 87/88th remained vacant from 2007 - 2011
Then right before Labor Day, the last week of August this year (99 degrees) a Japanese Gap type store with … (10 comments)
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Manhattan Townhouse Market Report - 11/29/11 07:06 AM
Manhattan Townhouse Market Report
Third Quarter 2011
Due to the low number of townhouse transactions each quarter, prices can be skewed easily.
On the East Side, median price surged 37% to $8.3 million from a year ago due to transactions at $23 million, $36.5 million and $48 million.
On the West Side, median price increased 18% to $5.1 million from a year ago due to sales at $12.2 and $13.75 million.
Downtown townhouses declined 6% from a year ago and 36% in median price from Second Quarter 2011 as the highest sale this quarter was $8.4 million whereas last … (1 comments)
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Guarantors and Parents buying homes for Children - 11/28/11 09:41 AM
Over the years I have sold and rented many apartments where a guarantor was needed. I have also sold apartments where parents and/or trust funds bought the apartment outright for an adult child or beneficiary.
In a condo it is very simple. A parent can buy for an adult child. A corporation and or a trust can buy a condo. Some condos have applications but many don't or have very simple applications. I recently had a condo transaction where the couple obtained a mortgage from their parents. As far as the seller, listing agent and the condo were concerned it … (2 comments)
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'Tis The Season! Awesome Apthorp - 11/27/11 06:00 AM
The Apthorp
390 West End Avenue - West 78th -West 79th at Broadway
The elegant full-block apartment complex built by the Astor family for the New York elite.
The History
• Built in 1908 • The vision of William Waldorf Astor, executed by architects Clinton and Russell • Listed on the National Register of Historic Places • Italian Renaissance Revival architecture • Richly ornamented limestone façade • Iconic iron entry gates • One of four private courtyard drive pre-war buildings • 163 condominium residences
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Current available condo apartments: One, two, three, four and five bedroom apartments range from … (9 comments)
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The Dillon: Market Update Townhouse Units - 11/26/11 11:14 AM
The Dillion - Clinton/Hells Kitchen - New Condo Development The Dillon, a new development, 83-unit condominium at 425 West 53rd Street between Ninth and 10th avenues, had a broker party recently to debut its townhouse units and showcase its penthouses. Walls are angled to draw the eye out and through. The building’s rippled exterior allows for views westward, towards the river, and to the iconic eastern cityscape. The designer apartments' walls, hand-painted by New York painter Mark Chamberlain in colorful stripes and honeycomb patterns. BMWs were temporarily on display in the garage to show off the underground parking. Developed by SDS … (3 comments)
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Beloved Upper West Side Tradition: Macy's Balloons Getting Pumped - 11/23/11 11:35 PM
While the Thanksgiving Day Parade is the main event, the inflation of the balloons has become a beloved annual tradition on the Upper West Side
The balloons have been blown up on West 77th and West 81st streets tonight.
The balloons are inflated and resting ahead of tomorrow's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Macy’s lines up all of its balloons and pumps them up all night long in preparation for the Thanksgiving event.
Julius the Sock Monkey is making his debut this year
The parade begins tomorrow at 9 a.m. on West 77th Street. It travels south along … (24 comments)
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Happy Thanksgiving to All - 11/23/11 11:11 AM
To all my ActiveRain friends and blogging buddies wishing you and yours a very Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving. Mitchell If you're on the Upper West Side for Thanksgiving check out The Macy's Thanksgiving day parade along Central Park West and visit the Galactic Spectacular on West 81st Street every evening through Sunday November 27th.
courtesy of:
Mitchell Hall, Associate Broker, The Corcoran Group
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Speechless Sunday: Galactic Spectacular - 11/20/11 08:25 AM
iPhone photo ©Mitchell Hall 2011
The American Museum of Natural History is located on Central Park West between 77th and 81st Streets.
iPhone photo ©Mitchell Hall 2011
The museum's Rose Center for Earth and Space at the Hayden Planetarium is a galactic spectacular at West 81st Street
iPhone photo ©Mitchell Hall 2011
Bright green waves of laser light ripple across the Hayden Sphere from 5 to 11 pm every evening until Sunday, November 27, to illustrate how the Hubble Space Telescope analyzes distant galaxies, quasars, and other celestial objects in the universe. … (9 comments)
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Occupy Wall Street: They're Movin on Up - 11/20/11 07:04 AM
Yesterday I saw two middle aged men (they may still be living at home with parents ;-) on the Upper West Side outside the 72nd Street subway station holding Occupy Wall Street Signs. Today they were gone. It's hard work holding signs. So they're movin on up to the east side.
They're Movin on Up
Well they're movin on up, To protest on the east side. To protest deluxe apartments in the sky.
Movin on up, To protest on the east side. We're protesting those that finally got a piece of the pie. Fish don't fry in the kitchen; Beans … (11 comments)
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Friday Fotos: Galactic Spectacular Upper West Side - 11/18/11 09:12 AM
The American Museum of Natural History is located on Central Park West between 77th and 81st Streets
The museum's Rose Center for Earth and Space at the Hayden Planetarium is a galactic spectacular
Bright green waves of laser light will ripple across the Hayden Sphere from 5 to 11 pm every evening until Sunday, November 27, to illustrate how the Hubble Space Telescope analyzes distant galaxies, quasars, and other celestial objects in the universe.
The laser installation can be best viewed from 81st Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.
Upper West Side Hyper-Local Neighborhood Reports
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What Manhattan Sellers Actually Have Control Over - 11/14/11 09:35 PM
The volume of options in Manhattan apartments tends to result in a pretty efficient marketplace where attractive opportunities result in action.
What Do Manhattan Sellers Actually Have Control Over?
Location? No
Room Count? No
Square Footage? No
Floor? No
View? No
Building Amenities? No
Lets looks at some of the key drivers that sellers actually have control over
Price: Nothing matters more than the initial list price. Buyers and buyers’ brokers are very tuned into to marketplace valuation and the power dynamic shifts to the sellers when an attractive pricing means an apartment is seen as something to be pursued … (10 comments)
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Manhattan Monthly Market Report - October 2011 - 11/12/11 12:58 AM
| Record Low Interest Rates | Rental Vacancy Rates Below 1% | All -Time High Average Rents |
I like to provide a sense of the Manhattan market conditions each month in my Manhattan market reports and I find myself trying to constantly gain a market-wide perspective on demand, pricing and market psychology.
While the macro-level market analysis below is certainly helpful in placing real estate opportunities in context and weighing up relative negotiating strength, what matters most are the individual sale transactions. Each market segment and neighborhood has it's own nuances.
My current perspective is that the market has picked up … (7 comments)
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Mitchell Hall featured in The Observer's Townhouse Fall Edition - 11/09/11 06:11 PM
I was interviewed recently and featured in The Observer's Fall 2011 Townhouse Edition. The article is about mixed use Manhattan Townhouses. Check it out on page 15-16 and please contact me if you're looking to buy or sell a single family, multi-family, mixed use or income producing townhouse.
MITCHELL HALL
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Upper West Side: Is Green the new Brownstone? - 11/09/11 07:58 AM
Upper West Side Brownstones in Fall Colors
Brownstone Townhouses West 80's, Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC
Upper West Side Brownstones come in many color palettes.
What is your favorite Brownstone color palette? What is your favorite Brownstone trim color?
iPhone photos ©Mitchell Hall
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Mitchell Hall, Associate Broker, The Corcoran Group
Manhattan Townhouse Market Report
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Good Luck NYC Marathon Runners - 11/06/11 06:13 AM
Photo Courtesy of Central Park Conservancy
More than 45,000 runners and 200,000 spectators are expected in Central Park today for the 2011 ING NYC Marathon.
Every year, the first Sunday in November, New York Road Runners present the NYC Marathon. Runners from around the world come here to perform on the greatest stage in front of two million New York City fans.
Splendid weather is expected. Nothing but sunshine over the city today.! Enjoy the marathon. Good Luck to all!
http://www.ingnycmarathon.org/course_map/interactive_map.shtm
Mitchell Hall, Associate Broker, The Corcoran Group
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Set Your Clocks Back at 2:00 am End of Daylight Savings Time. - 11/05/11 10:54 PM
Dont forget to set your clocks back at 2:00 am Sunday, November 6th - the end of Daylight Savings Time. The FDNY urges you to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors as well. … (7 comments)
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Friday Fotos: Ice Skating in Bryant Park - 11/04/11 01:21 PM
Beautiful Day in New York City - Ice Skating on 42nd Street in Bryant Park
Oh what a Beautiful Morning...Oh what a beautiful day!
I've got a beautiful feeling...
Everything's going my way!
iPhone photos courtesy of:
Mitchell Hall, Associate Broker, The Corcoran Group
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