Manhattan Condo Living

JUST RENTED: 155 West 68th Street, 710 | DORCHESTER TOWERS CONDO - Upper West Side

---RENTED---Dorchester Towers Condo located at 155 West 68th Street New York NY 10023 is one of the most sought after condos in Upper West side. The building has 24 hour concierge service, separate mail package room, roof deck, multi-floor laundry and on site management office.

This recently converted Junior One Bedroom apartment has a brand new renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, black granite counter-tops, maple cabinetry, stylish backsplash, and tile flooring. The newly renovated bathroom features new vanity, floor to ceiling tiles. Entire Apartment has maple hardwood floors and both base and crown molding. It has ample closet storage space. The apartment has sunny Western exposure and open street exposure.

We have another brand new renovated one bedroom current available in Dorchester Towers Condo. Click the link below to see the details:

http://dorchestertowerscondo.com/dorchester-towers-condo-one-bedroom-for-rent/

Call us today (917)837-8869 to schedule an appointment today to see this beautifully renovated one bedroom or other sales availabilities.

242 East 25th Street New York New York 10010, ONE BEDROOM OPEN HOUSE TODAY. (One Bedroom/One Bathroom, approximately 712 Square Feet, Offering Price $559,000)

Open House Today SUNDAY 1/29/2012 from 12 noon to 1pm.

This Building is a newly constructed building located in Kips Bay that is close to restaurants, cafe, grocery and transportation. 

This South Facing one bedroom has floor to ceiling sundrenched windows, efficiency floor plan with generous closet space, stainless kitchen appliances and its own washer & dryer.  

242 East 25th Street, the building has part time doorman, fitness center, roof deck and live-in superintendent to keep the building in excellent condition. 

The building is perfect for parents buying for children, investor or someone who loves Downtown living. This is a condop (coop with condo rules), so there is no board interview and condo sublet policy.

Come to our open house today from 12-1pm Or Call today (917) 837-8869 to schedule a showing.

 155 West 68th Street, 1509 | DORCHESTER TOWERS - Upper West Side ($3,495 Per Month Rent)

Dorchester Towers Condo brand new renovated one bedroom for rent. This unit has been gut renovated.

The kitchen is ultramodern with European style high gloss cabinets, Emerald Pearl granite countertops, Villeroy & Boch BiancoNero floor to ceiling wall tiles, complete with Grohe fixtures, Bosch 5 burner 30" cooktop, Bosch dishwasher, Miele Classic Design Wall Oven with Convection microwave and a fully flush Liebherr refrigerator.

Bathroom is a combination of modern aesthetics and contemporary design with Grohe Luxury rain shower, cast iron bath tub, Laufen designed wash basin and toilet, recessed mirror lighting, wall mounted towel warmer, floor to ceiling large format tiles and finished with a black galaxy floor granite slab. The living room and bedroom floors are a herringbone pattern Canadian maple, track lighting system, generous walk in closet storage space, and a very efficient layout with Western facing exposure. 

 

Dorchester Towers Condo is a full time doorman building with on site management office, separate package room, multi-floor laundry and sun roof deck. The building is conveniently located near grocery stores Food Emporium, Trader Joe, Fairway, Zabar and other gourmet food shops and restaurants. Close proximity to Central Park, Riverside Park, subways and other daily essentials. 

This is a BRAND NEW high-end renovation one Bed condo unit for rent at Dorchester Towers.

Call us today (917)837-8869 to schedule an appointment today to see this beautifully renovated one bedroom. 

Georgetown Plaza Part 1- Studio Size Apartment- 60 East 8th Street New York, New York 2011 Year in Review Market Report

This 2011 Year in Review for Georgetown Plaza Market Report is going to detail the sales activity that occurred in the building.  There is a breakdown of the different sized apartments along with the closing prices, original asking prices, and other pertinent information for each type of apartment.   As you go through the report we would like to mention a couple of things to keep in mind. We try to use a number of different resources to cross reference sales figures, any reference to asking prices estimates or specific layouts.  These numbers may be updated as new information presents itself.  In regards to sizes of apartments, we rely on the building offering plan and various online websites as a reference tool, however any reference to a size of an apartment is approximate.

In 2011, we tracked that 11 sales occurring in the building. 
Some of the sales were private sales without coming on the open market however, every sale gives an overall idea of the price point that apartments are selling at.  Keep in mind that often other factors can be involved in a sale, so a sale price doesn’t always tell the whole story.

Studio’s at Georgetown Plaza

This was the only studio that came on the market in 2011 at Georgetown Plaza.
There are very few studio’s that come on the market for sale in the building.  This type of apartment will generally sell very quickly if priced well because of the demand for this price point in the Greenwich Village neighborhood. Please check back for Part 2 - One Bedroom Market Report and Part 3-Two Bedrooms Market Report of Georgetown Plaza at 60 East 8th Street.

Other Fantastic Greenwich Village buildings and useful blog posts:

• 25 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10010
• Zeckendorf  Towers -One Irving Place New York NY 10010
• Use Local Expert for you Manhattan New York condo purchase
• How to determine a good Manhattan New York condo investment
• (5)Five Big tips for Parents Buying for Children in Manhattan New York

Call us (917)837-8869 to discuss this report or other great Greenwich village buildings in details.

Photo from: http://www.skylinerestoration.com/Skyline_Restoration/60_East_8th_Street.html

242 East 25th Street New York New York 10010, this is a newly constructed building located in Kips Bay that is close to restaurants, cafe, grocery and transportation.   

This South Facing one bedroom has floor to ceiling sundrenched windows, efficiency floor plan with generous closet space, stainless kitchen appliances and its own washer/dryer.

 (One Bedroom/One Bathroom, approximately 712 Square Feet, Offering Price $559,000)

The building has part time doorman, fitness center, roof deck and live-in superintendent to keep the building in excellent condition. 

The building is perfect for parents buying for children, investor or someone who loves Downtown living. This is a condop (coop with condo rules), so there is no board interview and condo sublet policy.

Call today to schedule a showing today.

Thoughts on the year 2012 market  for Dorchester Towers:

The relaxation of the pet policy allowing dogs will open up a new pool of buyer’s to the building.  The planned renovation of the hallways and lobby will definitely increase the aesthetic value and potentially apartment value once it is completed.  We will hear the comment occasionally from a buyer that the hallways are due for an update, so once the renovation is done, we believe that will help the building stay competitive with some of the newer condos in the area. Financing still remains focused to a few banks because of the percentage ownership of sponsor apartments.   Pricing looks to be fairly consistent to what we saw in 2011, price within the comparable sales factoring in condition, view, floor and apartment size and with the right marketing and you should be able to sell rather efficiently.

For Dorchester Year 2011 Market Report for different apartment size click below links:

Part I: Dorchester Towers Condo Alcove Studio and Junior One bedroom

Part II: Dorchester Towers Condo- One Bedroom

Part III: Dorchester Towers Condo-Two to Three Bedroom convertibles

http://155West68thStreetApt420.RealBird.com

There are other agents who may have sold or rented one unit in Dorchester tower in the past, but one sale or one rental does not mean they have the most experiences of this unique building.

In this buyer and seller savvy market place, it is most advantageous for Dorchester Towers condo owners to work with agents like ourselves who knows Dorchester in and out  and be the advocate for the Dorchester owners. If you are an owner, feel free to call or email us at (917)837-8869 to have a fair market evaluation of your condo unit today.

 400 Fifth Avenue Two Bedroom Condo on Fifth Avenue Midtown 

(SOLD AND CLOSED with other other residences available)

Price: $1,995,000 (2BR/2.5BA, Eastern Exposure) 

400 Fifth Avenue is one of the newest condo building on Fifth Avenue. There is a luxury five star hotel from first floor to 30th floor, and the condo residences starts on the 31st Floor.

This 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath residence has Eastern Exposure of the Manhattan cityscape and East River, the building facade has one of the kind diamond angled windows which enhance the light, air and view from each room. The condo residences has black oak flooring, Miele kitchen appliances, a Subzero refrigerator and Mont Blanc stone countertops.This building is developed by Bizzi & Partners and designed by Gwathmey Siegel with interiors by DAS Concepts Inc. 

Gramercy Starck 2011 Market Report Year in Review STUDIO APARTMENTS

Gramercy Starck Condominiums for sale had a very constant 2011 Real Estate year.  I have tracked 13 closed sales for 2011.  

"Can an international Buyers or Investors buy a property in a co-op?"

Co-ops are 80% or more of New York Real Estate. Co-op buildings are regulate by Co-op Boards, they make every decision about the coop building and set each coop house rules and policies. Co-Op board of directors would have to approve every potential purchaser.

International Buyers or Investors to buy an apartment in a co-op building are not easy for several reasons:

1. Co-op purchaser approval takes weeks up to months -- and is a rigorous and far from easy process. The majority of co-ops only approve buyers with United States employment, United State income tax and good to excellent United State credit history minimum of two years. A Co-op does not need provide an explanation for a potential buyer's rejection by law.
2. There are often restrictions on how much financing a buyer can use (for example, no more than a certain percentage of the unit price).
3. Most of the co-ops restrict the right to lease apartment, which makes it unattractive to investors. Usually, co-op apartments can be rented out for 1 or 2 years after a certain number of years of owner occupancy, all the perspective tenants will have to be approve and interview by the coop.
4. Co-ops has to approve your use of the apartment such as having staying guests or performing renovations.
5. When selling (or renting it out when allowed) a co-op, the buyer will have to be approve and interview by coop, which reduces the number of qualified buyers and therefore reduces the price of your investment.
6. Some coops does have "flip taxes" on the resale of a co-op to discourage speculators.