Condo of the Day: 30 Main Street Loft
[nggallery id=”25414″ template=galleryview] We’ll be interested to see how the prices in Dumbo, the highest in the borough, hold up in the coming months. Someone else who will be interested is the owner of this two-bedroom loft in the Sweeney Building at 30 Main Street who’s set up his own FSBO site to take his…
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We’ll be interested to see how the prices in Dumbo, the highest in the borough, hold up in the coming months. Someone else who will be interested is the owner of this two-bedroom loft in the Sweeney Building at 30 Main Street who’s set up his own FSBO site to take his message straight to the people. From the numerous photos, it’s pretty clear this is a drool-worthy pad. In addition to the predictably high ceilings and abundance of light, the corner loft has a swanky kitchen and high-end bathrooms. The monthly charges come to $972. Price tag? $1,585,000.
Sweeney Building Loft [FSBO] GMAP P*Shark
FSBO: 30 Main Street, C Unit [DumboNYC]
I love the 2 1/2 baths. That is one of the things that makes this special. I think it is a great unit. I would move in there in a second. The market is soft tho, if they want to sell, they will need to make a deal. I notice the maintenance is pretty high for DUMBO, although I suppose that is minor. Great unit, the detractors must have their own motives.
We already know from past postings that cmu does not believe in multiple bathrooms. He must be trying to unload a one-bath, three-bedroom apartment somewhere.
You guys guessing on the price should look at comparable sales in the hood. Nothing there sells for under $1000 a s.f. Even older units on low floors. If it has a good view it can go for 1600 a s.f. This place is cheap.
I think this place is great and well-priced. I think characterizing a FSBO as desperation is way off the mark – if they were desperate to unload they would have listed it with a broker like corcoran that likely has a much larger marketing budget and site traffic than the owner does and who could therefore sell it quickly. Probably just has a great web design background and wants to give FSBO a shot before forking over 6% to the man.
this building is in the quieter part of dumbo at least. waterfront property justifies the price i suppose. I looked at a similar apt on a lower floor about 2 1/2 years ago for just under a million (i’m thinking it must have been smaller tho), and i do believe that they overestimate the sq footage a lot in that building. if you are interested in buying there, definitely bring your tape measure and make sure that you will have enough room.
btw-i agree with the above poster who saves 2 1/2 baths are too much. they are for a 2 bed rm. eliminate the 1/2 bath and turn it into a storage closet i say.
If they have the time and energy to show and market the unit, good for them. Given their sense of style and design, I can see why’d they’d want to be in charge of the presentation.
Adam…you and I have good taste. My bathroom is very similar and very Restoration Hardware. My second bath is all pottery Barn Fixtures. You’re correct. They are pretty high quality for a fraction of the price.
Very impressive presentation! Puts even the best brokers to shame. And I love these people’s sense of design. I want to buy it, furniture and art and all!
I’m familiar with the building (been looking at it for awhile). The unit sold in April for $960/SF did have a slight view of the Manhattan Bridge, but it was also only a one Bedroom/home office. That is to say that the second room had no windows. True 2brs are rare in Walentas buildings which makes me think that this thing sells.
BTW, not sure where people are getting the desperation. I think this owner is pretty damn smart for trying to save 6% of 1.5M. He or she can always go with a broker later.
Or a stay at home spouse with a web design background — I know several of these in Dumbo — or a kid sister/brother who can do this kind of thing. It’s just not that hard to do a cool website especially if you have some sense of design. That’s why it’s beyond the limits of reason that realtors still suck at it.
In this market, I think a FSBO tactic with a low price makes sense. Not sure this IS a low price, but you get my meaning.