Last Week's Biggest Sales
1. MANHATTAN BEACH $3,250,000 290 Amherst Street GMAP (left) 5,058-sf, single-family house on an 11,440-sf lot, according to Property Shark. Entered into contract on 10/21/08; closed on 1/15/09; deed recorded on 1/30/09. 2. PARK SLOPE $2,400,000 383 3rd Street GMAP (right) Back in late May, when this 22-foot-wide, 3,200-sf, four-family brownstone was a House of…
1. MANHATTAN BEACH $3,250,000
290 Amherst Street GMAP (left)
5,058-sf, single-family house on an 11,440-sf lot, according to Property Shark. Entered into contract on 10/21/08; closed on 1/15/09; deed recorded on 1/30/09.
2. PARK SLOPE $2,400,000
383 3rd Street GMAP (right)
Back in late May, when this 22-foot-wide, 3,200-sf, four-family brownstone was a House of the Day, its sellers were looking for $2,695,000. The final asking was $2,499,990, according to StreetEasy. Entered into contract on 8/8/08; closed on 1/15/09; deed recorded on 1/26/09.
3. CARROLL GARDENS $2,225,000
192 President Street GMAP
A House of the Day last June, when it was asking $1,928,000. The listing for the 3,507-sf, four-family claimed it was “priced to sell,” and it seems it was. Entered into contract on 9/18/08; closed on 1/14/09; deed recorded on 1/28/09.
4. PROSPECT HEIGHTS $2,175,000
On Prospect Park/1 Grand Army Plaza, Unit 2J GMAP
2-bed, 2-bath, 2,000-sf unit in the Richard Meier-designed condo, according to StreetEasy. Entered into contract on 2/21/07; closed on 1/9/09; deed recorded on 1/27/09.
5. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS $1,732,328
One Brooklyn Bridge Park, Unit 1132 GMAP
Sale included a parking spot. Entered into contract on 8/13/07; closed on 1/19/09; deed recorded on 1/28/09.
Photos from Property Shark.
“Is the Meier sale incorrect? Or does it really take that long to close? Sheesh!”
yeah it does when you enter into contract on building during construction phase and you don’t close until it is ready to be occupied..That is the usual case. sheesh.
lots of times buyer is selling an apartment to finance the house and request a later closing date so they can time the closings
11217 – WHAT???????????????????????????????
Holy crap sticks 11217! That really happened?
“but why DOES it take 4 months or more to close on a house?”
Well in my case, it took that long because the sellers attorney embezzled my down payment and then committed suicide before we closed.
You never know!
Snappy, I think they had to wait for the apartment to be built. More curious is the 5 months to close on the 3rd Street house.
am a bit of a novice when it comes to home buying/selling
but why DOES it take 4 months or more to close on a house? could both parties really be going back and forth so much they can’t hammer out a deal? Isn’t timing crucial for the loan to remain locked etc?
It is interesting to note that the most expensive property sold above (Manhattan Beach) entered into contract on 10/21/08, certainly AFTER all hell broke loose.
This would leave room to believe that not every sale in NYC is tied to Wall Street money.
This should be good.
Where’s the What with his day old Macy’s layoff cut and paste.