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I give this one about 2 weeks on the market. Seems pretty underpriced. Is there a catch?

Really? It sold at the peak of the market, for a lower price. 4th floor 2br sold for under 1m last year. Has the market improved that much?

Feels like prime UWS location, elevator building 2 BR in decent condition with some natural light is rarely available below $1.5m. Tight subsegment of the market...

Small-ish rooms. No dining room. No laundry. Tight kitchen.

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And next door to bldgs owned by non-profit housing types. I wouldn't call it prime, but non non-prime. I get uneasy with the idea of paying over 1m for a non-view 4 room apt in a non-prestige bldg.

This faces the back which would probably be quiet as opposed to facing the front of the building with a playgound across the street. I don't think it's a steal, but will most likely do well at this point as an ask price. I say $999,000 for sale price to beat the mansion tax. It could be lower. Who knows?

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I'm standing by it as a quick sale. I think that's a great block (schools / playgrounds right there notwithstanding) and think the view looks decent (I've seen plenty at this price point that are straight brick wall).

Hopefully I'm wrong (currently a happy renter, but when I make my next move in 3-4 years would be great to see a much cheaper UWS real estate picture).

But the "free bird" thing was clever.

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There were a gazillion people at the open house.. to the point where the elevator got stuck carrying people to and from the apartment (note that the elevator had a one-page disclaimer noting to the building residents and guests that the elevator had gotten stuck before and gave instructions on what to do).

Once in the apartment, it was very clear that this was a 800 square foot one bedroom converted to a 2 bedroom, with a very tiny bathroom added to make it a 2BR. As for the washer/dryer "with board approval", unless you want to get rid of the dining alcove, there was no practical place to put it.

Overall, very depressing that this is what $1.2 million gets you on the UWS these days.

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