What do you think of my condo for sale??

Love the kitchen cabinets, but get some color on those walls. ANY color would be better than white.

Great window treatment in the bedroom. Tasteful decorating in the living room/dining area. Very nice layout. Great location. Price would be perfect if there were laundry facilities in the unit.

I am working on the color but the wife prefers it white....always a battle!

Didn't we just beat this dead horse on another thread?

Methinks this is a joke thread.

We are approved for a wd hookup which is a plus...

Assuming this isnt a joke, I strongly suggest you read the following:

http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/11115-the-worst-thing-a-person-can-do-if-they-want-to-sell

Assuming you read that and STILL insisted on posting this, then flame on! I wish you the best of luck.....

Methinks Squid is probably right ... Same comment about 'valerieg's thread.

The problem with white walls and wood cabinets is that the space looks unfinished. Since the dining area is light blue, I'd go with a light blue in the kitchen, just a shade or two darker. Or a nice medium grey. (PS I just ran your kitchen pic through Behr.com's color wizard, and BOY does a nice light grey really make the kitchen punch!)

PREWAR imply classic style, while this apartment has 1970s style expansive and wrap around windows. I would strike the PREWAR from the property description, because a typical buyer looking for prewar doesn't want an apartment with this feel. In your case, advertising it as prewar just emphasizes that the building is OLD. OLD can mean substandard plumbing or electrical or hallway or lobby decor. If you don't have the traditional charm factor, prewar is not a selling point IMO.

It's a nice apt., but the living room looks a little too feminine, especially the valences. Plus, I would look into getting a rug that is more simple.

And hopefully the conversation will remain civil and some bozo won't jump in to tell the guy that he has to lower his price 40 or 50 percent.

Well, the whole apartment does look kind of "girly". I figured it was either a straight married guy posting, or a gay guy.

the good thing is that the girly look is easy to fix. And the look does not come with the apt. when the buyer takes possession so there is no need to fear it.

>>PREWAR imply classic style, while this apartment has 1970s style expansive and wrap around windows. I would strike the PREWAR from the property description, because a typical buyer looking for prewar doesn't want an apartment with this feel.<<

Bull-sh*t. If it's prewar, it's prewar and should be described as such. The term "prewar" is often incorrectly used to describe a particular style (witness the ridiculously described '21st Century Pre-War apartments' of 535 West End Ave--a modern condo structure built to 'look' old).

In fact, "prewar" refers to full-size apartment building (not a townhouse) built anywhere between the last decade of the 19th century and roughly 1940. Prewar buildings generally have thicker walls, higher ceilings (often beamed), hardwood floors (often attractively patterned), and larger rooms than their more modern counterparts. The size and shape of the windows has absolutely nothing to do with it.

This particular listing shows high-looking beamed ceilings and herringbone floors. Looks pretty prewar to me.

Squid, thos apartments were built prior to The Iraq War, thereby making them pre-war.

That should be the SECOND Iraq War, not to be confused with the FIRST Iraq War. See, pre-war has a lot of cache.

Ha, Wave! Yeah, but the 535 WEA monstrosity was erected AFTER 2003... Perhaps they're referring to the current Gaza conflict? Or to some remote skirmish in Somalia?

Squid, no reason to use harsh language. Should all sellers note the age of their building? "mid-century white brick" or "1980s cookie cutter" or "00's glass curtain wall". I don't find the windows of this unit to be attractive. I think most people like traditional prewar buildings for their classic look and gracious room configurations, not because they are old. I prefer the windows on my prewar-style 1980s building over this one.

PMG, of course not. But the term 'prewar' is a useful distinction, and one that is frequently relied upon as a keyword in online listing searches. The windows you find so hideous are actually not unusual for prewar buildings--see the Normandy at 140 RSD for a great example of larger-sized casement-style window configurations.

Simply because YOU don't find these particular windows 'attractive' does not make the apartment any less 'prewar'. I think you're doing the seller a great disservice, not to mention revealing your own ignorance, by advising him to drop a key descriptive element from his listing.

it's just my opinion that the buyer of this unit is not going to be a tradition prewar buyer, so why advertise to that "market." The Normandy's casement windows scream "art deco" which is a style of the prewar era. These windows here look straight out of the 1970s. Being sold a "selling feature" is not the same thing as attracting a natural buyer of that feature. The buyer may think they are getting an attractive feature because it is being hawked by the broker as such, but most people who prize that feature would pass on this apartment IMO. Why doesn't the broker highlight features that won't disappoint a prospective buyer when they view it?

This apartment has an elegant flow for a one bedroom, especially with the dining area where it is. In that respect (although different from any prewar one bedroom I've ever seen in NYC), I think it's appropriate to refer to it as prewar. Especially if it has the solid construction that goes with the era.

That it sold in 2005 for $670,000 makes me think that it's considerably overpriced for today, though. Good luck selling.

saying that it is a prewar condo is different from saying it is a PREWAR CONO where no other feature is listed in all caps. The fact that it doesn't resemble other prewar one bedrooms in layout and the character of the windows, is what may cause disappointment. This apartment has a lot of pluses that should be highlighted. I would scream "west of Third" or "flexible, over-sized layout" vs stated "gracious gallery" which it isn't. just my 2 cents.

EVERY single building in Manhattan is pre-war, regardless if it was built yesterday or 100 years ago. Why? Because every building standing right now was built pre- World War 3.

its a nice apartment and could easily work for a couple. i suspect it goes for 750.

Daniel234, what do YOU think of your condo?

The legal owner of the apartment is Suzanne M. -- not Daniel234 -- who bought it on January 25, 2005 for $670,000. The pricing should probably be closer to that 2005 pricing than the $800,000 it is listed for.

The magic of marriage? Or at least of shacking up.

I think consensus here is that we're now south of 2005 prices, no?

@alanhart: I bought your Harlem apartment for $835K in 2007. What is it worth now?

For you, after two years, it has immeasurable sentimental value.

alanhart, i think that this month's sales will put us at about 2003 or 2004 prices, maybe even lower because where before the numbers were inflated by new development these numbers will be deflated by not only the slowdown in new development closings, but the other factors that are hitting us now.

aboutready, I was figuring 2004, but not surprised to hear 2003. Thanks.

this apartment is grade-A. Grade-A dog-excrement. a-woof. woof.