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Sale at 100 Wooster Someone ask for a raw space?

Started by KeithB
over 14 years ago
Posts: 976
Member since: Aug 2009
Discussion about 100 Wooster Street #5
I showed this today, was like going back in time, like 1981 when I first moved here. Beautiful building with a lot of potential/challenges for someone with a lot of time, money and patience.
Response by downtownrenter
over 14 years ago
Posts: 48
Member since: Dec 2009

It does look interesting. When will you be showing it again? And is there any way to buy roof rights or create internal access to the roof?

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Response by KeithB
over 14 years ago
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Member since: Aug 2009

It's not my listing, I was showing one of my clients.

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Response by flarf
over 14 years ago
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Member since: Jan 2011

I'm afraid to look at this one because I know I'd be tempted to do something stupid. Especially if you could get the roof rights.

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Response by saiyar1
over 14 years ago
Posts: 182
Member since: Jun 2010

Cc are high, but this could be a jewel in a really trendy neighborhood.

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Response by er1to9
over 14 years ago
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is the artist loft zoned for artists only? Thats why they want cash...heard some banks dont give mortgages to artist lofts unless u have a certifaction as artist?.fact or fiction?

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Response by 300_mercer
over 14 years ago
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Building has 4 units. Presumably harder to finance alongwith it being AIR. If some one is very liquid, does not mind AIR risk, and can handle gut renovation stress, manual elevator, it a great value.

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Response by er1to9
over 14 years ago
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Air risk? What is that?

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Response by 300_mercer
over 14 years ago
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Many lofts in soho are zoned such that at least one person living in the space has to be an artist certified by the City. The city currently does not enforce the rule. However, most coops will ask you for a letter which says that you are familiar with the rule. The worst case is that if the city decides to enforce this, non-artist owners may be forced to sell their lofts to a certified artist which will reduce the value as there are not that many certified artists or bankers married to certified artists who can afford the current spaces. I would not like to tie up most of my net worth in such a property but most people do not care as much especially of your home is not that big a percentage of your net worth. My estimate of current discount due to AIR is 10%-15%.

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Response by UESaptowner
over 14 years ago
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Member since: Feb 2009

Whose listing is this? SE shows broker from Custom Brokers but it also shows up on Elliman's under Jason Caldwell

http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/manhattan/soho/100-wooster-street--unit-5th/100-wooster-street/vjdmadw

Perhaps neither????

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Response by needsadvice
over 14 years ago
Posts: 607
Member since: Jul 2010

I lived in one of these types of lofts in the early '80's (should have kept it), and they are a B!TCH to heat. Unbelievably bad. Ours was heated only by a small metal stove in the middle of the room. Unless you huddled around it like a homeless person huddling around an oil can, you froze. Sleep is only made possible by an electric blanket.

On the upside, they are nice and cool in summer. At least ours was; 15 foot ceiling, wood floor, exposed brick, 2 foot deep windowsills. Fourth floor walkup.

Cold as heck.

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Response by needsadvice
over 14 years ago
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Back to my '80's loft and why I'm glad I didn't stay; the facade started to go because of all the trucks. There were only 6 apartments and 4 little shops to absorb the cost.

I'm just sayin' . . .

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Response by otherooms
over 14 years ago
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Member since: Nov 2009

UESaptowner: This listing is a "co-exclusive". Prudential Douglas Elliman is one of 2 listing brokers. I am the Elliman agent showing this listing. John Caldwell 415-203-6265.

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Response by needsadvice
over 14 years ago
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@JOHN:

We'd love to see interior pictures. I am getting the impression it's a terrible wreck inside . . .

Can the space be divided and re-sold as separate apartments?

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Response by otherooms
over 14 years ago
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Member since: Nov 2009

@needsadvice: imaging urban homesteading in the 1970s by an artist paying $200 rent and needing to build her own kitchen and bath. It was comfy in it's time but is now being emptied won't photograph well. Your attorney would have to review the by-laws on the subdivision question.

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Response by w67thstreet
over 14 years ago
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Member since: Dec 2008

Man talk about bad timing. Imagine if someone put a cap in her azz in 2006 while she was selling black and whites of cityscapes at the corner of wooster and greene.

The owne would be up $2mm. More. Better hurry you could lose another $400k if u don't unload by 9/1. I think both borkers should be on their knees scrubbing.

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Response by HappyinSoho
over 14 years ago
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Member since: May 2011

Needsadvice, it's unlikely that you can subdivide because of the C of O.

Strange broker ads. One says 3000 sq ft and the other says 2500 sq ft. It looks more like 2300 sq ft so the price is about right.

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