“It’s not often a client gets a second opportunity to purchase their dream home,” said Citi Habitats agent Gil Givoni. “So when they do, it pays to act fast.”
Givoni recently helped her friends from Israel purchase a unit at 954 Bergen Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. This one-bedroom, one-bath condo sold for $520,000.
A married couple in their early 40s, as first time home owners in the U.S., they wanted a good investment in one of the up-and-coming neighborhoods in Brooklyn, as well as place their oldest son can call home when he returns from college.
“My clients liked a corner unit on the 5th floor, but took their time in coming to a final decision,” Givoni recalled. “When they finally did, it was too late, someone else placed an offer. But I reached out to the project manager to see if there was another option. Luckily for us an offer on a similar unit on the same floor fell through. The husband was traveling for work, but I got his wife to come right away as the units in the building were moving quickly. We saw the new option, took a video, sent it to her husband and made the move.”
Givoni’s clients paid the full asking price and the home was on the market for 10 days.
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MANHATTAN
Greenwich Village
63 E. 9th Street, Apt. 11J
$1,300,000
This newly renovated sponsor one bedroom, one bathroom home cond-op. The bright white and modern windowed kitchen has new stainless steel appliances, sleek Italian back-splash tiles and chocolate brown tile floors. The brand new bathroom features porcelain tiles, a beautiful custom vanity for extra storage. Maint: $1,428. Asking Price: $1,172,000. Time on the Market: 10 days. Buyer’s Agent, Company: Michael Johnson & Hayim Nommaz, Corcoran Group. Seller’s Agent, Company: Rafa Maciejak, Rose Associates.
Murray Hill
166 E.35th Street, Apt. 3G
$610,000
750 sq. ft. sunny one-bedroom home, one bathroom in the heart of Murray Hill. This exceptional corner apartment features a renovated, windowed kitchen with granite countertops, a slate tile backsplash, and top-of-the-line stainless appliances. The beautiful bathroom is in excellent condition, and is wired for sound. Co-purchasing, gifting, and pied-a-terre are welcome. $83.53 monthly assessment until August, 2018. Maint: $1,375. Asking Price: $595,000. Time on the Market: 31 days. Buyer’s and Seller’s Agent & Company: Greg Mire and Ari Shwedel, Corcoran Group.
Ditmas Park
415 Argyle Rd, Apt. 7J
$639,000
950 sq. ft. top floor two bedroom, one bathroom in a prime Ditmas Park location. This bright and airy apartment faces west and has three large windows in the large living room. The kitchen has stainless appliances including a Bosch dishwasher and stove, and generous storage and counter space. The master bedroom has two over sized closets and three windows. Maint: $887. Asking Price: $649,000. Time on the Market: 120 days. Buyer’s Agent: Sydney Blumstein and The Blumstein Team, Corcoran Group. Sellers Agent: Rebekah Carver, Brooklyn Hearth Realty.
NEW JERSEY
Hoboken
1125 Maxwell Lane
$2,427,000
1835 SF, 2Bedroom + Den, 2 bath with Balcony and Direct NYC Views. 1125 Maxwell Lane offers world-class amenities including a 24-hr concierge, shuttle service to/from the PATH, a fitness center, large children’s play room, a yoga room, a rooftop pool and hot tub and a spectacular private residents’ lounge with amazing NYC views, a billiards table and a theatre room with stadium seating. Agents: Toll Brothers/ Halstead Property (Matt Brown and Peter Cossio).
SoHo
41 Crosby St #4-R
$1,843,500
Fourth floor loft on Crosby St, manual elevator which opens directly into the loft; currently set up as a 1BR/1BA, the space can convert to a 2BR ; light from east and west exposures; 12’ ceilings, CAC installed; great closets; pets allowed with board approval; no pied a terres; washer/dryer in the loft and a big, clean and dry storage bin in the basement of approx 5.5’ x 14’. Listed price: $1,899,000. Time on market: 24 weeks. Agents: Halstead Property (Jonathan Wolfe)/ Douglas Elliman.
Upper East Side
50 East 79th Street, 7B
$1,400,000
This enormous, light-filled home has two large bedrooms, one and a half baths and a windowed kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. 50 East 79th Street offers the services of 24-hour doormen, full-time elevator operators and a live-in superintendent, as well as a storage shelf for each owner, gym, bike room, central laundry room, and parking garage with reduced rate parking for owners, subject to availability. Imagine a stroll every morning in the Central Park or catching a tour of the latest art show at the Metropolitan Museum just one block away, enjoying world-famous boutiques, art galleries and convenient transportation at your doorstep. Listed price: $1,400,000. Time on market: 8 weeks. Agents: Halstead Property (Vandana Ranjan)/ Douglas Elliman.
