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Post by acookertv on Jul 11, 2019 12:33:27 GMT
I never would have really thought about him leaving New York, but now that he has, I gotta admit he's got the right personality for LA. I can see it. I wonder if they will figure out how to work him in to the mix for the original Million Dollar Listing.
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Post by provenceguy on Jul 11, 2019 15:39:43 GMT
Apparently Derek and the kids will stay in California, and Fredrik will commute back and forth to NY for work.
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Post by Kao on Jul 27, 2019 17:09:17 GMT
It's a 3 hour trip, and a lot of people stay in NYC for work during the week, fly out to the coast Friday afternoon, then fly back Sunday night/Monday morning (and some people do the reverse as well). Frederik will miss out on some things, but it's doable and they can afford it.
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Post by Kao on Aug 2, 2019 19:25:29 GMT
Season Premiere last night! The 80s party Frederick threw for one of his clients was pretty wild; too bad that particular client wrote a clause in his contract that if he found a buyer he didn't have to pay Frederik anything. All that time, effort, and money...wasted! Loved the estate that Ryan was trying to sell upstate. It's a shell, but has really good bones and would be great as a restaurant, country club, hotel...basically anything you want, and the grounds were beautiful.
Ryan's also trying to sell this beautiful 6 bedroom townhome in Brooklyn Heights with a fatal flaw: It's right next to the expressway and you can hear the traffic even with double-paned windows. After many complaints he gets over that by having a marching band at this huge open house party he threw and had them play in the house. That seemed to work as everyone enjoyed the entertainment and concentrated more on the house than the noise outside.
Steve went to London, met a girl, fell in love and is sad that he can only see her once a month. Word around the campfire says he also knocked her up, and she gave birth two months ago (the rumor mill also has more ugly things to say about his baby's mama that I'm not going to repeat here). I hope it works out. Frederik and his husband threw a cute party for the twins 1st birthday and Luis showed up! Hopefully he's here to stay, I like Luis. And according to some type of Swedish tradition threw cake at everyone. Literally. And it actually looked like fun.
Based on the clips they showed at the end of the show this season is going to be great!
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Post by provenceguy on Aug 11, 2019 2:04:21 GMT
Steve was the one trying to sell the rundown estate in upstate NY. He did eventually sell it for 2 mill, which seems really cheap to me.
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Post by annifran on Aug 11, 2019 16:09:44 GMT
It was also surprising to me that the property sold for so little. The acreage alone should be worth more. For any developer who has the time and money to renovate the property, it looks like a sure thing. I can see it being used for so many purposes and with the history behind it, it should draw people to it.
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Post by JoRyMom on Aug 11, 2019 17:33:26 GMT
Luis had me almost in tears. He just seems so sincere. I hope he can get his groove back, because I really have missed him.
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Post by Kao on Aug 11, 2019 19:47:04 GMT
Luis made me cry. I'm glad that Frederick did what any good friend would do in that situation, and that is to simply listen because Luis had a lot to release. I think a lot of his issues had to do with isolating himself and hopefully he'll be okay back in NYC with his friends and support system.
I'm also glad that the Brooklyn and upstate properties got sold but blimey that upstate property got lowballed. I guess at this point the owner wanted to get rid of it, the offer was cash, and the other offer was much too risky.
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Post by woodiedog on Aug 12, 2019 10:11:36 GMT
I'm a little shocked about the fall of the RE market in NY. I hadn't realized it was so soft.
Things were I live (Massachusetts) still seem very active, even in the luxury market.
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Post by acookertv on Aug 12, 2019 12:15:09 GMT
Luis made me cry. I'm glad that Frederick did what any good friend would do in that situation, and that is to simply listen because Luis had a lot to release. I think a lot of his issues had to do with isolating himself and hopefully he'll be okay back in NYC with his friends and support system. I'm also glad that the Brooklyn and upstate properties got sold but blimey that upstate property got lowballed. I guess at this point the owner wanted to get rid of it, the offer was cash, and the other offer was much too risky. The scene between Luis and Fredrick was very moving for Luis, and holy cow did it show how much Fredrick has grown in all the season on this show! First or second season Fredrick would never have sat through that in the same way. He has gone from such a self-centered and materialistic boob to a guy who really does have his head screwed on straight. In the beginning of the show, I could not stand Fredrick, but as he's matured he's really become someone to pull for and cheer on. |
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Post by Kao on Aug 12, 2019 19:29:51 GMT
I'm a little shocked about the fall of the RE market in NY. I hadn't realized it was so soft. Things were I live (Massachusetts) still seem very active, even in the luxury market. It's really bad, Woodielog, and it's going to get worse. The problem is that there's been a ton of "luxury" buildings going up in NYC in the past few years, and they all offer similar amenities to be competitive with each other. At the same time, the foreign market that normally would buy a pied-à-terre (which most coops don't allow, but the condos do) or an investment property in NYC to sit on for a while before selling for more money aren't buying properties in the USA now for a variety of reasons. Meanwhile, the local creative class and people who would normally move to NYC to chase dreams and go to Art School have decamped to Brooklyn, Astoria, and Hoboken where the rents are cheaper and you can still get a good deal if you're buying. It's actually really sad; I look at different rental sites and some of those luxury properties have been on the market for years, partially because people tend to put a lot of ridiculous upgrades in their properties (stuff like marble bathrooms, built-ins, etc) expecting to get their money back, but people want to kinda put their own stamp on places and are less willing to pay for all of that.
It's about time for a price adjustment; they've been overpriced for ages and now the pendulum is shifting.
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Post by betty80 on Aug 12, 2019 19:51:30 GMT
All of them have grown since the first season. I wish Luis so much happiness. Fredrik and his family are so cute, as is Ryan and his family. Even Steve will be having a child this season. This cast matured more than the LA cast.
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Post by amber on Aug 12, 2019 19:54:15 GMT
The market has been stagnant for a couple of years and not just NY.
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Post by betty80 on Aug 16, 2019 14:04:25 GMT
I'm so happy for Louis! He said he is expecting a baby girl, but the show said "to be continued" and did not give details.
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Post by Kao on Aug 16, 2019 20:32:13 GMT
That townhome on 18th street went from 20 million to 15 to finally sell at 13.8. It's definitely a buyer's market out there.
I think Frederick gave that couple good advice; they just wanted more for the property and they aren't going to get it in today's climate. It was a lovely place, but no one is going to pay 7.8 million for a floor thru in Tribeca right now. The wife considering sitting on the property until the market got better would be a better decision, as Frederick told them they would only be able to get around 5.8m for the property right now. Most of the sellers on this show have an inflated idea of what their property is worth (or want to get back the investments they made on improvements to the property) that simply isn't realistic in today's market.
I want to know what happened with Luis's baby. Did he knock some French woman up?
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Post by annifran on Aug 17, 2019 16:59:20 GMT
I can't imagine wanting to live in a townhouse with 7 floors, elevator or not. I feel sorry for movers who have to carry the furnishings up and down. Ditto for construction workers refurbishing such a property.
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Post by betty80 on Aug 17, 2019 17:25:03 GMT
I can't imagine wanting to live in a townhouse with 7 floors, elevator or not. I feel sorry for movers who have to carry the furnishings up and down. Ditto for construction workers refurbishing such a property. I agree. What if you get sick or are just tired and have to travel between that many floors to get something you might need? I also can't imagine the cost it would take to heat and cool 7 floors. |
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Post by Kao on Sept 1, 2019 7:16:31 GMT
Watched this week's episode and seeing Frederick's new Chelsea client's apartment made me remember my pet peeve. If you want to live in a traditional house or a apartment, find one; there's a ton of them to choose from. Don't take a perfectly good loft and get rid of the brick, give it walls, etc. So many great spaces in NYC are ruined now because of that.
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Post by beerbelly on Sept 1, 2019 12:45:57 GMT
These homes are so grey, white and stark for me. Even though they are millions of dollars, I'm never wishful for them. They seem so cold, a concrete dining table? Not for me. I could do with a fireplace however....
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Post by Kao on Sept 3, 2019 18:53:44 GMT
To me there's a middle ground between grey, beige, and boring and completely personalized to the point that you can't imagine anyone living there except the homeowner...ESPECIALLY if they made a bunch of really expensive, tacky add-ons. There was a buyer last season I think? who Steve convinced to sell his loft, and there was gold leaf and marble EVERYWHERE. I remember the bathroom being especially tacky, and I think he painted the brick in the loft as well. And then he wanted a premium for all the "changes" he made...
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Post by Kao on Sept 15, 2019 18:07:29 GMT
I really like the new guy they have on here. It's wonderful that he lost 225 pounds! He's also great with the stubbornest of clients--I think he'll do well in this business.
I felt bad for Ryan losing the Great Jones St/Harlem deal but I think the client was quite unreasonable of what his properties on Great Jones were worth, especially considering that they were directly across the street from a fire station.
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Post by beerbelly on Sept 15, 2019 21:16:58 GMT
Me too! I thought that they were including him to create some drama...but happily it's his own story. Horrible that he was discriminated within his own community. Such pressure to look fit and muscular in the male gay community in NYC. Not fair.
That client was a d-bag. That area is a busy area too. I love East Harlem, I keep meaning to look up those apartments.
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Post by Kao on Sept 15, 2019 23:03:37 GMT
I do have to admit that the name that Ryan came up with was super stupid. Here you have a nationally historic neighborhood made up of Black creatives from the Harlem Renaissance to present day with Striver's Row and the Apollo Theater in it and the name you choose is..."Smiles?" Yeah, I don't blame the developer for dinging him on that.
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Post by beerbelly on Sept 16, 2019 21:58:33 GMT
Agreed. That was dumb. I would not like to live in a building called 'the smile'.
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Post by Kao on Sept 22, 2019 18:25:51 GMT
I had typed out a longish comment about this week's episode and when I went to publish it discovered I was not logged in. I don't feel like typing all that again so if you're a fan of colorful (and not so much) lofts this is the week to watch. The last loft in particular is a gem as I had no idea they had lofts on the Upper West Side, and this one is in a historic building created for artists.
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Post by provenceguy on Sept 27, 2019 14:39:13 GMT
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Post by Kao on Sept 27, 2019 21:02:18 GMT
Adorable baby, but if I were the mother I would have opted out of the delivery room footage. At one point, she was spread-eagled. They joy in both Luis and the mother's faces was precious though.
Poor Tyler! I felt very badly that his breakfast showing was a bust, but I could have told him no brokers are feeling a early morning walkthrough of a apartment. Cute place, but kinda on the smallish size, especially for a family.
Once again we get to see seller's greed bite them in the ass. Jan Sport absolutely LOVED that huge all-white loft from last week that Frederick is trying to sell, she just wanted it at a more reasonable price considering the place is in an up and coming area with lots of construction going on around it and no ammenities or doorman, and once again the seller didn't want to budge. Unreasonable, especially since I've seen similar lofts in the Flatiron District go for like 3.5 and that's a much more desirable area.
Ryan decided to do the most real estate thing ever and rebrand a dead-end, vague area into a whole new neighborhood, and prints up a lot of posters to post around town. The design is intriguing and is sure to get some interest. Glad the graphic designer vetoed his idea of a pic of him being prominent on the poster.
One of the things I love the most about Steve is his love for his disabled sister and I enjoyed seeing him advocate for the wheelchair bound man who wanted to buy that crazy expensive loft in the artist building from last week. That coop board allows pets, pied-a-terre (which a lot of coop boards don't like) and parents buying their children units in the building so I'm sure they can let a handicapped man build an elevator in his 11m triplex. He was a very nice guy who loved the place for its history and design and I hope he got it.
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Post by beerbelly on Sept 27, 2019 23:35:56 GMT
I LOVE you Kao! I love that you have such a wonderful grasp of the city I live in.
So, my internship is very close to Fredrik's listing....and it is non stop construction...everywhere. My co-intern said she could hardly get a coffee because all of the construction workers getting breakfast. It gets hard to navigate with all the scaffolding and such. Although this morning they stopped a...small fork lift? No idea what it was, but they stopped it so I could pass and I felt very special. So yeah, I would not want to live in that neighborhood. And I get 'too up-and-coming', I mean, if you have to wait at your local bodega for a coffee...no bueno.
Ugh! That was so hard to watch with Tyler. I hope they didn't make him eat just for the show. I really like him and it just broke my heart. And yup, I've never heard of Tripplemint and I looked at their website and they have nothing in my zipcode. It looks like they do rentals mostly.
Those apartments on 29th and 11th are beautiful...but what is someone going to do with 5 bedrooms? That's a lot of space to furnish and clean. I haven't been to Hudson Yards (cuz I'm not a mall person and have thoughts on that whole project and our affordable housing problem) but that would be a 'no' for me being so close to Penn Station. Well, sort of. Maybe it would be a good summer home where you want to 'get away from it all'.
And yes, that made me like Steve. And I do believe you have to be disabled friendly - at least in rentals. And I'm glad that perfect apartment found a buyer!
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Post by Kao on Sept 28, 2019 1:45:53 GMT
Out of curiosity I looked up the Artist building on StreetEasy and there's like 6 units for sale of all sizes and price ranges. I noticed that one of the two two bedrooms available is already under contract. And they have 2 4-5 bedroom units available in the 11m range, and neither one was the one Steve's client was interested in so hopefully he got it.
re: Frederick's listing: What's the subway situation like over there? The good sis wants 3.9 for a building surrounded by construction that has no doorman, no amenities, and no additional storage in the basement. Good luck with that. I'm glad Frederick's husband finally told him he was unhappy in L.A. It might be a nice place to visit or stay for a while but I wouldn't want to live there. Everything's spread out, you have to drive everywhere, plus there's a certain phoniness there that doesn't exist in Chicago or NY.
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Post by beerbelly on Sept 28, 2019 12:47:11 GMT
LOl. I looked it up too. It looks like such a nice building.
There is the 1 train and the A, C, and E on Broadway. But she's closest to the 1. I think the best thing about that neighborhood is that it's close to the West Village. But then, move to the West Village. Well, and that it's close to the Ear Inn, which is one of my favorite places in NYC. (Have you been Kao?)
I don't understand Fredrick's husband at all. First of all, his 'paint shirt' has questionable paint stains. I've never seen anyone get small pretty paint stains on their chest while painting. And LA????? No way, I was there this summer and ugh...I just can't get behind how the city was made for cars and not pedestrians. And I agree with you Kao (again!) that there is a phoniness and a 'look at me!' attitude that we just don't do in NYC. Also, NYC has more diversity and cultural opportunities which I think is an important part in a kid's education.
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