Video Reporting Archives

January 12, 2007

Video From Inman Conference

Posted by Noah Rosenblatt on January 12, 2007 at 9.26 AM

A: Well, its not one of my new video reports that I just started working on but I wanted to at least give you guys the opportunity to see how the panel went on Tuesday at the Inman Real Estate Connect '07 Conference in New York City. A BIG THANK YOU to Rudy over at Sellsius Blog for shooting this video and to Phil & Christian over at Wellcomemat for providing this video service.

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PANEL DISCUSSION VIDEO: 'Blogs: Utilizing Personality For Profit'

Panelists Were:

Richard Nacht
, CEO & Founder, Blogging Systems, Inc.
Noah Rosenblatt, Founder, UrbanDigs.com
Douglas Heddings, Founder, TrueGotham.com
Joseph G. Ferrara, Co-Founder, Sellsius Real Estate blog

December 14, 2006

Video Report: In-Building Competition

Posted by Noah Rosenblatt on December 14, 2006 at 1.15 PM

A: Here's the 2nd try at UrbanDigs Investigative Reporting on the streets of Manhattan Real Estate. The idea is to bring to you first-hand reports of new developments, contractors, real estate experts and their advice, top performers, etc.. A BIG THANK YOU to Marika Gutmann, my new parter in crime, for producing this first video and hopefully a whole lot more in the near future & Cindy Bernat of Corcoran for interviewing in the video. I would love if you can tell me how we are doing with this idea or send in a story idea you would like to see on UrbanDigs.com.

I wrote about In-Building Competition back in February where I stated:

One side effect of a cooling housing market is that there will be competition amongst property or equity owners of the same building. Depending on the 'urgency to sell' factor there could be some good buying opportunities here as sellers lower their price to get the most activity in the building.
The embedded buyer tip remains the same: Savvy buyers should use any in-building competition to their advantage by putting pressure on the seller of the higher priced unit during negotiations. In this report, I focused on the discount that you might be able to get in a luxury building that otherwise trades at top dollar, such as The Gotham at 170 East 87th Street. Enjoy.

Listings For Sale At The Gotham (Apt E6ABC is being offered individually or as combo sale)


Apt W8H

Asking Price: $1,125,000 (reduced from $1,200,000)
Size: 1,046 SFT
PPSF: $1,076

Apt E4D

Asking Price: $849,000 (reduced from $875,000)
Size: 877 SFT
PPSF: $968

Apt E6A

Asking Price: $2,150,000 (reduced from $2,350,000)
Size: 1,750 SFT
PPSF: $1,229

Apt E6AB

Asking Price: $2,850,000 (reduced from $4,500,000)
Size: 2,675 SFT
PPSF: $1,065

Apt E6ABC

Asking Price: $3,600,000 (reduced from $4,650,000)
Size: 3,480 SFT
PPSF: $1,034

Apt E6E

Asking Price: $895,000 (reduced from $945,000)
Size: 933 SFT
PPSF: $959

Apt E6H

Asking Price: $965,000 (reduced from $1,100,000)
Size: 989 SFT
PPSF: $976

Apt E7F

Asking Price: $675,000 (reduced from $785,000)
Size: 690 SFT
PPSF: $978

Apt E9F

Asking Price: $629,000 (reduced from $725,000)
Size: 690 SFT
PPSF: $912

Apt W5C

Asking Price: $2,075,000 (reduced from $2,200,000)
Size: 1,706 SFT
PPSF: $1,216

Apt W6H

Asking Price: $1,095,000 (reduced from $1,395,000)
Size: 690 SFT
PPSF: $978

November 30, 2006

The Cielo Condo

Posted by Noah Rosenblatt on November 30, 2006 at 9.35 AM

A: Screw it. I've been trying to make this perfect for days now and I now realize that I'll just have to wait and get better as I go. Here is my first shot at UrbanDigs investigative reporting on the streets of Manhattan Real Estate. The idea is to bring to you first-hand reports of new developments, contractors, real estate experts and their advice, top performers, etc.. A big thank you to my colleague and fellow contributor Christine Toes for helping me film and research this new development in the Upper East Side. It is our first time with this so consider it a beta test as we learn to fine tune the filming, video editing, volume and mic issues, and especially my very fast talking. Sorry about that in advance! I'll slow it down for future clips! Enjoy, and as always your thoughts/ideas are appreciated. If you would like to see my take on a specific real estate topic, drop me a line via email.