173-175 Tenants Corp., 173-175 Riverside Drive, 10K - Upper West Side

$1,350,000

Our first open house is this Sunday, December 2^nd from

12pm-1:30pm

If you cannot make it on Sunday, please email me for a private appointment:

pzweben@elliman.com

Create your dream home in this sunny and spacious Edwardian Five apartment with open southern and eastern city views. A gracious entry foyer leads to the grandly proportioned living room and formal dining room that could easily be converted into a large second bedroom. Charming prewar details abound including hardwood floors, original moldings, elegant French doors and high ceilings. This apartment is in estate condition but has been lovingly refreshed with elegant new lighting fixtures, a crisp paint job and the windowed kitchen has been cleared out and made into a blank slate ready for its new owners to build a customized chef's kitchen with the possibility of a dining area in the former staff room. The spacious layout allows for a variety of 2-Bedroom options and the 1 1/2 baths could be converted to 2 full baths. Don't miss this special opportunity to own a home with beautiful light, open views, and plenty of charm in one of the most coveted white glove cooperatives on Riverside Drive. 173-175 Riverside drive is a full service neo-Gothic building built in 1925 and features a 24-hour doorman, live-in Super, Exercise room, Playroom, Bike Room, Private Storage, and Central Laundry.

http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/173-175-riverside-drive-unit-10k-manhattan-medvlmt

CHARMING AND AFFORDABLE 2 BEDROOM 2 BATH PARK BLOCK HOME!

Don't miss out on this special 3rd floor townhouse apartment with plenty of charm and potential to be a truly stunning home. Just 2 flights up in this prewar home, you'll find cozy original details including lofty 10'6" ceilings, exposed brick, beamed living room ceiling, and a working wood-burning fireplace! In the perfect melding of "old and new," this sunny apartment also features the modern comforts we also desire, such as open kitchen with stainless steel appliances, including Frigidaire refrigerator and dishwasher, thru-the-wall A/C, recessed lighting, and your own full-sized stacked Washer and Dryer. 36 West 96th Street is a friendly townhouse cooperative built in approximately 1910 and boasts a peaceful common roof deck and is ideally located half a block from Central Park, public transportation and moments away from top retail stores at Columbus Square including Whole Foods, Sephora, Crumbs Bakery and many others.

Please email me for a private showing: pzweben@elliman.com

http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/36-west-96-street-unit-6-manhattan-uqkqxyk

160 Riverside drive #4C- Classic 6

$1,695,000

Move right into this gracious Classic 6 home in Excellent Condition with bright, south-facing treetop views onto quiet West 88th Street. This elegant home boasts the best of both worlds showcasing charming prewar details with beautiful hardwood floors, high ceilings, original moldings and French doors along with all modern comforts including your own Washer/Dryer. The spacious and renovated kitchen features granite counters, stainless steel appliances, including Viking Range and Bosch Dishwasher, excellent storage and has been opened up into the former staff quarters to create a large eat-in-kitchen with charming breakfast area. Adjacent to the kitchen is the Formal Dining Room, offering buyers a flexible layout that could be transformed into a comfortable 3 Bedroom home. Both king-sized bedrooms are sunny and serene and both Full Baths are nicely updated with neutral white porcelain tiles and granite vanities. 160 Riverside Drive is a Coveted Full-Service Cooperative built in c.1929 and offers residents white glove service including 24-Hour doorman, Private Storage Bins, Bike Storage and Live-In Super all located on idyllic Riverside Drive, 1 Block from the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, moments away from Hippo Park, public transportation and all area amenities. Pets are welcome!

Please email me to schedule: pzweben@elliman.com

44 West 65th Street, 1FR - Lincoln Square

BROWNSTONE LIVING AT ITS BEST! Don't miss out on this incredible deal for the savvy buyer looking for room to spread out with 2 full floors of a brownstone, meticulously renovated with your own private, decked, south-facing garden on a coveted park block. Move right in and enjoy the beautiful open garden level consisting of living room, beautiful renovated kitchen with granite counters, subway tile backsplash, and refurbished charming antique range, 2 Woodburning Fireplaces, and spacious Dining Room which leads to the peaceful garden. The sub-level floor is a flexible space that gives you many opportunities. Each floor has a tastefully renovated full bath. This special and unique home is truly too good to pass up.

FIRST OPEN HO-- -- USE THIS SUNDAY, 10/21 FROM 11:30AM-1PM

http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/44-west-65-street-unit-1fr-manhattan-eggztfq

If you cannot make the open house, please email me for a private appointment-

pzweben@elliman.com

As always, we will be serving Veuve Champagne~

You get what you pay for!

Anyone looking for an apartment right now (Fall 2012) in New York City knows that the market is tight, inventory is low and you need to have your agent monitor every search engine in order to dig up that needle in a haystack.

I am working with many buyers right now (and sellers) and every morning, I check multiple search engines to see if anything new and delicious has come on or are about to come on.

Because of my strong relationships with many of professional agents in the city, many times I get a whisper that they are getting something new and we will be the 1^st ones to see the apartment.

Last week I nearly struck gold. I found a combination 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment on the upper west side for under a million dollars. My buyer was drooling, but there had to be a catch.

Well there certainly was which leads me to the first sentence of my blog post, “You get what you pay for.”

The seller hired a discount broker to sell his apartment and it was clear for the following reasons:

• The apartment was in complete disarray and it was clear that the “Discount Broker” did not bring in his or her stager to get the apartment ready to show at its highest level. (by doing this, the seller is leaving money on the table)
• The owner was in the house during the appointment in sweat pants and a sweatshirt, watching the Jets game…..who does that?
• The show sheets looked like they had been printed on tissue paper.
• The agent didn’t really look like he wanted to be there, but he was also enjoying the jets game.

The bottom line is that if you need cosmetic surgery, do you fly to Central America for a deep discount, later to realize you nose is now part of your chest? When you need major dental work done, do you find the dentist that charges you $50 for the whole procedure???? NO, you don’t.

 Don’t be that seller!!!

You hire professionals to sell one of your most valuable assets  and I know that quality agents make a lot of money…..But remember, you get what you pay for.

Email me if you need our help…

pzweben@elliman.com

CALLING ALL SAVVY BUYERS! $425K

Sold and Closed~

We will be serving Veuve Champagne

Move into this bright and charming One-Bedroom home, lovingly maintained with high beamed ceilings, hardwood floors, and welcoming entry foyer. The spacious renovated kitchen is ideal for the home cook, featuring stainless steel appliances, including GE dishwasher, plentiful storage, and attractive cabinetry. This quiet oasis faces east and north and gets lovely sunlight while remaining pin-drop quiet. The king-sized bedroom provides ample room for a home office or extra closets. 588 West End Avenue is an elegant prewar building built in 1922 and converted to cooperative in 1979. Residents enjoy a part-time doorman, private storage bins, bike storage, central laundry and excellent live in Super. 588 West End Avenue is ideally located on a quiet stretch of lovely West End Avenue, moments away from the 1/2/3 trains, Riverside Park, and all amenities in this vibrant and coveted neighborhood! Pets are welcome.

If you cannot make the open house, please email me for a private appointment:

pzweben@elliman.com

Nothing on the market-

Hello sellers……..if you are on the fence about selling or holding your property in NYC…SELL!

The fact of the matter is that I have over 40 different buyers that are dying to buy an apartment and unless they jump at a property the minute it comes on the market, it will be gone.

If you walk into any real estate office and ask any agent (or at least the ones who are paying attention to the market, they will say the same thing. ) Inventory is tight and has dropped by almost 25% from the third quarter 2011 to the third quarter 2012. If you don’t believe me, just look at Douglas Elliman’s third quarter report.

Normally, when working with buyers, there is always a stream of new inventory coming on the market…

Right now, there is very little and the ones that do come on get 20-40 groups at the 1^st and 2^nd open house with multiple offers.

So Mr. and Mrs. Seller……the time is now:

Inventory is low

Mortgage rates are low

And we are here to help!

Have a wonderful fall season and let us know if we can help in any way!

pzweben@elliman.com