CurbedWire: Faux Carnage in Hell Square, Roebling Flip, East 89th Gets Its Bike Lane

1.

Anyone know what movie is being shot in LES? The signs say "Cheese" but somehow I think this might just be a codename.

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Well, by the time you deduct the boker's fee of 6% from the $625 ask, that leaves $587,500 left over. And then there's still some associated costs with selling. Plus, I'm sure there were also associated costs with buying as well, so if the seller is LUCKY at Roebling Hall, they'll break even.

What the hell kind of flip is that? Somebody must have lost their job or is moving. It doesn't really sound like a (savvy) 'flip' to me....

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That's the greatest scene I've laid eyes on all month. I want that to be real. But, just one block over, on Ludlow.

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I'm guessing it for this movie which has many code names:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808

5.

godzilla 2 or some other crazy intense graphic movie that will have to be seen on the big screen.

6.

With buildings in Manhattan failing to sell, this is a 615k 1 bedroom condo near the highway, no water view.

The boom is over reality setting in.

Lets follow this resale, expect price chopping.

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Considering the owner has made some essential enhancements, the market has increased by about 150-200 a foot since this unit went into contract, since this is one block from the train, since the closing costs are much lower, since the abatement is granted and in effect this is not a bad deal. Lior Barak and Christine Blackburn, from PDE are the brokers.

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if post #4 is correct, i believe that is thd dudes who co-write 'lost'. the trailer is slick.

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Another Williamsburg post...

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FYI, it's not Godzilla 2, that's Sony, not Paramount.

This film is being produced by J.J. Abrams and it's been know variously as 1-18-08, Slusho, Cloverfield, and now of course "Cheese" and "Chocolate Outrage".

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060277/
http://1-18-08.livejournal.com/

It's small budget and trying hard to be cool.

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If the market were indeed cooling (and I'm not saying it is or isn't) it will be interesting to see if abatements have the effect they once had.

If you're possibly going to have to hold onto a place for a longer period of time, then maybe the threat of the monthly going up at some point, even in the distant future, may make people reconsider.

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I dont think the Williamsburg person is flipping - the will probably only walk away with 10K if they get asking price.

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Thought it was another facade falling off in the Bronx.

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does anyone know where/when this is filming in nyc? the 1-18-08 movie trailer is one of the scariest trailers i've ever seen.
there is also a brilliant viral marketing campaign for this movie... clues, games, fake websites, etc.

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flippers put a lot of transaction costs into the resale breakeven numbers, that have been added to :house,home" values and have npthing to do with values ......what a crock of sh^t