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Running down the numbers
More green on Greene Street
Average March sales prices N/A $610,000 $2,472,000 $4,850,000 N/A
Studio 1 bed 2 bed 3 bed > 3 beds
Stella McCartney
Average March rents $5,436 N/A $9,774 $16,394 $16,710
Studio 1 bed 2 beds 3 beds > 3 beds
Source: StreetEasy
Fast facts
Home prices, typical income and price per head $2.4 million
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all it the “Madison Avenue of Soho.” Greene Street, once a cheaper alternative to the neighborhood’s main retail stretches like Spring and Prince streets, is transforming into a high-end destination. There’s Dior Homme at 133 Greene, Stella McCartney at 112 Greene and Tiffany & Co. at 97 Greene. And with Google approaching the signing of a lease for its first ever retail store at 131 Greene Street, the drag could also become a hotspot for tech tenants, according to brokers.
Median list price for a Soho home
$63,845
Developments
Median household income of Soho residents
A perfect 10
$5,995
Price for a genuine human skull at Evolution, located at 120 Spring Street Sources: Zillow and Evolution
Pricey digs
Soho’s most expensive rentals PRICE $80,000/month ADDRESS 214 Lafayette Street TYPE/SIZE Townhouse; three bedrooms, three baths, one half bath; 13,000 square feet across five stories
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ew details are out on 10 Sullivan Street — soon to be the tallest condo building in Soho — which will have a crown jewel of a penthouse atop the 16-story project: It will be a triplex with an indoor pool and roof deck. All in all, the building will have 19 units and four townhouses, with two-, three- and four-bedroom homes available. Celebrity watch
Wiig out
QUEEN B Pop superstar Beyoncé filmed the music video for “Halo” here. PRICE $39,995/month from June through August ADDRESS 145 Sixth Avenue TYPE/SIZE Condo; Five bedrooms, three baths; 6,000 square feet ADDED BONUS Rent this loft and you can weekend at the owners’ yurt upstate.
Source: StreetEasy
“Saturday Night Live” alum KRISTEN WIIG’S two-bedroom co-op at 476 BROADWAY is in contract after spending two weeks on the market. She listed the spread in February for nearly $2.6 MILLION; the final purchase price has not yet come through in city records. She bought the unit — which boasts 11.5-foot ceilings and downtown views from the master suite — for $1.5 million in 2009.
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