One thing the shake up of city centers did during COVID was offer unique, first-time-on-market, and sometime bargains for prime properties. A colleague of mine nabbed two properties in the West Village of NYC, and got them for about 25% below pre-COVID prices. A few lucky buyers recently got some of the best units at Eastern Columbia, some that had hit the market for the first time.
Collectors seem to be buying up unique units that they'd never otherwise see on the market, including rare penthouses that have been significantly upgraded. One person's loss is another one's gain, I guess.
Some of the best units on the market right now:
Eastern Columbia #202
1+1+1pkg - 1150sf - Mills Act Building! - $885k
1+1+1pkg - 1150sf - Mills Act Building! - $885k
Coldwell Banker
Elleven #408
2+2+2pkg - 1650sf - Comes with a storage unit! - $1.1M
Compass
Biscuit Lofts #412
1+1+1pkg - Faces the DTLA Skyline! - $1.199M
Douglas Elliman
1+1+1pkg - Mills Acts Building! - $545k
Guadalupe Flores
1+1+1pkg - 890sf - $635k - Mill Act!
Keller Williams