281 Grand Street: Sold For $8 Million Four Months Ago; On the Market Now For $13 Million

281 Grand St.

Here’s a curious real estate listing.  A 15,000 square foot tenement building, 281 Grand St., is on the market for $13 million, $5 million above the most recent sale price just four months ago,

281 Grand St.
281 Grand St.

In August, the building, located just to the west of Eldridge street, sold for $8 million to a firm with a Flushing, Queens mailing address.  Now a real estate company, Keller Williams, is testing the waters in the overheated Lower East Side market.  According to the listing, the renovated property includes eight “loft-style” apartments ranging in size from 12000 to 1600 square feet.  You can see more details here.