Total pages in book: 123
Estimated words: 114467 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 572(@200wpm)___ 458(@250wpm)___ 382(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 114467 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 572(@200wpm)___ 458(@250wpm)___ 382(@300wpm)
“There she is,” he says, stepping away from the door to let us into the apartment. Viktor looks around. I take in the walls right away with the exposed red bricks, the ceiling high with wooden beams sticking out and a skylight in the middle of the room. The sunroofs on the ceiling bring in the extra light. It’s almost got a loft feeling. “This must be your exclusive client,” he says to Viktor. “I’m George.” He puts his hand out, and Viktor takes it.
“Viktor,” he introduces himself and then drops George’s hand.
“This is nice,” I say, walking around, taking in everything. “The windows bring in a natural light,” I say, walking over to the three windows at the far end of the room. “It makes the room seem bigger than it actually is.” I look over at Viktor and I point at the huge mirror against the wall.. “That is why they put up mirrors against the wall.” Turning to smile at George. “It’s also a four-minute walk from the subway, so the traffic is lighter in this area.”
“This is the living and dining room,” George says, and I look at the long wooden table that is on the left-hand side of the room. “All furniture is an option,” he tells us, and I look over at Viktor, who is looking at me.
“I like that the kitchen is open and leads out to the living and dining room,” Viktor says when he walks to the kitchen just off the dining room. “It’s a good size.” I take in the kitchen that is big for New York and actually has some counter space. “It isn’t stated that appliances come with the apartment?”
“It can be looked at,” George says to him, and I walk into the kitchen and look around.
“The cabinets are custom made to the exact fridge and stove.” I look at George. “Which means that it limits my client and his choices.”
“I can talk to the owners about this,” he says, knowing I have him on that one. We walk down the narrow hallway and find one of the bathrooms. We walk into the master bedroom, and we have closets on both sides and then to the right is the bedroom and to the left is the master bathroom. The bedroom is a good size with two windows bringing in more light, the high ceiling so it doesn’t feel as small. The bathroom is all marble and comes with a claw tub and double vanity sinks.
We walk into the master bedroom and I look around and see it’s just the two of us. “What do you think?”
“I want it,” he says to me quietly, almost in a whisper. I nod, and I knew the minute that I saw the pictures that this place was for him. It was bright, airy, and centrally located. I can picture him sitting in this room or even downstairs in the kitchen.
“Let’s see the other bedroom and the loft area,” I tell him, and it just seals the deal. The second bedroom is across the hallway from his, and then when we take the six steps to the loft part of the apartment, it’s a huge theater room complete with the chairs. “This can be a bedroom,” I mention of the little office in the back of the room. I close the door and then turn to Viktor. “It’s three million.”
“That’s fine,” he says, and I just smile at him. “I have the cash.”
“That is even better,” I say and then open the door. “Let’s dance.”
I walk out of the room and down the five stairs and see George there on his phone. “So what is the verdict?”
“It’s good,” I start to say. “Just a couple of things really.”
His eyebrows shoot up. “Like?”
“The appliances need to stay since it’s custom, and if he needs to get another one, he is going to have to redo the kitchen.”
“I got the approval. They will include the appliances,” he says, and I smile.
“Okay, so here is our offer. Two million eight cash offer. Escrow for fourteen days after that we leave.”
“It’s going on the market for three million two,” he says to me, and I look over at Viktor.
“Just because it’s going on the market for that doesn’t mean you’re going to get it. And if you do, how long will that take?” I play my cards. “The last time an apartment in this building was up for sale, it took six months. This hasn’t even listed, and you already have an offer.” I look at Viktor. “I guess we can continue looking and see what happens.” I walk over to George with my hand outstretched. “Thanks for letting me see it.” I tilt my head. “I owe you one.”
“You are killing me, Zoe,” he says. “Let me bring them the offer and see what they say. But I know that they weren’t looking to go that low.”