Status: Sold

55 West 9th Street, #Building

West Village

$18,250,000
 |  4 Beds  |  3.5 Baths  |  4,662SF

Description

Within what is already one of the most desirable neighborhoods in the world, Ninth Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues is particularly special. The architecture is as harmonious as it was in 1969, when the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission included it in the Greenwich Village Historic District. That explains why some of the most discerning people in New York have gravitated to this single-block enclave. On the northern side of the street, a bit west of center, stands 55 West Ninth Street, a handsome five-story townhouse built in 1840. Its brick facade is trimmed with brownstone in ways that give the house a classical, but not ostentatious, demeanor. Every part of the exterior was extensively restored by architect Jean-Gabriel Neukomm less than a decade ago. According to Neukomm, on the street side of the house, only the cornice and the bricks are original -- and those bricks were carefully repointed. The windows were replaced, and the surrounding brownstone elements were recreated by skilled craftsmen -- as was the entire stoop. The modest yet authentically historic facade inspired the owners as they contemplated redoing its interiors. They went for a combination of classical and modern, knowing that by adding a rigorously ...
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Property Details

  • Single Family

Amenities

  • Garden
  • Cooling: Central Air, Building Cooling
  • Building Terrac
  • Pets: Unit Yes

The Neighborhood

West
Village
West Village

For information on 55 West 9th Street, #Building contact:

realtor top real estate agent

Jacob Goldman

Founder, Principal Broker

212-388-1115

Founder, Principal Broker
listings@lohorealty.com
212-388-1115

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