Location

When you want New York City without the city, you head to Greenwich Village. It is an area about as storybook as Manhattan gets, sporting leafy trees, distinctive buildings, and some uncharacteristic streets. Although gorgeous parks are far from unheard of across all five boroughs, Washington Square Park - with its famous fountain and marble arch - does stand in a class by itself. This iconic destination is a popular meeting place and area for cultural activities, making it a centerpiece the rest of the neighborhood sits around. There’s simply an energy to the park that radiates and shines throughout Greenwich Village. The area’s oldest remaining house is the c.1799 Isaacs-Hendricks House, which has received some alterations and expansions over time. However, it’s the series of c.1830s Greek Revival row houses north of Washington Square - boasting stoops and brick facades - that set the Village’s style in brownstone.

Description

Located on the sought after tree lined Greenwich Village block of West 12th Street and encompassing its' own full floor in the building, this four bedroom (all large enough to fit a king size bed!), four bath apartment with home office has been lived in by the same owners since being built. This forever home is at once inviting and majestic and is excited for its new owner to bring their vision and make it their own!

Enter off the elevator into a private foyer that serves only this apartment and open the door to reveal a spectacular, south facing, forty-eight-foot living room! Two inviting oversize bay windows are flanked by two balconies, each providing a sanctuary of their own and an extension of the grand living room. An additional room off the living area has a multitude of uses: a library, den, media room, or home office, allowing you to seal off the world as you work or leave the door open to gaze out at the terrace windows as you relax.

Four spacious bedrooms sit on the north side of the apartment, accessible through two wings, one east and one west, uniquely separating the sleeping spaces and giving them privacy tucked away from the living areas. This well designed layout provides for two primary bedrooms with en-suite baths as well as two additional beds and baths giving each an incredible sense of seclusion.

To top it off the building is known for its graciously proportioned rooms and spacious closets; this home has sixteen!

Built by the firm of Mayer, Whittlesey and Glass in 1962 and designed by architect William J. Conklin and the famed architect and urban designer James Rossant who is known for his creation and design of iconic, livable spaces; The Butterfield House is heralded as a masterpiece of residential architecture. It does not disappoint!

37 West 12th Street is a full-service 24-hour doorman co-operative with Resident Manager, dedicated staff, fitness center, bicycle room, laundry room, garage, landscaped garden, and is pet-friendly. Close by major subway lines, it is easily accessible to everything Greenwich Village, the West Village, and all New York City has to offer. 2% purchaser paid flip tax.