111 East 14th Street (Zeckendorf Towers)
111 East 14th Street (and 1, 5, 7 Irving Place across the four-tower complex), New York, NY 10003
- Year built
- 1987
Zeckendorf Towers at 111 East 14th Street is William Zeckendorf Jr.'s 1987 Postmodern four-tower complex on Union Square North — anchoring the East Village / Gramercy border with approximately 570 condominium residences across the complex.
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the Zeckendorf developer pedigree — William Zeckendorf Jr. (grandson of the founder of the Webb & Knapp empire that delivered Park West Village, the UN Plaza, and substantial 1950s-1970s NYC residential) brought the family-firm institutional credibility to the East Village corridor at a time when the area was undergoing significant residential transition. Second, the Davis Brody & Associates Postmodern architectural pedigree — same firm responsible for the original 1969 Riverside Park South towers and substantial NYC institutional residential. Third, the green copper pyramidal tower tops — among the most architecturally distinctive 1987-era Postmodern residential silhouettes in NYC.
What to know if you’re buying
The William Zeckendorf Jr. developer pedigree connects to a substantial 20th-century NYC residential body of work.
The Davis Brody Postmodern architecture is real institutional context.
The four-tower configuration with green copper pyramidal tops is structurally distinguishing.
The Union Square North location anchors the East Village / Gramercy border.
The ~570-unit operational scale supports comprehensive amenity infrastructure.
Roebling cross-references the offering plan through the Real Estate Library during diligence.
Comparable buildings
- Stewart House (70 East 10th Street) — Albert Mayer 1960; nearby Greenwich Village peer
- 1 Astor Place (Sculpture for Living) — Gwathmey Siegel 2005; nearby East Village trophy peer
- 34 Gramercy Park East (The Gramercy) — DaCunha 1883; nearby Gramercy trophy peer
- 50 Gramercy Park North — Lyons / Schrager 2004; nearby Gramercy peer
- The Whitman (21 East 26th) — Mitchell 2013; nearby NoMad peer
The Roebling Team at Zeckendorf Towers
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.