20 East 9th Street (Brevoort East)

The building rises 25 stories in light brick, stepping back as it climbs, with metal-railed corner balconies and the long University Place frontage carrying most of its bulk. Upper floors clear the surrounding Village rooftops for open skyline and downtown views — a structural advantage inside a historic district that caps most neighbors at a fraction of this height. Critics note the trade-offs of the vintage honestly: post-war ceiling heights and a large unit count, against light, views, and apartment sizes that run generous for the neighborhood.

The mix is dominated by studios and one-bedrooms — the building's liquidity engine — alongside two-bedrooms and combination units up to roughly 2,300 square feet. Layouts are efficient post-war plans: defined foyers, windowed kitchens in larger lines, and balconies on the corners. Combinations are common and well-precedented; the alteration agreements on file document the board's renovation framework.

Full-service throughout: 24-hour doorman and concierge, live-in resident manager, porters, central laundry, and the on-site garage — a meaningful amenity at this location, where parking is scarce. The fitness center, landscaped roof deck, playroom, bike room, storage, and cold storage round out the program. The cooperative operates under 20 East Ninth Street Corporation, with Orsid Realty Corp. as managing agent at the time of the resale package on file. The building sits within the Greenwich Village Historic District, so facade and window programs run through Landmarks review. Financial statements and board documents are on file in The Roebling Research Library.

Recent sales

Recent transfers at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,938/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 2.7% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 1-00566-0018). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.

The financing framework is firm. The board resale package on file caps financing at 60 percent of the purchase price — 40 percent down, more conservative than the Manhattan co-op norm. Build the board package to that standard and run the Co-op Board Qualification Calculator before offering.

This is a primary-residence house. Listing records indicate pieds-à-terre are not permitted, and the house rules on file restrict subtenant privileges. Buyers with part-time or investor intent should confirm the current posture with the managing agent before going to contract — and should expect a no.

Know the washer/dryer rule before you fall for a renovation. In-unit machines are prohibited; pre-November 2008 installations were grandfathered, and the grandfathering dies at sale. A listing photo with a washer/dryer is not a right that conveys. The central laundry is the system of record.

Scale is the amenity. Three hundred-plus units fund a staff depth, amenity stack, and garage that boutique Village co-ops cannot carry, and they smooth assessment risk across many shareholders. The trade is elevator traffic and a busier lobby — decide which side of that trade you're on.

Underwrite the operational record. The building's reputation for strong financials and management is documented in records we hold; your attorney should review the current financial statements against the historical set on file with us.

Lead with the structural scarcities. Full-service staffing, a garage, and a roof deck inside the Greenwich Village Historic District is a combination buyers cannot replicate nearby. Market the building's framework as hard as the apartment.

Price to same-building history. With this much transaction volume, the comp set is in-house: same line, same floor band, balcony or not, renovated or not. We anchor pricing to the building's own tape, not neighborhood averages.

Be precise about the rules. The washer/dryer grandfathering, sublet limits, and 40-percent-down requirement shape your buyer pool — disclose early, qualify hard, and the board process moves cleanly. Run the Seller Closing Cost Calculator at the intended ask.

If you're considering 20 East 9th Street, also evaluate:

• The Brevoort (11 Fifth Avenue) — the original; same lineage, same vocabulary, Fifth Avenue address
• 2 Fifth Avenue — the corridor's other large post-war full-service co-op, facing Washington Square
• Stewart House (70 East 10th Street) — the closest like-for-like full-block post-war co-op with drive court and garage
• 24 Fifth Avenue — Emery Roth pre-war co-op; the pre-war alternative on lower Fifth
• 39 Fifth Avenue — boutique pre-war co-op two blocks west
• 45 Fifth Avenue — pre-war co-op alternative at a similar price band
• The Lafayette (30 East 9th Street) — the post-war boutique neighbor on the old Hotel Lafayette site
• 28 East 10th Street — Devonshire House; the full-service pre-war alternative with deeper architectural pedigree