60 West 13th Street (Greenwich Village)

The building is a fourteen-story postwar house in red brick, distinguished from its plainer contemporaries by broad blue mullions between its center windows and by upper floors that step back at angles near the top. The entrance is a quiet, well-considered gesture — a canopied, slightly sunken vestibule flanked by generous raised sidewalk planters that give the base a landscaped presence uncommon for a building of this era. Publicly recorded building data attributes the design to Alex Danin. It makes no pre-war claims and carries no landmark ornament; its appeal is the practical virtue of a solidly built 1960s house on one of the very good streets off lower Fifth Avenue.

The residences run from studios through one- and two-bedroom layouts, with penthouse homes on the angled upper floors. As with any building of this vintage, floor and exposure drive the experience: higher floors and the better-lit lines take more light and openness, while lower and rear units trade at a discount. With 70 units, the stack offers enough variety of layout and exposure that a buyer can usually assemble a meaningful set of in-building comparables.

Village House runs as a full-service condominium — a 24-hour doorman, a live-in resident manager, elevators, central laundry, a bike room, additional private storage, and cold storage for deliveries. The building is pet friendly. It does not have an in-building gym, pool, or roof deck; the amenity set is the practical, well-staffed package of a good full-service house rather than a modern amenity tower, and in-unit washer/dryers are not permitted under the building's rules. As a condominium, purchases are not subject to a co-op board's approval process; ownership transfers and financing follow standard condo mechanics, and the building's rules permit pied-à-terre, investment, and sublet use.

Recent sales

Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Apartment-level facts are independently verified before publishing; sale prices reflect the recorded transfer amount at the NYC Department of Finance.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,745/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 4.0% 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 1-00576-7501) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.

This is a condominium, so a purchase runs on standard condo mechanics rather than a co-op board package and interview — a meaningful practical advantage for buyers who want speed, financing flexibility, or the ability to rent. The building's pet-friendly and investor-friendly posture makes it one of the more flexible full-service options in Greenwich Village, and pied-à-terre and investment purchases are welcome.

The most important on-site distinctions are floor and exposure. The upper floors with strong light and open outlooks are the ones that hold value best; lower interior units are the value entry point. Note that in-unit washer/dryers are not permitted, which matters to some buyers. The location is a genuine asset — a quiet mid-block position just off lower Fifth Avenue, steps from Union Square, the West Village, and the F/M, 1/2/3, L, and N/Q/R subway lines. Comparable analysis belongs against Greenwich Village full-service condominiums and co-ops.

Condo flexibility is the marketing core. True condominium ownership, sublet flexibility, and pet-friendly rules are an easy story to tell and genuinely broaden the buyer pool — investors, pied-à-terre buyers, and primary residents all qualify. The building's history as one of Manhattan's earliest high-rise condominiums is a distinctive detail worth foregrounding.

Benchmark within the building and against Greenwich Village condos. With regular in-building turnover, recent comparable sales here are the first reference point; floor, light, exposure, and renovation status determine where a unit lands.

Light, floor, and the upper-floor lines are the on-site differentiators. High-floor homes with strong exposures and the angled setback penthouses should anchor positioning.

Closing timelines are condo-fast. With no board package or interview, a well-prepared condo sale moves efficiently from contract to closing — we manage that process end to end.

If you're considering 60 West 13th Street, also evaluate nearby Greenwich Village buildings:

• 13 West 13th Street — The Norville House, a full-service postwar co-op on the same block
• 25 West 13th Street — The Montparnasse, a postwar doorman co-op
• 101 West 12th Street — The John Adams, a full-service postwar high-rise co-op
• 24 Fifth Avenue — a full-service pre-war co-op on lower Fifth Avenue
• 16 Fifth Avenue — a boutique Greenwich Village condominium

The Roebling Team at Compass specializes in Greenwich Village, the West Village, Flatiron, and the broader Downtown market. We publish this profile because buyers and sellers evaluating a full-service Greenwich Village condominium deserve building-specific intelligence — the architecture, the amenity package, the condominium's flexible rules, and how floor and exposure drive value within the building.

If you're considering a purchase or sale at 60 West 13th Street, a 30-minute consultation is the right starting point.