New York City's acknowledged epicenter of hipness is still where it has been since the 1970s. That would be somewhere south of Gramercy and north of the Lower East Side, in the East Village. Artists ranging from Madonna to Jean-Michel Basquiat, and from The Beastie Boys and The Strokes to Allen Ginsberg have called the East Village home, which means that more than perhaps any other Manhattan neighborhood, the East Village has been at the center of downtown cool. But while most NYC dwellers can tell you that the East Village was the cradle of punk and indie rock, experimental theater and visual art in New York City, the neighborhood's new luxury condominiums remain something of a well-kept secret.
But that’s changing, as a some ambitious new East Village condominiums have helped the neighborhood bridge the gap between “great place to hang out” and “great place to live.” The new green condominium Village Green offers condos for sale as sustainable as they are impressive, and 123 Third Avenue is a blockbuster new construction condominium just off Union Square. The pre-war condo conversions at 25 Fifth Avenue and Devonshire House add some pre-war luxury to the East Village’s western edge.
The East Village’s premier condominiums have changed the look of the neighborhood without dulling its still-vital edge, and even the most modern of the new condos in the East Village blend nicely with the host of historic buildings and community gardens give the neighborhood a small-city openness. Factor in a unique combination of first-class fine dining establishments and unpretentious ethnic joints, posh lounges and funky dive bars, cool boutiques and niche record stores, and it’s easy to see why there's no mistaking the East Village for any other neighborhood in Manhattan, or the world.
The East Village is home to Manhattan's liveliest nightlife and music scenes, as well as to a host of galleries, a dizzying array of restaurants and shopping, and the greatest naturally occurring source of cool in lower Manhattan. But luxury condos? Not so much, for the most part. 123 Third Avenue, a new construction green condo with a prime East Village location at, yes, 123 Third Avenue, goes a long way to change all that.
1BR apartments from $750,000
2BR apartments from $3,600,000
3BR apartments from $4,000,000
A Building, at 425 East 13th Street, is a new condominium located in New York City's East village, offering luxury apartments for sale. Located just blocks from Union Square and Gramercy Park, A Building is an eight-story, glass-and-terracotta façade building featuring loft-inspired condominium apartments in Manhattan. This condo is conveniently situated by numerous nightspots, restaurants, boutiques and salons and is only a block away from the subway.
1BR apartments from $840,000
2BR apartments from $1,345,000
No condominium on the Lower East Side can match the apartments for sale at BLUE Condominium for style or sophistication, and the building's stunning aesthetic, courtesy of superstar architect Bernard Tschumi, puts it in the first rank of NYC condos, period.
1BR apartments from $955,000
2BR apartments from $2,950,000
One Ten Third, designed by Toll Brothers and located on the historic site of the Variety Arts Theater, lives in Manhattan's East Village at 110 Third Avenue. This New York City condominium has a breathtaking blue and green glass façade and is home to 76 apartments for sale.
2BR apartments from $1,499,000
3BR apartments from $2,250,000
While slightly less iconic than its Moscow namesake, Red Square is an architectural landmark in the East Village and home to some of the finest rentals in the Village. While Red Square's instantly recognizable rooftop "Askew" clock and a statue of Vladimir Lenin imported from Moscow are perhaps its most obvious features, few rental apartments in the East Village can match Red Square's for spaciousness, graciousness or location.
Village Green is an eight-floor, new construction condominium building slated to become the first LEED Gold condominium building in the East Village, and one of very few NYC condos to achieve that certification. With a prime East Village location at 311 East 11th Street, Village Green provides easy access to the best of one of Manhattan's most desirable neighborhoods, as well as a wide array of building amenities.
