Take me to church. No — really. This isn’t a Hozier sing-a-long. This is about condo units for sale and for rent in a converted Methodist church in the heart of the Village. Move here and you won’t be losing your religion, you’ll be gaining a cyberdoorman.
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The Novare is a condo conversion of an 1860 Romanesque-style house of worship that was turned into 8 loft-like units by architects at FLANK. A stone’s throw from Washington Square Park, there are currently two Novare units for sale – complete with stained glass – and a rental:
- For sale: A $3.495 million unit that spans 2,027 square feet is comprised of 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
- For sale: A $12.495 million penthouse duplex that covers 3,500 square feet, also has an additional 500 square feet in terrace space (photo below)
- For rent: A $11,900/month garden west unit rental just under 1,800 square feet with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
Duplex penthouse at Novare, complete with stained glass, goes for $12.495M.
The city has no shortage of churches that have undergone condo redevelopment. The Abbey at 205 East 16th Street contains 32 units in what was a formerly St. George’s Church in the heart of the Gramercy neighborhood. It has one unit listed for sale:
- For sale: A 3-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom unit #1E with a list price of $2.795 million. It’s a triplex, complete with a little loft area (perhaps where the choir once stood?) that makes up the third level (photo below).
Condo for sale at former church on 205 East 16th.
However, for every NYC church that gets repurposed into condos, there are many others that get torn down in favor of brand-new developments. Take a look at Steiner East Village. It has gone up at 438 East 12th Street at the site of the old Mary Help of Christians’ Catholic Church and contains 82 units, some of them ready for sale.
Steiner East Village occupies 438 East 12th Street where Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church once stood for 96 years.
This Sunday, Steiner will hold an open house for the eight units it has ready for sale. Fredrik Eklund of Douglas Elliman is the listing agent. The units ready for sale include:
- Unit #4H, a 1-bedroom, 661-square-foot apartment listed for sale for $1.34 million
- Unit #4C, a 2-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom, 1,221-square-foot unit listed for $2.295 million
- Unit #5D, a 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom, 1,635-square-foot unit listed for $3.275 million
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