Living in Greenwich Village is a quintessential New York dream. Picture yourself taking a stroll through Washington Square Park and spending evenings catching new comedians, plays, and movies at the neighborhood’s many theaters. Who wouldn’t want to live like the cast of Friends? The Village does come with high price tags — among the highest in Manhattan — but there are still great deals to be found, like 173 Bleecker St. #1. Situated between Washington Square Park and Houston Street, our Deal of the Week is a 1-bedroom with an updated kitchen and sizable private patio.
Learn more about our Deal of the Week!
The price: $695,000
The median asking price for a home in Greenwich Village was $1.8 million this April, according to the StreetEasy Data Dashboard. That means our Deal of the Week is priced at under half the median asking price for the neighborhood!
Buyers who put down a 20% down payment of $139,000 can expect to see monthly payments of $4,609. That includes a mortgage payment of $3,560 and common charges of $1,049. Monthly payments are also well below the median asking rent in the neighborhood, which sat at $5,600 this April.
Why you’ll love it…
The first thing you’ll see upon entering this unit is the eat-in kitchen with red-brown cabinetry, as well as white subway tile backsplash and hardwood floors. Stainless steel appliances include a mounted microwave, oven with range, and refrigerator. There’s an area by the window perfect for a small dining nook, too! To the left of the kitchen is a large closet for ample storage space, plus the windowed bathroom. The bathroom features a stall shower with more white subway tile, a spacious vanity, and penny tile floors for a classic look.
Open to the kitchen, the living area has enough room for loveseats and armchairs or a larger sofa. A glass-paneled pocket door separates the living room from the spacious bedroom, which can easily accommodate a king bed. Two large windows face the rear of the building and provide great natural light.
The bedroom leads out to the private outdoor patio, which measures 13 by 11 feet. Parquet flooring and wooden fencing separates the patio from the rest of the outdoors and gives the space a refined vibe. Whether you plan to create an outdoor kitchen, lounge area, home for your plants, or yoga space, you can realize your dreams here.
One of the big perks of this pet-friendly condop is its location just two blocks south of Washington Square Park. The A, C, D, B, D, F, M, 1, and 6 trains are all within a third of a mile, and the building is right around the corner from neighborhood staples like the Comedy Cellar, Joe’s Pizza, Blue Note, John’s of Bleecker Street, and Top Thai 55 Carmine. You also have the best of SoHo just a couple blocks away. Pied-à-terres, subletting, co-purchasing, guarantors, and gifting are all permitted.
…and why you might not
Similar to the balcony on Friends, there’s no door out to the back patio, only windows. The wall separating the living room from the bedroom doesn’t go all the way to the ceiling, but that also means you could easily take down the bedroom wall and make the home into a studio if you’d prefer. The unit is also on the ground floor, but is located in the rear of the building away from the street. So if you’re on the hunt for a place in the Village with outdoor space and a price under $700K, be sure to shortlist this one!
Check out the listing at 173 Bleecker St. #1, listed by Sally Sposito, Marina T. Schindler, and The Way We Live of Compass.
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