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About 250 Mercer Street
This attractive and large complex of 12- to 16-story buildings dating back to 1890 was converted from commercial use to 277 cooperative apartments in 1980 by Raynes & Leichter.
The architect for the conversion, which includes a wide diversity of apartment layouts, some quite dramatic, was Henry G. Greene.
The property, which includes a courtyard, faces a large, low-rise athletic facility of New York University and the attractive Washington Square Village and University Towers development, two of the city's more attractive large residential complexes.
Very close to Washington Square Park, this is one of the largest and more important conversion projects in Greenwich Village.
Its neighborhood is intensely electric as it is just a short block away from Broadway where fabulous commercial architecture from the turn of the 20th Century shelters a wild mix of boutiques and restaurants bordering on the NoHo district. This project offers the fine architectural ambiance of the area but without the very heavy traffic and congestion along Broadway. It is also very convenient to SoHo and not far from buses and subways.
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