This pair of Renaissance Revival-style cast-iron buildings at 32-34 Greene Street are among the most handsome in SoHo.
They were built in 1873 and converted to residential condominiums in 2009. They contain a total of eight apartments.
Some have fireplaces and terraces and wet bars. All have key-acess elevator, washers and dryers, Calacatta marble kitchen countertops and Miele stainless steel appliances and a 24-7 video doorman system. Ceilings range from 12 to 14 feet and the units have exposed brick walls. Baths have cast-iron soaking tubs and silver and osso travertine tile flooring and wall covering and designer toilets and bidests.
The five-story buildings are close to Washington Square Park and New York University and many boutiques and many restaurants. There is good public transportation.
Square footage for the units range from 1,911 to 4,889 and prices started at $3,535 in early 2009.
The Sorgente Group, which was founded by Valter Minetti in 1999 and is based in Rome, Italy, acquired the Flatiron Building in January 2009 at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, and is the developer of the two SoHo buildings. Sorgente said it planned to eventually convert the famous building to a hotel.
A building permit was issued March 9, 2009.
In April, 2008, the Landmarks Preservation Commission authorized the removal of fire escapes and noted that the buildings were designed by J. F. Duckworth and Charles Wright and that the "deteriorated condition of the cast-iron and glass vault light steps warrants their replacement" and that "the new cast iron vault light steps will closely match the historic vault light material in terms of design and detail.
The two buildings were sold in 2007 for $14.8 million to Soho Greene St. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of an Italian investment fund.
They were built in 1873 and converted to residential condominiums in 2009. They contain a total of eight apartments.
Some have fireplaces and terraces and wet bars. All have key-acess elevator, washers and dryers, Calacatta marble kitchen countertops and Miele stainless steel appliances and a 24-7 video doorman system. Ceilings range from 12 to 14 feet and the units have exposed brick walls. Baths have cast-iron soaking tubs and silver and osso travertine tile flooring and wall covering and designer toilets and bidests.
The five-story buildings are close to Washington Square Park and New York University and many boutiques and many restaurants. There is good public transportation.
Square footage for the units range from 1,911 to 4,889 and prices started at $3,535 in early 2009.
The Sorgente Group, which was founded by Valter Minetti in 1999 and is based in Rome, Italy, acquired the Flatiron Building in January 2009 at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, and is the developer of the two SoHo buildings. Sorgente said it planned to eventually convert the famous building to a hotel.
A building permit was issued March 9, 2009.
In April, 2008, the Landmarks Preservation Commission authorized the removal of fire escapes and noted that the buildings were designed by J. F. Duckworth and Charles Wright and that the "deteriorated condition of the cast-iron and glass vault light steps warrants their replacement" and that "the new cast iron vault light steps will closely match the historic vault light material in terms of design and detail.
The two buildings were sold in 2007 for $14.8 million to Soho Greene St. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of an Italian investment fund.
Architecture Critic
Carter Horsley
Since 1997, Carter B. Horsley has been the editorial director of CityRealty. He began his journalistic career at The New York Times in 1961 where he spent 26 years as a reporter specializing in real estate & architectural news. In 1987, he became the architecture critic and real estate editor of The New York Post.
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