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The mid-block, 6-story building at 224 East 14th Street was converted into four residential condominium apartments in 2009, known as The Brownstone East Village. The building features retractable façades that operate like garage doors, allowing parts of the building to open up for fresh air. Currently, 1 apartment is for sale.
Brownstone East Village is a six story condominium at 224 East 14th Street, a mid block building originally erected in 1920 and converted into four residences in the mid 2000s. Its defining architectural feature is a series of retractable façades that lift and fold into the apartments like garage doors, opening portions of the front, rear, and setback elevations to the outdoors. The project was developed by The Brownstone ’05 LLC, led by William Peterson and Carol Swedlow, and designed by Linea LLC, with Lisa Vangelas as principal.
Only about 14 and a half feet wide, the building contains two full floor lofts and two triplexes. Apartment layouts range from approximately 890 square foot floor through residences with roughly 9 or 10 foot ceilings to larger triplexes with about 12 foot ceilings. The triplexes incorporate the building’s strongest indoor outdoor elements, including a private garden, setback terrace, or rooftop deck, while the uppermost residence occupies three levels and includes both a setback terrace and roof deck.
Interiors retain original brick and, in some areas, stone from the older structure, paired with polished concrete floors, oversized windows, decorative fireplaces, and high ceilings. Building services include central heating and air conditioning, video intercom, keyed access, parcel sized mailboxes, and laundry facilities. The discreet façade and small residential scale contrast with the mechanically operable glass walls, which are integrated into the street and garden elevations.
The architecture received broad editorial attention, appearing on the cover of New York Magazine as a “State of the Art Model for the New Brownstone” and in Elle Décor’s “Pick of the World’s Most Beautiful Homes.” It is also cited in the American Institute of Architects’ AIA Guide to New York City. The building is between Second and Third Avenues, close to Union Square, Stuyvesant Square, Gramercy Park, the Union Square Greenmarket, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, the Strand, and the restaurants and shops around Irving Place and Astor Place.
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