Greenwich Lane, 130 West 12th Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 130 West 12th Street by Carter Horsley

This 13-story, mid-block apartment building at 130 West 12^th Street is one of the handsomest in Greenwich Village. 

It is part of the former St. Vincent’s Hospital complex that occupies most of the block between 11^th and 12^th streets and Sixth and Seventh Avenues that was acquired by The Rudin Organization. 

The building was erected in 1941 and the renovation was designed by Cook + Fox Architects. 

The building has 42 condominium apartments.

Bottom Line

This is a very elegant pre-war, mid-block apartment building with Art Deco touches on an excellent tree-lined street in Greenwich Village.

Description

The red-brick building has a very attractive setback, three-step-down entrance with marquee and lush sidewalk landscaping behind an ornate fence with stanchions with vase-shaped tops.  

The façades detailing is very fine with a one-story stone base with banding above the windows beneath a fluted element above the windows.  The central portion of the red-brick façade is tightly fluted and the west end of the building projects out to the building line with corner windows.  There is a handsome frieze setback above the 10^th floor where there are small setbacks at the east and west ends and more above the 12^th floor and there is a very attractive rooftop watertank enclosure. 

The building’s lobby is spacious and slightly curved and designed by Jed Johnson.

Amenities

There is a full-time doorman, a resident superintendent, a fitness center, cold storage, a roof deck, on-site power generation, filtered fresh air and water, individualized temperature control and emergency power.

Apartments

Apartment D on the 3^rd through the 10^th floors is a one-bedroom unit with an 8-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 9-foot-long kitchen and gallery into a 27-foot-long living/dining room.

Apartment C on the 3^rd through the 9^th floors is a two-bedroom unit with a 6-foot-wide entry foyer into a 12-foot-long dining area next to an open 9-foot-long kitchen and down a step into a 18-foot-long living room. 

Apartment 10B is a three-bedroom unit with a 7-foot-long entry foyer leading to a 18-foot-long gallery that opens into a 20-foot-long living/dining space adjacent to an enclosed 16-foot-long kitchen with an island. 

Apartment 11C is a three-bedroom unit with a small entry foyer that opens onto a 16-foot-long gallery that leads to a 24-foot-long living dining room with a fireplace next to a 16-foot-long enclosed kitchen with an island.  All rooms except the foyer and gallery overlook a 96-foot-long terrace. 

Penthouse 11A is a 4-bedroom, 3-bath unit duplex that has a 9-foot-wide entry gallery that opens onto a 22-foot-long living room and a 13-foot-long dining area next to a 16-foot-wide open entry with and island and a butlers pantry.  The lower level has an 11-foot-long bedroom and a 38-foot-long terrace.  The upper level has three bedrooms. 

The top penthouse has a very long wrap-around terrace, a 27-foot-long entry foyer least to a 13-foot-side entrance gallery that opens onto a 27-foot-long living room with a fireplace island next to a 15-foot-long dining room with a fireplace next to a 27-foot-long kitchen with a floating island.  The apartment has three bedrooms and a corner 16-foot-long library.