41 Fifth Avenue: Review and Ratings

Review of 41 Fifth Avenue by Carter Horsley

This attractive and sedate, pre-war building at 41 Fifth Avenue on the southeast corner at 11^th Street has a prime Lower Greenwich Village location overlooking two attractive churches, each with their own large garden: the Episcopal Church of the Ascension on the northwest corner at 10th Street and the lovely First Presbyterian Church and its extensive gardens on the northwest corner at 11th Street.

In addition, this building is directly across from 40 Fifth Avenue, the most impressive and attractive high-rise apartment building on Lower Fifth Avenue and Greenwich Village.

Built in 1929, this building was designed by Rosario Candela and converted to a cooperative in 1985. The 15-story building has 88 apartments, elevator persons and a sundeck. Its handsome dark brown brick façade is accented by a limestone first story.

This area is one of the most desirable in the city as it offers excellent public transportation, good schools, fine churches, many restaurants and stores and is also convenient to the trendy Flatiron District and all the charms of Greenwich Village. This stretch of Lower Fifth Avenue is considered one of the most attractive residential areas in the city.

Bottom Line

A sedate, pre-war apartment building with a great location on Lower Fifth Avenue and an elevator attendant and a roof deck.

Description

The building has a one-story limestone base and a brown brick façade.  It has a canopied entrance with sidewalk landscaping.

Amenities

The building has a part-time doorman, a full-time elevator attendant, a canopied entrance, a live-in superintendent, a roof deck, a bicycle room, a laundry and permits cats and dogs.

Apartments

Apartment 3A is a two-bedroom unit with 1,200 square feet and a 7-foot-long entry gallery that leads to a living room and a 13-foot-long kitchen.

Apartment 16E is a two-bedroom unit with a 12-foot-wide entry foyer that leads to a 19-foot-long living room with a fireplace and an enclosed 15-foot-long kitchen.

Apartment 14B is a one-bedroom unit with an entry foyer that leads to a 23-foot-wide living/dining room and a 15-foot-wide enclosed and windowed kitchen.

Apartment 14C is a one-bedroom unit with an entry foyer that leads to an 18-footwide living/dining room with a 10-foot-wide kitchen with an island.

Apartment 2D is a one-bedroom unit with a 19-foot-wide living/dining room with an pass-through. 8-foot-wide kitchen.