The Waverly Building, 147 Waverly Place: Review and Ratings

Review of 147 Waverly Place by Carter Horsley

The seven-sided, 13-story tower at 147 Waverly Place overlooks the free-standing, four-story, red-brick, triangular building south of Christopher Park close to the epicenter of Greenwich Village.

The attractive building that was erected as a commercial building in 1912 was converted in 2006 to 20 residential condominiums.

BKSK is the architect and KMB Waverly LLC, of which Ronald Bernstein is a principal, was the sponsor.

Bottom Line

With few apartments, large layouts, fine views and a great central location with fine public transportation, 147 Waverly Place is one of the most desirable Greenwich Village residential buildings.

Description

Surrounded by landmark buildings, quaint streets and a small park, 147 Waverly Place is an elegant residential conversion at a corner location that is not far from Washington Square Park, Sheridan Square and the West Village.

Its exposed watertank was removed in the conversion to make room for a roof deck.

The buff-brick building, which has large multi-paned windows, has a small cornice two floors above a large bandcourse.  There is also a stringcourse above the second floor.

Amenities

The building has 24-hour concierge service, a roof deck, a full-time superintendent, key-lock elevators and private storage.

The building has no garage, no doorman and no balconies.

Apartments

Many of the living rooms are angled and the kitchen will have Valcucine cabinetry and Wolf ranges, SubZero refrigerators and wine coolers and Miele dishwashers. Bathrooms have radiant-heated stone floors, gris de Sienna stone slab countertops, deep soaking tubs and walnut cabinetry.

The duplex penthouse has four bedrooms, three baths a powder room, a wood-burning fireplace, seven exposures and about 3,950 square feet, an outdoor fireplace, hot tub and outdoor shower.

The 9th, 10th and 11th floors have three-bedroom apartments with libraries, three baths, powder rooms, laundry room and wood-burning fireplaces.

Apartment 1E has a15-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 10-foot-long enclosed kitchen and a 26-foot-long loft space with a 16-foot-long terrace.

Apartment 7 is a three-bedroom unit that has an 11-foot-wide entry foyer that leads to a 20-foot-long dining area next to a 18-foot-long open kitchen and a 30-foot-long living room that is next to a 13-foot-long den/library.  The “great room” space has 60 feet of windows facing south and west.  This apartment was once owned by Steven Ells, a founder of Chipotle.

Location

The Seventh Avenue Subway has a station a block away to the west.

The building is across the street from the landmark, four-story, red-brick building that was originally the northern Dispensary Institute and became the Northern Dispensary and then the Hostel for the Disabled.  The triangular building was erected in 1831 and designed by Henry Bayard with a third floor added in 1954.

 It is the only building in the city that has two sides on one street, Waverly Place, and one side on two streets, Grove and Christopher streets.

147 Waverly Place is also half a block west of Gay Street, the one-block-long, crooked street between Christopher Street and Waverly Place.

There are many restaurants nearby and Washington Square Park is two blocks to the east.