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Jane Jacobs and her former West Village home at 555 Hudson Street | (Sothebys International Realty) Jane Jacobs and her former West Village home at 555 Hudson Street | (Sothebys International Realty)

On Tuesday, October 28, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) reviewed two projects in the Greenwich Village Historic District. One was for the St. Luke in the Fields Church to erect a new building at 487 Hudson Street. Since their parish hall burned down in 1981, the church has operated with limited space for outreach programs and social services. To address this, BKSK Architects presented plans for a one-story mission building featuring a brick and terra cotta façade on Hudson Street, a full terra cotta façade on Christopher Street, a green roof, and separate egresses for the church and St. Luke’s School.

 

The church emphasized that the facility would not serve as a homeless shelter or injection site, but rather as a mission building providing food, clothing, and basic services for those in need, with Narcan-trained staff on hand. This aspect has alarmed some West Village residents, prompting a “Concerned Neighbors” petition citing safety and property value concerns. While the design presentation outlined lighting and security measures, community members remained sharply divided.

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860 United Nations Plaza
860 United Nations Plaza Beekman/Sutton Place
Beekman Mansions, 439 East 51st Street
Beekman Mansions, 439 East 51st Street Beekman/Sutton Place
Eastgate, 215 East 73rd Street
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482 East 74th Street
482 East 74th Street Lenox Hill
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317 East 73rd Street Lenox Hill
 
 
 
 
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Landmarks’ purview is limited to evaluating the architectural appropriateness of proposed work, not its use. On that basis, commissioners were generally supportive of the materials and siting but expressed mixed views on the height, cornice, and Christopher Street façade, resulting in no approval.

Rendering of 540 Hudson Street signage (RSI Group for Landmarks Preservation Commission)
The next hearing, which sought approval to install vinyl films at display windows for ice cream shop Salt & Straw at 540 Hudson Street, was decidedly less fraught. Existing architectural details would remain, and the artwork was specifically designed to reflect iconic West Village architecture. Landmarks unanimously voted to approve this.
Both projects are literally located in activist Jane Jacobs' backyard. When she lived at 555 Hudson Street, above what was then a candy store, she witnessed the "sidewalk ballet" that informed her theories about the healthy functions of cities and neighborhoods. After her seminal work Death and Life of Great American Cities was published in 1961, her activism helped defeat Robert Moses' plan to demolish the entire West Village west of Hudson Street to make way for the Lower Manhattan Expressway. It also led to a permanent ban on cars driving through Washington Square Park.
Mrs. Jane Jacobs, chairman of the Comm. to save the West Village holds up documentary evidence at press conference at Lions Head Restaurant at Hudson and Charles Street
Courtesy of Village Preservation
Almost 20 years after Ms. Jacobs' death in April 2006, Hudson Street between Perry and West 11th Street has been named Jane Jacobs Way, and the double-edge sword of preservations efforts have helped make the West Village one of the most expensive places to live in the world. Her former home is on the market. Acris records show that the most recent owner paid $3.325 million for the building in September 2009, and the property was listed for $6 million in September 2025. A price reduction brings it down to $5.495 million.

555 Hudson Street, #TH (Sothebys International Realty)

Ms. Jacobs' house was among over 350 condos, co-ops, condops, and townhouses in core New York City areas that experienced price reductions from October 21-27, 2025. These also included multiple units at new developments like Smithsonian Place in Harlem, 41 Putnam Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ocean 24 in Kensington, and 75 Wall Street in the Financial District.
75 Wall Street was constructed as the North American headquarters for Barclays in 1987 and converted to a hotel with condos on top in 2010. The hotel tenant was originally Hyatt's luxury lifestyle brand Andaz; but as the hotel prepared to resume operations after being closed during the pandemic, it was rebranded Hyatt Centric Wall Street, offering a more vibrant and playful atmosphere. Condo residents enjoy their own exclusive amenities, but have faced increased competition from the likes of newer buildings such as One Wall Street and The Greenwich by Rafael Vinoly.
As an aside, the hotel and condo have spent months clashing over common charges. In May 2025, the condo board sued the hotel over nearly $500K in unpaid common charges, saying that this has left them unable to meet its financial obligations. The hotel disputes this, but a judge allowed the condo board to place a lien on the hotel until balances are paid in October 2025.
A selection of notable listings, as well as a full chart of last week's price cuts, may be found below. Please be advised that all quoted figures reflect cumulative price cuts as opposed to the most recent reductions.

75 Wall Street, #25K (Compass)



Recently reduced listings


The Heroy House, #TH (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

The Kenilworth, #11N (Compass)

The Beresford, #11A (Corcoran Group)
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1 Fifth Avenue, #PH18EF (Sothebys International Realty)

510 East 86th Street, #17C (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)

114 Mercer Street, #6 (Compass)

130 West 12th Street, #1A (Corcoran Group)

1255 Fifth Avenue, #3-A (EXP Realty NYC)

The Franklin, #5SE (Sothebys International Realty)

8 Charles Lane, #A (The Agency Brokerage)

247 West 136th Street, # (Corcoran Group)

860 United Nations Plaza, #PH37E (Sothebys International Realty)

159 Madison Avenue, #10ABC (Corcoran Group)

354 Dean Street, #1 (Compass)

Sutton Hall, #14B (Compass)

The White House, #2D (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)

The Nevins, #20B (Compass)

Beekman Mansions, #7B (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)

57 West 130th Street, #DUPLEX (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

Eastgate, #3A (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties)

The Sophie, #308 (Corcoran Group)

One Morningside Park, #17B (Corcoran Group)

914 Eighth Avenue, #1 (Brown Harris Stevens Brooklyn LLC)

125 Prospect Park West, #2E (Compass)

Ritz Tower, #409 (Compass)

Westcove Condominium, #3N (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)

Ocean 24, #3D (Christies International Real Estate Group LLC)

Windsor Tower, #931 (Steven Corcoran Real Estate LLC)

Lincoln Spencer Arms, #36A (Compass)

317 East 73rd Street, #5FE (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)

482 East 74th Street, #1C (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

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