443 Greenwich Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 443 Greenwich Street by Carter Horsley

This extremely handsome, 7-story, red-brick building at 443 Greenwich Street between Desbrosses and Vestry streets in TriBeCa that was erected in the 1880s was converted to 53 residential condominiums in 2014.

Metro Loft Management of which Nathan Berman is a principal has previously done only rentals and is the developer and Cetra/Ruddy was the architect for the conversion.

Hank White was the landscape architect.

The building, which over the years served silver, drug, book-binding, toy and steel-wool companies, is distinguished by its large, 6-sided, 4,000-square-foot, landscaped courtyard with sassafras trees overlooked by 600 windows with shutters.  The courtyard will close at 7 PM.

Bottom Line

A gorgeous 19^th Century, red-brick industrial building in the north part of TriBeCa converted into residential condominiums in 2014 with a great, large, landscaped courtyard and a very impressive lobby with dark wood beams and multi-paned windows.

Description

Occupying almost a full city block in northern TriBeCa, this very attractive former industrial building is distinguished by its arched windows on all but its top floor, elegant stringcourses, a crenellated roofline, an entrance marquee, large wooden timbers in its interiors and its large tiled and very handsome garage.

To get approval from the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, the developer had to replace about 580 missing shutters around its large courtyard.

Amenities

The building has a 24-hour doorman, a 24-hour concierge, a valet, a resident manager, a 5,000-square-foot roof deck, a fitness center, private storage, bicycle storage, a wine cellar and parking spaces available for purchase with electric charging stations.

Apartments

Kitchens have two dishwashers and warming drawers for coffee cups and a 70-bottle wine cooler. 

Baths will have stand-along tubs and bidets.

Penthouse E is a three-bedroom triplex with 4,968 square feet and an 8-foot-wide entry foyer on the lower level that leads to a 36-foot-wide great room that opens onto an open 18-foot-long kitchen with an island and a 16-foot-long den and a bedroom.  The middle floor has two bedrooms and an 18-foot-long media room and the top level has a 14-foot-long foyer and a 35-foot-wide terrace.

Penthouse C is a three-bedroom, duplex unit with 3,438 square feet of interiors space and 1,134 square feet of external space, a 35-foot-square great room with an open kitchen with an island and three bedrooms on the lower level and a35-foot-wide terrace and a foyer on the upper level.

Apartment 6G is a four-bedroom unit with 3,883 square feet, a 29-foot-wide great room, a 23-foot-wide dining room and a 24-foot-wide open kitchen and a utility room.

Apartment 3A is a four-bedroom unit with a 4,241 square feet, 14-foot-wide entry foyer, a 41foot-wide great room next to a 22-foot-wide kitchen with an island and sliding doors.

Apartment 5G is a three-bedroom unit with 3,022 square feet, an 8-foot-wide entry foyer that leads to a 22-foot-wide great room that opens onto a 17-foot-long dining room next to a 24-foot-wide open kitchen and a utility room.

Apartment 3F is a four-bedroom unit with 3,693 square feet, a 9-foot-wide entry foyer and a 37-foot-wide great room with an open kitchen with an island.

Apartment 2E is a three-bedroom duplex with 4,522 square feet, an 8-foot-wide entry foyer, a 37-foot-wide great room, an 18-foot-long open kitchen with an island and a bedroom on the lower level and an 18-foot-wide den and two bedrooms on the upper level.

Apartment 1A is a three-bedroom unit with 2,644 square feet, an 11-foot-wide entry foyer, and a 28-foot-long great room with an open kitchen with an island.