321 West 13th Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 321 West 13th Street by Carter Horsley

The 7-story Gansevoort Condominium at 321 West 13^th Street at the northern terminus of West 4^th Street in the West Village was built in 1907 and converted in 1987 into 24 apartments.

Bottom Line

The most distinctive building on an unusual block with interesting layouts and fireplaces in the heart of the trendy Meatpacking District near the very popular Gansevoort Hotel.

Description

This handsome building, which is half a block from the very popular Gansevoort Hotel, has two oculi on its second floor, some arched windows on its 6^th floor and a large circular opening in the center of its asymmetrical roofline. 

It also has a building-wide marquee, a rusticated base and a buff-colored brick façade. 

This is one of the area’s more interesting blocks with two very modern low-rise buildings interspersed with some very attractive older mid-rise buildings and a couple of buildings with fire-escapes, all close to the heart of the very trendy Meatpacking District.

Amenities

The building has an elevator and a video intercom system as well as a roof deck. It is pet-friendly.

Apartments

Most apartments have 12-foot-high ceilings, wood-burning fireplaces, oak flooring, exposed brick walls and washers and dryers. 

Apartment 2B has an entry that leads past a bathroom to a large dining area across from a three-sided open kitchen and to a living room with sliding doors to a large bedroom with a wood-burning fireplace. 

Apartment 2A has an entry foyer that leads past a bedroom with sliding doors and a five-sided closet to an open kitchen with an island adjacent to a large living room with fireplace that adjoins an 11-sided office with sliding doors. 

Apartment 4C has an entrance next to its 15-foot-wide open kitchen with an island and leads to the 24-foot-long living/dining area with a fireplace and a 14-foot-long sleep area. 

Apartment 5B has an entry foyer that leads past an irregularly shaped 21-foot-wide kitchen with an island to a 14-foot-long living room and a 19-foot-long sleeping area. 

Apartment 6H has a 7-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 31-foot-long living area with a five-sided kitchen pass-through kitchen and an 18-foot-wide bedroom.