49 E 12Th St

An intimate six-story prewar elevator cooperative completed in 1910, this 24-unit building occupies a narrow Greenwich Village lot near Union Square. Architecturally it reflects early 20th-century townhouse-to-tenement scale with brick façades, high ceilings in many apartments and classic prewar details such as exposed brick, decorative fireplaces, and plaster moldings. Most residences are one-bedroom duplex or triplex layouts with large windows, hardwood floors, and features like eat-in kitchens, kitchen islands, pantries, recessed lighting and generous walk-in closets. Shared spaces include a planted common roof deck, a landscaped central courtyard, a laundry room, and a building roof deck accessed by elevator. Building services and systems are resident-focused: a live-in superintendent, video intercom/security, and on-site management with well-documented financials and periodic capital projects (window and lobby work noted). The property is pet-friendly and permits pied-a-terres, co-purchasing, guarantors and limited subletting after residency requirements are met. Street-level location delivers walkable access to Union Square’s retail, farmers market, supermarkets and multiple subway lines, situating residents in a dense, transit-rich urban neighborhood with restaurants, universities and cultural destinations nearby.