50-54 E 8Th St

A six-story red-brick cooperative built in the 1950s, this 121-unit building blends classic midcentury townhouse scale with downtown Manhattan density. Units are primarily studios and one-bedrooms arranged around a central elevator and interior corridors; many residences have been renovated with hardwood floors, modern kitchens, and windowed bathrooms. Common interior features include an elevator, rentable storage rooms, a central laundry, and a welcoming lobby with a live-in superintendent and porter. The property’s most distinctive exterior element is a long, landscaped private garden and courtyard that runs the length of the lot, offering a sheltered, planted retreat from the street. On-site conveniences extend to an attached parking garage owned by the co-op, bicycle storage, and building-managed services such as maintenance staff and an upgraded intercom system. Ownership terms are notably flexible for a co-op: the board permits pied-à-terres, co-purchasing, gifting, guarantors, parents buying for employed children, and international buyers in many cases; unlimited subletting is allowed after two years with board approval. Monthly maintenance commonly covers real estate taxes, heat, hot water and electricity; the co-op participates in the STAR tax rebate and sits on a long land lease through 2075. Located in Greenwich Village, the building is steps from Washington Square Park and Union Square, surrounded by restaurants, shops, and multiple subway lines for convenient city access.