Building: 20 Fifth Avenue

On the Southwest corner of 9th Street and 5th Avenue, 20 5th Avenue epitomizes luxury living in the epicenter of Greenwich Village. Begun in 1940 and completed in 1941, 20 Fifth Avenue was designed by Boak & Paris Architects in the location once home to the former Berkeley Hotel. 20 Fifth Avenue evokes a grand yet understated aesthetic glamour with its beige limestone base and richly hued red brick façade. 20 Fifth Avenue, a high-rise building of 107 apartments over 17 floors accessed by two spacious building elevators. The apartments in this building range in size from studios to two-bedroom apartments. Charming and sought-after features enhance numerous apartments in the building: many unit layouts have sunken living rooms, walk-in closets, and decorative fireplaces, and a few apartments have terraces. 20 Fifth Avenue has a full-time door staff and a live-in superintendent. Laundry facilities are on-site. The tenants of 20 Fifth Avenue are very well connected through the variety and ease of public transportation options. Nearby subway stops, each of which is .30 mi. or less from the front entrance to 20 Fifth Avenue, include the W 4 St-Wash Sq. station, where subway riders could catch any of the A, B, C,D, E, F and M trains. From the 8 St-NYU stops, potential passengers could board the N, R trains. At 14 St-Union Sq, subway riders could catch the L, N, Q, R, 4, 5, 6 trains. Within short walking distances, Union Square Park and Washington Square Park offer appealing community green spaces. Throughout the neighborhood of 20 Fifth Avenue, fine restaurants, and superb stores for shopping abound. Within a few blocks residents can enjoy restaurants such as Claudette, Otto, Gotham Bar and Grill, Babbo, Joseph Leonard, just to list a few.

Building Description Provided By Anne Kuzbik