Greenwich Village

About Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village, as covered here, runs from 14th Street down to Houston Street, between Sixth Avenue and the Bowery. It takes in Washington Square, the blocks around lower Fifth Avenue and University Place, and NoHo to the east.

Washington Square Park is the centre of the neighborhood. Its marble arch, designed by Stanford White, was completed in 1892, and the Greek Revival row houses on Washington Square North date from the 1830s. New York University’s buildings line much of the park’s east and south sides.

North of the park, lower Fifth Avenue and the side streets from 8th to 13th Street are lined with pre-war elevator buildings, many of them co-ops, and rows of 19th-century brownstones. South of the park, the South Village has older walk-ups and tenement buildings, with shops and restaurants along Bleecker and MacDougal Streets. East of Broadway, NoHo’s cast-iron and masonry loft buildings were built for manufacturing and have largely been converted to apartments.

Landmarks Preservation Commission historic districts in the neighborhood include the Greenwich Village Historic District, the South Village Historic District, the NoHo Historic District, the NoHo Historic District Extension, the NoHo East Historic District and the MacDougal-Sullivan Gardens Historic District. Exterior changes to buildings inside a historic district need Commission approval, which is worth knowing before buying a townhouse or planning a renovation. Check any address on the LPC designations map.

Greenwich Village market report

From October 2025 through September 2026, NYC Department of Finance records show 449 home sales in Greenwich Village, with a median price of $1.57M. Half of those sales fell between $899K and $3.03M.

The total breaks down as 340 co-op sales, 105 condo sales and 4 sales of 1–3 family houses.

The overall median is up 9% on the previous 12 months, and the number of sales is up 2.5%.

Source: NYC Department of Finance rolling and annualized sales, October 2025 – September 2026, compared with October 2024 – September 2025. Residential sales of $100,000 or more; bulk and duplicate records removed. Recent months may be incomplete because sales appear as deeds are recorded. Area covered: NYC Planning area MN0202 (Greenwich Village). Updated quarterly.

Homes in Greenwich Village

Co-ops dominate. They made up about three-quarters of recorded sales in the last 12 months, from studios in post-war buildings to large pre-war apartments on lower Fifth Avenue. Condos are fewer and more expensive, concentrated in new and converted buildings, including NoHo’s loft conversions. Townhouses rarely change hands: there were only 4 recorded sales of 1–3 family houses in the year.

• HomesAbout 21,100 residential units
• Age59% of units are in buildings from before 1940 (19% before 1900); 3% are in buildings from 2000 or later
• Building types46% in elevator apartment buildings, 18% in condominiums, 18% in walk-up apartment buildings
• Co-op buildings145
• Condo buildings107
• Townhouses and small buildings156 (1–4 units)

Building data from NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO. Counts are approximate.

Getting around

Several lines serve the neighborhood: the A, C and E (with the B, D, F and M) at West 4th Street–Washington Square, the R and W at 8th Street–NYU, the 6 at Astor Place and Bleecker Street, and the L along 14th Street. Union Square, at the northeast corner, is one of the city’s largest transfer points.

Stations in the neighborhood

• Bleecker St6 Accessible
• 14 St-Union SqL Accessible
• W 4 St-Wash SqACE Accessible
• 8 St-NYURW
• Astor Pl6

Stations from the MTA’s station list. Plan a specific trip with the MTA trip planner.

Parks

Washington Square Park is the main open space. Union Square sits at the northeast corner, and there are smaller playgrounds, courts and gardens throughout, including the West 4th Street Courts and the Jefferson Market Garden on Sixth Avenue.

• Washington Square Park9.7 acres
• Union Square Park6.5 acres
• The Public Theaterunder 1 acre
• William F. Passannante Ballfieldunder 1 acre
• Fiorello La Guardia Parkunder 1 acre
• Jefferson Market Gardenunder 1 acre

NYC Parks properties in or next to the neighborhood. Areas from NYC Parks.

School district

The Garson Team in Greenwich Village

The Garson Team’s Greenwich Village sale shown here was a co-op apartment at 41 Fifth Avenue, a pre-war elevator building north of Washington Square. The team’s larger group of listings is a few blocks west, at 101 West 12th Street in the West Village.

• 41 5th Avenue, Unit 2FSold

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