Carter's Review

This very handsome, 7-story building at 68 Jane Street in the West Village between Greenwich and Washington streets was erected in 1900 and has 13 co-operative apartments.  It was converted in 1976.

The building, which is on a cobblestone street, is not far from the Hudson River, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the High Line and many restaurants.

Bottom Line

One of the most elegant and imposing structures in the West Village, this 1900 building has some very large apartments and a grandeur not besmirched by some fire escapes on one side.

Description

The building has a two-story base of white-colored bricks below a broad bandcourse topped by the tan brickwork of the upper stories that are capped by a handsome cornice and contained by strongly defined quoins.

Both the top and bottom parts of the main façade significantly punctuated by large, indented center arches.  The lower one is two stories tall and the upper one is three stories tall.

The arch motif is repeated on the top floor which has 8 small arched windows on its main façade.

The building’s entrance has a small, modern black metal marquee and no sidewalk landscaping.

Amenities

The building has a roof deck and a video intercom.  The building is pet-friendly.

Apartments

Maisonette 1W is a three-bedroom duplex unit with about 4,000 square feet and 16-foot ceilings.  The unit has a 19-foot-wide dining room, a 27-foot-wide living room, a 17-foot-wide angled eat-in kitchen and a 26-by-30-foot media room with exposed brick and a curved walkway for the bedrooms, home office and a 17-foot-long laundry.

Apartment 6 is a four-bedroom unit with 4,780 square feet with a 38-by-29-foot living room with an open kitchen, a 15-foot-long, angled corner greenhouse, a 13-foot-long, angled office, a 13-foot-long, angled laundry, and a 23-foot-long, angled playroom/den.

 Apartment 4E is a two-bedroom unit with a 19-foot-long living room with a 15-foot-long dining area and a 15-foot-long kitchen with a long island.