Façade work is nearing completion on 16 Fifth Avenue, a 19-story residential building in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and Hill West Architects and developed by Madison Realty Capital, the 241-foot-tall structure will yield 14 condominium units. The property is located on an interior lot between East 8th and 9th Streets, just north of Washington Square Park.
The scaffolding and black netting have been removed from the upper levels since our last update in mid-May, revealing their multifaceted massing and brick and stone cladding. These floors feature a more varied fenestration with rectangular and arched windows framed in black casements, as well as stepped setbacks over Fifth Avenue, chamfered corners, a pair of stone cornices, and curved balconies lined with decorative railings. The protective blue film that covered a number of windows during the spring have also been removed as interior work gets closer to completion.
The only major unfinished section is the ground floor, which remains obscured behind scaffolding.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
16 Fifth Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
The following renderings preview aerial and street-level perspectives along Fifth Avenue, showcasing the landscaped terraces on the upper-level setbacks and the limestone-clad lower stories surrounding the main entrance.
Rendering courtesy of Robert A. M. Stern Architects.
Rendering courtesy of Robert A. M. Stern Architects.
Madison Realty Capital purchased the 5,255-square-foot plot for $27.5 million in 2015. The nearest subways from the development are the A, B, C, D, E, F, and M trains at the West 4th Street-Washington Square station to the west along Sixth Avenue. Corcoran Sunshine is handling sales and marketing for the property.
YIMBY anticipates construction on 16 Fifth Avenue to finish sometime in early 2026.
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While its nice to see this site finally being put back to productive use after decades of disuse, it is a real shame NIMBY’s managed to get the building scaled down to the point there is now less housing than it’s predecessor.
Completely ironic of NIMBY’s to do so too.
This building looks like it’s been there for years. It seems to fit right into the neighborhood. I think this is one of RAMSA’s best projects so far.
The handsome brick is a nice change from RAMSA’s usual limestone cladding. This is a really nice building.
modern brick buildings – even RAMSA’s – don’t have the ornaments or architectural details that used to exist at the entrance or roof. Just take a look at Liberty tower at 55 Liberty.
That lot line seam looks like hot garbage.
Plus the front should have the sawtooth limestone quoin pattern that the lot line wall has barely visible at the top.
The rest is a lovely building.
8.5/10
It sure does. But I still like the building and think it fits in very well. I imagine the residents will eventually complain about those unaligned stones, not sure they would custom cut them to different lengths to avoid the caulk.
I know it’s lens choice, camera angle etc, but Michael Young’s first photo of this beautiful building here, makes the upper floor balcony on the left look like it’s pointing up, instead of horizontal 🙂
That lot line seam looks like hot garbage.
Plus the front should have the sawtooth limestone quoin pattern that the lot line wall has barely visible at the top.
The rest is a lovely building.
8.5/10
Those ugly seams seem to be a feature of every new building. How did the builders of old avoid this? Lessons could be learned.
This is a BEAUTIFUL building. But so little housing…it could be double the number of units without increasing the size of the building itself.
Perfection.
This beautiful building looks like it could be 100 years old. It’s a nice change from his typical limestone. The window muntin horizontal proportions strangely look more industrial than residential, but it doesn’t quite ruin the look.
Finally something from RAMSA that isn’t a monolith of limestone…they can evolve. Turned out much better than the rendering.
I like this, though I would question the usefulness of the two small balconies. Would a chair even fit on them?
Maybe some flowers?
Aren’t thosr essentially Juliette balconies?
yea but all Juliettes in the building are either very old rich ladies or dating/married to a very rich guy
Glad they built new but architecture that blends with the neighborhood. Love it!
These details are amazing.