The Greenwich Village, New York building on Lower Fifth Avenue’s Gold Coast that was built back in 1929 has a penthouse with a small garden. This is now on the market priced at $7.7 million.

The penthouse has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, high ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace, beamed ceilings and panoramic views over the Village. The pre-war building retains its original elegance and has a full-time doorman, live-in superintendent, two automatic elevators, a bicycle room, and a gym. The best feature of the penthouse apartment is its greenhouse garden measured at 1,000 feet.

This New York penthouse apartment with its own greenhouse is listed by Douglas Elliman of Madison, New York.

This is the main entrance of the building with a covered entryway adorned by potted plants. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is the great room of the penthouse showing the dining area and the living room area on the far side all under a white ceiling with exposed beams. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

The bedroom has earthy brown walls that is contrasted by the white ceiling with a single pendant light over the bed. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is the office that also functions as a library. It has built-in bookshelves on the walls flanking the large window that brings in natural lighting. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is the view outside of the greenhouse and studio. It showcases a sweeping city skyline view. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

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Come summer and the Hamptons-bound traffic on the Long Island Expressway proves the point that humans crave sunshine, and according to the medical community, can’t thrive without it. If one is lucky enough, they might be able to find a New York apartment with a small garden, a balcony, or a rooftop terrace, but these are few and those that become available are more expensive than those without.

Prices are arrived at by accessing the apartment’s value without outdoor space then tacking on anywhere from 25 to 55 cents on the dollar. Many would scoff at the added expense, but different people come with different priorities and to some, the outdoor space is more important than the interior. For those with a hankering for ultimate outdoor living, one penthouse recently came on the market that has three huge terraces on two floors and a 1,000-foot greenhouse on the roof with a massive terrace that opens off the greenhouse itself.

One could have a studio, grow year-round food, flowers, and citrus and still have plenty of room for a lovely sitting area and studio in protected sunshine and landscaped terraces to view from almost any vantage point. It’s an urban gardener’s fantasy home.

The Greenwich Village building on Lower Fifth Avenue’s Gold Coast was built in 1929. The penthouse belonged to the late landscape painter Jane Freilicher and her family for over 50 years. The three-bedroom, the three-bath apartment has high ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace, beamed ceilings and panoramic views over the Village. The pre-war building retains its original elegance and has a full-time doorman, live-in superintendent, two automatic elevators, a bicycle room, and a gym. For more information.

Urban gardener’s penthouse paradise, already under contract at barely a month on the market. Priced at $7.7 million.

Source: www.elliman.com