A converted firehouse in Manhattan\u2019s West Village with an underground jazz club has been sold for $19 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 25-foot wide brick home on Morton Street was built as a firehouse in 1864 and retains its generous proportions, steel-framed windows and a spiral staircase that spans three floors. The home totals 7,281 square feet across five levels, with more than 2,000 square feet of outdoor space, split fairly evenly between a back garden and a rooftop terrace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mansion Global Boutique:\u00a0Luxury Candles That\u2019ll Light Up Long Nights<\/a><\/p>\n The station was built for the \u201cHoward Engine Company No. 34,\u201d a volunteer firefighting unit that was eventually absorbed by the Fire Department of New York, according to the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation. It was decommissioned in the 1970s and stood vacant for decades until it was converted to a single-family residence in 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n The seller, who purchased the property in 2020 for $19.92 million, gave the home a full makeover with original art, mirror installations, a custom kitchen featuring kaleidoscope cabinetry, and an underground speakeasy with an attached stage, according to the listing with Jeremy Stein and Kat Trappe of Sotheby\u2019s International Realty.\u00a0<\/p>\n The home also has a dining room with 26-foot ceilings, two bedrooms in addition to the primary suite and a fire engine-sized garage that can double as a gallery. A glass-paneled wall divides the kitchen from the garden, making al fresco dining simple, and the secondary bedroom on the top floor has access to a private terrace as well as the rooftop.\u00a0<\/p>\n MORE: Former Coach Creative Director Sells Glass Hamptons Mansion for $43.5 Million<\/a><\/p>\n