Central Village

LOCATION

The Central Village sits right in between The West and The East counterparts - that is, between Sixth Avenue and Lafayette / 4th Avenue to the West/East, respectively. The southern border is Houston street and the northern border is 14th street - just like for both the West Village and the East Village.

CHARACTER AND FEEL

The Central Village is convenient, charming and very .. central. It looks and feels different from both of its neighbors (the West Village and the East Village). Nevertheless, some people still prefer to lump the Central Village and the West Village together calling them simply "Greenwich Village" - a term that has become very ambiguous.

It's a neighborhood with a split personality - the north part being a bit too quiet and the south a bit too noisy. Nevertheless, because both parts are dominated by NYU, there's something academic (for lack of a better term) about both.

Convenience-wise, the Central Village is perhaps the most centrally located neighborhood in New York. If you live here, in under 20 minutes you'll be able to walk to hundreds of restaurants and bars, scores of movie and off-Broadway theaters, countless shops and boutiques, not to mention the Hudson River esplanade, Washington Square Park, Union Square and other landmark locations.

APARTMENTS & REAL ESTATE

Selected Rental Buildings:

• 11 Waverly Place (11 Waverly Place, Central Village) - A 13-story pre-war elevator building located next to Washington Square Park.
• new! 21 East 9th street (21 East 9th street, Central Village) - Elevator building.
• 220 Sullivan street (220 Sullivan street, Central Village)
• 224 Sullivan street (224 Sullivan street, Central Village) - Pre-war building.
• 29 Fifth Avenue (29 Fifth Avenue, Central Village) - Pre-war, elevator building.

See all Central Village Rental Apartment Buildings

Selected No-Fee Rental Listings:

• new! $2,295 Studio at 220 Sullivan street (available June 1, 2008) posted 05/13/08.
• new! $2,295 Studio at 224 Sullivan street (available June 1, 2008) posted 05/13/08.
• new! $2,095 Studio at 224 Sullivan street (available June 1, 2008) posted 05/13/08.
• new! $2,125 Studio at 224 Sullivan street (available June 1, 2008) posted 05/13/08.
• new! $1,995 Studio at 224 Sullivan street (available May 13, 2008) posted 05/13/08.

See all Central Village No Fee Rental Apartments (43 total)

Condo Buildings:

• 181 Sullivan street (181 Sullivan street, Central Village) - 5-story building featuring five full-floor condominium residences, including one garden duplex. Previousl....
• 184 Thompson (184 Thompson street, Central Village)
• 8 Union Square South (36 East 14th Street, Central Village) - 15-story condo building. Interior design by Eric Cohler.

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Co-op Buildings:

See some of the area's Central Village Co-op Apartment Buildings

POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS

The Central Village demographics are defined by two large population segments - NYU students living in dorms (and, to a lesser extent, apartments) around Washington Square Park and to the south of it and a wealthy crowd living around 5th Avenue, north of the park.

SAFETY

As a lively, 24/7 neighborhood, the Central Village is quite safe. The only words of caution would apply to Washington Square Park around which late-night drug trade persists despite decades of efforts to stop it.

LATEST HEADLINES, NEWS & REVIEWS

• 02/Jul/2007: Villagers Want Their Newsstand Back