NEW YORK | 5 West 13th Street | 538 FT | 30 FLOORS

[NYguy]

Opposite side of the Village, but Downtown has been hot. I wonder what penthouse units will get here.


https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2025/08...buyer-for-88m-140-jane-street-penthouse/

Aurora Capital nabs buyer for $88M penthouse at 140 Jane Street
West Village unit asked record price for Downtown Manhattan


Sheridan Wall
August 8, 2025

Aurora Capital Associates snagged a signed contract for a penthouse at 140 Jane Street asking $87.5 million, The Real Deal has learned.

The pending deal comes just four months after the developer announced it was preparing to list the property, one of 15 units at the West Village project.

Plans for the 9,500-square-foot penthouse at 140 Jane Street include floor-to-ceiling windows, a wraparound terrace and three balconies. The building, which quietly launched sales last summer, is slated for completion in early 2027. All but one of its units have already entered contract.

Field declined to share the identity of the buyer but said her client agreed to purchase the property from a Zoom presentation. She added that the city’s new development market hasn’t seen a building so close to sellout this far in advance of completion since Extell Development’s One57, signaling high demand for quality projects in the face of rapidly declining new development inventory.

[NYguy]

A little different than those models in the KPF offices, but you can see some details on the wall...

[NYguy]

Not sure what to make of this KPF video. Are we looking at 2 different models of 2 different buildings?



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[TKD]

They're all just iterations of the same building, they're not all oriented in the same manner. Unless you're referring to something else?

[Busy Bee]

I think it's hilarious they're using those classic Hugh Ferris illustrations as inspiration when in his day and age site massing that all but eliminated the streetwall as if designed in a vacuum like this project would have been unthinkable.

And for the record I'm not trying to be a contrarian ass just to be a contrarian ass, I genuinely think we have a serious problem in this town with how the zoning envelope forces these abominations of building massing. I think celebrating this design is a mistake. And yes this is just my opinion.

[ChiND]

Not only is the shape of this building gorgeous, but the facade and windows are amazing too.

[Crawford]

Great news.

This will be a potentially incredible addition to one of the most iconic urban neighborhoods. Cannot imagine the prices.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by TKD

They're all just iterations of the same building, they're not all oriented in the same manner. Unless you're referring to something else?

Just thrown off by the surrounding massing. You usually get these models in surrounding context. Here it's just what appears to be random building massing...







Meanwhile, here's a look at the streetwall that was lost....























Sometimes a loss is not a loss at all, and we just have to appreciate good things when we get them instead of looking for reasons to complain.

[mrnyc]

Originally Posted by NYguy

Opposite side of the Village, but Downtown has been hot. I wonder what penthouse units will get here.


https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2025/08...buyer-for-88m-140-jane-street-penthouse/

Aurora Capital nabs buyer for $88M penthouse at 140 Jane Street
West Village unit asked record price for Downtown Manhattan


Sheridan Wall
August 8, 2025

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[mrnyc]

^ this 14st tower and 80 clarkson towers may well top that price.

[NYguy]

I believe it will. I haven't looked at the size of these units, but I'm sure they will be generous.

[TKD]

Originally Posted by NYguy

Just thrown off by the surrounding massing. You usually get these models in surrounding context. Here it's just what appears to be random building massing...

The modeled context massing is the accurate surrounding context. There'd be no reason to use random massing since the context is used to study the building.

This is taken in the same view as the video snippet, the red is the outline of the extracted portion of the context model, cyan is where the tower sits.

Originally Posted by mrnyc

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These photos aren't of this site, that's 140 Jane St.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by TKD

The modeled context massing is the accurate surrounding context. There'd be no reason to use random massing since the context is used to study the building.

You know it actually is. The partial buildings throw it off, but once you see it you see it.

[ChiND]

Kudos to these AMAZING architects!



The porte a cochere seems to be on 13th St. I wonder if the 14th St side will have retail or just an entrance to the tower. I’m also curious what that cutout on the 14th Street side is. I guess it provides open air. Perhaps it’s a private plaza for the residents.

[mrnyc]

13st side today —

[NYguy]

Will be excited to see this one rise.

[territhemayor]

Village Preservation filed a zoning challenge on this new build based on streetwall requirement, among other things.

https://www.villagepreservation.org/camp...538-ft-tall-tower-at-5-west-13th-street/


Here's the text of their challenge with the relevant zoning rules cited.

https://media.villagepreservation.org/wp.../5-w-13-zoning-challenge-DOB-9.19.25.pdf

[Busy Bee]

I'm yimby all the way, but for this I applaud their challenge.

The lack of proper contextual streetwall for the project is damaging to the urban fabric and should be addressed. I'm a bit shocked at all the people who thought this design was stellar and completely ignored the fact it puts a one story base right on 14 St.

[Crawford]

LOL, good luck with that, NIMBYs.

The Village preservation orgs are a few rich people who try and torpedo housing construction so they can preserve their views. They usually don't expect to win, but want to drive up the cost of construction and send a message their neighborhood is off-limits to outsiders.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Crawford

LOL, good luck with that, NIMBYs.

The Village preservation orgs are a few rich people who try and torpedo housing construction so they can preserve their views. They usually don't expect to win, but want to drive up the cost of construction and send a message their neighborhood is off-limits to outsiders.

They have nothing better to do. All of the real problems in the city, and this is what they focus on.