Pop/roots-rock chanteuse Sheryl Crow quietly unloaded a Greenwich Village pied-a-terre this week. Crow sold the property via a trust, accepting $2.27 million for the residence; the NoHo co-op flat apartment had been listed at $2.35 million prior to the sale, and entered the market early last winter.
The building on Great Jones Street dates to 1900. Crow’s former apartment occupies the third floor of seven. It measures about 2,000 square feet, and contains two bedrooms and a single bath.
With an exposed brick wall extending all the way through the apartment, from the front of the building to the rear, the unit has a definite old-style Village bohemian grittiness which is immediately appealing; warm, substantial, and historical. 13’ ceilings keep the apartment lofty, though, so all that texture and warmth doesn’t impinge on the overall sense of space, and hardwood floors and window surrounds.
The unit’s tiered floors, exposed beams, and industrial-influenced accent lighting keep things interesting to the eye, and whitewash allows for good contrast with the brick and wood, as well as plentiful reflected light in the further reaches of the interior. Sliding opaque glass-paneled track barn-doors provide necessary privacy room-to-room, and exposed plumbing and wiring keeps the loft-style credibility alive.
The kitchen, located in the middle of the long unit, works in quite a bit of stainless steel, but natural-stained hardwood cabinetry keeps it from being too chilly. The master bedroom features a bath with a clawfoot tub. All in all, a functional and very casual apartment.
Sheryl Crow’s most recent studio release is this year’s ‘Be Myself’; the album was released in April, and indicates a return to rock-n-roll form for the singer and Telecaster-slinger.