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A rooftop 'cottage' atop a West Village co-op is listed for the first time ever at $10.5 million

From the Newshound archive · first published 2 October 2026 · last updated 3 October 2026.

The rooftop cottage and green roof atop the Greenwich Street co-op in Manhattan's West Village. Developer David Puchkoff had soil blown up through a tube to create the meadow garden, with the 3,060-square-foot penthouse…
The rooftop cottage and green roof atop the Greenwich Street co-op in Manhattan's West Village. Developer David Puchkoff had soil blown up through a tube to create the meadow garden, with the 3,060-square-foot penthouse…
The rooftop 'cottage' perched above Manhattan's West Village, now on the market for the first time at $10.5 million.
The rooftop 'cottage' perched above Manhattan's West Village, now on the market for the first time at $10.5 million.
The penthouse loft interior, where developer David Puchkoff worked with architect Lawrence Tobe to create a four-bedroom home with ceilings over ten feet, inspired by a friend's Pennsylvania lakefront retreat.
The penthouse loft interior, where developer David Puchkoff worked with architect Lawrence Tobe to create a four-bedroom home with ceilings over ten feet, inspired by a friend's Pennsylvania lakefront retreat.
The interior of the rooftop penthouse loft, housed in a former book depository David Puchkoff bought for $220,000 in 1974 and later converted into a 12-unit co-op.
The interior of the rooftop penthouse loft, housed in a former book depository David Puchkoff bought for $220,000 in 1974 and later converted into a 12-unit co-op.
The steel staircase and open living area of the Greenwich Street penthouse, which sits within the West Village Historic District with protected skyline views over Hudson River Park.
The steel staircase and open living area of the Greenwich Street penthouse, which sits within the West Village Historic District with protected skyline views over Hudson River Park.
The rooftop terrace and meadow garden of the West Village penthouse, where builders had to blow soil up through a tube to create the prairie-style garden against a Manhattan skyline backdrop.
The rooftop terrace and meadow garden of the West Village penthouse, where builders had to blow soil up through a tube to create the prairie-style garden against a Manhattan skyline backdrop.

Developer David Puchkoff paid $220,000 for the six-story former book depository on Greenwich Street in 1974, later converting it into a 12-unit co-op. Inspired by a friend's Pennsylvania lakefront retreat in the early 2000s, he worked with architect Lawrence Tobe to add a green roof and rooftop 'cottage' complete with a front porch and meadow garden — now being offered for sale for the first time.

The 3,060-square-foot penthouse loft, built in 1906, sits in the West Village Historic District with protected skyline views over Hudson River Park.

To create the rooftop garden, builders had to blow soil up through a tube — producing what amounts to a 'house on the prairie' set against a backdrop of city lights.

The home has four bedrooms, ceilings over ten feet, and a separate office, with the listing inviting buyers to reimagine the loft's layout.

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