NYC's 'Narrowest Home' Bought In Greenwich Village For $4.2M: Report

GREENWICH VILLAGE, NY — A Greenwich Village townhouse that was just purchased has one very special distinction. It's not the most lavish, most affordable, nor does it have the highest ceilings, but is considered the skinniest home in New York City.

The townhouse at 75 1/2 Bedford St. is only nine feet six inches wide — and while there is some debate over other NYC apartments being skinnier — the Greenwich Village home has gained enough notoriety from the claim to solidify its title as the narrowest.

Known as the Millay House, the home was put on the market in August 2021 for $4.99 million, but got a price drop this summer to $4.199 million, reported first by 6sqft.

Built in 1873, the three-story townhouse even has its own Wikipedia page. The inside of the Greenwich Village home is made up of three bedrooms, two balconies, a patio, and a basement.

It also has four wood-burning fireplaces, a skylight, and a tree-shade backyard.

The home has a long list of famous residents, including the legendary actor Cary Grant and the Pulitzer prize winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.

According to a 2013 article by Curbed, the townhouse was purchased in the same year by real estate investor George Gund IV for $3.25 million. The previous owner purchased the home for $2.175 million in 2010.

You can check out photos of the famously narrow home on a listing for the address from City Realty.