38-42 Commerce Street

Manhattan, NY 10014

38-42 Commerce Street has an unique and wonderful place in Greenwich Village history. Commerce Street, aka Cherry Lane is an idyllic and scenic 2 blocks that curves west towards Barrow Street.

Located at 38 Commerce Street is the historic 179 seat Cherry Lane Theatre.
In 40-42 the newly renovated 60 seat Cherry Lane Studio theatre and 8 residential apartments. Residential rent roll provided upon request.
Considered a historic jewel of Greenwich Village, at nearly 100 years old, it is America's longest continuously running Off Broadway Theater. These 3 buildings are joined through common hallways and shared building mechanics.
The historic theaters will be delivered fully equipped and unencumbered by any contractual production arrangements. Both theaters are beautifully maintained and lovingly restored.

The magnificent history of 38 Commerce Street begins in 1817 with the original site of a farm. Where the farm silo once stood, a brewery was erected 1836 which then became a tobacco warehouse and later a box factory. Ultimately, Cherry Lane Theatre. In 1923, a group of theater artists led by Evelyn Vaughn, William Rainey, Reginald Travers & later, Edna St. Vincent Millay, commissioned famed scenic designer Cleon Throckmorton to convert the box factory into Cherry Lane Playhouse. It fueled some of the most ground-breaking experiments in the chronicles of the American Stage.

40 Commerce Street, hidden behind 42 was once a multi floor horse stable, and 42 a residential walk up.

Kenneth Carroad, along with a group of similar-minded neighbors joins forces to save 38-42 Commerce Street buildings from demolition in the early 1950s. Carroad then built and managed a restaurant in the 40-42 building. After dining hours the Cherry Lane Restaurant was a popular late night gay club in the 1960-1970s.

Where The Cherry Lane Restaurant once was is now the Studio Theatre, lobby, box office and restrooms. Having a unique place in history, many artists have called Cherry Lane home, both getting their start at Cherry Lane and having their shows open on its legendary stage. Notable artists and their work at CLT include Sam Shepard, Bea Arthur, Amiri Baraka, Gene Hackman, Kevin Bacon, Barbara Streisand, Jerry Stiller, Antoinette Nwandu, Tony Curtis, Lorraine Hansberry, Edward Albee, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein to name but a few. Many artists and productions have graced the Cherry Lane stages, the future is bright and the time is right for a new owner to take over the reins from the current owner.

38-40 Commerce Street
3 Stories
Block & Lot 00584-0027
Tax Class 4
Lot 29'.9" x 75'.5"
Building 29'.92" x 75'.5"

42 Commerce Street
4 Stories
Block & Lot 00584-0026
Tax class 2B
Lot 23'.08" x 78'
Building 23' x 75