Exactly 54 years after the fatal explosion inside 18 W. 11th St. in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village — and some four years of the residence bouncing on and off the market for sale — the tragic Weather Underground townhouse has yet to find its new owner.
Standing on the Gold Coast between Fifth and Sixth avenues, the unusually angled modern property — which stands apart design-wise from the row of flat-fronted Greek Revival townhouses surrounding it — quietly exited the market in October 2023 after last asking $18 million, according to a StreetEasy listing update.
Most recently represented by Clinton Stowe of Compass, who didn’t respond to requests for comment, it’s unclear as to whether this listing will return for sale. That said, it’s also unclear if it will find a new generation of owners to shepherd it into its next chapter — a step farther away from the death and destruction the address has long been known for.
Its current owner, WeWork co-founder Miguel McKelvey — who also didn’t return a request for comment — initially sought $21 million for the 21-foot-wide structure in late 2019. Six months later, in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, he took the listing off the market. He purchased it in 2015 for $12 million.