Firehouse Townhouse Sells: Former Manhattan station fetches $19m; includes underground jazz club

A former Manhattan fire station that has found a second life as a luxury townhouse, complete with an underground jazz club, has sold for $19 million. Located at 78 Morton Street in New York’s West Village, the historic property dates back to 1864 and once served as a base for a volunteer firefighting company. The sale was first reported by Mansion Global on February 9, 2026.

Property records and real estate listings, including those published by PincusCo and Sotheby’s International Realty, also provide details of the transaction and the building’s transformation from a firehouse into a private residence.From firehouse to private residenceThe building was originally constructed for Howard Engine Company No. 34, a volunteer firefighting unit that later became part of New York’s organised fire service. According to Village Preservation, the company was established in the early 19th century and eventually became known as Engine Company No.

24. The firehouse continued to serve the neighbourhood for more than a century before being decommissioned in 1975.