Art-world power player Gordon VeneKlasen has quietly cashed out of his 4,000-square-foot Greenwich Village carriage house in an $18 million off-market deal. The gated two-bedroom, two-bath home on Macdougal Alley, renovated by architect Annabelle Selldorf and once owned by hedge fund titan Daniel Loeb, was sold to an entity called City Weed LLC, which public records show is a shell company. At roughly $4,500 per square foot, it is the kind of whisper-quiet trade that still turns heads in the Village.
Deal details and buyer secrecy
According to The Real Deal, public records list City Weed LLC as the buyer and show the transaction recorded at $18 million. The outlet reports that the buyer was represented by Austin-based attorney Donald Stuart. On the seller’s side, Barry Landsman handled the deal for VeneKlasen and declined to comment, keeping the already opaque transaction even more buttoned up.
About the house
The carriage-house conversion spans about 4,000 square feet across multiple levels, with a double-height living room, a chef’s kitchen that opens directly to a garden patio, a planted roof terrace, and its own private parking spot, according to RealtyHop. That listing shows the home hitting the market on March 22, 2025, with an asking price of $19,950,000, suggesting the final number landed just under the original target.
History and renovation
VeneKlasen purchased the carriage house from Daniel Loeb in 2009 and later brought in architect Annabelle Selldorf to overhaul the former stable, as detailed in a profile by W Magazine. Selldorf transformed the property into a light-filled, gallery-like space tailor-made for an art dealer, a redesign that helped cement its status as a trophy address.
Neighborhood pricing pressure
At about $4,500 per square foot, the sale underscores the heat under Greenwich Village townhouse pricing. The Real Deal notes that it comes on the heels of a 2024 downtown Manhattan record, when a double-wide Greenwich Village townhouse traded for $73 million and reset expectations for the neighborhood. Whether the new City Weed LLC owner actually moves into the carriage house or simply tucks it away as a low-profile investment is still not public.
For now, the buyer’s plans remain under wraps, and the transaction stands as another example of the discreet, high-end deals quietly reshaping the Village. VeneKlasen’s sale closes the book on a property that has done time as a stable, an art dealer’s carefully curated home, and now yet another headline-priced Manhattan townhouse changing hands out of the spotlight.
