Hollywood Heavyweights Barry Jenkins, Lulu Wang Buy Apartment in 1920s NYC Building

It was first reported in the New York Post, and property records do indeed confirm that acclaimed filmmakers Lulu Wang (“Posthumous,” “The Farewell”) and Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight,” “The Underground Railroad”) have officially gone bicoastal. The couple paid nearly $2.4 million for their new co-op apartment in the Big Apple, which lies within a prewar building in the leafy Greenwich Village neighborhood.

Cooperative ownership, while common in New York, remains a foreign concept to most Californians. In order to buy into a co-op building, buyers must first be approved by the co-op’s board of directors, which can often be picky and difficult to impress. The listing for this particular apartment notes that “while primary home ownership is preferred, the cooperative will consider pied-a-terre ownership on a limited case-by-case basis.”

Obviously, Jenkins and Wang were among the lucky few to make the case-by-case cut. The couple resides primarily in L.A., where they own a $5.1 million home in Silver Lake.

As for their new part-time Manhattan residence, the seventh-floor pad includes abundant natural light and treetop views from 11 street-facing windows. The apartment offers original oak floors, and a foyer connects to a 25-foot-long living/dining room combo with wood-beam ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace and original stone mantle.

The eat-in kitchen offers windows and has enough space for a four-person table. A convenient powder room is discreetly tucked off the kitchen, while the unit’s two bedrooms share a renovated full bathroom. The smaller bedroom is currently configured as a library, complete with what appears to be built-in bookshelves.

Built in 1929 and converted into a co-op in 1963, the 10-floor building sits in the heart of Greenwich Village. Amenities include a full-time doorman, a live-in super, fitness facilities and and a rooftop terrace.

Monthly maintenance charges tally up to $3,907. And if the somewhat vivacious wallpaper treatments aren’t to your taste, fret not. The apartment was recently denuded and painted a crisp white.

Robert McCain and Kristina Kaplan Wallison of Compass held the listing; Tamer Howard of Corcoran repped the buyers.