I like this building on the corner of Bowery and 3rd Street.
It's difficult to see the terraces on the different levels, but from the ground they appear to be beautiful and full of greenery.

 
Not all portions of the East Village are quite as desirable, however, even just down the block.
But don't focus on the trash cans in the following picture.

Let's get a close-up on one of those signs, shall we?

  

Apparently it's the neighbors, and not the building,
that are less than desirable.