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Lockhart Steele's Curbed points me to the Douglas Elliman page for Meryl Streep's townhouse. Lockhart says that the building is on 12th between 5th and 6th -- if pushed, I guess I'd call that Greenwich Village. Elliman, on the other hand, calls it a "sought after Gold Coast 
location". Huh? Can Gothamist explain what probably the most landlocked part of Manhattan is doing being described as "Gold Coast"? I always thought the Gold Coast was in Queensland, Australia...
Felix
Yes, the Gold Coast is indeed located on the Eastern seaboard of Australia, Felix. The area is known for its sunny weather, beautiful unpolluted beaches, golf courses, and relaxed atmosphere. Just like the Village!
If you look up “gold coast” in the dictionary, you’ll find an entry about the Gold Coast of Australia, but you’ll also find an entry for the (uncapitalized) term “gold coast.” The dictionary defines a gold coast as an informal term meaning “a rich neighborhood.” (Take that, William Safire). Now, does that gold coast sound more like Greenwich Village to you?
On a related note, many neighborhood names do have geological or historical significance - Park Slope is near a park, and it actually slopes, and Brooklyn was originally known as “Breuckelen” in Dutch. Greenwich Village was once a village, a residential neighborhood removed from the bustle of the rest of the city. A number of neighborhood names are simply made up, often by - you guessed it - real estate agents. While some, like SoHo (short for South of Houston) stick, other ‘hood nicknames like BoCoCa (Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens) are scoffed at by residents and have yet to really take hold. One person’s “Clinton” is another’s “Hell’s Kitchen.”
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Felix, baby, back on the meds for you!
Nice answer, Janine.
Still confused, maybe I need more pills. "Gold Coast" should be "gold coast" and then all's right with the world? What about "sought after"? I wonder if Mr Elliman divides Manhattan's gold coast locations into "sought after" and "not sought after"... or maybe the "sought after" is just there as a little hint to those of us too ignorant to know what "gold coast" means.
But this whole thing does raise the question of which bits of Manhattan count as "gold coast". Would, say, the corner of Lafayette and Bond qualify? Or how about 55th between 5th and 6th?
Felix: the gold refers to the cost and the coast refers to the complete lack of effort it takes a broker to sell an apartment in this city. Hence, everything is the gold coast.
You've been on a kick about truth in advertising with these real estate folk. I appreciate that, and what it has taught me is that I really want to date a real estate agent. Think about how great that would be. I could descend into a state of total sloth and ineptitude, and I would still be talked up all over town about how 'hot' and 'sought after' I was. My member would be larger (or at least described in vague adjectives that made it seem to be more than anyone deserves for the money they have), and stature increased. Ladies of Elliman, come take a look at my 'gold coast.'