Top New Condos (Post 2000)

Completed in 2008, the Visionaire at 70 Little West Street in Battery Park City is certified LEED platinum.

The 251 apartments have floor-to-ceiling windows that allow for optimal views of the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline as well as hardwood flooring and open kitchens with energy efficient appliances.

The building's amenities include concierge and doorman service, a skylit indoor swimming pool and hot tub, two landscaped roof gardens with private cabanas, a rooftop entertainment area featuring built-in grills and a wet bar, a state-of-the-art fitness center and spa, yoga studios, a screening room and lounge with a fireplace, a private dining area, a children’s playroom and a parking garage.

The Dance Building at 217 West 19th Street brings Chelsea’s cherished tradition of combined arts space and loft living into the 21st century. Dance studios and a performance space spans the lower levels. The floors above hold only 12 apartments, creating a discrete lifestyle with just one or two units per floor. Roomy apartments span from 2,158 to 2,675 square feet and feature balconies in every unit. The Rawlings Architects-designed building features a minimalist façade and ribbon window bands that harken to the turn-of-the-twentieth-century Modernist avant-garde.

Overlooking Riverside Park, the twin-towered Rushmore at 80 Riverside Boulevard is 42 stories high.

The Rushmore’s 271 apartments feature generous layouts and range from one- to five-bedroom units. Kitchens are offered in one of three different designs and are equipped with modern appliances; bathrooms have top-of-the-line fixtures and finishes.

Notable Rushmore amenities include a La Palestra Wellness Center that has a swimming pool and fitness classes, a Kidville NY-designed indoor playground, a full-time doorman, a full-service garage, concierge service and a shuttle to public transportation. The Rushmore also enjoys excellent proximity to Riverside Park, the Promenade at Pier 1, Lincoln Center, and the shops and restaurants in Columbus Circle.

Completed in 2005 and designed by world-renowned architects Kohn Pederson Fox, Park Avenue Place has 76 units. The lower floors are a mix of studio and one-bedroom apartments, and the upper floors include one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes. Residents of the building enjoy access to the Core Club, which has a restaurant and bar, screening room, conference room, fitness center and spa. Building amenities include a 24 doorman, porters, and resident superintendent.

Located in Midtown East between Park and Madison avenues, Park Avenue Place is close to the E, M, and 6 subway lines. 

One Northside Piers at 4 North 5th Street is located in Williamsburg and was completed in 2008.

Apartments feature high-performance windows that open to views of the East River and the Manhattan skyline. Residences are also equipped with Stephen Alton-designed kitchens, wide-plank American walnut floors, high-gloss cabinets, glass-enclosed showers and separate soaking tubs.

One Northside Piers amenities are extensive: it boasts a waterfront esplanade, hotel-style concierge service, a heated indoor pool, fitness centers, children’s playrooms, a residents’ lounge, a full-time doorman and a restaurant.

It is only one stop from Manhattan on the L Train. It is also near the many shops and restaurants in Williamsburg and Greenpoint.

Blue is located at 105 Norfolk Street and its angular form and dark blue façades strike an imposing figure in the Lower East Side skyline.

105 Norfolk Street’s apartments are spacious and light-filled thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows, many of which provide panoramic views of the nearby East River and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. Kitchens and master bathrooms are elegant and well-appointed, featuring glass-fronted cabinets and pebbled floors, respectively.

Residents have access to such amenities as a full-time doorman, central air conditioning and heating, a garden, a rooftop terrace, refrigerated storage and a bike room. Many restaurants, shops and bars are nearby. 

The luxury condominium complex located at 400 Fifth Avenue contains both a five-star hotel and a residential component.

Apartments are in the upper floors, above the 214 hotel rooms. A private entrance on 36^th Street leads to the residences, the interiors of which were designed by Das Concepts Inc. Units are equipped with Miele washers and dryers, black oak flooring and floor-to-ceiling windows.

Amenities include a residents’ lounge on the 11^th floor that has ample outdoor seating, fireplaces, a Plunge Pool and an Auriga Spa and Aqua Grotto. Setai Fifth Avenue homeowners also have access to such services as airport transportation, childcare and on-call physicians, dentists and pharmacists.

400 Fifth Avenue is only a few blocks from the Empire State Building and the New York Public Library.

The Residences at the W New York Downtown span the 23^rd to 56^th floors at 123 Washington Street, which also houses a W Hotel.

Situated in Lower Manhattan, the W New York Downtown contains 223 units that range from 400 to 1,175 square feet. Residences are spacious and modern, with oversized windows that allow for expansive views of the city skyline. Open kitchens have Italian white lacquer cabinetry and premium appliances.

W Downtown residents have access to 24-hour concierge service, housekeeping, a SWEAT fitness center, a media room and a private, residents-only rooftop terrace. Owners also have preferred dining reservations at the hotel’s Living Lounge and the BLT Bar & Grill Restaurant.

Public transportation and Wall Street are nearby.

10 West End Avenue is a sleek, 33-story tower in the Upper West Side that opened in 2007.

Its 173 apartments offer knockout views through floor to-ceiling windows that are enhanced by 10- and 11-foot ceilings. The interiors of the three- and four-bedroom units were designed by Nick Dine; kitchens feature modern appliances and custom cabinetry with etched-glass doors; master baths have walnut vanities and top-of-the-line fixtures and finishes. Many apartments have terraces or balconies.

10 West End Avenue amenities include on-premises valet parking and a huge, 2,300-square-foot fitness center that has a separate, glass enclosed 50-foot pool designed by fitness expert Ari Teller. It is situated just north of Midtown and is near the Hudson River and shops and restaurants in the Time Warner Center.