CityRealty editor and architecture expert Carter B. Horsley's “Top 10 New York City Apartment Buildings for Viewing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.”
By CityRealty editor and architecture expert Carter B. Horsley

1. The Dakota, 1 West 72nd Street
The city's most legendary apartment building also offers outstanding views as the parade kicks off on Central Park West.

2. The Majestic, 115 Central Park West
One of Central Park West’s famous twin-towered apartment buildings is The Majestic, with 30 stories and stupendous views.

3. The Prasada, 50 Central Park West
Continuing south, marchers will pass this 12-story 50-unit co-op.

4. 15 Central Park West
The full-floor penthouses, 20 wine cellars, and Park views make 15 Central Park West an ideal setting for more than a few parade parties and the home of Denzel Washington, Sting, and Alex Rodriguez.

5. Trump International Hotel & Tower, 1 Central Park West
As they complete their stretch along Central Park West, marchers won’t help but notice the huge stainless steel, skeletal globe of the world and the sparkling mixed-use tower behind it.

6. Time Warner Center, 80 Columbus Circle
Where better to watch the parade from than Time Warner Center and its spectacular and very large windows facing Columbus Circle?

7. 200 Central Park South
With just a short stint along Central Park South, the parade can be watched from one of the city’s most distinctive buildings, 200 Central Park West.

8. The Osborne, 205 West 57th Street
The Osborne may be overlooked by marchers after they turn down 7th Avenue but it was one of New York’s first major luxury apartment buildings, and now contains 111 co-op units.

9. Atlas New York, 66 West 38th Street
Known to reality TV fans for housing the fashion model contestants of “Project Runway,” this mixed-use tower offers 360 degree views from its “sky terrace” on the 48th floor.

10. Herald Towers, 50 West 34th Street
This huge Beaux-Arts masterpiece overlooking Herald Square and Macy’s is the best building in the city to watch the end of the parade and the singers and dancers performing.