New York City Luxury Condos

Robert A.M. Stern designed 15 Central Park West between 61^st and 62^nd Streets.

15 Central Park West is comprised of two limestone towers and features 202, one- to four-bedroom residences. Units offer multi-directional views and full-floor, duplex penthouses are extremely spacious, with some ranging between 5,000 and 6,000 square feet. Kitchens have top-of-the-line appliances and bathrooms are equipped with deluxe fixtures and finishes.

Amenities at 15 Central Park West include a 24-hour doorman, a private dining room and library, a screening room and a health club and pool. Many units also have individual wine cellars.

It is near the restaurants and shops of Columbus Circle as well as Central Park and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

The penthouse at 432 Park Avenue, the tallest apartment building in the nation, rises higher than the observatories at both the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center. Architect Rafael Viñoly makes a skyline statement through crisp, minimalist design. Ten-by-ten-foot windows open onto dramatic views of Central Park and all five boroughs. Fifteen-foot ceilings create a loft experience in every room. Fully-staffed services include a concierge team, lounges and entertainment rooms, a fitness center with a 175-foot swimming pool, spa, and exercise rooms, and a private restaurant serviced by Shaun Hergatt, a Michelin-starred chef.

Originally constructed in 1912, 285 Lafayette Street was subsequently converted into 31 apartments. The property also contains 30,000 square feet of retail space currently occupied by the New York Public Library and Ralph Lauren.

There are four apartments on each of its first six floors. Residences include eight penthouses with wood-burning fireplaces and have 26-foot-high ceilings. Apartments also feature hardwood flooring, polished nickel vanities, wine coolers, terraces, elaborate kitchens and master bathrooms with six-foot-long bathtubs.

285 Lafayette Street, which has a rooftop garden and an 800-square-foot lobby with a 10-foot-long white onyx countertop, is partly famous for its celebrity residents including David Bowie and his wife Iman. It is surrounded by boutiques, restaurants and excellent public transportation and is also just south of the famed Puck Building on the southeast corner of Houston Street. It also has a full-time doorman and concierge service.

Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and completed in 2004, the Time Warner Center is located at 80 Columbus Circle on the Upper West Side.

Much of what has drawn eager buyers is the Time Warner Center’s premier location. It offers more than geography, though, as residents enjoy elegantly designed spaces with first-rate finishes and premium appliances.

Time Warner Center amenities include a screening room, party rooms, a children's playroom, an in-house garage with valet parking, a chauffeur's lounge and access to such Mandarin Oriental Hotel conveniences as a spa, a pool, a fitness center, room service, valet service and maid's service. In addition to 198 apartments, the twin 750-foot towers house the 250-room, five-star Mandarin Oriental Hotel and the Jazz at Lincoln Center performance space.

The Time Warner Center is also occupied by a multi-story galleria called the Shops at Columbus Center with many restaurants and retailers, including Masa, Per Se, L’Occitane, Pink, Armani, Hugo Boss and Whole Foods.

With reports of billionaires jockeying to pay record-setting prices for its trophy penthouse apartments, One57 from Extell Development is the very model of Billionaires' Row living. The 90-story building houses both a hotel and private residences.

Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Christian de Portzamparc, the tower rises more than 1,000 feet above 57^th Street just south of Central Park. The top portion of the building, which has a private entrance on 58^th Street, contains 92 condominium apartments that feature interiors designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen. In the tower's lower floors is the Park Hyatt’s new U.S. flagship.

The building offers such luxury amenities as 24-hour doorman and concierge service, an indoor pool, a private fitness center, a performance room, a private dining room, a library and lounge area, a full-catering kitchen and on-site parking. Residents will also have full access to the hotel’s amenities including room, catering, and housekeeping services.

Situated at the southeast corner of Broadway and West 76th Street, the Laureate at 2150 Broadway is located on the Upper West Side and opened in 2010.

Residences boast varied layouts and feature entry foyers, walnut flooring, premium appliances, washers and dryers and 10-foot ceilings; some apartments have balconies overlooking Broadway. Upper-floor units have expansive views of the surrounding cityscape.

Residents have access to a 24-hour doorman and concierge, a full-service garage, a children’s playroom and a fitness center. Public transportation is located nearby, as are many restaurants and shops.