Top New Condos (Post 2000)

Soaring 56 floors above the city and completed in 2004, 425 Fifth Avenue was designed by Michael Graves.

It contains 81 residences on its top 27 floors and has four floors of offices, two floors of retail space and 16 floors of extended stay residences managed by the Envoy Club. 425 Fifth Avenue apartments are modern and feature wood floors, tall windows, spacious living rooms, large galleries and some terraces. Kitchens have cherry wood cabinetry, black granite countertops and topnotch stainless steel appliances. Bathrooms feature marble and Italian tiles, deep soaking tubs and glass enclosed shower stalls. Units also have panoramic views of the city, the Empire State Building, Bryant Park and the rivers.

Amenities include the Fifth Avenue Club, which has a Techno Gym Fitness Center, an indoor pool, a wraparound sun terrace, a steam room, a sauna and treatment rooms. There is also a private cinema screening room, a resident social lounge, a business and conference center, a children’s playroom and a 24-hour concierge and doorman. 425 Fifth Avenue is located close to numerous subway lines, such retail stores as Lord and Taylor and the main branch of the New York Public Library.

Perched 38 stories above it all, Bridge Tower Place overlooks the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge and was designed by renowned architect Costas Kondylis. It was completed in 2000.

With no more than four apartments per floor, 401 East 60th Street was designed on a pre-war scale and has classic details like herringbone patterned oak floors and solid core wood doors. Bathrooms have two sinks with marble countertops, deep soaking tubs and separate shower stalls. Gourmet kitchens have granite floors and high-end cabinetry. All apartments have washers and dryers and enormous floor-to-ceiling windows that reveal river and city views; many residences have terraces.

Bridge Tower Place has a 24-hour doorman and concierge. There is also a complimentary heath club with an adjoining sun terrace, a children’s playroom, landscaped roof garden, central laundry room, and on-site parking garage. It is conveniently located near Bloomingdale's and other top shopping, Whole Foods, FDR Drive, the 59th Street Bridge, and several subway stops.

15 William is a modern and sophisticated condominium residence that is surrounded by architectural jewels of the past — and just a few blocks from today’s emerging icons and chic shopping destinations. The 47-story tower is distinctive and contemporary from the outside and sophisticated and comfortable on the inside.

Residents will experience impeccable amenities rivaling New York’s finest residential buildings and luxury hotels — all at an incomparable location in the heart of the Financial District.

Studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom condominium residences are available for immediate occupancy.

Views at 15 William range from compelling historic architectural exposures to panoramas of the rivers and downtown skyline. All of the residences have extraordinary light – a precious commodity in the Financial District.

Amenities include a hotel-style lobby and adjoining Lobby Lounge. There is a Zen garden and enclosed dog run. On the roof there is the Penthouse Sky Lounge, which has a catering kitchen, a private dining room and an entertainment terrace overlooking Lower Manhattan and the East and Hudson Rivers. Nearby is a large, professional screening room and dance lounge with a wet bar. The indoor/outdoor fitness center features a glass-enclosed lap pool with lounge-deck and bar, an outdoor basketball court with bleachers, a squash court, outdoor handball and tetherball courts and sauna and steam rooms.

40 Bond Street opened in 2007 and is located in NoHo.

Designed by the renowned architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron, 40 Bond Street has 27 apartments, five townhouses and a penthouse unit – all of which feature premium appliances, modern finishes, 11-foot-high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows and wide-planked smoked oak flooring.

Residents of 40 Bond Street, which is famous for its handsome “graffiti gate,” have full access to all of the amenities offered by the Gramercy Park Hotel, including the use of its concierge service, David Barton gyms and spa; they also enjoy priority status when making room and restaurant reservations at the hotel. Amenities at 40 Bond also include valet parking, housekeeping, room service, personal shopping and supervised childcare services.

Near excellent restaurants, bars and shops, 40 Bond Street is also close to public transportation, Greenwich Village, NoLIta and SoHo.

This mid-block condominium at 433 East 74th Street stands as one of the most elegant post-war buildings on the Upper East Side. Known as Lux 74, the 7-story building, completed in 2008, features 12 apartments, including a duplex maisonette. Developed by Josh Guberman of Core Development Group, the same team behind Union Square Lofts, the building was designed by Chris Caranno of ADG Architecture and Design, PC.

Lux 74 offers 24-hour concierge service, a landscaped roof deck, a spa club, and a resident lounge and dining area with a fireplace. The building is also staffed by a full-time superintendent and porter.

The kitchens are outfitted with custom Italian walnut cabinetry, Viking appliances, Sub-Zero refrigerators, Giallo Elena limestone countertops and backsplashes, and Thermador ovens. Bathrooms feature walnut vanities, wall-mounted faucets, radiant heated floors, Toto Ultimate toilets, Dranch Rain shower heads, and limestone walls.

The building also boasts an expansive rear garden, framed by a wall of tall bamboo trees, offering a serene outdoor retreat for residents.

The Hubert, completed in 2003 at 7 Hubert Street on a picturesque cobblestone street in TriBeCa, stands as one of the neighborhood's most distinguished residential buildings. Designed by BKSK Architects with interiors by Alan Wanzenberg, this 16-story orange-brick condominium features large multi-paned industrial-style windows with dark-green sashes, arched windows on select floors, and a two-story limestone base. The building's design pays thoughtful homage to the area's industrial heritage while delivering modern luxury living.

The building houses 33 apartments across 19 different floor plans, ranging from a 1,787-square-foot two-bedroom unit to a spectacular 5,244-square-foot penthouse with a 360-degree wrap-around terrace. Notable residences include two mansion-width townhouses with private garages and gardens, three sprawling maisonettes, and the remarkable "Sky House" - a 6,250-square-foot custom combination spanning two floors with four landscaped terraces. Most apartments feature soaring 11- to 12-foot ceilings, and 14 of the 33 units boast private outdoor space. The interiors showcase premium finishes including wide-plank oak floors, custom Poggenpohl cabinetry, marble bathrooms, and top-tier appliances from Sub-Zero, Miele, and Thermador.

Residents enjoy white-glove service with 24-hour doorman and concierge, along with amenities including a state-of-the-art fitness center, children's playroom, landscaped courtyard garden, refrigerated delivery storage, and individual basement storage. The building's prime location places residents just two blocks from Hudson River Park in the heart of TriBeCa's historic district, surrounded by the neighborhood's renowned dining, shopping, and cultural attractions. The Hubert successfully bridges the gap between townhouse-style privacy and full-service luxury living, making it one of TriBeCa's most coveted addresses.

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.

25 Bond Street is located on a cobblestone street in NoHo .

It contains only nine apartments with expansive entertaining spaces, high ceilings, oversized windows, spacious master bedrooms and multiple fireplaces. Somes unit have chefs’ kitchens designed by Balthaup with double appliances and large, walk-in pantries; master bathrooms have soaking tubs and separate shower stalls.

Amenities at 25 Bond Street are impressive as apartments have at least two parking spaces. Residents are also offered access to an attended lobby, 24-hour concierge service, a garden with outdoor grilling, a caterer’s kitchen, individual lobby storage spaces and bronze-door elevators that directly open to each unit.

It is situated on a great street in a premier downtown location and is close to public transportation and the restaurants and shops in NoHo, SoHo and NoLIta. 

Located at the crossroads of the Meatpacking District, the West Village and West Chelsea, the Porter House at 366 West 15th Street is a former industrial space that was converted into apartments. It is also known as 66 Ninth Avenue.

All 22 residences, which range from one to four bedrooms, feature tall ceilings, 4-inch-wide Jatoba hardwood flooring, in-residence washers and dryers and large windows. Kitchens are equipped with modern appliances and cabinetry and bathrooms have topnotch fixtures.

The Porter House has a full-time doorman, landscaped roof terrace, state-of-the-art fitness center, bike room, and cold storage. However, its most highly coveted feature is its address on the cusp of the West Village, the Meatpacking District, and Chelsea.