Top Prewar Condos

The Spears Building at 525 West 22nd Street was constructed in 1880 as a factory and converted to a boutique condominium in 1996. Building staff and amenities include a part-time doorman, furnished roof deck offering river views, and storage units available for rent. It is in a prime West Chelsea location near the High Line, top restaurants, and world-famous galleries.

Located in the heart of Chelsea, the conversion of the landmarked Cammeyer at 650 Sixth Avenue was completed in 2008. It contains 67 apartments.

There are approximately thirteen units on each floor, with three terraced penthouses on the seventh floor. Studios, one-, two- or three-bedroom units emphasize open space. Residences have ceilings that are 10 feet and higher, oversized, energy efficient windows and generous layouts. White is the prominent color in these units, from white fixtures in bathrooms to white wood flooring and white, modern appliances in kitchens.

650 Sixth Avenue amenities include a 24-hour concierge and doorman, an on-site wine cellar and a private gym with state-of-the-art equipment. Apartments also have additional storage space on the same floor. The seventh floor has a common 3,600-square-foot roof deck with stunning open city views and all services are provided by “Quintessentially Concierge Service,” a worldwide company that specializes in providing luxury amenities.

Located on the southwest corner of 20^th Street and Sixth Avenue, 650 Sixth Avenue is steps from Union Square, the Flatiron District and Madison Square Park; it is also close to public transportation.

213 West 23rd Street is a boutique pre-war condo that was transformed into twelve lofts in 2004, features a newly renovated lobby, part-time doorman and on-site superintendent. The condo permits immediate unlimited sublets, live/work, investors, foreign buyers, pieds-a-terre, co-purchasing, gifting, guarantors and pets.

The building is just blocks from Madison Square Park, Chelsea Piers, and the High Line Park. It is close to nightlife with an array of fine dining options, cozy cafes and world-class shopping with Eataly, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's just around the corner. It offers easy access to major transportation lines.

Liberty Lofts was originally constructed as the LIberty Storage Warehouse in 1891 and converted to a 32-unit boutique condominium in 2003. White-glove service includes doormen, concierge, and live-in superintendent. Central Park and Lincoln Center are a short walk away.

The 12-story Sweeney Building was erected in 1916 by the W.H. Sweeney Manufacturing Company, makers of metal kitchenware, and converted to an 87-unit condominium in 2003. Its DUMBO address at 30 Main Street allows for spectacular views of the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, East River, and Manhattan skyline.

A 24-hour doorman and live-in superintendent are on staff, and residential amenities include a gym, bike room, storage, and roof deck with shimmering water views. Brooklyn Bridge Park, Jane's Carousel, Empire Stores, St. Ann's Warehouse, and popular DUMBO restaurants and shops. Transportation options include the DUMBO/Brooklyn Bridge Park ferry stop and the A/C, F, 2/3/, R, and 4/5 trains.

Created by Ian Schrager and designed by acclaimed British architect, John Pawson, 50 Gramercy Park North is the perfect combination of storied history and modern luxury. Residential life is exceptional with white-glove hotel-like amenities including a full-time doorman/concierge, onsite parking/valet, lounge, event room, business center, laundry facility, outdoor entertainment spaces, housekeeping service, butler service, personal shopping, pet walking, private storage, access to the Gramercy Park Hotel's David Barton fitness center, room service Danny Meyers renowned trattoria, Maialino and more. It stands in excellent proximity to NoMad and Union Square and all the fine dining, nightlife, shopping and entertainment venues, including New York institutions Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park and the original Shake Shack, the neighborhoods offer.This desirable co-op building with condo rules welcomes pied-a-terres and investors. 

20 Pine Street is located in the Financial District and is comprised of 409 residences.

Its 2007 conversion into apartments was overseen by Leviev Boymelgreen. Armani/Casa designed the residences, which feature 10-and-a-half foot-high beamed ceilings and hardwood floors. Custom kitchens have cabinetry-concealed appliances and master bathrooms are outfitted with recessed rain showers and deep soaking tubs.

Residents have access to such amenities as a 24-hour doorman, concierge service, a rooftop terrace, a health club and a pool. It is located close to the New York Stock Exchange, One Chase Manhattan Plaza and Wall Street. 

Cipriani Club Residences at 55 Wall Street is a condo situated in a 19th-century designated landmark with a location, architecture, history, and extensive amenities that few other condos can match, once described in a New York Times article as a property that “may be the most service-oriented new condominium project in New York City.” 

In 1841, noted architect Isaiah Rogers constructed the Merchants’ Exchange in grand Greek Revival Style; in 1907, the National City Bank acquired the building and added four more floors behind a second colonnade row, designed by McKim, Mead, and White. Restaurateur Cipriani converted the property in 2006, transforming the grand banking hall, once the world’s largest, into a restaurant and event space, described by author Bill Harris as “one of the world’s most elegant ballrooms.” Another restaurant nestles within the bank’s former vault; both venues offer preferential access to the condo residents.

Apartments come with tall ceilings, hardwood floors, unusually broad windows for pre-war buildings (particularly those that look through the Wall Street-facing colonnade), and stone- and wood-trimmed bathrooms.

The Residences offer the services of a 24-hour doorman, lobby attendant, porter, butler, round-the-clock concierge, and housekeeping, as well as  preferential access to on-site restaurants, newspaper delivery, private storage, dry cleaning and laundry services, personal/grocery shopping and delivery services, postal and messenger service, lifestyle consulting, flowers and plant care, fresh flower service, dog-sitting and animal grooming, child care, packing and unpacking, plus discounted rates for private events in all Cipriani banquet venues. Amenities include a fitness center, a spa, a classically-styled billiards room, a library, a children’s playroom, a screening room, bicycle storage, and more. Outdoor spaces include a courtyard garden and a landscaped roof deck that looks out to the Financial District’s mythical skyline.