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This extremely handsome, 7-story, red-brick building at 443 Greenwich Street between Desbrosses and Vestry streets in TriBeCa that was erected in the 1880s was converted to 53 residential condominiums in 2014.
Metro Loft Management of which Nathan Berman is a principal has previously done only rentals and is the developer and Cetra/Ruddy was the architect for the conversion.
Hank White was the landscape architect.
The building, which over the years served silver, drug, book-binding, toy and steel-wool companies, is distinguished by its large, 6-sided, 4,000-square-foot, landscaped courtyard with sassafras trees overlooked by 600 windows with shutters. The courtyard will close at 7 PM.
The second best pre-war apartment building in the city in the post-war period is this limestone-clad, 19-story, mid-block building at 135 East 79th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues.
The building was erected in 2013 and has 32 condominium apartments. It was built by The Brodsky Organization and designed by William Sofield, a designer whose clients have included Gucci and Tom Ford.
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.
Completed in 2000, 515 Park Avenue has only 30 apartments on 43 floors and is the tallest building on Park Avenue in the Upper East Side.
Residences at 515 Park Avenue are designed on a grand scale: some apartments have large terraces and its designers took care to employ expert craftsmanship in such details as mahogany paneled libraries, coffered ceilings, marble and herringbone wood floors and cherry wood cabinetry. Other features include fireplaces, billiard rooms, high ceilings, granite and marble countertops, marble bathrooms and butler’s pantries.
The amenities are equally impressive: there are 15 private, climate-controlled wine cellars, 38 storage rooms, a private gym with state-of-the-art equipment, a full-time doorman, concierge, valet services, a dining room and individual staff suites on the second floor for residents’ use. There’s also a kitchen for Chef Daniel Boulud, the exclusive caterer for 515 Park Avenue.
From the outside, the Baccarat is a 50-story, mixed-use tower at 20 West 53rd Street that looks like a tall, slim, mid-block tower on a low base.
Its form is simple and a bit routine, but one should regard it, however, as a jewel case for its interiors are quite dazzling.
Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Starwood Hotels, which is headed by Barry Sternlicht, it contains 61 residential condominiums above 114 hotel rooms.
Tony Ingrao was the interior designer.
This attractive, 13-story apartment building at 40 West 66th Street on the southeast corner at Madison Avenue was erected in 1929 and converted to a condominium by Vornado Realty Trust in 2008.
It was developed by Edward Kaye and A. Morris Levy and designed by Rosario Candela.
It originally had 35 three-bedroom apartments and now has 33 condominium apartments.
The Superior Ink development in the West Village is a large project that combines a tall building facing the Hudson River and low-rise buildings on the rest of the block.
Its massing is somewhat similar to another waterfront project completed a few years earlier several blocks to the south, Morton Square.
This one was developed by the Related Companies and was completed in 2010.
It was designed by Robert A. M. Stern, who is best known for 15 Central Park West, the Chatham and the Brompton.
This development has a 17-story tower with 62 apartments on West Street with two setbacks and 7 townhouses on Bethune Street.
Sporting one of the most famous names in the city, the Plaza has two addresses, 768 Fifth Avenue and 1 Central Park South.
The Plaza features 181 apartments facing to the north and east and hotel rooms facing south. Residences are equipped with high ceilings, period moldings and mantelpieces. Kitchens contain stone countertops and mosaic marble-tiled backsplashes.
Residents have access to the hotel’s notable restaurants – including the famous Palm Court – as well as its Caudalie Vinotherapie Spa, the Warren-Tricomi Salon and a La Palestra fitness center. Additionally, the Plaza offers such amenities as a 24-hour concierge and doorman, nanny service, limousine service, turn-down service and a private butler.
The Plaza is located close to some of the best shopping and nightlife in New York City, as well as public transportation.
One Madison at 23 East 22nd Street is located at the crossroads of Chelsea, Madison Square Park, Gramercy and the Flatiron District.
It is situated at the start of Madison Avenue. Its prior owners sold the building and it is now managed by the Related Companies. Residences are spacious and feature floor-to-ceiling windows that open to the surrounding cityscape. Kitchens and bathrooms have modern appliances and fixtures and many offer views of the Empire State Building and Midtown.
The building's One Club features amenities such as a private dining room with a gourmet catering kitchen, a lounge, a parlor with a billiards table, a lap pool, a spa with a glass-enclosed steam room overlooking Madison Square Park, a fitness center with yoga room and a children's playroom.
This 82-story, mixed-use tower at 30 Park Place just to the west of the Woolworth Building at 233 Broadway combines a 175-room Four Seasons Hotel on the lower 22 floors and 157 luxury condominiums on the upper floors numbered 39 through 82.
Silverstein Properties, the developer of nearby towers at the World Trade Center, and the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) are the developers.
Robert A. M. Stern is architect.
The project is scheduled for completion in the middle of 2016.
The condo conversion at 10 Madison Square West features 125 one- to five-bedroom residences with large windows, many overlooking Madison Square Park. Amenities include a private residents’ club, fitness center, 60-foot lap pool, hot tub, yoga studio, Pilates studio, high energy studio, spa treatment room, children’s playroom, private storage, bike storage, courtyard garden, doorman, concierge, porter, and live-in resident manager.
The building is within a couple of blocks of several subway lines and is one block away from Eataly. It is also convenient to the many shopping options on Ladies Mile, which include national retailers such as Sephora and Club Monoco.
The 17-story, 53-unit building at 160 West 12th Street is part of the Greenwich Lane development. FXCollaborative was the architect of transformation of St. Vincent's Hospital into one of the city's most sought-after condominiums.
Finely crafted apartments combine old New York glamour with modern living. Amenities include a central garden with landscaping by M. Paul Friedberg & Partners, a dedicated fitness floor with pool and golf simulator, a private screening room with wet bar, a lounge with dining room, and kitchen, a 24-hour attended lobby, and an underground garage.
Deep in the heart of Greenwich Village, the Greenwich Lane is a short walk from the High Line, the Meatpacking District, and Chelsea. The New York City AIDS Memorial is across the street.
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.
