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Mapping NYC's Penthouses: Inside Look at the Most Desirable Top-Floor Apartments
By Michelle Mazzarella
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Technically speaking, a building's penthouse is the apartment on the highest floor, which naturally provides the best views in the building. However, developers and designers outfit these apartments with fabulous finishes and extras to make them the most luxurious and coveted in the building. And if "penthouse" has become synonymous with luxury, these listings are the epitome of penthouse life.
Most Expensive Overall
All images of 432 Park Avenue via Douglas Elliman
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432 Park Avenue
This spectacular, sprawling, full-floor penthouse includes six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a library with wood-burning fireplace, and two powder rooms. North, south, east, and west exposures provide panoramic views of Central Park and the city. Read more.
Floor plan via Douglas Elliman
All images of 212 Fifth Avenue via Sotheby's
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A historic masterpiece of its time, the Crown Penthouse at 212 Fifth Avenue is in a class of its own and the most magnificent trophy residence on Madison Square Park. Designed by Pembrooke and Ives and spanning three floors, with over 10,000SF of living space and 5,730SF of terraces, this 5-bedroom penthouse has the majestic proportions of a palace. Read more.
Floor plans via Sotheby's
Most Expensive Downtown
All images of 443 Greenwich Street via Cantor and Pecorella
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443 Greenwich Street
443 Greenwich’s original grand and historic, landmarked facade has been meticulously restored and its interiors transformed by CetraRuddy Architects. This Tribeca condominium offers an unparalleled combination of space, luxury finish, location, and privacy. Read more.
Floor plans via Cantor and Pecorella
All images of One Hundred Barclay via Corcoran
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This palace in the sky is ideal for a discerning buyer who wants the perfect luxury canvas to design their dream home.The windowed entrance gallery leads to one of the largest living rooms in New York City, measuring almost 100-feet long by over 30-feet wide, housing one of the longest continuous art walls in any private home. Read more.
Floor plans via Corcoran
Largest
All images of The Residences at EVEN Hotel via Town
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A truly unique and limited opportunity to create your own "Mansion in the Sky" surrounded by quintessential penthouse views of New York City in the most convenient Manhattan location. Buyers who come on board now have the option of acquiring the sprawling potential penthouse space as a vanilla box or with certain accommodations/specifications, offering a customizable blank canvas. Read more.
Floor plan via Town
One Hundred Barclay via Corcoran
One of Downtown New York's most expensive condos (see above) is also one of the city's largest on the market! It offers offers an exclusive opportunity to own the top two floors of the worlds first Art Deco skyscraper, one of New Yorks largest private residences. Read more.
All images of 56 Leonard Street via Compass
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Create the ultimate trophy duplex penthouse atop Downtown Manhattan's most iconic landmark high-rise, Herzog & de Meuron's 56 Leonard Street, by combining the 53rd and 54th floors. Spanning almost 12,000 square feet of interior space with multiple large terraces, there is no other apartment that can achieve this volume of space with its 14-foot ceilings (the size of a mansion) over just two floors and extraordinary protected views in all directions from seamless floor-to-ceiling windows. Read more.
Floor plan via Compass
Most Affordable
All images of 444 67th Street via Douglas Elliman
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In this penthouse, sunlight will never be in shortage as natural light pours in from 3 exposures. The unit is also equipped with stainless steel appliances, 4 closets, recessed lighting and an in-unit washer/dryer. Read more.
Floor plan via Douglas Elliman
All images of The Dutch via Douglas Elliman
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The Dutch
A north/eastern-facing studio in this luxurious new building boasts generous space and ceiling heights reaching nearly 10' high, complete with wide plank oak hardwood flooring. A thoughtfully designed open kitchen finished with quartz stone counters and a tiled snow & ice backsplash is equipped with a full suite of stainless steel appliances.
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Floor plan via Douglas Elliman
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All images of d'Orsay via Stribling
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This fabulous and luxurious full-floor penthouse has high ceilings and nearly 1,300 square feet of terrace, including a 252-square-foot south-facing terrace off of the great room and an enormous 1,040-square-foot rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen and gas fireplace. The apartment has spectacular views in all directions, and especially to the south towards Downtown and the World Trade Center, as well as west towards the Hudson River. Read more.
Floor plan via Stribling
All images of The Kea via Douglas Elliman
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Custom designed by renowned design team GRADE New York, the penthouse's interior is breathtaking boasting high ceilings, four-inch white oak flooring, Venetian plaster walls, chef's kitchen with marble waterfall island & custom glass cabinetry, top of the line stainless steel appliances, wine storage and much more. The custom sensored lighting, floating staircase and fully retractable wall brings function to this stylish home. Read more.
Floor plan via Douglas Elliman
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