In an age of e-sports and increasingly sophisticated virtual reality games, one might assume pool tables and old-school board games would be gathering dust. However, this couldn't be further from the truth. A recent report found that a growing number of women and young people (Millennials and Gen Z) is coming to embrace billiards. Additionally, years after game sales surged at the height of pandemic-induced lockdowns, young people are embracing board games as an alternative to near-constant online activity.
Most New York City apartments aren't big enough to accommodate pool tables, and it can be a tight squeeze to fit a group of friends into an apartment for game night. But that is not to say New Yorkers can't play. The city is home to several bars with pool tables, pool halls, and board game cafes, and several residential buildings have lounges with billiards tables, Ping-Pong tables, and tables large enough for big groups of board or card game play.
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Some developers have gone one step further by putting their game rooms on high floors that make the most of vistas of Central Park, the East River or Hudson River, or the Manhattan skyline. Such lounges are great settings for gatherings, residents are welcome to bring their own food and drinks up to keep the party going, and several lounges have access to outdoor terraces. However, some players might miss a turn because they're too dazzled by the views!
At waterfront condominium The Huron, over 30,000 square feet of amenities were designed to appeal to residents of all ages. Children have access to the Explorer's Room playroom. A lounge with Ping-Pong and foosball tables appeals to teens, and a lounge with a billiards table and private dining room was designed for adults. All are enhanced by views of the East River and the Manhattan skyline.
The Huron, #6CW (Serhant)
Greenpoint is in the middle of a building boomlet now, and early entrant The Greenpoint continues to command some of the most panoramic waterfront and skyline views in the neighborhood. Condos start on the 28th floor, and high-floor amenities include a playroom, billiards room, and various lounges.
The Greenpoint, #28C (Corcoran Group)
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On the East River waterfront, residents of all buildings in the Williamsburg Wharf complex enjoy an array of amenities in their individual buildings, including a billiards lounge with Williamsburg Bridge views in Four Williamsburg Wharf. They also have access to the Williamsburg Wharf Resort & Recreation Club, where amenity offerings include a lounge with Ping-Pong and games table, not to mention East River views.
One Williamsburg Wharf, #18A (Serhant)
At the full-block Front & York, the eighth floor offers two wings of indoor and outdoor wellness and social amenities, including a Billiards Bar & Lounge with access to a bar and a terrace. It is located several stories above the building's private park and a Life Time gym.
Front & York, #17F (Compass)
From the stylish attended lobby to the rooftop with the highest infinity pool in the Western Hemisphere, every level of Brooklyn Point was designed to cater to residents' needs and wishes. A ninth-floor lounge has a billiards table, a bar, and access to a terrace for indoor/outdoor gatherings.
Brooklyn Point, #53C (Serhant)
At 77 Greenwich Street, the Cloud Club amenity suite occupies the entire top floor, where views of New York Harbor make a gorgeous backdrop from the wellness and social offerings. These include a game room with terrace access and close proximity to a children's playroom.
77 Greenwich Street, #35A
$4,000,000
Financial District | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths | 1,983 ft2
77 Greenwich Street, #35A (Reuveni LLC)
The condos of 75 Wall Street are located above Hyatt Centric Wall Street, and residents have access to hotel services. However, the residents-only amenity package seems to have taken inspiration from acclaimed resorts. It includes a lounge with billiards table and tables large enough for board game play.
75 Wall Street, #34D (Corcoran Group)
Located at the nexus of Flatiron and Chelsea, 35XV combines a historic high school with a glassy new tower. High-floor apartments are flooded with natural light from oversized windows, and amenities are located on the seventh floor to make the most of views. They include a billiards room with views of One World Trade Center.
35XV, #11E (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
For its first residential development, Rockefeller Group combined classic New York elegance with modern interiors and amenities. They include a 37th-story Library Lounge with a billiards room, a dining room, and two covered terraces, all of which overlook spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline.
Rose Hill, #19B (Christies International Real Estate Group LLC)
At the nexus of Kips Bay and Gramercy, Eastlight's amenity suite is located on the 34th floor to make the most of open city and skyline views. They include a lounge with a billiards table.
Eastlight, #PHC (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
At Fifteen Hudson Yards, social amenities are located on the 51st floor to make the most of Hudson River and Manhattan skyline views. They include a club room with a billiards table and card tables, not to mention easy access to a wine room and dining room.
Fifteen Hudson Yards, #69B
$7,995,000 (-5.9%)
Midtown West | Condominium | 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 3,058 ft2
Fifteen Hudson Yards, #69B (Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group)
At the tallest residential building in the Hudson Yards complex, the apartments and amenities are located on the uppermost levels to make the most of panoramic views. Residents have access to the Equinox Club on the lower levels, and approximately 22,000 square feet of exclusive amenities include a lounge with a billiards table directly overlooking the Hudson River.
35 Hudson Yards, #5604 (Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group)
With its towering height and extensive amenity package, Atelier was part of the first wave of Hell's Kitchen's residential renaissance. Residents have access to a 47th-story lounge with billiards table, a private terrace, and dazzling Hudson River views indoors and out.
Atelier, #45G (REAL BROKER LLC)
At supertall 520 Fifth Avenue, the condos start on top of private club Moss and several stories of offices to give them expansive city and river views through oversized arched windows. And on top of them, the uppermost levels are dedicated to residential amenities, including a solarium, a dining room, a reading room, and a game room.
520 Fifth Avenue, #44A (Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group)
In the tallest residential building in the world, residential amenities are on lofty levels to look out on skyline views. The Living Room lounge has a billiards table, a nearby screening room, and access to a terrace with an outdoor pool and cabanas.
Central Park Tower, #33B
$11,900,000
Midtown West | Condominium | 3 Bedrooms, Unknown Baths | 2,649 ft2
Central Park Tower, #33B (Extell Marketing Group LLC)
Sutton Tower is the tallest building in the Beekman/Sutton Place neighborhood, and second only to supertall 432 Park Avenue as the tallest building in Midtown East. The Sutton Club spans four elevated levels, and include a lounge with a billiards table and an outdoor terrace with uptown Manhattan views.
Sutton Tower, #PH77
$21,500,000
Beekman/Sutton Place | Condominium | 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths | 4,595 ft2
Sutton Tower, #PH77 (Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group)
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