Carter's Review

Located in the heart of trendy TriBeCa, Franklin Tower at 90 Franklin Street is a 17-story art-deco brick tower that was built as a bank in 1915 and converted into 25 sprawling luxury lofts between 1999 and 2001. 

Despite its long history, it is probably best known soon after its conversion as the Manhattan home to pop icon Mariah Carey, whose triplex penthouse set her back a cool $9 million in 2001. Bob Villa, the home improvement expert, also took up shop here for a while before placing his high-floor 2,600 square foot pad on the market for $4.5 million.

Bottom Line

Although a plain-vanilla tower with setbacks, it has a prime TriBeCa location and good views. 

Description

The building has one apartment per floor on the 11th through the 16th floors and a large marble lobby. 

Amenities

The building has a doorman and a concierge. There is an electronic security system. The building has been geared for high-speed internet and cable access along with central air conditioning and custom climate control. 

The building has no garage, no sundeck, no health club and no sidewalk landscaping.

Apartments

Interiors boast 10-foot ceilings with recessed lighting, oversized banks of thermal pane windows, double and quadruple exposures and good city or river views. 

Stainless steel kitchens are appointed with imported Boffi cabinetry and outfitted with center islands topped in polished stone. 

Bathrooms have Waterworks fixtures and have oversized glass steam showers and deep soaking tubs. 

All apartments come with washer/dryers. 

The full-floor apartments have 33-foot-long living rooms that open onto 23-foot libraries with fireplaces and four bedrooms and maid's quarters that have a separate entrance. 

Apartment 7S has a 16-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 23-foot-long living/dining area with an open 17-foot-long kitchen.  The apartment has a 23-foot-long library/den and three bedrooms.