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85 Adams Street

The Beacon Tower,
85 Adams Street

Doorman Condo located in DUMBO, between York Street & Front Street

$1,261 Avg. price/ft2 Apts. For Sale
$69 Avg. price/ft2 Apts. For Rent
$1,187 Avg. price/ft2 Recent Sales
(past 12 months)
  • Apartments For Sale (3)
  • For Rent (4)
  • Recent Sales (8)
  • All Units in Building (79)
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Overview of The Beacon Tower at 85 Adams Street

The Beacon Tower rises at 85 Adams Street, at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge. CetraRuddy Architects collaborated with Fisher Marantz Stone to design a gracefully setbacked pinnacle that soars high above DUMBO’s stalwart lofts. The top floors open upon dramatic panoramas of Downtown Manhattan, framed between the sinuous spans of the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges that stretch on either side of the building.
 

The building’s marketing mantra of “Zen-like calm” is reinforced with design consultancy by Benjamin Huntington, a Feng Shui expert, a private garden with a teahouse, ten-and-a-half-foot ceilings, and specially-designed windows that cut the decibel level of outdoor noise by more than half. Additional amenities include a 24-hour concierge, fitness center, landscaped roof terraces, and indoor parking.

Year Built
2005
Apartments
79
Floors
23
Pets: Allowed
Neighborhood
Min Down
20%
79Apartments
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Amenities

  • FT Doorman
  • High-Rise
  • Post War
  • Central AC
  • Full Service Garage
  • Garden
  • Rooftop Terrace
  • Washer/Dryer in building
  • Elevator
  • Fitness Center

Shh... Many units sell without being publicly listed.

Learn more about off-market listings at The Beacon Tower!

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Nearby Subways

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at Jay 0.16 miles
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  2. Z
  3. 2
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  5. 4
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  8. C
at Cadman Plaza West and Cranberry 0.20 miles

Carter’s Review

"The Manhattan Bridge was erected in 1909 almost a quarter century after the Brooklyn Bridge and doesn't get any respect as the joke goes even though it is much more graceful and lissome.

This building is right next to the bridge and to ensure that it is noticed it is crowned with a distinctive, angled "beacon" designed by Fisher Marantz Stone that has rows of fluorescent lights beneath angled louvers."
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Pros & Cons

  • Adjacent to the Manhattan Bridge
  • Three blocks from riverfront park
  • Some roof terraces
  • Garage
  • Fitness center
  • Spectacular views
  • Insulated windows
  • Garden with teahouse
  • Illuminated crown
  • Concierge
  • Located in Dumbo
  • Close to Subway
  • No fireplaces
  • Considerable bridge traffic nearby
  • Many apartments
  • No balconies

CityRealty Rating

26
/44
Architecture
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28
/36
Location
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15
/39
Features
+
8
Editor’s Points
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77
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  • How is the CityRealty Rating calculated?

    Architecture
    • 30+ remarkable
    • 20-29 distinguished
    • 11-19 average
    • < 11 below average
    Location
    • 27+ remarkable
    • 18-26 distinguished
    • 9-17 average
    • < 9 below average
    Features
    • 22+ remarkable
    • 16-21 distinguished
    • 9-15 average
    • < 9 below average

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