Downtown Luxury Condos

21 Astor Place is a city landmark that was converted into apartments in 2003.

It is 11 stories and features 50 residences, half of which have different layouts. Thirty-nine units, including 10 duplexes, have either one or two bedrooms. There are also eight, three-bedroom simplexes, a three-bedroom duplex and a four-bedroom duplex. The top floor is a vast space of 7,278 square feet with a 3,094-square-foot wraparound terrace.

Apartments have a loft-style feel with large living areas, 13-foot-high ceilings and many windows. Interiors include sliding room dividers, closets made of semi-opaque glass and staircases angled out of walls to appear as if they are floating. In keeping with such an aesthetic, toilets are also set in bathroom walls.

Apartments have relatively low monthly common charges, even with such amenities as a 24-hour doorman and a health club. With Astor Place and Cooper Union nearby, it is also located close to public transportation and shops.

The Machinery Exchange was originally constructed as a horse stable for the nearby Police Building in 1915, and was converted to a seven-story, 11-unit condominium in 2007. Located at 136 Baxter Street, it is at the crossroads of Soho, Nolita and Chinatown. The building has a virtual doorman, a full-time resident manager, and deeded storage cages.

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 Spears Building at 525 West 22nd Street was constructed in 1880 as a factory and converted to a boutique condominium in 1996. Building staff and amenities include a part-time doorman, furnished roof deck offering river views, and storage units available for rent. It is in a prime West Chelsea location near the High Line, top restaurants, and world-famous galleries.

505 Greenwich Street is located in SoHo.

The glass-front 505 Greenwich Street was constructed in 2004 and has 104 units, all of which feature oversized windows. Kitchens and bathrooms are equipped with premium appliances and fixtures and unique and generous layouts are optimal for families, couples and young professionals.

Amenities are topnotch and varied, as residents have access to a full-time concierge, a resident superintendent, a fitness center with cardiovascular and weight training equipment and a pet spa. Apartments also have individual storage spaces.

It is located near the nexus of TriBeCa, SoHo and the West Village. The Canal Street subway station is also nearby.

The top 12 floors of the 20-story pre-war office building known as 15 Madison Square North have been converted to one-to-four-bedroom luxury condominium apartments overlooking Madison Square Park and the Flatiron Building in one of the city’s hottest residential neighborhoods. The building, erected in 1910, begins with a 24-hour attended lobby. Residents also get a 24-hour doorman and concierge, a landscaped roof deck, a state of the art fitness center, a wine storage and tasting room and a children's playroom. In addition to being within steps from nearly every subway line in the city, the surrounding neighborhood is home to a bustling interior design district and popular destinations like Dover Street Market, ABC Kitchen and Gramercy Tavern.

Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 101 Warren Street was completed in 2008 and occupies nearly an entire city block at the southern tip of TriBeCa.

The 35-story 101 Warren Street has 227 residences and 163 rental units. It offers five different types of apartments – ranging from one- to five-bedroom residences – that feature floor-to-ceiling windows offering spectacular city views. Units are a mix of simplexes and duplexes, some of which have double-height outdoor spaces.

Services and amenities include a fitness center and spa, attended parking and indoor and outdoor children’s play areas. 101 Warren Street also has a board room with screening area and a Bloomberg Financial Lounge. Its TriBeCa location is close to notable restaurants, boutiques and excellent public transportation options, including the Chambers Street subway station.

200 Chambers Street is located in TriBeCa.

It contains more than 250 units, many of which have sweeping views of the city and range in size from just under 600 to more than 2,300 square feet. Residents enter through an impressive double-height lobby and they also have access to a 5,000-square-foot terrace. Kitchens are equipped with stone countertops and modern appliances, while bathrooms have Calacatta marble and oversized Zuma soaking tubs.

Amenities include a full-time doorman and concierge, a full-service garage, a children’s playroom and a fitness center. Moreover, a block-long Whole Foods, a Target, and a Barnes & Noble are located nearby. 200 Chambers Street is close to excellent public transportation and TriBeCa’s restaurants and shops. 

The Dance Building at 217 West 19th Street brings Chelsea’s cherished tradition of combined arts space and loft living into the 21st century. Dance studios and a performance space spans the lower levels. The floors above hold only 12 apartments, creating a discrete lifestyle with just one or two units per floor. Roomy apartments span from 2,158 to 2,675 square feet and feature balconies in every unit. The Rawlings Architects-designed building features a minimalist façade and ribbon window bands that harken to the turn-of-the-twentieth-century Modernist avant-garde.

109 Greene Street is a well-established boutique condominium finished in 1930 and offering full-time doorman service, private elevator access, a package room, and private storage. It is located on a highly sought-after Soho block surrounded by high-end shopping, art galleries, and notable restaurants including Mercer Kitchen, Cipriani Downtown, and Laduree.