Great NYC Buildings: Best Buildings for Working from Home
NOVEMBER 8, 2012
Whether you’re an entrepreneur planning your next big startup, a telecommuter,or you can’t make it into the office (after, say, a big storm) these amenity-packed buildings provide plenty of motivation for that extra-brief commute to your home office.
The Avery condominium at 100 Riverside Boulevard makes an impressive home base no matter where you work. This 32-story modern residence has the good fortune of overlooking the Hudson River and is only a short walk away from the arts and culture hub of Lincoln Center as well as Riverside Park. But what makes the Avery a better workplace than most people’s actual office is its amazing roster of amenities. The building offers a full-time doorman, an on-site parking garage, a bigger-than-usual fitness center with a yoga/stretching room (it’s good to take breaks during work), a childrens’ playroom, a game room and more. But the best work-from-home perk may be its club suite and residents’ library with WiFi access, so you can attend to your business in style. For a change of venue, the nearby Aroma Espresso Bar at 161 West 72nd Street provides coffee, indoor and outdoor work-or-meeting space and WiFi to spare.
On the market at the Avery is #20G, A two-bedroom, two bathroom corner apartment currently listed at $1,859,000. In addition to skyline and river views, plenty of sunlight and top-of-the-line everything, the apartment’s second bedroom has been outfitted with a beautiful custom desk and bookshelves, ready to be a home office fit for a CEO.
Also on the Upper West Side near the river and the city’s best parks, dining and shopping, the 22-story postwar Boulevard at 2373 Broadway is a great choice for the successful telecommuter. This luxury condop offers so many perks it might be hard to leave the premises: A free membership in Club Boulevard is just the beginning; there’s a state-of-the-art fitness center with professionally-instructed classes, a lap pool, basketball and racquetball courts, a kids’ playroom, a duplex party room (perfect for launch parties!) and an on-site parking garage. But the best work-from-home bonus is the WiFi-stocked rooftop solarium (a.k.a. office in the sky). If you need a break from your fully-wired solarium, the nearby Coffee Bean at 532 Amsterdam Avenue offers top-notch coffee drinks and free WiFi.
On the market at the Boulevard is #611, a jumbo junior four listed at $935,000 that features updated appliances, spacious rooms and plenty of closet space. Bonus: A sizeable space off the kitchen is ready to be the perfect home office.
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