What better time than the year’s end to revisit some of the best new entries in the NYC condo market in 2013?

The Touraine, 132 East 65th Street

Completed this year, this handsome 15-story, 22-unit building (pictured) was designed to complement the classic architecture of its historic Upper East Side block. A two-story arched entryway with a grand curved glass marquee leads to a double-height lobby where a wide, curved staircase ascends. This new uptown address offers a landscaped roof terrace with an outdoor fireplace, a fitness center, a storage cellar with personal wine storage and many more of the sort of amenities you’d expect from a thoughtfully-designed residence in a prime location.

The only apartment currently available at this boutique condominium building is its trophy-grade penthouse, currently on the market for $19,000,000. Spanning 4,346 square feet on the 14th and 15th floors, #PH1 is a 5-bedroom manse-above-a-high-rise, offering dual private keyed elevators, a state-of-the-art gourmet kitchen, a formal dining room, gas fireplace and windows just about everywhere for unparalleled city views.

The Marquand at 11 East 68th Street

Built in 1913, but converted to 22 condominium residences in 2013, this landmarked building at the corner of Madison Avenue and 68th Street offers the best of both pre-war elegance and 21st century city living. Rated by CityRealty as the #11 best condo in Manhattan and #3 on the Upper East Side, the full-service building offers a doorman and a concierge, a fitness center and a childrens’ lounge. Within are large apartments with oversized curved bay windows.

Among several units currently available is #6 West, priced at $16,000,000. At 3,839 square feet, this family-sized five-bedroom home offers the graciousness of pre-war layout and detail with state-of-the-art modern convenience, with 10-foot ceilings and huge bay windows, a private elevator, a service elevator and private service quarters, a wood-burning marble fireplace, a dining room with full wet bar and contemporary chef’s kitchen.

345 Meatpacking, 345 West 14th Street

Downtown, this outstanding newcomer, completed in 2013, is perhaps the most conservative of the neighborhood’s notable 21st century architectural innovators. But the 11-story condominium residence with 37 units has plenty of “wow” factor with its hand-laid imported brick facade, bronze windows, cocked-hat top and large perforated flower box canopy. The building’s landscape design–always considered when living so near the High Line–was done by Elodie Egonneau of Future Green Studio.

Many residences have private landscaped terraces and city skyline and Hudson River views. In addition to a concierge and full-time doorman, the building offers a common roof deck and terrace and a private fitness center. In keeping with its state-of-the-art design standards and entertainment-friendly neighborhood, kitchens are outfitted with custom finishes like oxidized oak millwork and bronze detailing and honed black granite countertops.

Available apartments include #6C, a 925 square-foot one-bedroom corner apartment with wide-plank Austrian oak floors, double-paned high-performance windows, custom-designed paneling and millwork and three-zone climate control heating and A/C, on the market for $1,999,900.

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