search

The Real Deal Logo

Trending

LA court strikes down SB9 law allowing single-family lot splitsLA court strikes down SB9 law allowing single-family lot splitsTides’ original investors may be wiped out by preferred equity dealTides’ original investors may be wiped out by preferred equity dealMicrosoft shedding office leases to save $1.5B a year in rentsMicrosoft shedding office leases to save $1.5B a year in rentsDevelopers have a new tax break. Now they must figure it outDevelopers have a new tax break. Now they must figure it out
New York

Amenities increasingly supersede location

Buyers are being drawn to less established neighborhoods by pools, bowling and golf

The Aldyn at 60 Riverside Boulevard
The Aldyn at 60 Riverside Boulevard

In pursuit of their dream amenity, buyers are sacrificing on location.

Increasingly, developers are drawing buyers to the less established fringes of the boroughs. According to the New York Times, buyers have recently settled down in the Bronx for a massage room, and in Brooklyn for a robotic garage.

Sign Up for the undefined Newsletter

And several new buildings are offering bowling alleys, including the Aldyn at 60 Riverside Boulevard, and the Ashley, A Rental Tower On West 63rd Street.

“It seems like for every block you travel away from the middle of Manhattan, you will find buildings with more and more amenities,” John Chang, a Re/Max agent who has a listing at the Atelier, a condo at the far reaches of West 42nd Street With A Private Basketball Court, a playground and a rooftop ice-skating rink, told the Times. [NYT] – Christopher Cameron

Tags
Amenities