The Real Deal New York

From the April issue: Welcome to the concierge age, which has brought hotel-style services like wake-up calls and reservation booking to upscale residential buildings. Now another hotel perk is spreading: the fancy breakfast. While breakfast has been around for awhile — luxury buildings in New York began offering the meals a few years back — more residential buildings including rentals are offering them, some to members of their health clubs. Michael Fazio, co-partner of Abigail Michaels Concierge, which provides concierge services at high-end buildings throughout the city including Sheffield57 and the Avery on the Upper West Side, said breakfasts are typically Continental-style: a buffet of baked goods, yogurt, fresh fruit and beverages. Some buildings offer to-go meals packaged in bags with the building’s insignia printed on the side.