Pools, yoga rooms top NYC buyers’ amenity wishlist

Marketing Directors' amenities survey results
Marketing Directors' amenities survey results

Luxury New York apartments have no shortage of posh amenities on offer, but some have more sway over a potential resident’s decision to buy than others, a survey from the Marketing Directors found.

Renters and buyers who responded to the survey pegged fitness facilities — particularly swimming pools and yoga studios — as their most coveted building features. Outdoor spaces such as a rooftop terrace, courtyard or outdoor barbecue area also ranked high, while bowling alleys and wine cellars had little impact on decisions to buy or rent.

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Family-friendly buildings with a children’s playroom also garnered favor, as did on-site parking and Wi-Fi throughout amenity spaces. Pooch-pampering perks such as a pet spa, however, drew a collective shrug from respondents, as did a digital game room. — Julie Strickland