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Buildings with rooftop pools cool overheated New Yorkers

Franklin Place, Stratford and Trump Soho among Gotham buildings with a watery oasis

In an effort to cut back on water use, New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection has snapped up some 500 schools, 600 comfort stations, 10 housing projects and 87 parks — a grand total of 1,700 municipal-owned properties. But endless use of the city’s biggest aquatic luxury, the rooftop pool, can be had in exchange for a hefty price tag.

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A four-bedroom apartment at 5 Franklin Place, a luxury condominium development crowned with a rooftop pool in Tribeca, will set a buyer back at least $7.5 million. A two-bedroom rental at the Stratford, at 1385 York Avenue at 73rd Street in Yorkville, goes for just under $6,000 per month. And a pad at the Trump Soho at 246 Spring Street can set a buyer back as much as $50 million — the current asking price for the hotel/condo building’s 10,045-square-foot presidential penthouse.

For the commitment-phobic or those with slightly shallower pockets, the Dream Downtown hotel at 355 West 16th Street in the Meatpacking District charges $175 per day to use the pool Monday through Thursday. A cabana on the weekend, meanwhile, will set a visitor back at least $2,500. [NYT] — Julie Strickland

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