Clinton Hill
The Absolute
111 Steuben Street
Construction on the six-story, 35-unit condominium designed by architect Gary Shoemaker is expected to be completed this spring. The building has residences ranging from 684-square-foot one-bedrooms to 1,877-square-foot three-bedrooms; many will have terraces or balconies. Apartments are priced from $410,000. All of the homes will feature eco-friendly maple micro-strip hardwood floors, high ceilings and video intercom systems. The building will also have a roof deck, fitness center, onsite parking available for purchase and Fresh Direct cold storage.
East Williamsburg
Meserole
127-129 Meserole Street
Stonehill Development is building the four-story, 16-unit ground-up building, designed by Karl Fischer. Apartments in the brick building will range in size from 654 to 1,573 square feet. Prices start at $420,000. The Developers Group is the exclusive sales and marketing agent for the project. Contact: www.thedevelopersgroup.com.
Gramercy
Gramercy 145
145 Lexington Avenue
Green Circle Construction is developing the 13-story, 12-unit luxury condominium, designed by architect Manuel Glas. Prices for the one-, two- and three-bedroom homes start at $848,000. The penthouse units have private elevator entrances, glass walls and private terraces. Amenities include a roof deck, private storage units and high-end security systems. Buyers also receive a complimentary one-year membership to the concierge service Abigail Michaels. Nest Seekers International is the exclusive sales and marketing company. Contact: www.gramercy145.com.
Gramercy
Sky House Condominiums
11 East 29th Street
The Clarett Group has announced the grand opening of the 55-story, 139-unit luxury condo tower. The building’s one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are now available for immediate occupancy. FXFowle Architects designed the building. Contact: www.skyhousecondo.com.
Long Island City
The L Haus
Apple Bank invested in the condo development. Prudential Douglas Elliman will be marketing the apartments, which will sell for between $600 and $700 per square foot, Curbed reported. It will have around 5,000 square feet of retail space and parking space.
Long Island City
The Star Tower
28-02 42nd Road
Sales have been launched at the Roe Development Corporation’s 25-story, 180-unit luxury condominium, which is expected to be the tallest residential condominium in Long Island City. The project’s one- and two-bedroom homes range in size from 617 to 1,213 square feet. They are priced from around $425,000 to $1 million. Amenities include a 2,700-square-foot roof deck, private gym, valet parking service, outdoor grilling station, 7,500-square-foot mezzanine deck and a 1,000-square-foot club room with a kitchen, wet bar and entertaining area. Contact: www.thestartower.com.
Lower Manhattan
20 Exchange Place
The leasing office is now open for the first, 350-unit phase of Metro Loft Management’s 57-story luxury rental conversion of the former City Bank Farmers Trust Building. Rents start at $2,500 per month for the project’s tower units, studio to two-bedroom apartments, which are available for immediate occupancy. The 800,000-square-foot art deco building was originally built in 1931. Once the conversion is completed, amenities will include a fitness center, residents’ lounge, valet and a landscaped sundeck on the 19th floor. There will be over 100,000 square feet of onsite retail space. Contact: www.20xnyc.com.
Soho
211 Elizabeth Street
Sales started in April at the seven-story, 15-unit condominium developed by Peter Manning and Robert Siegel. The building, designed by Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of Roman & Williams, has one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 750 to 2,189 square feet. Prices start at $1.55 million. Stribling Marketing Associates is the exclusive sales and marketing agent. Contact: www.211elizabeth.com.
Upper East Side
40 East 66th Street
Developer Vornado Realty Trust has converted the 1929 building into luxury condominiums. Cetra/Ruddy Architects designed the conversion. There are three different layouts of apartments, all of which are three bedrooms and around 2,450 square feet. Amenities include a fitness room, bicycle and stroller storage and children’s playroom. Occupancy is slated for December 2008. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing is handling sales and marketing. Contact: www.40east66.com.
Upper West Side
535 West End Avenue
Extell Development’s 20-story, 22-unit luxury condominium, designed by Lucien Lagrange Architects, consists of exclusively full- and half-floor apartments. The five-, six- and seven-bedroom homes range from 3,753 to 13,825 square feet in size. Amenities include a lounge, courtyard, billiards room, indoor pool and fitness center. Occupancy is slated for fall 2009. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is the sales and marketing agent. Contact: www.535wea.com.
Upper West Side
905 West End Avenue
Sales were launched in April for the recently renovated 13-story, 52-unit condominium. The 1917 building has two-, three- and four-bedroom residences ranging from 1,636 to 2,290 square feet in size. The project’s developer, Samson Management, is offering buyers an option to purchase apartments either in their existing condition, with prices starting at $1.865 million, or with an upgrade package, with prices starting at $2.02 million. Amenities include a roof deck and bicycle storage. Halstead Property is handling sales at the building. Contact: www.905wea.com.
Williamsburg
184 Kent Avenue
The landmarked warehouse building, which is undergoing restoration by JMH Development, will have 338 rental apartments and 29,000 square feet of retail space. The building was built in 1913 to be the headquarters of the largest wholesale grocer in the United States.
Williamsburg
The Rialto
150 North 5th Street
The four-story, 31-unit luxury condominium is designed by architect Gene Kaufman, and Andres Escobar is the interior designer. The loft apartments, which have 20-foot-tall ceilings, range in size from an 821-square-foot studio to a 1,843-square-foot three-bedroom. Prices start in the high $600,000s. Amenities include a ground-floor garden. The Developers Group is the sales and marketing agent. Contact: www.thedevelopersgroup.com.
Construction update
Chelsea
133 West 22nd Street
The Ascend Group’s 99-unit condominium celebrated its topping off in early April, with the completion of the project slated for the end of 2008. Designed by Cetra/Ruddy, the building, which has one-, two- and three-bedroom homes and penthouses ranging in price from $700,000 to $3 million, was nearly 90 percent sold in April. Amenities include an outdoor pool, interior courtyard, fitness center, onsite parking and a rooftop deck. Cantor Pecorella is the exclusive sales and marketing agent. Contact: www.133west22.com.
Sheepshead Bay
The Riviera Suites
2433 Knapp Street
Ground has been broken on SSJ Development’s 18-unit residential loft development, designed by architect Gregory H. Ginter. Completion of the project, which will contain one- and two-bedroom homes, is expected in spring 2009. The waterfront development will have a promenade, refurbished docks and boat slips.
Soho
Soho Mews
311 West Broadway
Developer United American Land has completed the glass-curtain façade of the two-building project, which includes 59 loft apartments, five townhouses and four penthouse units. Homes range in size from 1,225 to 3,900 square feet. They are priced from $2.4 to $11 million. Apartments are eligible for 421-a tax abatement. Occupancy is slated for late 2008. The buildings share more than 6,000 square feet of open space designed by PWP Landscape Architects. Other amenities include attended parking, a fitness center, a public art gallery, concierge service and exclusive benefits and the bar/restaurant Centovini. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is the exclusive marketing and sales agent. Contact: www.sohomews.com.
Sales update
Bedford-Stuyvesant
273 Clifton Place
Only two homes remained in the four-story, eight-unit luxury development as of mid-April. The project’s studio and one-bedroom apartments range from 638 to 1,291 square feet in size, and all have outdoor space. The remaining units are 1,278 and 1,291 square feet, priced $460,000 and $490,000, respectively. The Developers Group is the exclusive sales and marketing firm for the project. Contact: www.thedevelopersgroup.com.
Chelsea
Chelsea Stratus
101 West 24th Street
The 40-story, 240-unit condominium, developed by LCOR, was 90 percent sold as of mid-April. Occupancy is slated for late spring 2008. SLCE Architects designed Chelsea’s tallest building, which will have one-, two- and three-bedroom homes ranging in size from 827 to 2,263 square feet with prices averaging around $1,200 per square foot. Amenities include a fitness center and private storage, as well as private outdoor terraces and balconies. Occupancy is slated for late spring 2008. Prudential Douglas Elliman is the exclusive marketing and sales agent. Contact: www.chelseastratus.com.
Murray Hill
The Charleston
225 East 34th Street
LCOR’s 22-story, 191-unit condominium was 90 percent sold out as of mid-April. The units are already open for occupancy, and include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units starting at $1,099 per square foot. Amenities for the building include the Club Charleston, a 2,400-square-foot amenities center with a fitness center, media lounge, dining area and catering kitchen, as well as an outdoor garden. Prudential Douglas Elliman is the marketing and sales agent. Contact: www.thecharlestonnyc.com.