5 (Non-Penthouse!) Listings With Terraces Larger Than a Studio Apartment

It’s no secret that having access to outdoor space is a luxury for many New Yorkers. After all, if you look at most of the city’s residential buildings, the most spacious private spaces are typically reserved for sprawling penthouses or other high-floor homes, leaving the remaining inventory with smaller balconies at best.

But that’s starting to change. As homebuyers continue to prioritize outdoor space, especially in the wake of the pandemic, developers are responding by creating more units with bigger and better outdoor spaces—regardless of the size of the apartment or its location within the building. In fact, some of these terraces are larger than the average Manhattan studio apartment, which clock in around 450 to 500 square feet!

The developers of 212 West 93rd Street—a 14-story condominium building with just 20 residences on the Upper West Side—realized the need for more homes with more outdoor space long ago. In fact, 70% of the residences in the ODA-designed building offer outdoor space. Residence 11 (images here and here) has four bedrooms, 3.5 baths and a 489-square-foot terrace with multiple exposures, which is accessible from both the living room and the kitchen—the home’s prime entertaining areas. It’s on the market for $6.59 million (listing here).

Waterline Square's residence 24F offers a private terrace spanning more than 2,300 square feet, providing plenty of room to relax, dine and entertain outside. The sweeping terrace accommodates multiple seating areas, including a full dining area and lounge chairs, and showcases endless views of the city skyline. It's available for $6.6 million. 

FÖRENA, the new Scandinavia-inspired condominium development designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and located at the intersection of 14th Street and Sixth Avenue, offers residence 8B which boasts 513 square feet of exterior space. The L-shaped terrace wraps around the corner of the unit, creating separate areas for lounging, dining and sunbathing, and is accessible from the home's main living and dining areas via two separate entrances. It's priced at $5.75 million.

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200 East 59th Street embodies the quintessential Miami condo tower with its 35 floors of wraparound terraces and white exterior columns that are uplit at night, but the only catch is, this stunning building is located in the middle of Manhattan. All 67 homes are corner units that take advantage of continuous terraces, including residence 19E, a two-bedroom, 2.5-bath residence with a 571-square-foot wrap-around terrace with North and West facing views. It's on the market for $4.729 million. 

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At Dumbo’s Front & York, residence 8X features an 845-square-foot rooftop terrace with a grill, which lends itself to extraordinary outdoor entertaining. The space can accommodate a large dining table and a row of daybeds for catching some rays, along with a separate lounge area. There’s also an additional 216 square feet of outdoor space off the home's main living area. It's priced at $3.65 million. 

Images here. (Credit: Williams New York)

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