New Residential Developments with The Best Views of The City

New York City is never short on breath-taking views, but what if you could see those views from the windows of your bed or living room? Below please find a selection of the best new residential developments with views that are second to none that New Yorkers are lucky enough, or will soon to be lucky enough, to enjoy from their own home.

200 East 59th Street, Penthouse 34

A birds-eye view of Central Park, grand spiral staircase and seamless indoor-outdoor experience are the elements that developers Centurion Real Estate Partners and Keppel Capital cooked up for their most exciting new penthouse listing at 200 East 59th Street, the sister building to 432 Park Avenue, one of the tallest (and most successful) residential towers in the Western Hemisphere. The penthouse residence shines for its soaring 14-foot ceilings, incredible floor-to-ceiling windows and massive covered roof deck that places residents high above the intersection of the vibrant Upper East Side and Midtown East neighborhoods. The grand spaces are made all the more unique by its column-free interiors, an engineering feat accomplished by architecture firm CetraRuddy by pushing the interior support structures out to the exterior. The columns now proudly epitomize the building’s architecture and give it its iconic Manhattan-meets-Miami look. The penthouse also offers an incredible outdoor dining room experience that is rare to find in NYC. The listing, which is priced at $17.96 million.

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200 Amsterdam

200 Amsterdam is the tallest residential building on the Upper West Side, luxury condominium 200 Amsterdam is located just a short walk away from the iconic and leading performing arts venue Lincoln Center. This stunning condominium architecture done by Elkus Manfredi Firm boasts 112 units- from 1 bedroom to full floor penthouses. The east step-design facade allows for Central Park facing views, while apartments facing west can happily view the Hudson River.

212 West 72nd Street, Penthouses North and South

This iconic Upper West Side building has smashed all expectations for indoor-outdoor living with a pair of two new pricey penthouses that feature their very own private rooftops, complete with landscaping, hot tubs, theaters, lounges and yes, even pizza ovens to perfect the ultimate New York slice. The listings, Penthouses North and South, are priced at $19.15 million and $13.5 million respectively, and deliver an experiential lifestyle that buyers will be hard pressed to find elsewhere in the city. The rooftops can be enjoyed year round, first off, thanks to hot tubs that overlook Central Park. Residents can also cozy up for a movie night on the roof, or host guests for a summer soiree. The interiors were designed by the award-winning New York firm CetraRuddy and showcase the incredible curvature of the building’s architecture, which wraps the corner of 72nd Street and Broadway.

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Front & York, Penthouse 20C

Designed inside and out by celebrated architect Morris Adjmi, Front & York is introducing the first opportunity to live in a full-service, luxury urban oasis in DUMBO. Penthouse 20C is a light-filled three-bed, three-bath home offering immense floor-to-ceiling divided light windows that frame expansive views of the Brooklyn skyline. An exclusive nearly 850-square-foot private terrace with a gas grill lends itself to extraordinary indoor-outdoor entertaining. Residence PH20C is currently on the market for $4.51 million.

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Astoria West

Astoria West was developed by Cape Advisors in partnership with Pioneer Group and designed by Fogarty Finger Architects. The 534-unit residence has over 40,000 square feet of amenity space and 360 views of the Manhattan skyline. Amenities include a landscaped private inner courtyard, on-site parking garage, indoor and outdoor co-working lounges, private resident pool club, lounge area, waterfront deck with barbeques, a fitness center, and a game room.

Olympia Dumbo

Olympia Dumbo is the tallest residential development building in the Dumbo neighborhood and brings the sunset skyline all the way home. The shifts and curves in Hill West’s tower geometry make for unique views at every level, with wraparound views from living rooms and great rooms and full-width terraces facing the waterfront and the best views DUMBO has to offer. The 33-story condominium tower features sail-like architecture by Hill West and has 76 residences, ranging from one to five bedrooms with private terraces, plus penthouses. The project has 38,000 square feet of amenities spread over three floors, including an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, an outdoor tennis court, gym, sauna and steam room, spin studio, and more.

Brooklyn Tower

The Brooklyn Tower is 93 stories and 1,066 feet tall and features approximately 550 residences—150 residences for purchase and 400 residences for lease. The residences for purchase start at an elevation over 500 feet, where most penthouses cap nearby new development projects, and offer sweeping views through floor-to-ceiling windows of the Manhattan skyline, the East River, the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor, Prospect Park, and all of Brooklyn. The project also includes over 100,000 square feet of amenities, including state-of-the-art health and fitness spaces offering diverse programming, and unprecedented, elevated outdoor loggias for skyline lounging and recreation.

Selene

Located off Park Avenue in the heart of Midtown East, Selene is the latest New York City landmark from Foster + Partners. Soaring 63 stories into the sky, the building features a collection of 94 bespoke quality residences ranging from perfect pied-à-terre one-bedrooms to sprawling full-floor tower homes. Starting from $1.875M, Selene's luminous residences feature elegantly undulating glass walls, high quality finishes unmatched by any other luxury tower, and iconic day-to-night vistas. With no more than two homes on a floor, Selene's full-floor tower residences offer multiple exposures, each revealing breathtaking day-to-night views of New York’s most celebrated landmarks, including the Chrysler Building and Central Park. With sweeping 360-views of the city, there are few landmarks one can't see from Selene's tower homes.

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