15 New Developments with
Picture-Perfect Outdoor Spaces
Apartments with private terraces or buildings with private lawns, there’s nothing quite like having a quiet space to soak up the sun, savor
the view, or sink your toes into the grass.
Of the myriad amenities an exceptional new development can offer, there may be none — particularly as the sun starts to hang around a bit longer each day — that is quite so enticing as a finely conceived outdoor space. Apartments with private terraces or buildings with private lawns, there’s nothing quite like having a quiet space to soak up the sun, savor the view, or sink your toes into the grass, Herewith, we present 15 truly uncommon new developments and residences with one irresistible amenity in common: unlimited fresh air.
The sprawling private park at Brooklyn’s 11 Hoyt covers some 27,000 square feet — nearly the size of a city block. Conceived by Hollander Design, whose rarefied portfolio includes The Reach at the Kennedy Center and Sag Harbor’s beloved John Steinbeck Waterfront Park — the development’s many-faceted outdoor space features decks for sunning and working out, an intimate dining area and a lounge, a splendid butterfly-themed playground, a hot tub, a wooded “forest walk,” and, of course, that lush green lawn.
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11 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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Asbury Park, New Jersey
Seventy minutes from Manhattan, the incomparable Asbury Ocean Club is the supreme example of beach-house chic on the New Jersey shore. The glassy style of the property’s 130 residences emphasizes a seamless transition from the indoor to the outdoor — and what an outdoor it is. With a shimmering 65-by-30-foot swimming pool as its centerpiece, The Asbury Ocean Club’s private oasis features a a broad deck for yoga and pilates en plein air, a poolside bar and grill, a leafy outdoor gathering place with a fire pit, and an artful glass garden pavilion with reflecting pool. And as enticing as the Terrace is, the Atlantic sand and surf is mere steps away.
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Upper East Side, Manhattan
Conceived by AD 100 interior stylist Lee Mindel of the revered environmental-design firm SheltonMindel, the verdant rooftop terrace at The Hayworth is a masterpiece of residential common-space design. The private oasis charms residents with an easygoing hearthside seating area, an al fresco kitchen and dining space, and a wide deck with room to catch some rays. And for the truly indulgent, there’s an open-air shower — 210 feet above bustling Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
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NoMad, Manhattan
When the team of architects led by the globally acclaimed Rafael Viñoly conceived NoMad’s monumental 277 Fifth Avenue, they considered the world outside as thoughtfully as the world inside. The building features three dazzling penthouse apartments, each of which, in addition to walls of floor-to-ceiling windows, offers a double-height, 75-foot-long loggia — imagined as an artful extension of the Jeffrey Beers-designed indoor space. Penthouse 54, pictured here, delivers a postcard-perfect view of Manhattan.
Midtown Manhattan
Each of the 57 rarefied residences in British architect David Chipperfield’s new tower is favored with nine-and-a-half-foot-tall floor-to-ceiling windows and Juliet balconies, but the building’s two triplex penthouses dazzle with double-height, 438-square-foot loggias, offering storybook views of Manhattan — north to Bryant Park and the New York Public Library, or south to the Empire State Building.
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Upper West Side, Manhattan
So essential was the loggia experience to the creation of champagne-colored terracotta tower at 15 West 61st Street that they named the building after it. The Park Loggia’s marquee feature, needless to say, is its rooftop crown, a gracefully covered space with lounge seating and landscaping by the firm of HMWhite, which counts among its credits the revitalized Madison Square Park and the lobby-level green space in of The New York Times Building. The views over Columbus Circle and Central Park are simply incomparable.
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Upper East Side, Manhattan
The residential tower at 40 East End Avenue is designed with livability in mind. Deborah Berke, Dean at the Yale School of Architecture, created residences and shared amenities for the way people actually move and use space, with oversized windows that drink in the Manhattan skyline and beyond, and Juliet balconies and open-air terraces on some residences. A marvelous double-height lounge offers custom upholstery and chandelier, as well as a wet bar, and a library, game room, comprehensively equipped fitness center, and gourmet catering kitchen expand the boundaries of a typical Upper East Side suite. The image above showcases the magnificent private rooftop terrace of Penthouse A, presenting a sweeping view of the East River.
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40 East End Avenue, New York, NY 10028
West Chelsea, Manhattan
The residences at 515 West 29 are designed to bring the stunning outdoor spaces of West Chelsea inside. Architect Soo Chan’s boutique-sized building offers giant windows framing views of the High Line park and Hudson Yards, and many of the homes offer double-height spaces that make the sky part of the interior design. The penthouse gives elevator access to a 700-square-foot rooftop terrace with its own outdoor kitchen, and a two-story seventh-floor unit takes in a full day of sun on a 750-square-foot patio directly accessed from dining room, living room, and a bedroom.
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West Chelsea, Manhattan
Few buildings in recent memory have created quite the stir of Zaha Hadid’s curvaceous masterpiece at 520 West 28th Street — and the architect’s stunning approach to outdoor space has a lot to do with it. Rising beside the High Line in West Chelsea, the building and its 39 residences are infused with breezy features: Interlaced floors create broad balconies, and the finely landscaped outdoor garden adjacent to the lobby runs alongside a babbling, glass-bottomed water feature — itself the roof over the 75-foot lap pool below. And Hadid’s not finished. The Sculpture Deck, with artworks curated by the Kasmin Gallery, sits adjacent to the building and serves as a stunning visual amenity for residents. Pictured here is Penthouse 37, a sprawling triplex Penthouse with a 2,218-square-foot wraparound roof terrace.
TriBeCa, Manhattan
As elevated as the hotel experience is at Manhattan’s Four Seasons Downtown, the residential experience is even more so — literally. The Robert A.M. Stern-designed tower at 30 Park Place features 157 exceptional homes that rise above the vaunted luxury hotel. And amid the uncommon opulence inside homes (boosted by access to the hotel’s amenities), Stern’s team strived to make the most of the outward view. The building’s magnificent, full-floor Penthouse 82, for instance, features not one but four L-shaped terraces, each measuring 183 square feet, that together deliver 360 degrees of New York City — from some 900 feet over lower Manhattan.
TriBeCa, Manhattan
The windows of the residences at the newly built 30 Warren are custom fabricated to let the views in and keep the noise out. And what views! At twelve stories, the building perches above the village of its Tribeca neighborhood, and offers magnificent views in all directions from just a few floors up. Built with balconies, terraces, and setbacks, the innovative architecture infuses the building with light, and the Paris/New York team of Post-Office Architects has made sure that the airy feel carries throughout the 23 homes in this boutique building.
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TriBeCa, Manhattan
New York City is a place with plenty of skyline views, but Tribeca’s 70 Vestry offers the rarity of panoramic views in the other direction, opening up endless water vistas directly over Hudson River Park. This astounding collection of 46 generously proportioned homes is designed by the legendary Robert A. M. Stern Architects, and furnished in a wood-warm modern style by AD100 designer Daniel Romualdez. With a private courtyard, a host of ground-floor amenities, and an elegant spa suite, the views inside are equally stunning.
Upper West Side, Manhattan
The centerpiece of Waterline Square – the new development bringing three architecturally distinct residential towers, more than 100,000 square feet of fitness and lifestyle amenities, and gourmet dining options to the Upper West Side – is a brand new, 2.6-acre park that combines sculptural fountains, manicured lawns, and cascading water features into an adaptable, accessible respite from the rigors of everyday live. Designed by Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, Waterline Square Park is destined to become a back yard and favorite gathering place for Waterline Square residents and their neighbors.
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Financial District, Manhattan
Designed by award-winning architect Sir David Adjaye and developed by Lightstone, 130 William will rise 66 stories and nearly 800 feet tall and comprise 242 residences offering an extensive mix of studio to 4 bedroom homes. 130 William’s striking hand-cast concrete façade is punctuated by oversized arched windows that frame airy interiors and showcase sweeping panoramic views. With a comprehensive suite of amenities spanning over 20,000 square feet, 130 William offers the best of NYC living, all under one roof.
Financial District, Manhattan
It’s no accident that every one of the 110 remarkable residences at 25 Park Row takes in a sweeping view of City Hall Park. Rick Cook, of the famed firm, CookFox, considered the design decision a way to acknowledge “the gift” of working on this iconic Art Deco tower in the Financial District. CookFox — whose associates make the most of an expansive outdoor space at the firm’s studio on 57th Street — understands the value of a great view, and that open-air appreciation shows. The building’s graceful setbacks create terraces and loggias in certain apartments, and all 25 Park Row residents enjoy access to the 7,000-square-foot Park Row Club Garden and Dining Terrace — a verdant outdoor living room with fire pit, formal and informal al fresco dining spaces, and a sunny, lawn-like play area.