Available for immediate occupancy, Riverhouse is a green residential tower on the last waterfront site in Manhattan’s Battery Park City. Riverhouse’s dynamic design combines the talents of David Rockwell’s unique and exuberant vision, Polshek Partnership Architects’ longstanding commitment to enhancing urban culture through architecture, and Ismael Leyva Architects’ expertise in creating sophisticated city living environments.

Riverhouse is now over 80% sold, but a few fantastic condos remain with views of the Statue of Liberty and the Hudson River. In response to demand for larger units, 29A and 29B were recently combined into one large residence, a combination that has been successful on other floors, but only three one-bedrooms remains in the building. Prices range from $1,000 to $1,640 per square foot.

Le Pain Quotidien has now opened and the extension of Teardrop Park South was finished this summer, which completes construction of retail spaces and the surrounding area.  Among the great amenities at Riverhouse are a 24-hour Concierge, Live-in Resident Manager, free bicycle storage, private pet grooming area, on-site valet parking, resident storage, a children’s playroom, lobbies with salt water aquariums, a fitness center with yoga studio, 50-foot lap pool, a media café, a billiards room, a resident lounge, and a landscaped outdoor roof lounge overlooking Teardrop Park South.

For more information about finishes, features and amenities in Riverhouse Condominimums, visit our previous entry.

Overview of Units & Prices

Riverhouse is a 32-story new construction building in the heart of Battery Park City. The movement towards being ecologically conscious yet still sophisticated, without traditionally “crunchy” or “hippy” materials, is seen at Riverhouse in full force. The developer, The Sheldrake Organization, sought to exceed the environmental standards set in place by the Battery Park City Authority by committing 15% of the project cost directly to “green” measures. (more…)

Thanks to all the Curbed readers who have landed here to view our top 100 condos list. I read a number of interesting comments on Curbed and would like to point out a few things.

As our disclaimer explains, this list is comprised of buildings we’ve already covered and are all very new. Plenty of great projects such as Beacon Court aren’t there because they were fully sold out at the time we visited. Our blog functions as a buyer’s reference and we try to analyze the prices and features of available apartments. (more…)

Nycondoblog.com presents “Top 100 New York Condos”

The Real Deal posted a front page article earlier this month on the growing popularity of mortgage contingency clauses found within buyers’ purchase contracts. For those who aren’t familiar, this is a provision in the purchase contract in which the buyer is only obligated to the sale if he/she is able to get a mortgage. Put another way, the buyer doesn’t risk losing their deposit–often 10% or more–if factors affecting the credit markets force them out of a deal. (more…)