One West End Avenue Condominium

Finishes

The architect's description lists appliances by model, and which models you get depends on the line and floor (compare with our NYC condo finishes guide).

Kitchen

• Gas cooking throughout: a 4-burner or 5-burner gas cooktop and a gas wall oven, which the plan lists under Sub-Zero, with a warming drawer in many layouts.
• Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer columns, Sub-Zero wine storage, a Sub-Zero microwave and a Miele dishwasher. Some lines get a Gaggenau under-counter wine unit instead.
• The largest homes (floor 29 and up in certain lines, and both penthouses) add a double oven, a teppanyaki module and a Miele built-in coffee system.
• Julien or Franke sinks, Dornbracht faucets, an InSinkErator disposer, and stone countertops and backsplash.

See how these brands compare in our kitchen appliance brands research, and why cooking fuel matters in gas vs. induction.

Baths

• Primary baths: custom stone sinks, full-height stone tile and Toto toilets. Primary baths in the duplexes, the 29th- and 30th-floor homes and the penthouses get a Toto toilet with a built-in bidet.
• Secondary baths: solid-surface sinks, stone tile around the tub and Zuma tubs. Some primary baths get an AF Supply tub.
• Powder rooms: a Toto sink and stone tile on the wet wall.

See how these names rank in our bathroom brands guide.

Floors, Ceilings and Windows

• Engineered wood with a 4mm wear layer and built-in acoustic underlayment: white oak or American walnut, depending on the floor. Walls between homes and around bedrooms are rated STC 54.
• Living rooms and bedrooms of about 9 feet 5 inches on most floors, up to about 11 feet 2 inches on floors 29 and 30, and about 11 to 12 feet in the penthouses. Kitchens and baths are lower, at about 8 feet 2 inches on most floors.
• Aluminum windows from SOTA Glazing, mixing fixed panes and out-swing casements, with insulated low-E glass. Operable windows open only 4 inches.
• Gas fireplaces in the two penthouses: two in PHE and one in PHW.

Laundry, Heating and Cooling

• Every home has its own washer and electric dryer: an LG pair with a vented dryer in larger layouts, and a Miele pair with a ventless dryer in the rest. A cellar laundry room adds four washers and eight gas dryers.
• Four-pipe fan coils fed by central chillers and Con Edison steam give each home heat or cooling on demand, with a 7-day programmable thermostat.
• Energy recovery units on the roof and the 7th floor temper the fresh air sent to the homes and corridors.
• Electricity is submetered to each home. Gas for cooking and hot water isn't, so it's paid through common charges. See who pays utilities.

Amenities, Staffing & Transportation

The amenities fill about 14,000 square feet on the 6th floor and about 7,000 square feet on the 7th, and they're for condo owners and their guests only (compare with amenities by building size).

6th Floor

• A 25-meter lap pool, about 14 feet wide and 4 to 4.5 feet deep, heated and treated with UV, with lifeguards on duty and separate men's and women's locker rooms.
• Spa treatment rooms.
• A Great Room with a gas fireplace, a dining room with a custom table, a chef's kitchen and a catering kitchen.
• A media room, a billiards room, a game room and a playroom for children with a parent.
• An amenity terrace of about 14,000 square feet with movable seating and lounges, shared with residents of the affordable rentals.

7th Floor and Below

• A fitness center open 24/7 with treadmills, bikes, ellipticals, strength machines and free weights.
• A bike room for 126 bikes, first come, first served.
• A package room with refrigerated storage.

Good to know: the pool, gym, playroom and other amenities, as well as bike storage, storage bins and a full staff, may not be available until a year after the first closing or until half the condo homes have closed, whichever is later. Because the sponsor can rent instead of sell, the plan warns that the 50% mark might never be reached. The rental apartments have their own gym, playroom, bike room and laundry on their 2nd floor. A reservable private terrace on the rental wing's roof carries a usage fee.

Staffing and Services

The year-one budget assumes a Local 32BJ union staff:

• A live-in resident manager and three handymen.
• Concierges around the clock (about 4.2 full-time) and seven doormen.
• About 2.8 hallmen, security staff for 16 hours a day, and six porters.

Wages and benefits come to about $2.2 million, about a third of the budget. The rental wing pays part of the resident manager, handymen and porters. Seven passenger elevators by Fujitec serve the condo homes: three fast cars (about 1,200 feet per minute) for floors 21 and up and four for the lower floors, plus a service elevator. Our doorman cost guide puts these numbers in context.

Tip: until the building fills up, the staff may be smaller. The plan only promises an attended lobby 24/7 and at least one elevator to every occupied floor.

Transportation

• Subway: 12 min walk to 59 St-Columbus Circle 1 A B C D; 66 St-Lincoln Center 1, 13 min
• Parking: 1 parking unit in the plan