Central Park Tower Condominium

Finishes

Kitchens

The appliance schedule changes with apartment size, and it's mostly Miele. Even studios get a Miele 24-inch four-burner gas cooktop, a Miele wall oven, a Miele refrigerator and a Miele dishwasher, plus a Bertazzoni microwave-hood. Starting with the one-bedrooms, the package moves up to a 30-inch Miele cooktop and oven, a Miele hood, a Miele speed oven and a 15-inch Marvel wine cooler.

• Two color schemes: the oven and speed oven model numbers are given in both a "Dark Scheme" and a "Light Scheme" version, so appliance fronts follow the palette you choose.
• Gas cooking: cooking gas is a building expense, budgeted at roughly $220,000 for the first year.

Baths

The plan sorts bathrooms into finish tiers. In the penthouse floors (72 to 91), for example, the guest bath gets "tertiary" finishes but with an upgrade to a Jason soaking tub and a Graff hand shower. To see how those brands compare across the city, read our guide to bathroom brands in NYC luxury condos.

Laundry

Each apartment comes with a stacking GE washer and dryer. On top of that, Subcellar 3 has a shared laundry room just for residential owners.

Good to know: The plan’s specifications are dated April 2017. If one particular fixture matters to you, ask the selling agent whether a later amendment changed it.

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Amenities: The Central Park Club

The plan calls the amenity package the "Central Park Club." It's spread over three floors.

Floor 14

• Amenity Terrace built around a two-lane lap pool, about 60 feet (18 meters) long, with a pool cover, set in limestone and timber paving
• Resident Lounge with custom millwork, for social or business events
• Screening Room with modular seating you can rearrange for events
• Conference Room with audio-visual and telecom equipment
• Pantry with a microwave, dishwasher, refrigerator and coffee maker
• Children's Playroom

Floor 16

• Exercise rooms with cardio and strength equipment (the plan doesn't promise specific machines)
• Men's and women's locker rooms, each with a sauna, plus a steam shower in the women's
• Spa Treatment Room you can book; treatments cost extra and aren't covered by common charges

Floor 100

• Grand Ballroom you can reserve for private events
• Private Dining Room & Bar for residents and their guests

How Resident Dining Works

The plan expects the Residential Board to hire a food service company. Service is planned for lunch and dinner Monday through Friday and dinner only on Sunday, with Saturdays, holidays and all of August off. You can eat in the dining room or have meals sent to your apartment. Meals are billed on top of common charges, and every unit also pays the $2,000 annual assessment whether or not you dine there.

Tip: The plan says plainly that services like this tend to lose money and that the condo covers 100% of the losses. It also makes no promise the dining program will continue. Building your budget around $2,000 as the permanent number would be a mistake. Compare other buildings in amenities by building size.

Other Services

• Storage bins in the building, licensed with a monthly fee of $1 per square foot
• Bike storage on Subcellar 3
• Three residential passenger elevators plus a service elevator; units 107, 127 and 129 each have a private elevator

Amenities, Staffing & Transportation

Staffing and Services

The first-year budget assumes a union staff, paid at Local 32BJ contract rates. The plan lists:

• 1 resident manager (budgeted base pay $200,000 a year)
• 4 handymen
• 2 concierges, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• A doorman, 24/7
• A hallman, 16 hours a day, 7 days a week
• A package room attendant, 16 hours a day, 7 days a week
• 9 porters

Salaries, payroll taxes and benefits come to about $3.6 million, roughly a third of the budget, and union health and pension benefits account for close to $1 million of that. Pool lifeguards and fitness staff come from the separate amenity operator instead.

Good to know: The plan warns that the full staff might not be hired, and doorman hours might be reduced, until the building reaches certain occupancy levels. For context on what front-desk coverage costs, see how much a NYC condo doorman costs.

Transportation

• Subway: 2 min walk to 59 St-Columbus Circle 1 A B C D; 57 St-7 Av N Q R W, 2 min