Tower Units At One Manhattan Square

Finishes

The architect's specifications list the same core package in every home, with bigger appliances in three- to five-bedroom layouts (compare with our NYC condo finishes guide).

Kitchen

• A Miele suite: refrigerator, convection wall oven, speed oven, gas cooktop, cabinet hood and dishwasher. One- and two-bedrooms get a 30-inch four-burner cooktop. Most larger homes get a 36-inch five-burner cooktop and a 36-inch refrigerator.
• Four- and five-bedroom homes and the J-line three-bedrooms get a Miele double oven. Some penthouses list two refrigerators.
• A Sub-Zero wine cooler in every home with two or more bedrooms, and a Miele coffee maker in three- to five-bedroom homes.
• Blanco stainless steel sinks with Dornbracht Elio faucets.

Cooking gas isn't metered to each home. The plan budgets about $175,000 for it in the common charges. See our kitchen appliance brands guide for how Miele packages compare.

Baths

• Primary baths: Waterworks tub fillers, faucets, showerheads and shower controls in polished chrome, Wet Style tubs and custom Town & Country integral sinks.
• Secondary baths: Dornbracht Tara fittings and Wet Style drop-in tubs and sinks.
• Powder rooms: a custom Boffi sink with a Kallista faucet.
• Electric floor warming in primary baths and in secondary baths along an exterior wall. Steam generators in the primary baths of the penthouses and of the J-line homes on floors 57 to 77.

See how these names rank in our bathroom brands guide.

Floors, Ceilings and Windows

• Engineered wood floors with a hardwood wear layer of about 3mm on a sound underlayment rated at least STC and IIC 50.
• Ceilings of about 9 feet in most homes, about 10 feet on floors 7, 20, 39, 49, 60 and 69, about 11 feet on floor 77, and about 12 feet on floors 30, 54 and 78/PH. Hallways, baths and kitchens may drop to about 8 feet.
• An aluminum and glass curtain wall in a chevron pattern, from Permasteelisa or equal, with at least two colors of glass. Out-swing awning windows open no more than 4 inches, and there are no screens.

Laundry, Heating and Cooling

• One- to three-bedroom homes get a stackable 24-inch Bosch washer and condensing dryer. Four- and five-bedrooms and the J-line three-bedrooms get a 27-inch Whirlpool washer and a vented dryer.
• Each home has vertical stacked water-source heat pumps by Climate Master or equal, fed by gas boilers, a rooftop cooling tower and a cogeneration plant. There is no central air conditioning.
• Fresh air is delivered to apartments through energy-recovery units that reuse apartment exhaust.
• Electricity is submetered to each home. The plan estimates about $2,700 a year for a 695-square-foot home and about $5,900 for a 3,054-square-foot home, at 2015 rates.

More on these systems in our heating and cooling guide and in-unit laundry guide.

Amenities, Staffing & Transportation

The amenities fill the cellar and the podium floors, and they're for tower residents only (compare with amenities by building size).

Cellar

• A bowling alley, a basketball court, a squash court, a golf simulator and a billiards room.
• A theater for up to 74 people, a lounge with a gas fireplace, a wine room and a cigar room with its own exhaust.
• A spa with a sauna, a hammam, treatment rooms, a hot tub and locker rooms. Pools include a three-lane lap pool of about 75 by 20 feet, a kids' pool and a chilled plunge pool.
• A dog wash, and a card-operated laundry room with eight washers and eight dryers.

Ground, Third and Fifth Floors

• A lobby with two fireplaces and reception, a mailroom, a package room with refrigerated storage, and a bike room for about 408 bikes, first come, first served.
• Third floor: a children's playroom, a game room, a business center, and a demonstration kitchen with a lounge that opens to the landscaped roof.
• Fifth floor: a fitness center with locker rooms, cardio and weights areas and fitness studios, open around the clock by fob.

Outdoors

• At the third-floor level: a social courtyard with an outdoor fireplace, an outdoor kitchen and dining area, a herb garden, a tree house and a children's play area.
• At the seventh floor: a garden with a wooden tea pavilion and lawn.
• At ground level: a fenced dog run facing South Street, a birch garden and sloped gardens linking the street to the third-floor courtyards.

Good to know: the first-year budget sets aside about $800,000 for an outside amenity company to provide lifeguards, management, reception and event staff. Many amenities may not open until 12 months after the first closing or until half the homes close, whichever is later. The sponsor also kept the right to give a neighboring property at 235 Cherry Street access to the amenities, and to lease the cellar laundry room to itself for $10 a year and keep its revenue.

Staffing and Services

Staff costs are split between two budgets. The shared condominium budget covers a general manager, an assistant manager, a handyman and two porters. The tower budget adds a large Local 32BJ union staff:

• Three handymen and ten porters.
• Seven concierges and about 2.8 full-time doormen, with a doorman in the lobby around the clock.
• About 2.8 package room attendants and about 2.8 service entrance staff.

Tower staff wages and benefits come to about $2.5 million. A contract security firm also staffs the main entrance gate and a roving guard around the clock, at about $380,000 a year shared across the property. Seven passenger elevators by Fujitec or equal serve the tower in low-rise and high-rise banks. Our doorman cost guide puts these numbers in context.

Tip: until full service starts, the plan only promises a lobby attended 24/7 and at least one elevator to every floor with occupied homes.

Transportation

• Subway: 5 min walk to East Broadway F; Grand St B D, 13 min
• Parking: 1 parking unit in the plan