Two Waterline Square Condominium

Finishes

The architect's description lists brands and model numbers, each "or comparable of equal or better value" (compare with our NYC condo finishes guide).

Kitchen

• Gaggenau refrigerator, wall oven, gas cooktop and fully integrated dishwasher. One- and two-bedrooms get a 30-inch fridge and four-burner cooktop. Three- and four-bedrooms get a 36-inch fridge and five-burner cooktop.
• Bosch pull-out hoods from the 500 Series.
• Units 37A, 37B, 37E, 37F, 38A and 38B step up to separate Gaggenau refrigerator and freezer columns, a double wall oven and two dishwashers.
• A Cantrio Koncepts stainless sink with a Dornbracht faucet and handspray. Stone slab countertops and backsplash, in a dark or light scheme.

Baths

• Primary bath: a Cantrio Koncepts tub and sink, Dornbracht fittings (Lisse faucets and thermostatic shower controls), a Toto Carlyle II toilet and an Infinity Drain shower drain. Stone slab or tile floors and a stone slab tub deck.
• Secondary baths: Cantrio Koncepts tubs and sinks, Dornbracht fittings and Toto toilets, with porcelain tile floors.
• Powder rooms: an integrated custom vanity listed as a Yabu Pushelberg design, with a Dornbracht faucet.

See how these names rank in our bathroom brands guide.

Floors, Ceilings and Windows

• Engineered white oak strip flooring with a wear layer of about 3 mm, over a 5 mm rubber mat rated STC and IIC 50. The plan makes no promise on how many times it can be sanded.
• Slab-to-slab heights are typically about 10'2". Floors 23, 30 and 35 to 38 run about 10' to 11'4", and parts of 23H and 23J drop to about 9'4". Finished ceilings will be lower.
• Custom aluminum, thermally broken awning windows with double-pane glass. Operable windows open only 4 inches.

Laundry, Heating and Cooling

• Each unit has a laundry closet with a dedicated washer-dryer outlet and a central dryer exhaust, but the appliance schedule doesn't name a washer or dryer. There's also a pay-per-use condo laundry room in Sub-Cellar 1 with at least three washers and three gas dryers.
• Each unit has at least one ceiling-mounted four-pipe fan coil, fed by gas boilers on the 11th floor for heat and the condo section's own chillers and cooling towers for cooling. Some units add electric perimeter heat.
• Unit electricity is submetered. Cooking gas, heat, hot water and water are metered for the condo section as a whole and paid through common charges.

Amenities, Staffing & Transportation

There are two layers: rooms only condo owners can use, and a large club shared with two other buildings (compare with amenities by building size).

Condo-Only Spaces

• An 18th-floor amenity floor with a media room, private dining room and lounge, parlor, great room, gas fireplace and outdoor terrace.
• A ground-floor resident lounge with a gas fireplace.
• A package room off the lobby with refrigerated storage, plus a second package room in Sub-Cellar 1.
• A bike room for at least 80 bikes and a dog wash, both below grade.

Shared Amenities (Below 30 Riverside Boulevard, 10 Riverside Boulevard and 635 West 59th Street)

• An indoor lap pool of about 82 by 21 feet, a recreational pool and a spa pool.
• A main fitness area of about 8,200 sq ft, fitness studios, locker rooms and treatment rooms.
• A basketball court, tennis court, squash court, climbing wall, indoor turf field and skatepark.
• A bowling alley, golf simulator, game rooms, screening room, party room and a main lounge with a snack bar.
• A children's area of about 4,500 sq ft, creative studios and about 6,100 sq ft of pet services space.

Good to know: each building builds the part of the club under its own footprint, so some or all of it may not be open at your closing, or ever if a neighboring building isn't built. Rental residents can join for a fee, the association can let in the public if space is under-used, and the sponsor can use the club for marketing. If the condo falls 60 days behind on its share, residents can be locked out.

Outside, the building's parcel includes a public park with a lawn and seating, and a public playground sits next door. The Garage Unit is a public garage for about 250 to 259 cars (the plan gives both figures), with rates set by its operator. The plan offers no parking units for sale.

Staffing and Services

Staff are split between the condo section and the whole building. The budgets assume Local 32BJ union workers:

• Condo section only: a 24/7 concierge (about 4.2 full-time) and a doorman 16 hours a day (about 2.8 full-time), costing about $677,000.
• Shared with the rentals: a resident manager, an assistant manager, three handymen and seven porters. The condo section pays about 30% of most of this staff.
• Elevators: two Fujitec passenger elevators and one service elevator serve the condo floors.

The resident manager lives in an apartment the board leases from the rental owner. See our doorman cost guide.

Tip: until six months after the first closing (nine for the club) or until half the condo units close, whichever is later, the amenities, lounge and laundry room may not be open, though the lobby will be staffed 24/7. Because the sponsor can rent units instead of selling them, the plan warns that threshold may never be reached.

Transportation

• Subway: 13 min walk to 66 St-Lincoln Center 1; 59 St-Columbus Circle 1 A B C D, 13 min