Oct
24
New York’s Latest Must-Have Luxury Apartment Craze Is Driveways
ByThis ultra-rare city amenity offers privacy, security, and convenience. So to developers, it’s worth sacrificing precious square feet of ground space.
Jardim is the first New York project from Brazilian starchitect Isay Weinfeld: two, 11-story buildings in Manhattan’s West Chelsea. Named after the Portuguese word for garden, the towers feature indoor-outdoor living, with roomy balconies and a shared courtyard, yet these aren’t the features that set it apart from nearby projects—at least, according to its developer, Harlan Berger. The killer amenity here seems more prosaic: a private driveway that runs the entire length of the lot between 27th and 28th streets…
New York’s Latest Must-Have Luxury Apartment Craze Is Driveways