There are now two luxury rental buildings on the Upper West Side, eager to offer high-end amenities like rooftop misting wall and "a boxcar-sized mailroom where residents can address their envelopes and packages on a long black granite table." But if you want to live the high life, of course, you'll have to pay. As Curbed put it, "To those who think paying $8,000 per month for a two-bedroom apartment at flashy new [200 West 72nd Street] rental building The Corner is a bit on the crazy side, we ask this: How about $6,000? That's the entry-level rate for a two-bedroom at equally new neighborhood rental Aire at 200 West 67th Street."
The NY Times has a feature on the two rentals, noting, "Those [two-bedroom] rents are about two to three times higher than typical two-bedroom leases on the Upper West Side in March, according to Citi Habitats." But that's partly because of the finishes: The Corner, which has the misting wall, also has 1,754 crystal chandelier in the lobby, while Aire (where the black granite communal mailroom resides) showcases a 42-foot nature mural in its lobby. Apparently these elements may help the buildings if they ever become condos: An executive whose company invested in The Corner said, "If people were willing to pay like $3,500 a square foot again, we could turn this around right away."
