Apartment Choice

More developers are finding 1970s “hippie-inspired” amenities—with high-end twists—to be more appealing for younger generations buying into upscale apartments or condos, The New York Times reports.  For example, a luxury rental complex on Staten Island in New York, called Urby Staten Island , features a communal kitchen, a 5,000-square- foot urban farm , a 20-hive apiary (tended by farmers and beekeepers), and kombucha workshops. Developers in other complexes are adding yoga and meditation studios, bike shares, infrared saunas, and even adult treehouses. At Pierhouse, a Toll Brothers City Living condo  in Brooklyn, N.Y., every kitchen has an in-unit composter. “We had large kitchens and a lot of the units have outdoor space, so we thought people could compost in their kitchen and go right out to their garden,” David von Spreckelsen , the president of Toll Brothers City Living division , told The New York Times . The roof garden can also be a lure to many renters and condo buyers toda...

Rutenberg NYC agent Tatiana Calvo has just closed on a Windsor Terrace apartment at $100,000 over the asking price. The two bedroom unit #2R at 543 16th St. a block from Prospect Park has an open chef’s kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances , two full en- suite bathrooms and a balcony. TATIANA CALVO Calvo listed the apartment (pictured top) and $1.099 million and said her first two open houses were “jam packed.ˮ The offers came flooding in and, Calvo said, everyone left the table happy. “I received $100,000 over asking because I priced apartment 2R fairly ,ˮ said the agent. “The seller was making what he wanted, and the buyer wanted to secure the apartment. The building is solid, and the apartments themselves are timeless.ˮ Alex Lavrenov of Compass brought in the buyer and the sale closed at $1.2 million after 39 days on the market. B RONX Spuyten Duyvil 2575 Palisades Ave. #5H $195,000 Sponsor studio and one bedroom with windowed custom kitchen with quartz...