Manhattan Rentals near Museum of American Folk Art

This huge, red-brick, environmentally friendly rental complex in Clinton was designed by Fox & Fowle and opened in 2007. The attractive, 23-story complex stretches from 51st to 53rd Streets west of Tenth Avenue. The complex has 23,000-square-feet of retail space and space for two non-profit theaters, and two landscaped through-block arcades. Many of the units have balconies and the buildings have some slanted rooflines and angled sides.

The Upper West Side's South Park Tower apartment building has a health club and pool, doorman, concierge, bicycle room, storage room, garage, video security, sundeck and valet service. There are six to 13 apartments per floor, plus a handsome lobby and entrance. This modern skyscraper is distinguished by its corner windows and columns of curved balconies. While there has been substantial new development in this building's immediate vicinity, much of it has been undertaken by the same developer, meaning South Park Tower's unbeatable views have been preserved.

This handsome, beige-brick, 39-story pair of apartment towers was erected in 1994. The free-standing building has a one-acre park, garage, Crunch-managed fitness center with pool, video security, concierge, doorman, driveway, bicycle room, lush sidewalk landscaping, two-and-a-half-story limestone base, and valet service.

Luxurious apartments feature double-pane windows, dishwashers, microwaves and icemakers. Some have balconies as well. A complimentary shuttle bus to Columbus Circle makes this building's location convenient to all.

If location truly is everything, then The Westport has it all. The Westport's walk-to-everything Midtown West location is surpassingly central, just steps from Central Park and a short walk to the subway hub at Columbus Circle, as well as a host of fine restaurants and top-tier cultural destinations. Of course, if you're more into hotel-style amenities, The Westport also has it all. Even by the high standards savvy NYC dwellers have for luxury rental apartments in Manhattan, The Westport's suite of luxurious amenities is impressive.

The Concerto is a modern doorman building on a prime West Side location. Close to Fordham University and John Jay College and featuring some of the finest views in Manhattan, this prime UWS location features very comfortable apartments with balconies, double-pane windows, air conditioning, high ceilings, microwaves, dishwashers, icemakers and washer dryers. This building, which has about 8 apartments on most floors, has a health club and pool, a doorman, a concierge, a garage, video security, a sundeck, valet service and a recreation room.

The Ashley's unbeatable suite of amenities and elegant apartments for rent would make it one of the most notable new luxury rental listings on the Upper West Side even if it didn't also boast one of Manhattan's most unique and appealing locations. But with all due respect to The Ashley's astonishing 40,000 square feet of amenities and spacious, gracious new construction rental apartments, what has truly set The Ashley apart as a rising star on the Manhattan apartment scene is a location few Manhattan rentals can match.

242 West 61st Street, also referred to as 242W61, is one of the newest luxury rental listings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The condominiums at 242 West 61st Street are a new take on modern luxury. The building is also surrounded by some world-class schools.

The Helena on 601 West 57th Street in Clinton is more than just a luxury rental building in mid Manhattan. It’s also a LEED-certified green building, that caters to contemporary environmental concerns. This new building was developed in 2004. It is 38 floors high with 597 luxury apartments for rent, that range in size from studios to one- and two-bedroom suites. Like all new, LEED-certified buildings, it was designed with an eye towards modern trends and sensibilities, and as such has something to offer every contemporary New Yorker.