685 1st Avenue

685 First Avenue is a 43-story waterfront tower on the East River, where every residence was planned as a clean rectangular volume — no cut corners, no lost space — so the square footage you pay for is square footage you use. The principle comes from Feng Shui; the effect is that the layouts simply work. Living rooms and bedrooms are positioned to hold the view.

Developed by Solow Building Company and completed in 2018, the tower holds 408 homes across 43 floors, facing the East River waterfront and the Manhattan skyline.