Olympia (30 Front Street)

The 76 residences occupy 26 stories above the amenity podium, in a plan that narrows as the tower rotates. Layouts run from one-bedrooms through five-bedroom residences, with the published mix weighted heavily to family-scale apartments: twenty-six two-bedrooms and twenty-six three-bedrooms account for roughly two-thirds of the building, and the nine four-bedroom and four five-bedroom residences sit at the top. Full-floor and near-full-floor plates at the upper levels carry harbor, Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn Bridge, and Manhattan Bridge exposures simultaneously — a combination the loft blocks to the east, hemmed by their own neighbors, cannot produce.

The exterior is glass, concrete, and aluminum, detailed for shadow rather than for mirror-flatness; the curve reads differently from Old Fulton Street than it does from the Manhattan side of the East River, which is part of the design's point. Interiors by Workstead run counter to the glass tower idiom — natural materials, visible joinery, and a domestic scale in the kitchens and baths. Ceiling heights, floor finishes, and appliance specifications vary by line and by floor and should be confirmed against the specific unit's plans.

Two structural facts belong in any diligence file. First, the amenity floors are extensive relative to the unit count: 38,000 square feet of program divided among 76 households is a very high ratio, and it flows through common charges. Second, the tower's rotation means that no two floors are identical. Square footage, terrace configuration, and window wall vary line to line and floor to floor, which makes building-average dollars-per-square-foot figures close to meaningless here.

Olympia operates as a full-service condominium with an attended lobby, on-site amenity staffing, parking, and resident storage. The building is young — first occupancies in 2021, completion in 2023 — which cuts both ways for a buyer. The mechanical systems, elevators, façade, and roof are all near the beginning of their service lives, and the sponsor's construction warranties and any remaining punch-list obligations are recent enough to matter. Against that, the condominium's operating history is short: there are only a few years of audited financial statements, the reserve has had little time to build, and the board is only now moving fully out of the sponsor-control period that new-development bylaws typically provide for.

Ask for the current budget, the reserve balance, the schedule of any special assessments, and the status of sponsor-held units. In a 76-unit building, a small number of unsold sponsor units is a meaningful share of the common charges, and the pace at which they clear affects the building's finances and its resale comparables at the same time. The Roebling Research Library maintains the building's available financial and transaction record for client diligence.

Recent sales

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 3-00045-7502) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price.

You are buying the amenity program as much as the apartment. Pools, bowling, wellness, playroom, and the rooftop tennis court across 38,000 square feet, divided among 76 households, is an unusually rich ratio. It is also a permanent line in your common charges. Decide honestly whether your household will use it.

Model taxes at full assessment. No abatement is documented for this building. Run the current bill on the specific unit through the carrying-cost calculator before you decide what you can carry.

The building is young — read the financials as young. Short operating history, a still-building reserve, recent transition from sponsor control, and any remaining sponsor-held inventory all belong in your attorney's review.

Exposure is the whole game. The tower's twist means no two floors match. Confirm the actual square footage, ceiling height, and window wall of the specific unit rather than relying on the line's published typical.

Understand the western-edge location. This is DUMBO where it meets the Fulton Ferry blocks and the Brooklyn Bridge approach — outstanding for the waterfront parks, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and the ferry, with the F at York Street and the A/C at High Street a walk away. Walk the block at rush hour; the bridge approach is a real presence.

Lead with the credential stack. Hill West architecture, Workstead interiors, Fortis development, the highest private tennis court in the city, and the tallest residential address in DUMBO — this building's story is institutional rather than romantic, and it converts best when told that way.

Price the line against sponsor history, not the building average. With 76 residences and no two identical floors, a building-wide dollars-per-square-foot figure will mislead in both directions. The right anchors are the original sponsor pricing for the line and the most recent closing on it.

Expect a cross-shopping buyer. Your buyer is comparing Olympia to Brooklyn Bridge Park's towers and to Manhattan new development, not to a loft on Water Street. Presentation and materials should speak to that audience.

Be direct about carrying cost. Sophisticated buyers will run taxes and common charges themselves. A clean, documented carrying-cost sheet shortens negotiations and prevents a late re-trade.

If you're considering Olympia, also evaluate:

• Front & York (85 Jay Street) — the neighborhood's other full-amenity condominium; 408 residences and a one-acre private park against Olympia's 76 apartments and private club
• J Condominium (100 Jay Street) — DUMBO's first condominium tower; the earlier generation of high-floor views and amenities
• 98 Front Street — recent boutique new development in the heart of the loft district
• 70 Washington Street — the Gair-era loft conversion on the same tax block; the authenticity-and-volume alternative next door
• 1 Main Street (The Clock Tower) — the trophy loft conversion at the waterfront; scarcity pricing rather than service pricing
• Quay Tower (50 Bridge Park Drive) — the Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront tower in Brooklyn Heights; Olympia's closest peer on price and view
• 90 Furman Street — the park's hotel-adjacent condominium; comparable service tier in a different setting
• One Brooklyn Bridge Park (360 Furman Street) — warehouse-scale park-front conversion with deep amenities
• 1 John Street — the 42-unit condominium inside Brooklyn Bridge Park; boutique scale, park frontage
• 51 Jay Street — loft-styled new construction at boutique scale in the historic district