Why this matters
Pool infrastructure is one of the most-searched amenity features in Manhattan residential. Rooftop pools, full-length indoor lap pools, infinity pools, and Olympic-size pools materially distinguish a small minority of NYC buildings. This guide indexes the buildings on theroeblingteam.com with substantive pool infrastructure.
75-foot+ lap pools
The largest residential pools in Manhattan — anchoring the trophy condominium and conversion tier:
- Lantern House (515 W 18th) — Heatherwick 2021; 75-foot pool; Equinox-managed fitness
- One West End — Pelli Clarke Pelli 2017; 75-foot lap pool with dramatic diagonal columns
- 130 William — Adjaye 2022; 75-foot lap pool + basketball half-court
- 520 West 28th (Zaha Hadid) — Hadid 2017; 75-foot indoor pool + 12-seat IMAX theater
- 1 Wall Street — Walker 1931 / Macklowe 2023; 75-foot indoor pool + Life Time Fitness
70-foot pools
- 160 Leroy Street — Herzog & de Meuron 2018; 70-foot private pool
- 100 Eleventh Avenue — Nouvel 2010; 70-foot pool
60-foot to 64-foot pools
- 20 Pine Street (The Collection) — Armani/Casa 2007; 75-foot pool + golf simulator
- 90 Morton Street — Brack Capital 2018; 64-foot indoor pool
- The Flatiron Building (175 Fifth) — Burnham 1902 / Sofield 2026; 60-foot lap pool + cold plunge
50-foot pools
- 165 Charles Street — Meier 2006; 50-foot infinity pool in double-height atrium
- Walker Tower (212 W 18th) — Walker / JDS 2014; 50-foot lap pool
- Olympic Tower (641 Fifth Avenue) — SOM 1976; substantive lap pool
- The Excelsior (303 East 57th) — Birnbaum 1967; 50-foot pool + sauna + steam rooms
- The Caledonia (450 West 17th) — Handel 2008
- 15 Union Square West — Kellum 1870 / Chen 2008; 50-foot lap pool in Aqua-blue Bisazza stone
- 55-foot pool — 1485 Fifth Avenue (5th on the Park) — FXFowle 2007; 55-foot indoor heated lap pool
- 55-foot pool — 460 West 42nd Street (Manhattan View at MiMA) — Arquitectonica 2011; full-size basketball court
Olympic / half-Olympic pools
- London Terrace Towers (410 W 23rd) — Farrar & Watmough 1930; half-Olympic indoor pool
- 1 Beekman Place — Sloan & Robertson 1929; Olympic-size swimming pool (original 1929 club pool) + basketball court + golf simulator
Rooftop pools
- The Printing House (421 Hudson Street) — 1908-11 / 2014 reconversion; rooftop pool
- The Churchill (300 East 40th Street) — 1967 / 1991; seasonal outdoor rooftop pool
- 45 East 89th Street (89th & Madison) — Lehrecke 1969; roof-level year-round pool with retractable roof
- The Olmsted (382 CPW) — SOM 1961
Waterline Square — 100,000 sq ft Rockwell Group amenity center
- Waterline Square — Meier / KPF / Viñoly 2020 — 25-meter 3-lane lap pool + children's pool + indoor tennis + squash + 30-ft rock-climbing wall + half-pipe skate park + golf simulator + indoor soccer field + two-lane bowling alley + recording studio
Battery Park City sustainable pools
- The Solaire (20 River Terrace) — Pelli 2003; LEED Gold residential infrastructure
- The Visionaire (70 Little West Street) — Pelli 2008; skylit indoor pool; NYC's first LEED Platinum condo
The Roebling Team — pool / amenity advisory
Pool infrastructure varies materially across Manhattan residential. We track maintenance, capital reserve adequacy for pool infrastructure renewal, and current operational hours (Rules and Regulations vary — for 150 Charles Street, the pool operates Monday-Friday 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM and Saturday-Sunday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM per the building's Rules and Regulations Exhibit A). Verify operational specifics through the The Roebling Research Library before listing or offer.
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); publicly recorded NYC building data.
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