New Yorkers generally settle for sunbathing on shared tar rooftops, but there’s nothing like luxuriating in your own private outdoor oa🎉sis to enjoy the weather. Plenty of homes around the city offer all types of al fresco hangouts — from lush backyards to over-the-top terraces — and at various price points, to boot. Here’s ༒a look at our 10 favorites.
$2.99 million
Midtown West, 152 W. 58th St.
This two-bedroo🧔m Midtown co-op comes with a sprawling 2,100 square feet of private outdoor space. Off of the main entertaining area, a large terrace gives way to a heated pergola and an outdoor kitchen with a grill, a wine refrigerator and a beverage tap. The home’s master suite and second bedroom open out onto an additional terrace featuring a sauna and lots of room for lounging. Another perk? Space for a ping pong table (left).
Contact: Louise Phillips Forbes and Alicia Cacchione, Halstead, 917-846-8640 and 917-886-5820; Benjamin Glazer and Darren Sukenik, Douglas Elliman, 917-699-3229 and 917-566-8331
$645,000
Clinton Hill, 185 Clinton Ave.
This petite 14th-floor ⛄Brooklyn co-op comes with one big perk: a 200-square-foot terrace that’s perfect for warm-weather entertaining. The 600-square-foot interior is also nothing to sniff at. This one-bedroom, one-bathroom spread has an open floor plan and lots of attractive built-in storage that helps maximize space. The custom kitchen sports a stainless gas oven and a paneled refrigerator and dishwasher. The home also comes with southeastern exposures that let natural ligh♔t expand throughout.
Contact: Michael Hahn, Compass, 917-455-2222
$9.5 million
Nolita, 211 Elizabeth St.
Every room of this downtown Manhattan penthouse opens out onto its wraparound terrace, scenically landscaped by firm Halsted Wellไes, with wisteria and grape vines that climb trellises and highlight a striking ou💝tdoor woodburning fireplace. The interiors of the two-bedroom, 2½-bathroom unit were redesigned by Havilande Whitcomb, and therefore have posh finishes like Danish oiled walnut kitchen countertops and hand-painted millwork. The main living area features a second woodburning fireplace, and an atelier-style skylight that enhances the penthouse’s indoor-outdoor feel.
Contact: Mary Ellen Cashman and Sean Murphy Turner, Stribling, 917-710-2655 and 917-838-4937
$2.99 million
North Riverdale, 5605 Independence Ave.
This three-level Bronx home invites the outdoors in with large windows that overlook the property’s leafy surroundings and lush gardens. The house’s main floor boasts a light-filled double-height living area that opens out onto a balcony with views of the property’s small waterfall. The 5,500-square-foot, six-bedroom h𝔍ouse showcases natural materials in its interior design, too, no𝓀tably in the kitchen, where stone walls and copper slate floors dominate. The house also has terraces off of the full-floor master suite and views of the stately Palisades across the Hudson River.
Contact: Ann B. Schapiro and Tobias B. Schapiro, Brown Harris Stevens, 917-922-6817 and 212-317-7746
$4.5 million
Boerum Hill, 269 State St.
This 2007-💙built, 4,000-plus-square-foot Brooklyn townhouse is far from cookie-cutter. A garden-level entrance leads past the dining room to an open kitchen and a double-height entertaining space. A 20-foot glass wall overlooks a perfectly manicured backyard, where a patio and small lawn framed by verdant trees provide a hidden outdoor oasis. The five-bedroom house’s prized green space doesn’t stop there: A top-floor office/gym space opens onto two generously sized terraces with north and south views.
Contact: Leslie Marshall and James Cornell, Corcoran, 646-361-3384 and 917-882-4412
$1.95 million
Williamsburg, 34 Maspeth Ave.
Living on the ground floor in New York can be iffy, but it can also have serious advantages. In this Brooklyn condo, that’s in the form of a private two-level backyard. The 700-square-foot outdoor space has a floating staircase that bridges the lower paved portion with a higher turfed perch. Floor-to-ceiling glass doors fully retract to create an indoor-outdoor living space off of the duplex apartment. Inside, two bedrooms,🌠 two full bathrooms and one powder room run across 1,419 square feet.
Contact: Carolina Gontijo, Citi Habitats, 203-948-4359
$52 million
Upper East Side, 990 Fifth Ave.
Lauded 20th-century architect Rosario Candela designed this elegant Upper East Side penthouse. The five-bedroom triplex is spread over 6,200 square feet and showcases handsome details such as hand-carved moldings and door frames, and impreꦍssive decorative plasterwork. The penthouse has also been artfully maintained and updated to include must-haves such as air conditioning and a kitchen with all of the modern conveniences. Nꦇot least of the penthouse’s lovely features is its 1,200-square-foot, top-level wraparound terrace that looks out to expansive views of Central Park.
Contact: Harry Nasser and Lois Nasser, Sotheby’s International Realty, 917-520-8519 and 646-312-9593
Chelsea, Manhattan
245 W. 24th St., $1.95 million
Take a break from the concrete jungle in the leafy 💧garden of this one-bedroom Chelsea co-op. The 20-by-31-foot backyard has been artfully landscaped with built-in planters and pergolas, and is hot tub-ready with built-in plumbing. The co-op’s interiors have also gotten a total makeover. The open kitchen is anchored by a 10-foot island topped in black quartz, and boasts high-end a🌞ppliances. The bathroom’s been gutted to include a rainfall walk-in shower with a teak bench and a built-in 55-inch television. Despite all of its new trappings, the co-op building’s prewar detail comes through in its two wood-burning fireplaces.
Contact: Lauren Jones and Kevin Gerspach, Corcoran, 207-650-9247 and 516-551-0347
East Village, Manhattan
217 E. Fifth St., $3.48 million
Nestled behind the prewar building with which it shares an address, this rare East Village carriage house is a true hidden gem. An entrance from the rear of the apartment building leads onto an idyllic, private bluestone-paved courtyard. The two-bedroom carriage house’s interiors have been artfully updated for modern life, and include a large windowed kitchen with bamboo cabinetry, a third-floor master suite with a dressing room, and a finished basement with a full bathroom. As for the cherry on top: A finished rooftop includes dining space under a pergola, with lounge 🐻seating off to the side.
Contact: Henry Hershkowitz, Heather McDonough Domi and Cartwright Lee, Compass, 917-686-3739, 917-566-6644 and 917-334-4826
Beechhurst, Queens
6-02 158th St., $7.88 million
A rather resplendent Mediterranean villa-style mansion set in a gated Queens community offers up the unusual New York amenity of tဣrue waterfront living. The house overlooks a scenic portion of the East River between the Throgs Neck🎃 and Bronx-Whitestone bridges, and has a fully equipped waterfront backyard with a pool and hot tub, an outdoor kitchen, a gazebo, and a dock that can accommodate a 60-foot boat. The 10,000-square-foot house is equally outfitted inside with seven bedrooms, six full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, an elevator, a four-car garage and a wine cellar.
Contact: Georgia Asonitis, Douglas Elliman, 917-717-2050