What’s the difference between full service buildings and luxury high-rise buildings in New York?

What’s the difference between full service buildings and luxury high-rise buildings in New York?

Let’s be honest here: New York is a vertical town, and luxury high-rises (also known as luxury hi-rises) aren’t exactly scarce in Manhattan. But is every luxury high-rise in New York a full-service building? Not necessarily. A multistory building need only have an elevator and a doorman (usually 24 hours) to be considered a luxury development in most cases. To be considered full-service, a building must usually offer 24-hour concierge service, valet parking, on-site laundry and dry-cleaning service, and often an on-site health club or pool. Most full-service buildings offer numerous other amenities such as storage space or even an emergency backup generator to provide the building with electricity in the event of a blackout. So it may be seen that “luxury” is available in different gradations, and that it’s important to be determine your own service needs when going to see apartments.