The apartments and penthouses located in the top-tier of Manhattan’s listings are among the most desired living spaces in the world, and if you take a look at these listings, you won’t wonder why. If you’re lucky enough to be able to afford to purchase one of these luxury condos in Manhattan, you won’t be disappointed with your decision to buy a luxury apartment for this amount of money, even if it is a lot. These multi-bedroom units set the standard for luxury in Manhattan, and few apartments anywhere can match their sumptuous character, something that is woven into every single detail of these apartments’ interiors and the buildings themselves. And this is to say nothing of the cache that these buildings transfer to their residents, because when you live in a building where everyone else would love to live, the name alone speaks for itself.

12 East 13th Street is a high-end luxury building in prime Greenwich Village with stunning architecture and impressive apartments. Rising 12 stories, this condo-conversion, designed by acclaimed architects CetraRuddy, offers some of the most desirable apartments in the classic Manhattan neighborhood.

21W20 at 21 West 20th Street is a luxury condominium offering 13 full-floor homes in the heart of the Flatiron District. This new construction condo building offers modern residences in one of the most historically vibrant and cherished Manhattan neighborhoods. 21W20 is located within walking distance to Madison Square Park, Union Square, boutique shopping along 5th Avenue and some of the best dining New York has to offer.

The Chatham, at 181 East 65th Street, located in the Upper East Side was built in 2001. This 33 story, 94 unit development was built by architect Robert A.M. Stern, the Dean of Architecture at Yale. Each floor contains 4 to 6 units, including one bedroom apartments, four bedroom apartments and a duplex penthouse.

The nine luxury condos at 27 Wooster Street offer residents modern luxury finishes in the heart of Manhattan's historic Soho district. Designed to complement the cast iron architecture of the surrounding neighborhood, the facade of 27 Wooster Street incorporates glass, metal and stone offset by operable glazed windows in each unit.

Lower Manhattan’s 42 Crosby Street recently received an upgrade with a new residential luxury building on the corner of Crosby Street and Broome Street. Atlas Capital Group developers enlisted famed German architect Annabelle Selldorf to design the luxury building. The 42,000 square foot, post war building, invokes the essence of the historic neighborhood’s cast iron architecture. The modern sleek steel exterior gives the new development a lighter look. What used to be an old parking lot and garage now rises to six stories, and features a one floor recessed penthouse.

Designed by noted architectural firm Steven Harris Architects, Five Sixty West 24th Street sits in the heart of the West Chelsea Arts District. Within walking distance of the Highline and several of Manhattan's finest art galleries, the building houses 6 full floor luxury residences.

52-54 Lispenard, located in the trendy and convenient neighborhood of Tribeca, offers seven luxury units in total. The boutique condominium will offer full-floor lofts, duplexes, as well as an exclusive penthouse. Each unit will feature expansive windows, oversized floor plans, high ceilings, and central air conditioning, while most of the units will also feature private outdoor areas. A part-time doorman and concierge will also be available to residents.

Architectural legends Philip Johnson and Alan Ritchie collaborated with the design superstar Anabelle Sellsdorf on the Urban Glass House, a 12-story masterpiece located at 330 Spring Street in SoHo. The condo- 40 apartments and a penthouse- features glass exteriors, full windows with remote-controlled shades, stainless steel kitchens and modern bathroom fixtures. It has beautiful views of the nearby Hudson River.

The Lucida, 151 East 85th Street, is a new condominium located in New York City's Upper East Side, offering luxury apartments for sale. But it's also more than that: The Lucida represents a step forward in green luxury condominium living, both as the first LEED-certified condo listing on the Upper East Side and as one of the more unique condos in Manhattan. More importantly, while The Lucida boasts such sustainable features such as air filtration, low-VOC finishes and an ambitious recycling campaign, it also offers all the luxuries and conveniences a condominium on the Upper East Side is supposed to. At The Lucida, green building and luxury Manhattan living come together seamlessly.