March Madness Basketball Courts You Can Play Without Leaving Your Own Home
With March Madness right around the corner, these luxury residential buildings in New York City feature the best basketball courts for residents to shoot hoops like a pro.
Below are some of the most of the best New York properties with an on-site basketball court.
Lincoln at Bankside - Brookfield Properties
Lincoln at Bankside, located at 101 Lincoln Avenue in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, consists of four 25-story towers and features an impressive 921 units, of which 278 units will be rent-stabilized. Opening this spring, this is the second phase of Brookfield Properties’ $950 million, 4.3-acre mixed-use development along the waterfront in the South Bronx following the opening of the 458-unit Third at Bankside last year.
In addition to waterfront access through a brand-new publicly accessible park, Lincoln at Bankside boasts a vast suite of indoor and outdoor amenities across a five-story amenity complex including a luxe wellness center, resident lounges, versatile coworking space, an indoor lap pool and a three-story, 4,600-square-foot indoor basketball court.
The Bankside master plan includes 1,379 apartments and unlocks public access to Mott Haven’s waterfront for the first time in more than a century. Bankside represents one of the largest private investments ever undertaken in the Bronx.
Rendering credit: Brookfield Properties
Mercedes House - Two Trees Management
Mercedes House, an architecturally iconic mixed-use development in Manhattan’s Hell's Kitchen is a neighborhood hotspot for health and wellness enthusiasts. Two Trees’ 800-unit residential building boasts the 80,000 square foot Mercedes Club, a state-of-the-art wellness center containing a spa and health club, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, two outdoor decks with greenspace, bocce and yoga, a boxing studio, indoor/outdoor ping pong, outdoor amphitheater, Playa Bowls juice bar, cycling studio and an indoor basketball court. The Mercedes Club welcomes memberships for both tenants and neighborhood residents alike.
In celebration of March Madness, Mercedes Club is bringing out all the stops, offering an “Around the World” tournament, a competition-based shooting drill whose winner will take home a complimentary month of membership and a Swedish massage. Monthly trivia night will be taken to the basketball court, where participants earn points towards their trivia game by shooting baskets and answering basketball-themed trivia questions, with the winner taking home a Mercedes Club gift bag and a free guest pass. For those looking to sharpen their court skills without the fierce competition, Mercedes Club is holding two “Skills and Drills'' classes welcome to all experience levels.
Image credit: Two Trees Management
606 West 57th St and 45 Wall Street - TF Cornerstone
Of TF Cornerstone’s numerous residential properties in New York City, basketball fans gravitate to 45 Wall Street and 606 West 57th Street, two residential towers offering full-size basketball courts in addition to a variety of luxury amenities.
606 West 57th St, Midtown West, affectionately known as The Max, rises 44 stories above Manhattan’s Midtown West waterfront, offering more than 1,000 apartments and panoramic views of the Hudson River. As part of the 45,000 square feet of amenities, The Max offers a full-court basketball gymnasium exclusively for residents to enjoy pick-up games and tenant tournaments.
Credit: TF Cornerstone
45 Wall Street
45 Wall Street is a 27-story luxury tower boasting 435 units in The Financial District. A former bank building, 45 Wall Street offers contemporary amenities alongside original architectural features. Residents can sunbathe in the wraparound roof terrace, relax in the penthouse-level club, or stretch out in 45 Wall Street’s yoga room. Fitness enthusiasts can play a game in the full-court basketball gymnasium or have a workout in one of the two state-of-the-art fitness centers.
