New York Luxury Retirement: Living the High Life

October 20, 2020 — Jaw-dropping amenities like indoor therapy pools, art galleries, and rooftop decks overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge have turned retirement into a market of status symbols. Alongside lifecare services, concierges, and celebrity chefs, there’s also a fascination with digital luxuries—whether it’s curated travel clubs or the thrill of no verification betting sites, where exclusivity comes from having the means to step in without hesitation. For those who crave stimulation in their later years, the price tag is part of the allure: if you can afford it, why hold back?

Retirement in a big city is not for everyone, but there is a small segment that really wants it. New York City, which has many older people but not that many senior retirement living choices, is adding a raft of them in the next year. One of the newest and fanciest is the Watermark at Brooklyn Heights. Converted from a luxury hotel built in 1928, it retains many grand features from that earlier era. For example, the former grand ballroom is now a dazzling restaurant. The Watermark community offers a full range of care from independent living to assisted living to nursing care. There are 275 units. Developers have included an amazing 50,000 sq. ft. of amenity spaces that incorporate three restaurants, a pool, and art gallery. A rooftop deck overlooks the Brooklyn Bridge. Watermark told the New York Times that it looked for 2 decades to find an urban spot like this. The reporting was in an article about “New Senior Housing Towers Coming to New York“.