Luxury Apartment Rentals in Manhattan

Online, September 23, 2013 (Newswire.com) - "If you have to ask, you can't afford it." That seems to be the approximate going rate at these five unbelievably chic and exclusive Manhattan apartment rentals. But regardless of your current price range, it's always fun to take a trip to real estate heaven and imagine what could be, even if it's way, way in the distant future after you own a hedge fund, win the lottery, or become a movie star (depending on your dream of the moment). So let's take a look at how the rich and famous live:

2 Cooper Square
Management Company: Rose Associates
Opened: 2010
Neighborhood: NoHo
Although it includes standard luxury amenities like a state-of-the-art fitness center, concierge service, and a posh resident's lounge, 2 Cooper Square is most notable for its location - it joins the East Village with the West and is one of the only luxury rentals in the area - and its phenomenal rooftop pool offering a panoramic view of the city.

Chelsea Park
Management Company: The Heller Organization
Opened: 2013
Neighborhood: Chelsea
One of Manhattan luxury real estate's newest players, Chelsea Park opened this spring and with its modern design and spacious apartments, it's easy to see why this chic space on West 26th street is already completely full. The Chelsea Park community caters to the whole family offering a private social club for residents, including a children's playroom and a pet washing station.

Aire
Management Company: Rose Associates
Opened: 2010
Neighborhood: Lincoln Center
Forget modern buildings with their pet spas and club-like lounges; Aire is nothing but old-school class. Appropriately situated in the Lincoln Center neighborhood on the Upper West Side, this stately high rise features views of both Central Park and the Hudson River, valet parking and a tenants library. Aire's most notable feature, however, is its beautiful, perfectly manicured elevated park, which includes a variety of plants and flowers, walking paths, and a reflecting pool.

Mercedes House
Management Company: Two Trees Management
Opened: 2011
Neighborhood: Clinton
Perhaps more than any other one piece of architecture, trendy Mercedes House signifies the transition of Midtown West from "Hell's Kitchen," an artsy neighborhood of prewar walk-ups to "Clinton Park," the newly adopted stomping grounds for Manhattan's latest generation of young professionals. Whatever your thoughts on the neighborhood's makeover, you have to admire the building's devotion to sustainable living (something frequently ignored in the luxury real estate community), made evident by their "Art of Living Well" philosophy.

MiMa
Management Company: The Related Companies
Opened: 2011
Neighborhood: Midtown West
Yes, we saved the best (and by best, we mean most outrageous) for last with MiMa, an urban palace located in Midtown. Featuring everything from a full-sized basketball court to indoor and outdoor screening rooms to dog city, a pet spa and doggy day care, MiMa is one of those places that makes your jaw drop and hang open for an uncomfortable amount of time until someone with more class than you reminds you to close it. Dare. To. Dream.