The Orion condominium has 60 stories and 551 units and was built in 2006. It has a fitness center, lap pool,whilpool,club and screening room, business center, and multiple sundecks. There are currently 24 apartments in the market according to streeteasy.com with 5 of them in contract. They range 800k for a 520 sqft 5th floor studio to $3.5mm for a penthouse apartment. There is a 421a tax abatement which expires in 2008.
On the rental side, the least expensive apartment is a 24th floor studio for $2900 and the most expensive one is over 2k sqft on the 58th floor for $17,000 per month. 700-800sqft 1 bedroom apartments are available for $3800-$4500 depending on floor and layout.
Best priced apartment in the building: Apt 16L is in the market for $1.635mm, has 2 winged bedrooms, 2 baths and modest common charges of $957 and monthly taxes of $911. Look for a crowded open house on Sunday March 29th. 2-3:30pm