Hoboken’s condo buildings sort into three families: the waterfront resort tier, the lofts, and the value plays on the grid. Which family fits you decides more than any listing photo will, because in a mile square town the building sets the dues, the parking, the views, and the resale story. I have closed 80 Hoboken homes since 2020 and written a full guide for each of these sixteen buildings from my own closed files; this page is the comparison across them.
| Building | Homes | In one line |
|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Place | 4 buildings | The fullest waterfront resort: riverfront park at the door, resort amenities, 14th Street ferry |
| 1400 Hudson | 236 | 2016 construction whose resale record keeps proving itself; my most-sold building |
| Hudson Tea Building | ~525 | The signature loft conversion: thirteen foot ceilings in the old Lipton Tea plant |
| Harborside Lofts | 116 | The tea factory conversion finished in 2007; amenities shared with 1400 Hudson and 1450 Washington |
| Wonder Lofts | 83 | The Wonder Bread factory reborn; deeded parking and a rooftop infinity pool |
| Garden Street Lofts | 29 | Boutique 1920 conversion, Hoboken’s first LEED Gold certified residences |
| Southend Lofts | 110 | The southwest’s new marquee: factory core, 15 foot ceilings, rooftop pool |
| 1450 Washington | 159 | Modern comfort one block off the water at a below-waterfront price |
| 2 Constitution Court | 116 | The 1999 tower between Maxwell and Hudson Tea; big layouts, value pricing |
| The Sky Club | 326 | Full amenity towers in the southwest, priced well below the water |
| The Upper Grand | 366 | The west side trade: parking and space instead of the view |
| W Hoboken Residences | 37 | The only hotel-branded condos in town, above the W on the downtown waterfront |
| 1425 Hudson | 99 | The newest and smallest Toll building in the Hudson Tea enclave, with its own rooftop pool; both of my closings here were my listings |
| Hoboken Grande | 67 | Attended front desk, indoor garage, and a Terminal shuttle by Southwest Resiliency Park |
| MetroStop | 113 | The 2008 west side building at the 9th Street light rail, with a rooftop deck and frequently deeded parking |
| Observer Plaza | ~80 | The 2001 brick high-rise on Newark Street where big layouts and deeded covered parking set the value |
The waterfront resort tier
If the question is “the fullest version of Hoboken waterfront living,” the answer is Maxwell Place: four buildings wrapped around a riverfront park, resort amenities that are set building by building (1000 Maxwell Lane runs its own association), and the 14th Street ferry at the door. 1400 Hudson, a block away, is the modern alternative and the building I have sold most, seven closings since 2022 including two homes I sold twice, one 21 percent higher from 2024 to 2025. 2 Constitution Court sits between them as the value play: a 1999 tower whose largest homes run to 3,600 square feet and whose price per square foot reflects its age, not its location. Downtown, the W Residences add hotel service to the skyline view.
The lofts
Hoboken’s loft market has a conversation-ending address, the Hudson Tea Building, about 525 homes in the former Lipton Tea works with ceilings and windows nobody can build today. Harborside Lofts answers the buyer who loves that scale in a 2007 conversion of the original tea factory building, with community amenities shared with 1400 Hudson and 1450 Washington; a ninth floor home there closed at $2,500,000 in 2025, one of the year’s highest Hoboken condo sales. Wonder Lofts turned the old Wonder Bread factory into 68 lofts, with 15 more homes at 731 Clinton across the street; I sold at the 2022 launch and resold one of those lofts in 2026 for 40 percent more. Garden Street Lofts is the boutique version, 29 homes and a devoted ownership, and Southend Lofts is the new chapter: 110 lofts in and around the restored Davis Baking Powder factory, launched in 2025, now setting the price for the southwest.
The value plays
Three buildings answer “I want amenities or space without waterfront pricing.” The Sky Club: two towers in the southwest with a concierge and an in-building pool and gym facility whose membership-club status should be confirmed, historically $100,000 to $300,000 below comparable homes on the water. The Upper Grand: 366 homes on the uptown grid with garage parking and some of the lowest dues per square foot of any full amenity building in town; my four sales there were all the same trade, give up the view, keep the parking space and roughly $200,000. 1450 Washington: 159 modern condos one block from the uptown waterfront, with a rooftop the waterfront towers would envy.
Four more guides joined this page’s roster in 2026: 1425 Hudson uptown, and in the southwest and west side, Hoboken Grande, Observer Plaza, and MetroStop, where the trade is the same one the value plays make: space, parking, and monthly math instead of the view.
How to compare any two buildings
Every Hoboken building is full taxes, no abatements, so the comparison comes down to five things: what the dues actually cover (the fee guide explains why identical dues can buy very different packages), how parking conveys (worth six figures here), the association’s reserves and any assessments, the flood designation for ground floor homes, and the building’s own closed-sales ladder. That last one is the difference between pricing a condo and guessing at it, and it is why each of my building guides lists documented sales. Then match the commute: the uptown waterfront is ferry country, downtown belongs to the PATH, and the southwest rides the light rail; the Hoboken hub maps all of it.
Questions buyers ask about Hoboken buildings
What is the best condo building in Hoboken?
The best building depends on the trade you want to make. Maxwell Place is the fullest waterfront resort; the Hudson Tea Building is the definitive loft; 1400 Hudson has the strongest recent resale record; the Sky Club and the Upper Grand deliver the most amenity and space per dollar. Match the building family to your priorities, then compare dues, parking, and the building’s own closed sales.
Which Hoboken condo buildings have pools?
The Maxwell Place community has two outdoor pools (access set by each building’s association), 2 Constitution Court has an outdoor pool, Wonder Lofts and Southend Lofts have rooftop pools, the Sky Club has an indoor pool (membership-based), and Harborside Lofts shares pool access with 1400 Hudson through their common community.
Are any Hoboken condo buildings tax abated?
No. Unlike Jersey City, where PILOT abatement schedules change the math building by building, Hoboken’s condo buildings pay full city taxes, so the comparison rests on dues, parking, reserves, flood position, and each building’s sales history.
Get building-level guidance
Call or text Anthony Vetrano at 908-227-8226 to talk through which Hoboken building fits your search or how yours should be priced, or book a call. Buyers can start with buying a condo in Hoboken and the Buyer Center; owners with selling a condo in Hoboken and what your home is worth. The record behind the guides is on the Track Record page and the Why Anthony page.
Reviewed August 2026 by Anthony Vetrano, Associate Broker. Building details change; confirm specifics with each association.