The Residences at W Hoboken
The Residences at W Hoboken are the city’s only hotel-branded condos: full W services, direct skyline views, and the PATH terminal steps away.
The Residences at W Hoboken are the city’s only hotel branded condominiums: a small collection of homes on the upper floors of the W Hotel on the downtown waterfront, with the hotel’s concierge, valet, fitness center, and room service available to residents, direct skyline views across the river, and Hoboken Terminal’s PATH and ferries a few minutes’ walk away. It is a lifestyle purchase as much as a real estate one, and the buyers who choose it usually know exactly why.
Building facts
| Address | 225 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 (downtown waterfront, between 2nd and 3rd Streets) |
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| Completed | 2009 |
| Developer | Ironstate Development |
| Format | 225 room W Hotel with private residences on the upper floors |
| Residences | 37 condominiums |
| Height | 25 stories |
| Ownership | Condominium, with the hotel’s services available to residents; full Hoboken taxes |
| HOA dues | Higher per square foot than a conventional condo because they carry hotel level staffing and services; confirm the exact figure and what it includes on any listing |
| Parking | Valet parking through the hotel |
| Pets | Allowed, with association and hotel rules |
| Amenities and services | Attended lobby and concierge, valet, fitness center, basement storage, and access to the hotel’s amenities (the W’s restaurant, bar, and spa services) |
| Views | Direct Manhattan skyline and river views from the east facing homes; the building stands directly on the waterfront |
| Transit | Hoboken Terminal (PATH to the World Trade Center in about ten minutes; NY Waterway ferries; NJ Transit rail and light rail) about five minutes on foot |
What living at the W is like
You live in a hotel, which is either the whole appeal or a deal breaker. Residents have the front desk, the valet, and the services of a full W, plus the bar and restaurant downstairs, and the homes themselves have floor to ceiling glass facing the river. It is the closest thing Hoboken has to a Manhattan tower lifestyle, and it sits on the best commute block in town. The trade offs are the dues that fund it, hotel traffic at street level, and a small number of homes, which makes inventory rare and comparable sales scarce.
What sets the price
Exposure and floor: the east facing homes on the highest floors carry the direct skyline view that is the reason to buy here. Size and layout: the larger homes are rare. Services: the value of the hotel relationship is real but personal, and it is reflected in the dues, so the price per square foot has to be read together with the monthly number.
Sales context
I have not closed inside the W, and with 37 homes the building produces only a handful of sales in any year, so I price it against the downtown waterfront’s closed history and Manhattan style hotel residences, adjusted for the services. Ask me for the building’s full sales history before you offer or list.
What buyers should know
Read the resident services agreement with the hotel and understand what the dues fund, how they have changed, and what happens if the hotel changes flags. Read the association’s financials. Model the true monthly number including the dues; on this building it is the number that decides the purchase. Confirm parking and storage.
What sellers should know
The buyer for a W residence is specific: someone who wants the hotel lifestyle and the view. Market to that buyer directly, with the services and the view leading, and price from the building’s own closed history rather than Hoboken condo averages.
Quick answers about the Residences at W Hoboken
Are the W Hoboken residences condos or hotel rooms?
They are private condominiums on the upper floors of the W Hotel, owned outright, with the hotel’s services available to residents.
What services do residents of the W Hoboken get?
The attended lobby and concierge, valet, and fitness center, plus access to the hotel’s amenities; confirm the current resident services agreement for the details.
What are the HOA fees at the W Hoboken?
Higher per square foot than a conventional condo because they fund hotel level staffing and services; confirm the exact figure and inclusions on any listing.
How close is the W Hoboken to the PATH?
About five minutes on foot to Hoboken Terminal, which has the PATH, the NY Waterway ferries, NJ Transit rail, and the light rail.
How many residences are at the W Hoboken?
About 37 private residences above a 225 room hotel, which is why homes here rarely come to market.
Nearby buildings
The Sky Club · Southend Lofts · Hudson Tea Building · Maxwell Place
Tools for this building
Condo carrying cost calculator · NJ seller net sheet · What HOA fees cover in a Hoboken condo
Reviewed August 2026 by Anthony Vetrano, Associate Broker. Building details are provided as general guidance and change over time; confirm specifics for any unit with your agent and attorney.
Know the building before you make your move
Branded-condo comps for the W Residences: 908-227-8226.