The rental apartments in this tier are on a higher level than the rest, quite often literally. If you rent in this price range, you’re virtually guaranteed to live in the best parts of the best buildings in Manhattan’s top neighborhoods. Part of the reason that New York City is so popular with wealthy renters from around the globe is that the level of luxury found in apartments like this easily surpasses the luxury found in other American cities. The Manhattan lifestyle is truly unique, and the same is true for these remarkable apartments.

This 51-floor mixed-use rental building fits perfectly in the desirable Clinton area, with its own fully landscaped sun deck and plenty of light from its southern exposure.

Union Square South doesn't have the instant name recognition of such Manhattan mega-addresses as Broadway or Fifth Avenue, but it's a quintessentially New York address just steps from the best of downtown Manhattan living. With the energy of Greenwich Village to the south, the gracious quiet of Gramercy and Flatiron to the north, and Union Square Park right across the street, 1 Union Square South offers a commanding view of the park and as central a Greenwich Village location as can be imagined. In short, 1 Union Square South is one of the finest rental listings in Greenwich Village even before the building's luxurious apartments for rent and plentiful amenities enter the equation.

20 Park Avenue embodies the best of old-style Park Avenue elegance, but offers those looking for a luxury Manhattan rental apartment some very contemporary amenities. Behind 20 Park Avenue's classic facade -- designed by noted Gotham architect Emery Roth and constructed in 1939 -- lies a very modern luxury high rise. Which makes 20 Park Avenue the most elegant of paradoxes: a pre-war rental apartment that offers classic pre-war apartment comforts such as high ceilings and spacious floor plans, while also offering everything NYC dwellers look for in a new construction luxury rental.

30 Park Avenue, a stirring, beige-brick 20-story building was erected in 1954 and has 237 rental apartments.

This 25-story building was designed in 1929 and converted into rental apartments in 2005. Many 100 Maiden Lane apartments have 9- to 12-foot-high ceilings, terraces, exquisite river views, and home offices. All apartments have granite kitchens, stainless steel appliances, in-home safes and custom closet shelving.

200 East 87th stands in the heart of one of the City's most convenient Upper East Side neighborhoods, surrounded by parks, museums, shopping, dining, and superb transportation. With 131 thoughtfully planned apartments, ranging from efficient studios to three bedrooms and outstanding penthouses, many with breathtaking terraces, 200 E. 87th suits the requirements of intelligent, discerning New Yorkers looking for comfort, convenience and value. This 23-story, beige-brick building has an attractive entrance, concierge, valet service and a health club with pool. Attractive masonry quoins enliven its facade.

New York City was awash in mustaches and polyester when 211 East 70th Street was built back in 1976, but this stately 35-story high-rise has aged gracefully thanks to its classic good looks and some inventive renovations that have kept it in the vanguard of luxury apartment buildings on the Upper East Side. Stately and distinguished in a classically Upper East Side way, 211 East 70th Street offers those looking for rental apartments on the Upper East Side quintessentially luxurious Manhattan residences with some very modern amenities.

215 East 68th Street, a stately white-brick, 32-story apartment tower, was designed by Emery Roth & Sons and has 608 luxury rental apartments. The building has extensive and impressive landscaping with glorious trees. It has an epic-sized windowed lobby and a small circular fountain beside its marquee entrance, which has a large driveway. The building faces a very attractive row of townhouses and is to the east of the plaza of Trump Palace on Third Avenue.

In a neighborhood long known for posh understatement, Solow's stunning black-glass tower at 265 East 66th Street stands out not just for the boldness of its look, but for the luxurious living experience it offers residents. Those looking for a no-fee rental on the Upper East Side won't find a more luxurious residence than 265 East 66th Street, where the stunning rental units are matched by a panoply of opulent amenities.