Leigh Kamping-Carder

It’s that time of year again when holiday invitations arrive fast and furious. It's also that time of year when pedicures fall by the wayside. And when the twain does meet—you're asked to remove your shoes when you arrive at a friend's year-end bash—that's the time when holiday cheer has the potential for quickly turning into a chill.

Bowling alleys, pet concierges, and “social saunas” are the kind of building perks that get all the buzz, but for our money, we’d rather have a laundry room and a roofdeck. Simple, yes, but the kind of thing we’d use on the regular. Well, here’s another service we wouldn’t mind having: free weekly shoeshines in the lobby.