I'll take him on walks and to the park to play, stuff like that. Other than that, I'm leaning towards a couch potato type than isn't crazy hyper indoors.
If you don't have a solid idea of what you want, it should take at least a few weeks to decide. You're going to be spending a ton of time and money on it so you should take a good look at a lot of breeds and their downsides since they all have them.
I love English bulldogs but you should do a lot of research on their respiratory issues, exercise limitations, general smelliness, etc. Boxers and Labradoodles are both good choices, but make sure you have enough time to deal with their energy. With a lot of dogs, just walking them won't actually tire them out like you'd think. My plan with my German Shepherd was to walk or run her at least once a day. Turns out that does almost nothing to release her energy so I now have to play frisbee with her 5-6 times a day to keep her satisfied. I work at home and spend 24 hours a day with her so it works well for me (gets me out of my chair) but just something to consider.
Based on what you said you may want to look into soft coated wheaten terriers.
http://www.scwtca.org/Are you opposed to smaller dogs? That would open up the "couch potato" list. Also, think about whether you really need a puppy since almost any breed you get will be pretty hyper the first few years. You might be surprised what they have at the manhattan pound. Every time I go in there I find a few dogs that I would take home with me if I had the room.