manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Battery Park City!
- 03/21/19 10:41 AM
Manhattan’s Battery Park City is a 92-acre planned community at the southwestern tip of the island. Almost a third of the space is parkland, affording residents stunning water views as well as plenty of open spaces for recreation. Battery Park City is bounded on the east by West Street, which separates the area from the Financial District of lower Manhattan. To the west, north, and south, the area is surrounded by the Hudson River.
Walk along The Esplanade to enjoy the stunning views, or visit one of the many parks in Battery Park City, including the dramatic Teardrop Park. Battery Park City is truly its own little city, with everything you might need! Residents … (0 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Chelsea!
- 02/21/19 06:45 PM
Chelsea is a neighborhood on the West Side of Manhattan, with 14th Street to the south, 30th Street to the north, the western boundary of the Ladies' Mile Historic District – which lies between the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) and Seventh Avenue – to the east, and the Hudson River and West Street to the west. To the north of Chelsea is the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, as well as the Hudson Yards; to the northeast is the Garment District; to the east are NoMad and the Flatiron District; to the southwest is the Meatpacking District, and to the southeast is Greenwich Village and the West Village.
This famously diverse and artistic neighborhood is – somewhat surprisingly – mostly residential. Chelsea Real Estate mix of tenements, apartment blocks, city housing projects, townhouses, … (0 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Focus on the Financial District!
- 02/12/19 09:10 AM
The Financial District was once an enclave of just businesses – day traders and financial whizzes came to work and left behind empty streets. But no more! That establishing shot from movies and television evolved into a true neighborhood.
The Financial District has become an exciting, vibrant community in an amazing location! It runs from the area south of City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan; the heart of the Financial District is often considered to be the corner of Wall Street and Broad Street, along Fulton Street and John Street.
The Financial District – called FiDi – remains the City’s primary business district but the real estate offerings are some of the most diverse and exciting in the city. … (1 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Life on the Lower East Side!
- 01/18/16 04:35 AM
Life on the Lower East Side!
Historically the epicenter of New York City’s immigrant cultures, the Lower East Side has slowly transformed into one of Manhattan’s trendiest neighborhoods. Today the area is a melting pot of historic Jewish and German vestiges and newly built boutique shops and fashionable eateries.
The Lower East Side is a popular spot for bar-hopping, and other nightlife. Some of the best downtown music venues are located in the area. There are also numerous restaurants, ranging from expensive, fashionable spots to hidden hole-in-the-wall gems. Shopping ranges from upscale boutiques, to contemporary art galleries, to vintage clothing and jewelry stores, … (0 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Lower East Side - Things To Do!
- 01/18/16 04:27 AM
Lower East Side - Things To Do!
The Lower East Side is a popular area of New York City, located in southeastern part of Manhattan. Though the area was traditionally a working-class, immigrant neighborhood, in recent years it has morphed into one of NYC’s trendier neighborhoods. The Lower East Side is home to numerous upscale boutiques, as well as some of the best vintage and antique shopping in the city.
However, the area isn’t just known for it’s shopping; the Lower East Side also has some of the city’s most popular bars and restaurants. Famous eateries such as Dirty Laundry and Cherche Midi … (1 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Tudor City, Manhattan
- 10/12/15 01:35 AM
Spotlight on Tudor City, Manhattan
Tudor City is an apartment complex located at the southern edge of Turtle Bay, a neighborhood on the east side of Midtown Manhattan. It is located between 40th and 43rd Streets, and bordered by First Avenue to the east and Second Avenue to the west. Named after England’s Tudor dynasty, Tudor City has the distinction of being the first residential skyscraper in the world.
Before the development of Tudor City, the area was home to shanty towns and slaughterhouses, and was known for it’s high crime rates. However, in the 1920s, real estate developed Fred F. French set … (0 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Turtle Bay, Manhattan
- 10/12/15 01:23 AM
Spotlight on Turtle Bay, Manhattan
Turtle Bay is a neighborhood situated on the east side of Midtown Manhattan. It is located between 41st and 43rd Streets and extends cross-town from Lexington Avenue to the East River. The neighborhood is home to such landmarks as the headquarters of the United Nations and the Chrysler Building.
Turtle Bay was originally the name given to a small cove in the East River during the 17th century. The cove was eventually filled in after the Civil War, and the area was developed with brownstones. However, not long after that, the Turtle Bay became overrun with commercial enterprises, … (2 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on the Diamond District, Manhattan, NY
- 10/12/15 01:07 AM
New York City’s Diamond District is located along a single block stretch of 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Midtown Manhattan. It is located within walking distance of other notable Manhattan attractions, such as Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, and the Broadway Theater District. The Diamond District is one of the hubs of the global diamond industry, offering the largest shopping district for diamonds and other fine jewelry in the world. More than 2,600 independent businesses are located here, nearly all of which deal in precious gems and jewelry. The district developed during the 1940s when an influx … (0 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Sutton Place, Manhattan, NY!
- 10/12/15 12:53 AM
Spotlight on Sutton Place, Manhattan, NY!
Sutton Place is a small, affluent section on the East Side of Manhattan. The area’s boundaries are from 53rd to 59th Streets, and the East River to Second Avenue. Known for it’s star-studded list of residents both current and former, Sutton Place is among the most exclusive areas in Manhattan. The long list of famous Sutton Placer’s includes Michael Jackson, Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe, Aristotle Onassis, Lillian Gish, Consuelo Vanderbilt, and Freddie Mercury. Currently the official residence of the Secretary General of the United Nations is a five-story townhouse located in Sutton Place, originally built in … (0 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Columbus Circle!
- 10/12/15 12:45 AM
Spotlight on Columbus Circle!
Columbus Circle, named for Christopher Columbus, is a small neighborhood in Manhattan which encompasses the traffic circle located at the southwest corner of Central Park and the blocks surrounding the circle in each direction. The circle itself is located at the intersection of 8th Avenue, Broadway, West 59th Street, and Central Park West. It is located north of Hell’s Kitchen, and south of the Upper West Side.
Columbus Circle was designed by William P. Eno, who pioneered many early innovations in road safety and traffic control, and completed in 1905. The “Grand Circle” was meant to mark the most … (0 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Midtown Manhattan
- 10/12/15 12:36 AM
Spotlight on Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan is the country’s largest commercial, entertainment, and media center. The northern border of Midtown is easily delineated as 59th Street, however the southern border is a bit more ambiguous. The border is considered by some to be 34th Street, though others considered the area to extend to 23rd or even 14th Street. From East to West, Midtown spans the entire island of Manhattan, being bordered by the East and Hudson Rivers.
Midtown is such a large area of Manhattan, that it is often broken down into Midtown West and Midtown East. However, even within that, there are … (0 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Waterside Plaza Manhattan
- 10/12/15 12:06 AM
Spotlight on Waterside Plaza Manhattan
Waterside Plaza is a residential and business complex in the Kips Bay area of Manhattan, along the East River. The location was actually constructed out of rubble brought over from the U.K city of Bristol after WWII. The debris had been used in the hulls of U.S. ships as ballast, and was then reappropriated as landfill to create the area now known as Waterside Plaza. Constructed in 1973, the complex is made up of four residential towers and a row of red brick duplex townhouses. In addition to the 1,470 residential units, there is also a health … (1 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Stuyvesant Town!
- 09/07/15 06:36 AM
Spotlight on Stuyvesant Town!
Stuyvesant Town is a private residential development opened in 1947, on the east side of the New York City. The entire Stuyvesant Town complex goes from First Avenue to Avenue C, between 14th and 23rd Streets, covering approximately 80 acres, including playgrounds and parkland. It is bordered by the East River on the east, the Gramercy neighborhood on the west, the East Village (or Alphabet City) to the south, and Kips Bay to the north. It’s also close to historic Stuyvesant Square, a two-block park surrounded by the old Stuyvesant High School, Saint George's Church, and the Beth Israel Medical Center.
With its own police force and security details … (1 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Union Square!
- 09/07/15 05:46 AM
Spotlight on Union Square!
The neighborhood of Union Square is a tight collection of three blocks surrounding Union Square Park. With access to six subway lines and close to neighborhoods such as the Flatiron District to the north, Chelsea to the west, Greenwich Village to the southwest, East Village to the southeast, and Gramercy Park to the east, Union Square is truly a crossroads of Manhattan. The historic Union Square Park is an open space which hosts the year-round, popular Greenmarket Farmers Market. There is also a wide selection of shopping and exciting restaurants. Many creative firms and companies call Union Square home, as well as renowned schools such New York … (0 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Stuyvesant Square!
- 09/07/15 05:20 AM
Spotlight on Stuyvesant Square!
Stuyvesant Square is a cozy, community-minded neighborhood, roughly bounded by 14th and 18th Streets and First and Third Avenues, in New York City. Though sharing a similar name as the sprawling Stuyvesant complex, Stuyvesant Square is its own unique space, beloved by its residents who prize the quiet, access to their park and a friendly neighborly vibe.
Stuyvesant Square Park requires no key, and its upkeep is maintained by residents, who enjoy its looping paths, elegant iron fences and dense plantings of flowers. Sit on wooden benches, enjoy the trickling water of the fountains and chat with neighbors. Folks in Stuyvesant Square take great pleasure in … (0 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Gramercy Park!
- 09/07/15 04:31 AM
Spotlight on Gramercy Park!
Gramercy Park is a quiet and safe neighborhood in Manhattan, known for it’s beautiful architecture, peaceful streets and noted private park. The entire neighborhood is actually an historic district, a tiny jewel close to everything yet keeping an aura of old time New York with its quiet narrow streets. Its central location is a big bonus – it’s boundaries are 14th Street to the south, First Avenue to the east, 23rd Street to the north, and Park Avenue South to the west, and within walking distance to Midtown, NoHo, SoHo and as well as the East and West … (0 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on the Flatiron!
- 09/04/15 04:41 AM
Spotlight on the Flatiron!
The Flatiron District is a neighborhood in New York City, named after the famous Flatiron Building (one of the oldest skyscrapers in Manhattan) at 23rd Street, Broadway and Fifth Avenue. The Flatiron District boundaries are 20th Street, Union Square and Greenwich Village to the south; the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) or Seventh Avenue and Chelsea to the west; 25th Street and NoMad to the north; Rose Hill to the northeast, and Lexington Avenue/Irving Place, Gramercy Park to the east.
Broadway cuts through the middle of the district. At the north end of the neighborhood is Madison Square Park, and also includes the Ladies' Mile Historic District and the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt, which is a National Historic Site.
The skyline of the Flatiron neighborhood includes some of … (2 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Chelsea!
- 08/30/15 11:26 PM
Spotlight on Chelsea,
Lower Manhattan!
Chelsea is a neighborhood on the West Side of Manhattan, with14th Street to the south, 30th Street to the north, the western boundary of the Ladies' Mile Historic District – which lies between the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) and Seventh Avenue – to the east, and the Hudson River and West Street to the west. To the north of Chelsea is the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, as well as the Hudson Yards; to the northeast is the Garment District; to the east are NoMad and the Flatiron District; to the southwest is the Meatpacking District; and to the southeast is Greenwich Village and the West Village.
This famously diverse and artistic neighborhood is – somewhat surprisingly – … (2 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on Peter Cooper Village!
- 08/30/15 10:58 PM
Peter Cooper Village – aka Stuyvesant Town – is a private residential development opened in 1947, on the east side of the New York City. Peter Cooper Village is named after the 19th century industrialist, inventor and philanthropist Peter Cooper, who founded Cooper Union.
The entire Stuyvesant Town complex goes from First Avenue to Avenue C, between 14th and 23rd Streets, covering approximately 80 acres, including playgrounds and parkland. Peter Cooper Village is located between 20th and 23rd Streets. Close to schools, transportation, dining, shopping and cultural activities, this diverse and active community enjoys the best of both worlds – all the city has to offer and a private development.
The development is … (2 comments)
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manhattan homes for sale: Spotlight on NoMad!
- 08/30/15 09:30 AM
Spotlight on NoMad!
NoMad ("NOrth of MADison Square Park") is a neighborhood built up around the Madison Square North Historic District in New York City. The name comes from the area’s location north of Madison Square Park. The neighborhood is bordered by East 25th Street to the south, East 29th Street to the north, Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) to the west and Madison Avenue to the east. The surrounding neighborhoods are Chelsea to the west, Midtown South to the northwest, Murray Hill to the northeast, Rose Hill to the east, and the Flatiron District to the south.
The park extends from Fifth Avenue to Madison Avenue between 23rd and 26th Streets. Formerly a military parade ground that to this day serves as the starting point for the city's annual Veterans … (0 comments)
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