Financial District residences
Wall Street's weekend residential conversion — prewar banking lofts, post-9/11 new construction, and waterfront access on three sides.
1 represented building. 23 residences. 17 available now. $7,000–$13,500,000.
§ About Financial District
The neighborhood
The Financial District — FiDi — occupies the southern tip of Manhattan, bounded by Chambers Street to the north and water on the remaining three sides. It is both the oldest continuously inhabited European-settled district on the island (the Dutch laid its street grid in the 1620s) and one of the newest residential neighborhoods — most of its residential inventory has come online since 2001.
The transformation was catalyzed by post-9/11 Liberty Bond financing that incentivized commercial-to-residential conversion of early-20th-century banking and insurance buildings. Landmark conversions include 20 Exchange Place, 70 Pine Street, 19 Park Place, and 25 Broad Street. The neighborhood gained ground-floor retail, grocery (Whole Foods on Greenwich), and restaurants it had lacked for the previous century.
Transit is unrivaled: the Fulton Center alone connects the A, C, J, Z, 2, 3, 4, 5, and R/W trains. The waterfront at Battery Park, the Staten Island Ferry terminal, and the East River esplanade provide the neighborhood's defining quality-of-life amenity.
Transit
- A/C/J/Z/2/3/4/5/R/W at Fulton
- 1 at South Ferry
- R/W at Rector
- 4/5 at Bowling Green
Landmarks
- Wall Street + NY Stock Exchange
- 9/11 Memorial + Oculus
- Battery Park + Staten Island Ferry
- One World Trade Center
Character
- Prewar banking-building conversions
- Post-2001 residential growth
- Waterfront on three sides
- Quiet evenings + weekends
Layouts represented
Studio · 1 bd · 2 bd · 3 bd
§ Represented
Buildings in Financial District
§ FAQ
Financial District questions
- Is the Financial District quiet on weekends?
- The Financial District has historically been much quieter on weekends than during weekday business hours, when the commuter population swells. Residential growth since 2001 has added weekend foot traffic along Stone Street, the Seaport, and the Fulton Center's surrounding blocks, but interior streets remain notably calmer than comparable uptown neighborhoods.
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