Wall Street's weekend residential conversion — prewar banking lofts, post-9/11 new construction, and waterfront access on three sides.
§ 01 — About Financial District
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.
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§ 02 — Represented
§ 03 — FAQ
§ 04 — Nearby
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