What does SoHo stand for?

SoHo is short for "South of Houston" — the neighborhood south of Houston Street. The name was coined in the 1960s as artists moved into the district's cast-iron industrial buildings.

Is it easy to live in SoHo with the retail crowds?

The retail traffic in SoHo is concentrated on Broadway, Prince, and Spring Streets — particularly on Saturdays. Side streets (Mercer, Greene, Wooster, Crosby) stay relatively quiet throughout the week. Most full-service residential buildings have service entrances and back entrances that bypass the commercial corridors entirely.

SoHo Apartments — New York Residences

§ 01 — About SoHo

The neighborhood

SoHo — South of Houston — is the 26-block cast-iron historic district that runs from Houston Street south to Canal, Lafayette west to Sixth Avenue. It holds the densest concentration of full and partial cast-iron façades in the world, most built between 1840 and 1880 as commercial dry-goods buildings and converted to artist lofts beginning in the late 1960s.

The neighborhood's character today is layered. Weekdays feel residential and restrained; Saturdays bring the global flagship retail traffic along Broadway and Prince. Interior side streets — Mercer, Greene, Wooster, Crosby — retain cobblestones and quieter rhythm. Residential inventory is dominated by converted lofts in the 2,000–4,000 sqft range, with a handful of newer boutique buildings mixed in.

Dining and culture cluster thick: Dean & DeLuca's original storefront, The Mercer Kitchen, Balthazar, Raoul's, and the Drawing Center all sit within a few blocks of each other. The subway access — 6 at Spring, N/R/W at Prince, C/E at Spring, B/D/F/M at Broadway-Lafayette — is as good as anywhere in the city.

Transit

6 at Spring St
N/R/W at Prince St
C/E at Spring St
B/D/F/M at Broadway-Lafayette

Landmarks

SoHo Cast-Iron Historic District
The Drawing Center
Housing Works Bookstore
Broadway flagship retail corridor

Character

Cast-iron loft buildings
Cobblestone side streets
High weekend retail foot traffic
Original artist-loft heritage

Layouts represented

2 bd · 4 bd · 6 bd

§ 02 — Represented

Buildings in SoHo

2 buildings

§ 03 — FAQ

SoHo questions

What does SoHo stand for?: SoHo is short for "South of Houston" — the neighborhood south of Houston Street. The name was coined in the 1960s as artists moved into the district's cast-iron industrial buildings.
Is it easy to live in SoHo with the retail crowds?: The retail traffic in SoHo is concentrated on Broadway, Prince, and Spring Streets — particularly on Saturdays. Side streets (Mercer, Greene, Wooster, Crosby) stay relatively quiet throughout the week. Most full-service residential buildings have service entrances and back entrances that bypass the commercial corridors entirely.

§ 04 — Nearby

SoHo residences