Lower Manhattan presents an interesting amalgamation of the old and the new. Colonial churches neighbor iconic skyscrapers. Battery Park City, created in the late 1980s, is a masterpiece of urban planning.
Focused on luxury highrise living, the area includes open plazas, restaurants, shops and a yacht harbor. Many of the apartments offer sweeping harbor and city views.
Around Wall Street, a little further north, old office buildings are being converted to luxury apartments, many` of these being large and "lofty". An area once deserted at night is rapidly becoming residential and lively. New restaurants and stores appear continually.
Tribeca, the Triangle Below Canal Street, north of the financial district, has experienced similar gentrification to SoHo over the last 10 years. An area once occupied by warehouses has become a bastion of loft-living, galleries and cafes.