The narrow side streets of the Financial District bespeak its status as the oldest portion of New York City, while the stunning architecture and sheer size of the towers that rise along those streets reflect the Financial District's more recent history as the capital of capitalism, and the center of the financial world. Look closer, though, and the Financial District's future is plain to see -- in the area between City Hall Park on the North and the bottom of Manhattan Island on the South, the Financial District has quietly emerged as one of the most luxurious residential neighborhoods in all of Manhattan, and is home to some of the most desirable rental listings in New York City.
While many of the Financial District's grand towers remain bastions of big business, many others have been converted in recent years into condominium developments or luxury rental buildings, and the number of people living in the district has doubled in the first years of the new century. And thanks to an influx of upscale shopping and restaurants and bars that range from posh to endearingly down-home, the New Yorkers who have flocked to the Financial District are living well in one of the most historically significant neighborhoods in Manhattan.
In some instances, they're even living in history. The sleek limestone skyscraper at 20 Exchange Place is both a New York City landmark and one of the hottest no-fee rentals in lower Manhattan. The elegant apartments for rent at 2 Gold Street offer ultra-modern luxury on one of Manhattan's oldest thoroughfares. More of the finer flats for rent in the Financial District can be found in the office-to-apartment conversion at 45 Wall Street has been and the Gothic Revival former headquarters of U.S. Steel at 71 Broadway, both of which have emerged as hugely sought-after downtown rental listings. The spacious, sun-filled lofts at 135 William Street offer Tribeca-style cool with a dead-center Financial District location. In a neighborhood marked by reinvention -- from Dutch colony to the first capital of the United States to the center of global banking and business -- the Financial District is doing it again, and has gracefully remade itself as one of the finest residential neighborhoods in Manhattan.
This 25-story building was designed in 1929 and converted into rental apartments in 2005. Many 100 Maiden Lane apartments have 9- to 12-foot-high ceilings, terraces, exquisite river views, and home offices. All apartments have granite kitchens, stainless steel appliances, in-home safes and custom closet shelving.
Studios from $2,150 per month
1BR from $2,700 per month
The spacious lofts at 135 William are a rare find in downtown Manhattan and offer an ideal combination of raw, light-filled spaces accented by upscale finishes and modern fixtures. These two- to five-bedroom lofts are equipped with fully updated kitchens, stainless steel appliances, marble baths and their own laundry area.
This 16-story building was renovated in 2002 and contains 30 rental apartments.
15 Park Row is a rental apartment building in the Financial District. Its cupolas are highly visible reminders of the great glories of Lower Manhattan's pre-One Chase Manhattan Plaza skyline when topping buildings was important.
The Financial District has become one of Manhattan's hottest residential neighborhoods because of both buildings such as 2 Gold Street and such historic thoroughfares as Gold Street itself. Gold Street is one of the city's oldest and most historic thoroughfares, and it takes only a little imagination to picture it as it was centuries ago. 2 Gold Street makes for a stunning contrast in this neighborhood of contrasts this is a very modern, very elegant high-rise offering very modern, very elegant no fee rental apartments in the heart of old New York.
Studios from $2,400 per month
1BR from $2,950 per month
2BR from $4,600 per month
Plenty of New York City high rises lay claim to landmark status, and in a city with a skyline like New York's, many can make a good case. 20 Exchange Place, though, is different, it was officially designated a City Landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission back in 1996, and is currently entering a new chapter in its life by emerging as one of the hottest no-fee rentals in the Financial District.
Studios from $2,165 per month
1BR from $3,195 per month
2BR from $3,750 per month
200 Water Street promises a front-row seat to the best of New York City living: Outrageous views, an exciting neighborhood and a convenient location that makes it easy to get around and enjoy the city. Designed by famed New York architects, the rental building rises in a simple pattern of green, silver and black. The minimalist, international design carries through with an array of original contemporary artwork and furniture, embellishing the street and sidewalks around the building. You've probably seen 200 Water's famous Grid Clock, which flanks the lobby entrance, in several movies.
Studios from $2,150 per month
1BR from $2,625 per month
A meticulous renovation from architect Costas Kondylis has helped make 37 Wall Street one of the most sought-after rental listings in the Financial District, and among New York City's most desirable pre-war rental buildings. But it's a testament to 37 Wall Street's history -- and to the Beaux-Arts grandeur of architect Francis Kimball's original 1904 structure -- that 37 Wall Street has been one of the most desirable buildings in the Financial District for over a century.
Studios from $2,300 per month
1BR from $3,800 per month
2BR from $5,400 per month
45 Wall, a 28-story, 493,000-square-foot wedding cake apartment building, has a spectacular location near historic Federal Hall, the New York Stock Exchange, Trinity Church, and some of the world's greatest skyscrapers in the heart of the Financial District.
Studios from $2,350 per month
1BR from $2,795 per month
Trinity Church, founded in 1697, is an iconic bit of Old New York made all the more striking by the fact that it is surrounded by the towers of capital that have come to dominate lower Manhattan's Wall Street. Looming over the church on the south is 71 Broadway, a stately Gothic Revival tower that is nearly as striking an architectural landmark as Trinity Church. 71 Broadway served as the headquarters of U.S.
Studios from $2,475 per month
1BR from $3,020 per month
2BR from $4,555 per month
Located steps from Battery Park City and Tribeca, the studio lofts at 90W offer luxury apartment rentals specifically designed with the urban professional in mind. 90W is a new 27-story apartment building with upscale amenities at affordable prices. Each residence features a gourmet kitchen with GE stainless steel appliances, granite counters and floors. Elegant baths boast deco subway tile walls and hexagonal tile floors. Apartments are wired for high-speed internet access with soaring 10’ to 13’ ceilings.
Studios from $2,300 per month
1BR from $2,400 per month
