Even in a neighborhood as rich in NYC history as the Financial District, The Crest stands out. While the apartments for rent at The Crest stand out for their ultra-modern luxuries, The Crest's address at 63 Wall Street has a history that goes back even further than the building's elegant pre-war aesthetics suggest. While 63 Wall Street was once home to Alexander Hamilton's offices and later among the most impressive office spaces on Wall Street, The Crest is now a landmark of a different sort. Today, The Crest stands out as one of the most elegant pre-war rental listings in the Financial District.

The elegant, terra cotta-accented exterior of The Crest was revamped during the circa-1928 building's conversion to a luxury rental back in 2003, but the apartments for rent are the true showcase for architect Yatsuo Matsui's top-to-bottom renovation. That renovation earned The Crest the National Housing and Rehabilitation Association's Best Historic Rehab honors in 2005, and resulted in some of the most elegant pre-war rental apartments in the Financial District. The Crest's rental apartments balance such pre-war luxuries as soaring ceilings, oversized windows and luminous maple-wood floors with very contemporary gourmet kitchens (complete with granite countertops and top-of-the-line appliances) and marble-accented baths -- everything, in short, that NYC dwellers expect to find in the best of Manhattan's pre-war rental apartments.

The Crest also offers an unusually impressive suite of amenities for a pre-war rental conversion. Where many pre-war rental listings offer skimpy amenities, the amenities on offer at The Crest are every bit as impressive as the rental apartments. In addition to the expected 24-hour doorman and parking garage, The Crest offers several unexpected luxuries. The elegant 10,000-square-foot great room makes for an elegant communal living room thanks to its large flat-screen TV, billiards table and piano. The Crest's state-of-the-art fitness center, conference room, and 21st-floor sundeck also impress. Few new construction rental developments in the Financial District offer as expansive an array of amenities; to find them at a pre-war rental listing like The Crest is almost unheard-of.

And of course The Crest's prime Financial District location is something of an amenity in itself. The restaurants and nightlife of the burgeoning Financial District scene are a short walk away, and a host of nearby subways put the rest of the city within easy reach. A luxurious addition to the long history of 63 Wall Street, The Crest is one of the finest pre-war rental listings in the Financial District.