Upper West Side - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent            New Developments

Developed around the turn of the century as a result of the new subway system, the Upper West Side is now one of the hottest rental areas in the city. The Upper West Side has become home to many of the city's writers, musicians, actors, and intellectuals. Its unpretentious and independent character makes it a choice neighborhood for a diverse group of people representative of the city as a whole. A favorite amongst the young Wall Street banking crowd and other well-paid professionals, the neighborhood is now home to many of the city's wealthy and famous individuals. With its proximity to Lincoln Center and other performing arts venues, it is also a neighborhood of actors, writers, and musicians. The Upper West Side is packed with fashionable stores, trendy bars and restaurants as well as multiple movie theaters, including the Sony I-Max theatre. This area is also a great place to shop for food. For the athletic-minded, the Upper West Side is a great place to work up a sweat. Whether it's rock climbing in one of the areas ultra modern gyms, roller blading in Central Park or a game of baseball in Riverside Park, the Upper West Side will surely keep you active!

Upper East Side - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Manhattan's gold coast, as it is sometimes called, is a mostly residential part of Manhattan with an abundance of luxury apartment buildings, townhouses, private schools, legendary restaurants and shopping on Madison Avenue and grand apartments lining Park Avenue and fifth Avenue overlooking Central Park. The Upper East Side is an exclusive universe of clean streets, ivy-covered townhouses, designer boutiques, an abundance of private schools and museums, offering the best of everything in the city. While Fifth and Park Avenue offer spacious and luxurious residential dwellings, Madison Avenue gives us the best in commercial retailing; housing the most prestigious and international boutiques. With the most famous museums contained within, this neighborhood is packed with culture, class and refinement. Points of interest include shopping on Madison Avenue and Third Avenue Bloomingdale's, the Guggenheim Museum, Hunter College and Central Park.

Midtown East - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Known for its exclusive shopping along Fifth Avenue and its luxuriousapartments along Park Avenue, the Midtown East area is certainly for those with a taste for the finer things. The eastern part of this neighborhood is filled with luxury buildings, which offer breathtaking views of the East River. Turtle Bay is the site of the United Nations and some of New York's costliest real estate. Beekman Place residents enjoy stately townhouses and elegant apartment buildings that offer river views, many with gardens or terraces. Sutton Place instantly suggests status and affluence to New Yorkers and out-of-towners alike. This quiet enclave is within walking distance to the best Manhattan has to offer in shops, restaurants, theatres and cultural institutions. Points of interest include Rockefeller Center; St. Patrick's Cathedral, FAO Schwartz, Gucci, Tiffany & Co., Grand Central Station and the United Nations.

Clinton/Hell's Kitchen - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Also known as Hell's Kitchen and Midtown West, this neighborhood is home to many young professionals attracted to the area because of its proximity to midtown and its reasonably priced rents. Residents tend to wok in the performing arts, fashion, advertising, media and recording professionals. Because the area was once supported by breweries, slaughter houses, outdoor markets, neighborhood shops and restaurants have a tradition of offering a wide variety of fresh and exotic food options. Ninth Avenue is one of the city's great resources of good and inexpensive ethnic restaurants. A great place to catch a bite to eat before going to the theater or a weekend brunch. Points of interest include Carnegie hall, Disney store, Virgin Megastore, Times Square, Theatre District, All-Star Cafe, Planet Hollywood, Jeckyll & Hyde and the Hard Rock Cafe.

Murray Hill - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Murray Hill is probably best known to its close proximity to the Empire State Building. Aside from the historical landmark, the area is also a center of business, and the site of many clubs, churches, hi-rise apartment buildings, brownstone mansions and restaurants. Murray Hill is a neighborhood where time has changed old carriage houses into charming homes. The brownstones here are unpretentious turn-of-the-century buildings that are elegant and fashionable. This popular area is made more attractive by the vitality of its early evening street life. There are doctors, nurses and other young professionals employed by the University and Bellevue Hospitals and related New York University medical facilities. Casual, inviting shops and restaurants crowd Second and Third Avenues and play to a youthful audience. Points of interest include the Empire State Building and Pierpont Morgan Library.

Chelsea -View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Chelsea previously understood by most to be from 14th Street to 24th Street and from Fifth Avenue to the Hudson has grown to extend its northern border to 30th Street and its eastern border to Seventh Avenue. The name was given to the area by Captain Thomas Clark after the Thames-side village Chelsea, now part of London. The area, with its diverse building styles, is a patchwork of townhouses, prewar low rises and loft buildings. With its many residential services, convenience to transportation and the development of Chelsea Piers, it has become a much sought after community by many. Chelsea is home to a wide range of people and activities and has recently undergone a transformation that has made it one of New York's most happening neighborhoods. Old warehouses that were once factories and breweries are being converted into gallery spaces, nightclubs and residential lofts. With the newly paved Hudson River Park and the massive Chelsea Piers Sports and Recreation Complex. Chelsea is becoming a favorite spot for sports enthusiast. For the most part, Chelsea can be considered a mix of family types, great stores, movie theaters, sports enthusiasts, artists and bargain shopping. Points of interests include Historic 'Ladies Mile' of shopping along 6th Avenue, Chelsea Piers Sports and Recreation Complex (ice skating, indoor golf, tennis, rock climbing and much more), 26th Street Flea Market, and the famous Chelsea Hotel.

Gramercy Park - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

This area surrounds Gramercy Park, after which it was named.The park is one square block in size and is fenced and locked. Only residents of the surrounding buildings have keys to the park. The park is reminiscent of a quiet London square with an air of elegance that sets the tone for the neighborhood as a whole. This is one of New York's most historic and urbane enclaves. The area is well known for its large prewar buildings as well as its postwar hi-rises, many with doormen. Scattered throughout are low-rise buildings and brownstones that line side streets. GramercyPark includes many restored homes throughout the neighborhood. Valued for its charming streets and filled with synagogues, churches, schools, shopping and places for outdoor recreation, Gramercy Park is becoming a great place to live.

Greenwich Village - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Greenwich Village is homey and intimate; a small town within a sprawling metropolis - a town within a town loved by artists, writers, and actors. With its tree-lined streets, all named rather than numbered, it is difficult to remember at times that one is still in New York City. The streets of Greenwich Village are lined with shops offering anything you could ever want to buy. Whether it be antiques, books, clothing, jewelry, music, house wares or just a cup of coffee at one of the small cafes this neighborhood offers something for everyone. Everything is within walking distance from everything else. Points of interests include Washington Square Park, 8th Street shopping, Astor Place shopping, New York University, and Bleeker Street night life.

TriBeCa - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

TriBeCA (Triangle Below Canal Street), was an industrial district that in the last decade has undergone a major revitalization. Many warehouses have been converted to livable residential lofts and new businesses which emerged make the neighborhood much more like a community than an industrial district. Residents like their neighborhood for its vibrancy, as well as for the solitude and harmony achieved by mixed zoning. They lunch in posh restaurants and shop in gourmet food stores, and boast of having everything they could possibly want or need just a few steps from their doors. Tribeca is now a fashionable residential neighborhood with an affluent population. The streets are lined with shops, art galleries, bars and restaurants. Tribeca is also home to many celebrities including Robert DeNiro, David Letterman and the late John F. Kennedy, Jr.

East Village - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

The East Village is home to a very much eclectic group. Also a stomping ground for New York University students. For the most part, apartment buildings in the East Village are low-rise and pre-war units, although luxury buildings are starting exist however they are not widespread. Whether you prefer indian eats and live sitar music or potato latkes and stories of the old neighborhood, you've got plenty of options. Because the area also has a slew of far-out nightclubs, music venues, bars and funky shops, the most number of 24hr kitchens is higher than most in most neighborhoods around the city. Points of interest include Angelika's Kitchen, Tompkins Square park and shopping on St.Marks Place.

Battery Park City - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

A relatively new residential and commercial neighborhood. Battery Park City is located at the southern most tip of Manhattan. The residential area includes numerous hi-rise luxury buildings with views of the Statue of Liberty or the Hudson River. In addition, there are several parks and gardens including Battery Park, and the 1.5 mile esplanade along the Hudson River for walking, jogging or picture taking.

Soho - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

A downtown neighborhood with a vibrant artistic life is Soho (South of Houston Street). Soho is considered to have some of the world's finest examples of the 19th century prefabricated cast-iron architectural style buildings. Once an abandoned industrial district, Soho is now a haven for artists. Many of the huge warehouse buildings have been transformed into lofty studios. In addition to its architectural allure, Soho also offers great shopping, art gallaries and fine restaurants. Soho has become one of the most sought after neighbourhoods in New York City.

Midtown West - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Midtown West encompasses a wide swatch of the city's commercial landscape including Clinton. The residential component is largely contained within a few isolated pockets and is a hybrid of post and pre-war apartment living.

The most prominent stretch of residential living runs along 57th Street between Seventh and Ninth Avenue. The neighborhood's two largest residential complexes are the pre-war Parc Vendome condominium on 57th Street and the contemporary Worldwide Plaza mixed-use complex on 49th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenue.

To some, there is very little "neighborhood" to this commercial corridor.
To others, the proximity to Central Park and a short distance to work, makes this location an easy sell. The most dramatic new residential development is the construction of the 70-story mixed-use Park Imperial tower, a high-end luxury condominium at 230 West 56th Street.

Tight housing markets create new opportunities. For residential developers, Midtown West has proved no exception to this rule. Additional residential towers have risen along Broadway and Eighth Avenue. Two large rental buildings, The Longacre and The Gershwin have risen at the intersection of 50th Street and Eight Avenue in the shadows of Worldwide Plaza.

In addition to the neighborhood's commercial character, the city's largest concentration of hotels is here, including the New York Hilton and the Sheraton. The neighborhood also contains some of the city's core cultural institutions including Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall and the theatre district.

Lower East Side - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Today, as speculators and developers scour the city for the next wave of development opportunities, their eyes are cast upon the Lower East Side.
The city's young and restless, looking for affordable housing have found the Lower East Side as a alternative to the high prices of surrounding neighborhoods. Suddenly, parts of the Lower East Side are chic as restaurants and boutique retail shops are opening.

Historical Perspective:

The Lower East Side has traditionally been the destination of immigrants looking to assimilate into America.

In the later half of the 1900 century, European Jews began to arrive in increasing numbers; by the turn-of-the-century, this small area became the most densely populated neighborhood in the world. By the 1920's, new immigration laws halted the tide; combined with the movement of Jewish families to better neighborhoods, the ghetto of the Lower East Side began to change.

Creation of the Five Points housing slum, the tenements that housed America's new emigrants. In the 1880's, influx of Italians and Jews.
Source of many of the city's housing code.

The construction of the Manhattan Bridge in 1909, the third of the downtown bridges connecting Manhattan with Brooklyn, further encouraged Jewish movement to other sections of the city.

Financial District - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

The Financial District is named as such because the area encompasses Wall Street and is the home to the New York Stock Exchange. Until recently, the area was largely commercial in character and only enjoyed a smattering of residential activity.

However, under the Guiliani administration, the city government pushed for the conversion of underutilized commercial property into residential usage.
The combination of city tax incentives and the shortage of residential rental housing across the city galvanized developers to search for downtown properties.

The last three years has seen a major shift in the character of the Financial District. No less than 15 major buildings have been converted or are currently being transformed into residential space. Dozens of smaller loft conversions have also taken place. Other underutilized properties have been converted to hotel usage.

John Street, which is located on the northern end of the Financial District, has seen five conversions. Greenwich Avenue and West Street, two streets on the far west side of the district near the Financial District have also been transformed into mixed-use blocks.

The transformation of the Financial District into a 24/7 neighborhood is far from complete. The service industries that go hand-in-hand with residential life is slowly following the flow of residents to the area. However, despite shortcomings, lower prices and a quiet alternative to the combustion of uptown continues to draw curious New Yorkers to the world's most famous
financial district. In sum, the foundation of true neighborhood life has
been laid.

Historical Perspective:

The historical roots of the nation's commercial trading structure lies in the deep history of the Financial District. Several factors contributed to the area's ascent as the world's beacon of commerce and trade. Settlers to the new nation took residence here and fanned northward. Traders and sea merchants took advantage of the proximity to the ports along the East River and set up their trading activities here. In 1793 this trading center evolved into the country's first stock exchange.

Inwood - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Boundaries: North: Harlem River; East: Harlem River; South: Dyckman, Washington Heights; West: Hudson River

The last hidden treasure on the northern tip of Manhattan. Nestled between the Harlem and Hudson rivers, just north of the Fort Tryon Park, this gorgeous neighborhood offers the tranquility of suburbia and all the benefits of being in Manhattan. If you are tired of high rents and confining apartments, welcome to paradise. Inwood offers a vast inventory of massive pre-war apartments that to the amazement of many still maintain its amazing original detail. Just 30 minute commute to mid-town this beautiful neighborhood offers six hundred acres of park land including one of the city’s loveliest and least known park, Inwood Hill Park. Whether it’s hiking, jogging, walking, sight seeing, or cycling, the 6 mile of un-obstructed path would be an amenity that no other neighborhood will give you.

Washington Heights - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Boundaries: North: Dyckman Street, Inwood; East: Harlem River; South: West 155th Street, Harlem; West: Hudson River

This rhythmic residential neighborhood has gained popularity with students, professionals and those new to the city. The neighborhood is still considered affordable and transportation is as good as it gets, taking only 25 minutes to reach mid-town Manhattan by subway. Although, Columbia Presbyterian hospital to the west, and Yeshiva University to the east are one of the biggest single landlords, apartments are still relatively easy to find. Washington Heights is an excellent place for students, artist, families, and those in general looking for a bargain.

West Harlem - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Boundaries: North: West 155th Street and Washington Heights; East: Fifth Avenue; South: West 125th street, Morningside Heights and Central Park North (West 110th Street)

Rich in culture, Historic Harlem is experiencing a second renaissance. A strong economy and the Manhattan's booming real estate market have made Harlem one of the hottest places to live in New York City. Much of Harlem’s old buildings have been replaced with new housing (primarily new condos) and office buildings. Real estate investors have snatched up most of the beautiful 19th century brownstones in need of repair and have been restoring them to its formal glory. The result has been a vibrant neighborhood with an influx of middle-class professionals. 125th Street is the epicenter of Harlem and its main economic artery. From the legendary Apollo theater to its new main attraction the Magic Johnson movie theater keeps the neighborhood beating 24 hours around the clock. Today, Harlem is as superb as it has ever been and as lively as any other place in downtown Manhattan.

Morningside Heights - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Boundaries: North: 125th Street and Harlem; East: Morningside Drive; South: West 110th Street and Upper West Side; West: Hudson River

This lively community occupying the rocky slopes of northern Manhattan is dominated physically, economically and socially by one of the nation’s oldest, richest and largest educational institution, Columbia University. Still considered by Manhattan’s standards relatively affordable this neighborhood is a mecca for students, professors and professional alike. Bounded on the west by the Hudson River (Riverside Park) and south by the northern tip of Central Park this neighborhood makes it an ideal location for those who love to have an active lifestyle while enjoying outdoor activities. Broadway; Morningside Height’s main street, showcases the small coffee shops, all-night fruit stands, the bars/jazz establishments and restaurants ranging from the affordable to the more elegant and sophisticated. The lively street life that continues late into the night makes this neighborhood safe and certainly a best pick.

Columbia University continues to be the biggest single landlord in the area. However, occasional rentals does hit the open market and when they do, potential renters must act fast. Although this neighborhood is primarily comprised of Co-ops new Condo developments continue to be built. Co-ops and Condos are in very high demand and they have escalated steeply in price over the last couple of years, but they still represent a good value if not a bargain when compared to its sister neighborhood the Upper West Side.

East Harlem - View Listings: For Sale | For Rent           New Developments

Boundaries: North: East 125th Street, Central Harlem; East: Harlem River; South: East 96th Street and Upper East Side; West: Fifth Avenue, Central Harlem

Spanish Harlem or El Barrio as better know is a bustling community revolving around one of its busiest thru fare, East 116th Street. This neighborhood is experiencing great progress as new developments are surfacing on the south border. This new era for East Harlem is a direct result of Manhattan's booming real estate market and the need for new land. As a result many city dwellers, investors and developers alike are just pouring into East Harlem trying to find a great bargain.