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Originally Posted by yuriandrade
Imagine to live in a very tall 1920's skyscraper? How cool is that?
And I imagine there are tons of good bars and restaurants on the neighbouring districts. Are Greenwich Village, East Village still interesting or did they become to wealthy and bland?
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Wealthy people living in Lower Manhattan (and that would be most homeowners there) would mostly be dining out/hanging out in Tribeca. Tribeca is pretty seamless with the Financial District, and has a ton of amenities. Lower Manhattan, not so much.
But Lower Manhattan offers better value, and has more private schools. Plus giant prewar skyscrapers that make interesting residential conversions. Tribeca is one of the most expensive areas in Manhattan, while Lower Manhattan is one of the most affordable parts of prime Manhattan.
Amenities are pretty decent now. There will soon be two extremely large, multilevel Whole Foods, there are rumors of a Stew Leonard's (a regional supermarket with gigantic stores) and there are a fair number of destination restaurants now, like Nobu.