Real Estate
You can’t help but feel you’re one of the 1 percent in this pad in the
former JP Morgan building.
Living in FiDi, surrounded by history
BY MARTHA WILKIE
You would think the Financial
District is all about money, but
historically, it’s all about the
Revolutionary War — Federal Hall,
Trinity Church, Fraunces Tavern.
Amy Kennard works at Fraunces
Tavern and is a fan of the neighborhood.
“Amid the skyscrapers of Manhattan,
it’s rare to fi nd early American
history and the historic atmosphere
preserved as well as it is here at
Fraunces Tavern,” Kennard said.
“You can share a meal in the same
place where Aaron Burr and Alexander
Hamilton ate just a week before
their duel, and have a drink in one of
Washington’s favorite restaurants before
heading upstairs to see the very
room where he gave his farewell toast
to his offi cers.”
Until fairly recently, few people
actually lived in FiDi, but today
thousands call it home. If you walk
around in the morning, you’ll see
businesspeople in suits rushing to
work alongside dog walkers in sweatpants.
Not much residential architectural
fabric remains from the 1700s.
But conversions of historic buildings
and new construction offer intriguing
opportunities.
Eleonora Srugo is an agent with
Elliman, representing the amazing
Beekman Residences.
“With history and architecture
rooted in the Gilded Age and Art
Deco era, the Financial District is
the bustling essence of all that is New
York City,” Srugo said. “With narrow
cobblestone streets and Wall St., the
area has been revitalized with the
A two-bedroom apartment currently on the market at The Beekman.
Very apro-Poe: The bottom of The Beekman’s nine-story atrium.
best retail and gastronomical experiences
in Manhattan.”
The Beekman Hotel and Residences,
originally Temple Court, was
built in the 1880s as offi ces, and was
recently converted to a hotel and condos.
Go have a drink there and check
out the incredible nine-story atrium.
Beekman Residences currently has
on the market a two-bedroom, twoand
a-half-bath with amazing views.
“As one of top places to live, the condo
features hotel amenities and two
world-renowned restaurants,” Srugo
noted. $3.85 million.
(Elliman.com/new-york-city/thebeekman
residences-5-beekmanstreet
manhattan)
In the former JP Morgan building,
directly across from the New York
Stock Exchange, is a one-bedroom,
two-bath with gorgeous views and all
the modern amenities. For sale or rent.
$1.3 million or $5,500 per month.
(Brownstoner.com/listing/RUTE-
161698/fi nancial-district-ny-10005/)
A one-bedroom, one-bath in a
1903 former offi ce building on
Greenwich St. has a 24-hour doorman.
$745,000.
(Brownstoner.com/listing/TERRAHOLDINGS
19467878/120-
greenwich-st-apt-4h-financial-district
ny-10006/)
A one-bedroom, one-bath in a
1920s building on South William St.
has elegant windows.
(Brownstoner.com/listing/CITIHABITATS
7001218/21-s-williamst
4e-fi nancial-district-ny-10004/)
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