333 RECTOR PLACE

Battery Park City, sitting between West Street and the Hudson River at the tip of Manhattan, was intended to be a model residential community just a short distance from the Financial District. Ask the area’s residents, and almost all would agree it was a success. Construction began in 1980; today, 30 residential buildings are separated by landscaped squares and paths, while a riverside promenade runs along the neighborhood’s western edge. It has a decidedly different pace and feel from other parts of Manhattan that is made even more appealing with sunset views over the Hudson and cool breezes off the water. On sunny summer weekends, there’s often an almost-festive air when it can feel as if much of the city has decided to stroll along the promenade. In recent years the neighborhood has become even more popular, thanks to new retail developments and restaurants in the adjacent Financial District.