A limitless collection of NYC’s top restaurateurs & dining options cater to every taste in Downtown Manhattan — from casual cafés to elegant white-table cloth experiences for the most exclusive entertaining.

Over 1.5 million square feet in new retail is swelling the number of shopping options in and around the World Trade Center in the new Downtown. Great product and service opportunities abound, from high-end boutiques and specialty stores, to shopping malls filled with leading global brands.

The number of world-class hotels Downtown has literally tripled in the last decade to keep pace with the area’s business & tourism growth. New hotels include the Four Seasons, W, Andaz Hyatt, Ritz Carlton, and Hilton-Conrad.

The area has long been a favorite destination to visit some of NYC’s most famous attractions, including the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island… Wall Street … and the adjacent South Street Seaport. And coming in 2015: the spectacular “One World Observatory” soaring 1,250 ft. above street level at One WTC.

In a city known the world over for its legendary skyscrapers — the World Trade Center has attracted some of the greatest architects of the age to build stunning new icons for the 21st century: Calatrava, Childs, Libeskind, Maki & more!

A rich trove of public artwork abounds in Downtown Manhattan and the new World Trade Center — adding interest and visual variety to the overall environmental design of this thriving community, both above ground & below.

Home to over 88 acres of green space — including the WTC’s Memorial Plaza, Battery Park esplanade, and an array of nearby recreational attractions — offering visitors, tenants and residents an inviting outdoor respite.

Outdoor concerts, exhibitions, tours, workshops and more fill NYC's Lower Manhattan new Downtown with year-round excitement. There’s always something remarkable to do or see in this dynamic and buzzing neighborhood.

The new Downtown is also NYC’s hippest & most prosperous residential neighborhood — with more than 61,000 families choosing to live, work and play here. They’ve discovered that everything that makes this vibrant area such a great place to visit and do business in… are also the perfect qualities of a place to call home.