{"id":3926,"date":"2011-07-29T05:55:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T09:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.renthop.com\/news\/?p=741"},"modified":"2023-07-22T11:40:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T15:40:20","slug":"neighborhood-spotlight-battery-park-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/neighborhood-spotlight-battery-park-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighborhood Spotlight: Battery Park City"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019re thinking about moving to Battery Park City, keep that thought. You are on the<\/div>\n
right path. Bordered by Chambers Street and Battery Place in the North and South, and<\/div>\n
West Street and the Hudson River in the East and West, Battery Park City will charm you<\/div>\n
into moving there.<\/div>\n
The neighborhood has the prestige of being the \u201cnewest\u201d neighborhood in the city.<\/div>\n
Conceived in the 60\u2019s, construction only began in the early 80\u2019s. Since then, though,<\/div>\n
there has been a steady stream of renters. In fact, the 2010 census rang in at a tad over<\/div>\n
13,000 residents.<\/div>\n
Battery Park City\u2019s name is derived from the 25-acre park that lies south of it (Battery<\/div>\n
Park), and it was built on landfill that was excavated from the World Trade Center and<\/div>\n
other construction sites around the city. Parenthetically, 9\/11 had only a small impact on<\/div>\n
the neighborhood with some residents understandably being spooked in its aftermath, but<\/div>\n
the neighborhood bounced back pretty quickly and is now as strong as ever.<\/div>\n
When walking through its quiet streets it feels like a suburban neighborhood in busy<\/div>\n
Manhattan. With the park as it backyard and the Hudson River and the ever-growing<\/div>\n
Jersey City skyline as its backdrop, no wonder so many newcomers to the city are opting<\/div>\n
to live in the affordable and sustainable buildings of Battery Park City. The excellent bike<\/div>\n
path that runs along West Street is a great perk as well.<\/div>\n
Most of the residential buildings that have been built there in the last eight years are<\/div>\n
proudly \u201cgreen\u201d, and Battery park City had the honor of having the first residential<\/div>\n
LEED-approved building in Manhattan built on its \u201crecycled\u201d earth: The Solaire at 20<\/div>\n
River Terrace (LEED is a nationally accepted rating system created by the United States<\/div>\n
Green Building Council). Many followed its lead, and the neighborhood currently touts<\/div>\n
its sustainability as a major reason to move there.<\/div>\n
There are no walk-ups or buildings older than twenty years here, so if that\u2019s your thing<\/div>\n
Battery Park City might not be your neighborhood. If, however, you are interested<\/div>\n
in a neighborhood that is green, clean, hip, and whose buildings have every amenity<\/div>\n
imaginable, Battery Park City is definitely the neighborhood for you.<\/div>\n
And if you happen to be starting a job in the finance industry with its many offices in the<\/div>\n
shadow of Battery Park, this is a neighborhood for you, too. You\u2019ll be able to walk to<\/div>\n
work (now how many New Yorkers can say that?) in a relatively short amount of time,<\/div>\n
and not be stressed out by the morning commute. Then you can use those extra two hours<\/div>\n
to play in other people\u2019s neighborhoods, always knowing that a placid town awaits your<\/div>\n