HELP: Advice finding good Building in Financial District ? ? ?

evnyc: about 4 months ago

Well, rest your pretty head, Lexx, there's plenty of creative types down here. They don't have a monopoly on the area, so there isn't the aggressively hipster vibe you get elsewhere (as you can probably deduce from my tag, I lived for years in the East Village and have been very happy to make the change). You'll need to be careful that you don't wind up in a building that isn't filled with frat boys, such as 45 Wall, unless that's the environment you're seeking. It is more family-oriented in Fidi. It's nice; you get a lot of cross-sections of life. Search the discussions and you'll find plenty of info about Fidi.

Lexx: about 4 months ago

Thanks for the input everyone ;)

evnyc: much appreciated commentary. I've been reading up on what life is like in the FiDi - I just wanted to hear some first hand accounts of what the day-to-day is like down there.

Thanks again everyone

30yrs_RE_20_in_REO: about 4 months ago

see answer in other thread

WILLANSING: about 4 months ago

yOU WORK IN WILLIAMSBURG AND WANT TO LIVE IN FINANCIAL DISTRICT? ?

evnyc: about 4 months ago

DOES ANYONE HERE live down there ?
Yes, I do.
Is it a deadzone after 7pm ?
No, but it can be block by block.
Do they have good restaurants that deliver dinner until 10PM ?
That is one thing you will probably miss. Restaurant options down here are generally mediocre and not plentiful. Happily, you're near a bunch of subway lines, so if you desperately need sustenance and are unfamiliar with using a stove, you can always hop on a train to an area with better restaurant offerings.
Will I starve to death and Do I have to be non-creative to live there ????
I think you'd have to work pretty hard to starve to death. You can be whatever you want and live here. Kind of like everywhere else in the city.

Lexx: about 4 months ago

Hello Fellow Streeteasy residents,

I'm a current resident of the Cobble Hill/Brooklyn Heights neighborhood's here in BK. I'm looking to move into the city and have been eying the "FULL SERVICE, Luxury Buildings" so aggressively marketed in the Financial District.

I do not work on WALL ST, rather in my Studios/Showroom in williamsburg. But I'm intrigued by what the FiDi buildings might offer.

DOES ANYONE HERE live down there ? Is it a deadzone after 7pm ?
Do they have good restaurants that deliver dinner until 10PM ?
Will I starve to death and Do I have to be non-creative to live there ????

YOUR HELP and Advice, no matter what it is, is greatly appreciated ^__^ ! ! !

Thanks in advance