SoHo

Why people live here

Cobblestone streets, cast-iron architecture, lofts that started this whole loft-living thing in the 70s. Now mostly luxury retail at street level and serious money above it. Walking distance to NoLita, Little Italy, Hudson Square, the Village, and Tribeca.

Who thrives here

Established creative-class veterans and design-anchored professionals who want loft living and central downtown.

A user who fits

Cluster: Prestige-Anchored Cosmopolitan

Late-30s to mid-40s, professional, partner, kids optional. Two-bedroom prewar with original moldings. Wants the village texture (cobblestones, jazz, the right cafés) and walks to a different world-class restaurant on Friday nights. Pays for it. Reads NYT and the New Yorker, occasional gallery, charity dinner once a quarter.

The tradeoffs

• · Tourist + retail traffic on weekends is heavy
• · Among the priciest per square foot in the city
• · Minimal grocery and daily-life infrastructure relative to population

Anchors

Transit

6 (Spring) · N/R (Prince) · C/E (Spring) · B/D/F/M (Broadway-Lafayette)

Parks

Hudson River Park (nearby) · Petrosino Square

Groceries

Whole Foods (Bowery) · Trader Joe's (Bowery) · Dean & DeLuca alums