Neighborhood dive: Tribeca triumphant

One of city’s priciest nabes maintains its character as it grows

Rendering of 56 Leonard Street in Tribeca
Rendering of 56 Leonard Street in Tribeca

From the February issue: A few decades ago, Tribeca was a less expensive option for artists seeking affordable living and studio space in newly converted grocery warehouses of the old “butter and egg district.”

Now, it’s a residential mecca hosting some of the most expensive real estate in the city. It’s the domain of the rich and famous, where Jon Stewart recently sold his 6,000-square-foot duplex loft at 161 Hudson Street for $17.5 million — three times what he paid for it in 2005. [more]

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