New York City is no stranger to neighborhoods within bigger neighborhoods: DUMBO has Vinegar Hill, the Flatiron District has NoMad, and Greenwich Village has NoHo. Now, we’ve added another sub-neighborhood to help narrow down your apartment search: Hudson Square is now a part of SoHo.
Previously, our StreetEasy database has referred to residential listings in this area as SoHo, which sprawls west of Lafayette to the Hudson River, south of East and West Houston, and north of Canal Street. After seeing the area evolve, we’ve now added a boundary within SoHo from 6th Avenue to the Hudson River, and officially designated it Hudson Square (above). It’s been a neighborhood in the making since 2013, as explained in this blog post we wrote, as well as articles by The New York Times, the New York Post, and others.
Redevelopment taking place in this area, historically known as the Printing District, has been exciting and fast-paced. Luxury condo buildings like 15 Renwick, 70 Charlton, and 565 Broome are transforming the district, along with new rental buildings like 261 Hudson, developed by industry giant Related and designed by the renowned Robert A.M. Stern Architects.
Hudson Square’s territory also includes the Charlton–King–Vandam Historic District, a landmarked district that contains the largest concentration of Federal-style and Greek Revival rowhouses built in the first half of the 19th century.
Hudson Square has been on the map for several years now, after zoning changes in 2013 paved the way for residential condo and housing development in what had been a largely industrial neighborhood. With Greenwich Village just to the north, Tribeca to the south, and SoHo to the east, Hudson Square is already located in one of the most desirable areas the city.
In addition to the Ear Inn, one of the oldest bars in NYC, other notable spots in Hudson Square include the SoHo Playhouse, the New York City Fire Museum, Pier 40 at Hudson River Park, and The Dominick Hotel — the tallest building in the neighborhood.
Hudson Square is also where the Holland Tunnel feeds considerable traffic into Manhattan, but it doesn’t seem to bother the locals. There’s just too much to love about the neighborhood for anything to stand in the way of residents, old and new, who want a piece of the place.
