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A Belgian-block street between brick warehouse buildings in Tribeca
01 · At a glance

Tribeca.

Store-and-loft blocks on Belgian block, named in the mid-1970s for the Triangle Below Canal.

A Belgian-block street · Kidfly182, CC BY-SA 4.0
$3.85M
Median condo sale
235 sales · Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
$1,972
Per square foot
Median, condos · same 12 months
$7,025
Rent · 1 bedroom
Median asking · Sep 2026
8 min
To Times Square
2 or 3 express from Chambers St

Sales: YC Real Estate analysis of NYC Department of Finance recorded condo sales inside our Tribeca border. Rent: StreetEasy, Tribeca, September 2026. Train: MTA weekday timetable, scheduled time on the train. Figures dated October 2026 and refreshed each quarter.

02 · The story

Butter, eggs, cast iron, and a tidal marsh.

Belgian-block pavers and granite-slab sidewalks run past masonry store-and-loft buildings and warehouses built from the 1850s to about 1910, many still with cast-iron piers, loading platforms and iron shutters at street level. West of Greenwich Street, newer development stands between the old blocks and Hudson River Park’s Piers 25 and 26.

Washington Market, from King’s Handbook of New York City, 1893
1812

A market by the river.

The Washington Market replaces the older Bear Market near the Hudson, between Fulton and Vesey Streets, just south of today’s Tribeca. Food dealers spread north into these blocks. By the early 1880s it is New York’s major wholesale and retail produce market.

1851

Dry goods and iron storefronts.

In 1851 the Hudson River Railroad opens a depot at Chambers and Hudson Streets as dry-goods merchants move in. Within twelve years, new store-and-loft buildings fill eighty percent of the lots in today’s Tribeca South Historic District, where most are five stories with cast-iron-framed storefronts.

St. John’s Park Freight Station of the Hudson River Railroad, in an 1869 illustration
1867

A park becomes a freight depot.

In 1867 Cornelius Vanderbilt buys St. John’s Park, the square facing Trinity Church’s St. John’s Chapel, for his Hudson River Railroad. John Butler Snook’s three-story brick freight terminal soon rises there. It is torn down in 1936, and its site becomes the Holland Tunnel exit plaza.

The former New York Mercantile Exchange on Harrison Street
1885

Butter, cheese and eggs.

In 1885 the New York Mercantile Exchange, started by dairy merchants in 1872 as the Butter and Cheese Exchange, builds Thomas R. Jackson’s brick-and-granite exchange at Hudson and Harrison Streets. Its two-story trading floor is used until the Exchange moves out in 1977.

The former Western Union Building at 60 Hudson Street
1930

A telegraph tower in brick.

Western Union announces 60 Hudson Street in May 1928, billed as the largest telegraph building in the world. Ralph Walker’s tower, built 1928-30, uses nineteen shades of brick, graded from dark at the base to light at the top. It becomes a city landmark in 1991.

1976

Triangle Below Canal Street.

After the Washington Market moves to Hunts Point in the Bronx, the City Planning Commission in 1976 proposes a mixed-use zone south of Canal Street, allowing residential lofts and light manufacturing side by side. From those planning studies comes the name TriBeCa, for Triangle Below Canal Street.

Duane Park, in the Tribeca West Historic District
1991

Four historic districts.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission designates the Tribeca West Historic District on May 7, 1991, and the Tribeca East, North and South districts on December 8, 1992, protecting the warehouses and store-and-loft buildings of the old food and dry-goods trades.

The Tide Deck at the west end of Pier 26
2020

A tidal marsh on Pier 26.

The Hudson River Park Trust opens Pier 26, between Hubert and North Moore Streets, on September 30, 2020. OLIN’s design adds a lawn, a sports court, a walk through five native ecological zones and, at the western end, the Tide Deck, an engineered rocky tidal marsh.

03 · YCRE Picks

Where we send people.

10 picks
01
Restaurant · French brasserie · opened 2018 · Best New Restaurant at the 2019 James Beard Awards

Frenchette

241 West Broadway
What to order · do

Start with an amuse such as cod cheeks à la diable, then brouillade, soft scrambled eggs with chanterelles. Finish with the pistachio Paris-Brest. The menu is marked subject to change.

The room

Wood paneling, a zinc bar, leather banquettes and Art Moderne curves, on West Broadway between Walker and White Streets.

Why we pick it

The first restaurant of their own for chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson, after 16 years working on Keith McNally’s restaurants. It opened in April 2018 and won Best New Restaurant at the 2019 James Beard Awards.

Know before you go

Book through SevenRooms from the restaurant’s site. Lunch weekdays 12 to 3, brunch weekends 11 to 3, dinner 5 to 10 (Sundays to 9). A midday menu runs daily 3 to 5.

02
Restaurant · American brasserie · opened 1980

The Odeon

145 West Broadway
What to order · do

Steak frites with an aged prime New York strip, or moules frites in saffron cream. At the bar, the Odeon Cosmopolitan: Absolut Citron, Cointreau, lime and cranberry.

The room

The former Towers Cafeteria of 1933. Its wood paneling, globe lights and terrazzo floor were kept, and the kitchen sits where the food counter ran. A pink-and-green neon clock hangs by the bar.

Why we pick it

Opened in fall 1980 by Lynn Wagenknecht with Keith and Brian McNally. Bartender Toby Cecchini created his Cosmopolitan here in the 1980s; earlier versions of the drink existed.

Know before you go

Book on OpenTable for up to six; it takes no reservations for larger parties. Dinner from 5 p.m., to 10 Sunday and Monday and 11 otherwise. No strollers inside; smart glasses are not permitted.

03
Restaurant · Italian osteria · opened 2009

Locanda Verde

377 Greenwich Street
What to order · do

Sardinian sheep’s milk ricotta crostini with sea salt and oregano, then pappardelle with lamb bolognese, ricotta and mint. At breakfast, lemon ricotta pancakes with blueberries and Meyer lemon curd.

The room

At the Greenwich Hotel, on the corner of Greenwich and North Moore streets. The private dining room has a working stone fireplace, brick-lined arched windows and a ceiling inlaid with 90,000 wine corks.

Why we pick it

Andrew Carmellini’s urban Italian cooking, from 7 a.m. breakfast through dinner. This Tribeca corner, opened in 2009, is the original; a second Locanda Verde opened at Hudson Yards in 2024.

Know before you go

Tables open about a month ahead on the restaurant’s site; if none show, join its Alert Me list. Some tables are held for walk-ins nightly. Corkage is $75 a bottle, two bottles at most.

04
Restaurant · tasting menu · opened 2012 · two stars in the 2025 MICHELIN Guide New York

Atera

77 Worth Street
What to order · do

The seasonal tasting menu, which keeps changing, is $325 before service; wine pairings are $218. Wines by the glass, an extensive bottle list and a limited spirits selection are also poured.

The room

A dark, sleek basement room built around a spacious U-shaped counter that faces the open kitchen. The dining room takes parties of one to five; private dining is arranged by email.

Why we pick it

Two stars in the 2025 MICHELIN Guide New York. Its inspectors describe a tasting menu of globally influenced dishes rooted in precision and balance, served at the counter.

Know before you go

Book on Tock for one to five guests; changes and cancellations up to 48 hours ahead. Email before booking about dietary needs, which cannot all be met. No phone calls or flash photography.

05
Bar · aged spirits · opened 2004

Brandy Library

25 North Moore Street
What to order · do

A tasting flight: six half-ounce pours, one flight per guest, such as Armagnac I or the Calvados flight. Or ask a Spirit Sommelier to choose from the shelves.

The room

A big, low-ceilinged lounge whose walls are lit shelves of brown spirits, with leather lounge chairs and a fireplace. Jazz standards play softly; standing at the bar is not allowed.

Why we pick it

More than 1,500 aged spirits line the shelves, poured by staff the bar calls Librarians, trained as Spirit Sommeliers. Its Spirit School holds classes in the bar’s own tasting room.

Know before you go

Open Monday to Saturday from 4 p.m., to midnight Monday to Wednesday and 2 a.m. Thursday to Saturday; closed Sunday. Guests must be over 25. Book on Tock for up to six; larger groups call or email.

06
Bar · American tavern · opened 1987

Walker’s

16 North Moore Street
What to order · do

The burger with fries, Walker’s chopped sirloin steak with peppercorn demi-glace, or house-made meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy. On draft: Guinness, Brooklyn Lager or Walker’s Amber Ale.

The room

Three rooms with a pressed-tin ceiling, bare wood floors and a wooden bar. The corner building, a neo-Grec design of 1880 with a cast-iron base, is in the Tribeca West Historic District.

Why we pick it

Ear Inn partners Martin Sheridan and Jerry Walker turned Vic’s, a shot-and-beer bar, into Walker’s in 1987. The corner was a saloon in the 1880s, freight offices under Prohibition, then a bar again.

Know before you go

Lunch weekdays noon to 4 p.m., brunch weekends 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., dinner nightly 4 to 10 p.m.; bar until 3 a.m. No split checks at brunch or dinner; four cards per table at most.

07
Hotel · Shibui Spa · opened 2008

The Greenwich Hotel

377 Greenwich Street
What to order · do

Book a treatment at Shibui Spa, whose lantern-lit pool sits under a 250-year-old farmhouse rebuilt by Japanese craftsmen. Hotel guests can drink and dine on Locanda Verde menus in the Drawing Room and Courtyard.

The room

Built from the ground up on the site of a 1925 parking garage. No two rooms are alike, with custom furnishings, Siberian oak floors and handwoven rugs; Axel Vervoordt and Tatsuro Miki designed the TriBeCa Penthouse.

Why we pick it

Robert De Niro is one of its owners. It opened in 2008 and holds a Four-Star rating in the 2026 Forbes Travel Guide.

Know before you go

The Drawing Room bar and open-air Courtyard are for hotel guests only. Shibui Spa treatments are open to non-guests, though limited at busy times; book by phone at 646.203.0045. Treatments are for ages 18 and over.

08
Cinema · 35mm and independent film · relaunched 2017

Roxy Cinema

2 Sixth Avenue
What to order · do

35mm prints of cult and classic films, first-run independents and film series, some with Q&As. Cocktails, wine, candy and light bites can come into the film; The Django jazz club shares the cellar level.

The room

A 118-seat single screen in the cellar of The Roxy Hotel, Art Deco-inspired and named for the 1920s movie palace, with vintage-style seats and Dolby Atmos sound.

Why we pick it

It still shows film. Rare archival prints and 35mm cult classics run beside first-run independents, with director and actor Q&As and artist collaborations.

Know before you go

Most screenings $19, $12 for seniors, students, children and guests with disabilities, plus taxes and fees; buy online or at the hotel box office. Cult and special screenings often sell out. No refunds or exchanges.

09
Pier park · Hudson River Park · opened 2010

Pier 25

West Street at North Moore Street
What to order · do

Play the 18-hole mini-golf course, rent a sand volleyball court, try the playground’s swings and water features, then walk out to the lounge chairs at the end for harbor views.

The room

A rebuilt pier reaching about 1,000 feet into the Hudson, with a turf field, sand volleyball courts, a playground with water features and lounge chairs facing New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty.

Why we pick it

Manhattan Youth turned the old pier into a public recreation spot in 1995. Demolished in 2005 and rebuilt with 9/11 recovery funds to a design by Mathews Nielsen and Sasaki, the new pier opened in November 2010.

Know before you go

Mini-golf runs 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, weather permitting: $15 for ages 13 and up, $7 for 12 and under, walk-ins only. Children 12 and under need an adult; no dogs on the course.

10
Neighborhood park · lawn, playgrounds and gazebo · 2.15 acres

Washington Market Park

Greenwich Street at Chambers Street
What to order · do

Relax on the grand lawn, walk the butterfly garden planted in 2017, find Todd James’s 90-foot court mural from 2015, or play on the tennis court and basketball courts.

The room

At Greenwich and Chambers streets: a grand lawn, a gazebo the Friends call the park’s centerpiece, three playgrounds, a community garden, a butterfly garden, a tennis court and basketball courts.

Why we pick it

Neighbors cleaned up a dumping ground in 1977 and pushed back on a city parking-lot plan. An interim park ran from 1979 to 1982 before the permanent one; NYC Parks took over in 1999.

Know before you go

Open 7 a.m. to dusk, seven days a week. No dogs. Strollers are not allowed on the lawn, and blankets only during concerts and movie nights. The gazebo can be reserved for groups under 50.

04 · The map

Our map of Tribeca.

★ YCRE Picks are starred; every other place is a dot by category. Choose a filter to show one category (our picks in it stay starred), or All. Tap a place for its address, a Google Maps link and, for our picks, the venue’s website. Each place is set from its street address using the city’s address search; the street map is drawn from NYC Open Data.

05 · What it costs

The market, in numbers.

Median condo sale
$3.85M
235 sales in 103 buildings · Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
Per square foot
$1,972
Median of 235 sales with a recorded size
Against the year before
+0.5%
Per square foot ($1,962 before). Median sale +4.1%, sales −5.6%
Quarter by quarter · median condo sale
$4.14M
Q4 2025
58 sales · $2,032/sf
$3.75M
Q1 2026
53 sales · $1,914/sf
$3.80M
Q2 2026
66 sales · $2,026/sf
$3.83M
Q3 2026
58 sales · $1,891/sf
Resale
$3.75M
$1,972 / sq ft · 227 sales · 99 buildings
Co-ops
$2.90M
Median of 42 co-op sales, same 12 months

Sales: YC Real Estate analysis of NYC Department of Finance recorded sales, October 2025 to September 2026, inside our Tribeca border; sales under $100,000, bulk sales and buildings that do not sell on the open market are left out. Square footage from the city’s assessment roll; co-op sales carry no square footage. New development means a home’s first sale within five years of the condominium’s creation. Rents: StreetEasy data for the Tribeca area, September 2026 against September 2025; StreetEasy’s area lines can differ from ours. Refreshed every quarter.

06 · Living here

The everyday.

Getting around

12345ACERW
1 2 3 at Chambers St · 1 at Franklin St · 2 3 at Park Place
A C at Chambers St · A C E at Canal St · E at World Trade Center
On the border: Canal St (1 R W), City Hall (R W), WTC Cortlandt (1), Fulton St (4 5)
Chambers St to Times Sq: 8 min on the 2 or 3
Buses including M9, M20, M22, M55

Parks

Washington Market Park2.15 acCanal Park0.7 acAlbert Capsouto Park0.4 acHudson River ParkPiers 25 and 26

Groceries

Whole Foods Market, 270 Greenwich St
Meadow Lane, gourmet grocer, 355 Greenwich St
Tribeca Greenmarket, Greenwich St, Saturdays

Schools

Community School District 2
Zoned schools vary by address: check the DOE school search for any specific home

Sources: MTA timetables and station data, NYC Parks property data, the Hudson River Park Trust, the stores’ own sites, New York State food-store records, GrowNYC, NYC Open Data school districts. Checked October 2026.

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