Soho

Soho got its name because of its geographic location, it is located South of Houston. As for the rest of its boundaries, Soho is bordered on the south by Canal Street, on the east by Broadway, and on the west by 6 th Avenue. As you can see Soho is located among the most popular areas of the New York City, in addition this neighborhood has many convenient subway lines making transportation to any part of Manhattan very easy.

Till 1970s it was largely commercial neighborhood, then artists began occupying most of its vacant warehouses which where very comfortable because of their natural sunlight and enormous open space. Lately the warehouses turned into residential lofts perfect for sculpting and painting. The area was zoned solely for artists and their studios, some of the buildings even had storefront galleries at the ground level, making a Soho apartment a perfect deal for an artist.

Some time after, more and more people realized Soho was a perfect downtown neighborhood, consequently Soho apartments became on of the most desirable throughout whole New York City. Nowadays, Soho shows off stylish atmosphere with working actors and top-models having apartments in this part of Manhattan. This neighborhood tends to be one of the safest in whole New York City. There are lots of high-end stores, malls, galleries, restaurants, and etc. found in Soho. In fact, this neighborhood still retains its elegant European-style with pre-war architecture and cobblestone streets.