DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE RELEASES REPORT
Everything Old Is New Again: Conversions of Historic Properties in Lower Manhattan
Historic properties are being reimagined and preserved through significant new investment and changes in use. These projects show that preservation and economic development can be powerful partners. As new office space comes online across the district, historic former office buildings are being converted into new retail, hotel and residential spaces fitting for a 21st Century Downtown.
This report from the Alliance for Downtown New York examines nine Lower Manhattan buildings of historic and architectural merit that have been recently reimagined.
"Preservation and economic development do not have to be at odds," said Jessica Lappin, President of the Alliance for Downtown New York, "Imaginative conversion allows for the old to stand side by side with the new and become every bit as relevant to the economic life of the city. Nowhere is this encouraging trend more evident than in Lower Manhattan."
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