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Welcome to this chic, modern, spacious, one bedroom apartment in the iconic Police Building. Lack of light is not a concern here. This duplex has ceiling heights soaring 16 feet high with huge windows providing excellent light from the western exposure. The apartment has many luxury features: a free standing modern glass fireplace, 1.5 designed bathrooms, an open kitchen with Corian counter-tops equipped with Miele, Gaganeau, Sub Zero appliances and washer/dryer. The bedroom is on the mezzanine loggia with a full ceiling height and spacious bathroom en suite. Not cookie cutter in size this apartment provides volume as well as ample closets and storage space. Truly turnkey, all you need is your personal belongings to make this elegant Wow home yours.
The spectacular Baroque-revival-style Police Building mixes old world grandeur with modern amenities. Think Great Gatsby meets modern times. The 55-unit conversion is one of the nation's finest examples of re-use of historical properties. 240 Centre is easily among the most desirable residences in Lower Manhattan based on the quality of the building and its apartments. This Beaux Art beauty boasts one of the most opulent marble lobbies in Manhattan, dazzling enough to rival any luxury hotel in the city. With a full staff that includes a 24 hour doorman, live in superintendent, concierge as well as handy men, each resident needs are attended to seamlessly and effortless. Further amenities include the lovely common English garden adjoined by a private fitness room. Conveniently located between Soho and Nolita. 240 Centre is a short stroll away from neighborhoods such as Noho, Greenwich Village and Tribeca.
If you want great red sauce, cheese, and hand made pasta, then you need to check out Little Italy. This once enormous neighborhood has shrunk over the decades, but the people here are proud as ever. Surrounded by SoHo, Nolita, and Bowery, Little Italy is the heart of Lower Manhattan.
Originally known as Mulberry Bend, Little Italy's signature street has, and always will be, Mulberry Street. During the late 1880's, many Italian immigrants came to the US seeking work and opportunity. As the Italian population grew, they slowly overtook the German population that had lived in the neighborhood before.
During the early 1900's, Little Italy was pretty big, and the many restaurants and shops here were highly sought after. However, once Prohibition hit, the neighborhood fell into organized crime. Little Italy was the center of many mafia family operations. The mob would have a tight grip on the area up until the US Immigration Act of 1965, when…
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