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Chelsea

Chelsea, located from Sixth Avenue (the Avenue of the Americas) to the Hudson River, between West 14th Street and West 34th Street, has undergone a marked revival in recent years.

Long home to the famous "flower district" (between 27th and 30th Streets) and the landmark Chelsea Hotel - a haven for leading artists, musicians and literary figures like Mark Twain (and of course, the late Sex Pistol Sid Vicious) - Chelsea now boasts some of the city's most fashionable nightlife, cutting edge galleries and exhibition spaces, and some great artist's lofts and newest developments. Condo conversions are all the rage, and in general, Chelsea has fewer high-rises than many other parts of Manhattan; this can translate to unique, large floor plans, original details, high ceilings and windows, and stunning façades.

A sort of chic, northern cousin to the similarly low-rise West Village, Chelsea attracts many young professionals with its proximity to Midtown, all public transportation, movie theaters, bistros and family entertainment: the Chelsea Piers Sports and Entertainment Complex offers basketball courts, a golf driving range, live music, a microbrewery and even riding stables within its renovated waterfront stretch between 17th and 23rd Streets (where it’s said the Titanic was heading on its ill-fated voyage). Blocks away, the newly hip Meatpacking District, while not always "family friendly", perhaps, with its velvet rope club scene and notorious bars, like the original Hogs ‘n’ Heiffer (evoked in the movie "Coyote Ugly") draws scores to its cobble-stoned streets each night.

The Maritime and Gansevoort Hotels help to accommodate the influx of trendy visitors to the area, and add to neighborhood’s ongoing facelift.