The Water Street Corridor – a roughly two-block wide swath from The Battery to Fulton Street – is relatively new construction. Most of the buildings were put up in the late ’60s or after.
That 40-some-odd-year span includes quite a variety of architecture, so you won’t be bored in this district. On the other hand, there are so many landmark buildings in plain sight, you’ll be constantly tempted to wander outside the district.