The 2017 Retail Market Guide is a look book featuring demographics, maps and highlights of the major retail development projects in Lower Manhattan. Released by the Downtown Alliance, the 2017 Retail Market Guide features a lot of great statistics. As a few examples:
Over the past five years, 3,500 housing units became available and 2,200 hotel rooms opened up in Lower Manhattan.
Nearly three million square feet of new and repositioned retail and dining options will be coming to Lower Manhattan by 2019.
The annual spending power of the Lower Manhattan market is $7.1 billion.
5.3 million people live within a 10-minute walk of a subway station that provides access to Lower Manhattan.
Lower Manhattan’s young professionals spend nearly $1,000 on dining and entertainment.
Beyond statistics like those, the 2017 Retail Market Guide also provides lists and recommendations of must-visit spots in Lower Manhattan.