Union Square

Manhattan

Union Square sits where downtown's neighborhoods meet, a transit and market hub ringed by loft buildings, prewar rentals, and new towers. Housing is a mix of converted lofts and apartments above one of the busiest squares in the city, skewing toward studios and one-bedrooms. It is as central and as well-connected as any address below Midtown.

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The Lay Of The Land

Union Square anchors the seam where the East Village, Flatiron, Chelsea, and Greenwich Village meet, organized around the park and greenmarket at 14th Street and Broadway. It is one of the city's great crossroads, busy with commuters, shoppers, and the farmers market several days a week, and the surrounding blocks carry a dense mix of retail, offices, and apartments. Little here is quiet, and that centrality is the point.

The housing is a downtown blend. Converted loft buildings and prewar rentals sit alongside newer residential towers, and the unit mix leans toward studios and one-bedrooms aimed at people who want to be in the middle of everything. Doorman buildings cluster on the avenues, with walk-ups on the side streets toward the Village.

Transit is the neighborhood's defining asset. The 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R, W, and L all meet beneath the square, one of the few stations in the city where the East Side, Broadway, and crosstown lines converge in a single complex. From here, most of Manhattan and much of Brooklyn is a single ride.

The park, the greenmarket, and the surrounding bookstores and restaurants give the area its daily rhythm. Union Square suits someone who puts transit and centrality first, who wants to step out the door onto a train to anywhere and does not mind living above the crowds to do it.

Market Pulse

What renting in Union Square looks like right now, from listings active on Sidewalk.

Median asking rent$6,700/modown $400 vs Oct 2026
Active listings13on Sidewalk today
Days on market29median, listings leaving in the last 90 days
Studio$5,400/mo median1 BR$8,150/mo median2 BR$9,250/mo median
Median asking rent by bedroom, Jun to NovEach month, the median of what listings on the market that month were asking, from their price history on Sidewalk.
$0$5k$10k$15k$20k$25k$30kJunJulAugSepOctNov
  • Studio$5,400/mo
  • 1 BR$8,650/mo
  • 2 BR$9,250/mo
  • 3+ BR$25,000/mo
  • Hollow: fewer than 5 listings that month

Asking rents among listings active on Sidewalk, updated November 14.

Nearby restaurants

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Buildings In Union Square

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Live Listings In Union Square

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