The best event venues in Lower Manhattan

If you spend your days dreaming of living in one of New York's stunning townhouses instead of your shoebox apartment, this venue is the perfect place to live out that fantasy. This five-story mansion with an indoor pool will make it very difficult to go back to your studio.

Once home to a Lower Manhattan power plant, this converted space mixes industrial interiors with sleek designs. Make yourself at home in one of their cozy lofts and take in the skyline views through the architectural windows.

Between its larger gathering spaces and smaller hangout nooks, 214 Lafayette can host events for up to 200 people. The property is run by Hush Venues, who facilitate logistics and specialize in brand activations.

Housed in a former printing press, Tribeca Rooftop + 360 utilizes its industrial features to create unique event experiences. The venue is divided into two spaces, each with spectacular views of downtown Manhattan.

In the Rooftop space, the dramatic central staircase in the ballroom allows any guest of honor to make a big entrance. The glass atrium provides natural light and a skyline backdrop to your event. For an even better view, head outside to the 14,000 sq. ft. terrace that can accommodate up to 720 people alone.

The 360 venue is very aptly named as it offers full panoramic views and will literally make you do the "rounds" to chat to all of your guests. The 17,000 sq. ft. space includes a bar area and a dancefloor, perfect for celebrating under the enchanting city lights.

Nestled among the charming shops and restaurants of Prince Street, The Lofts at Prince is an inviting venue, made up of three chic event spaces. It’s a great choice for intimate gatherings, with the largest spaces accommodating up to 100 people.

The Penthouse features a large gathering space, a full kitchen, and access to the skyline rooftop garden. The versatile Loft space can transform from a corporate boardroom to an elegant wedding reception and back again. Suite 500 is a smaller space perfect for dinner parties or meetings of up to 25 guests.

The venue also provides extensive resources to help plan your perfect special occasion. They can provide recommendations for event planners, caterers, florists, and decorators who are familiar with the space and know how to make your vision come to life.

Living in New York City, you have to sacrifice any possibility of having your own outdoor space. Luckily, on days when you literally need to touch grass, you can head to the Hudson Collective location on 75 Varick Street. This sky-high outdoor venue with lush greenery will take you right back to your childhood backyard, except now you're 17 stories up and looking out over all of Lower Manhattan.

With plenty of seating areas, you can soak up some sun on this 3960 sq. ft. terrace with 150 of your closest friends or colleagues. Ideal for summer barbecues or sunset cocktail parties, the space includes outdoor kitchenettes to make catering a breeze. There is also a small indoor lounge in case the weather suddenly takes a turn for the worse.

When planning an event in New York, the Financial District is probably not the first location that comes to mind. However, Cipriani Wall Street stands out as a glamourous reprieve from the sea of stressed-out bankers. Given its past lives as the home of the New York Stock Exchange and the headquarters of the National City Bank, it's no wonder this event space is the epitome of old money elegance.

If you're intrigued by the building's wealth of history, you can rent out the vault room, a preserved bank vault turned event space, that looks like something straight out of a spy movie. The centerpiece of the venue is the Great Hall, a ballroom fit for royalty with dramatic Greek revival architecture. In this space, you can treat up to 1,100 guests to a seated meal in the most luxurious of surroundings.

The food is sure to be a crowd-pleaser as Cipriani is part of a family of authentic Italian restaurants started by the creator of the Bellini cocktail, Guiseppe Cipriani. With so many unique elements this venue is bound to capture your guests' imaginations.