"The neighborhood has the infrastructure for artist studios and it's one of the areas that artists are aware has reasonable studio space, " said Eli Ping, one of the founders of Regina Rex gallery, which opened in 2010.
Chris Pollack recently finished renovating a Manhattan townhouse that includes a 1, 000-square-foot teen suite with ping-pong and billiards tables, a recording studio, kitchen and a theater for movies and videogames.