As if carefully art-directed into a gracefully seductive environment, the West Village is layered with whimsical attributes, including quarried stone streets and rooflines crooked with decades of weather-developed idiosyncrasies. The West Village has become a haven for those seeking a European flare to their New York City neighborhood, chock-full of cozy restaurants and quaint retail shopping. With a multitude of street scenes picture-perfect for romantic escapades, what once was a downtrodden section of downtown has become some of the priciest real estates, per square foot, in the entire United States.