Gotham Proper is the residential and business heart of the city. It is split into two halves known as “upper” and “lower” Gotham Proper by the Black River that flows through the city. While banks and insurance companies tend to be located in the Financial District, and the city government is centered in Old Gotham, Gotham Proper is where things are happening! Most of the theaters, up and coming businesses and fashionable residences, restaurants and boutiques are found here.

Gotham University is located in the district of Gotham Proper. You can also find the studios of WGOT radio and the offices and presses of The Gotham Gazette. The Wayne Building, headquarters of Wayne Technologies is here as well.

The small Federal Courthouse with a Federal Marshal's office and small FBI office are in Gotham Proper.

The Gotham Phone Company's central office is located in this district.