List of privately owned public spaces in New York City

Privately owned public spaces (POPS) in New York City were introduced in the 1961 Zoning Resolution. The city offers zoning concessions to commercial and residential developers in exchange for a variety of spaces accessible and usable for the public. There are over 590 POPS at over 380 buildings^[1]^[2] in New York City and are found principally in Manhattan. Spaces range from extended sidewalks to indoor atriums with seating and amenities. International attention was brought to POPS during the Occupy Wall Street movement begun in 2011 in Zuccotti Park.^[3]

POPS are required to contain a certain number of amenities and be open to the public. However, as of 2023^[update], about 20 percent of POPs violated the terms of their agreements with the city, often because the POPS was closed, was occupied by a private business, or did not contain required amenities.^[2]

List

List of noteworthy spaces.^[4]^[5]

Manhattan

Downtown

17 State Street
125 Broad Street, 2 New York Plaza
85 Broad Street, Oppenheimer Holdings
55 Water Street
77 Water Street
32 Old Slip, Financial Square
111 Wall Street
75 Wall Street, Barclays Bank
88 Pine Street, Wall Street Plaza
180 Maiden Lane, considered "the best fully indoor POPS in downtown Manhattan" by APOPS (Advocates for Privately Owned Public Space)^[6]
200 Water Street
59 Maiden Lane, Home Insurance Plaza
10 Liberty Street
60 Wall Street
40 Broad Street
17 Battery Place, Whitehall Building
33 Maiden Lane, Two Federal Reserve Plaza
55 Church Street, Millenium Hilton Hotel
105 Duane Street, Tribeca Tower
388 Greenwich Street
LentSpace
Zuccotti Park, One Liberty Plaza
181 Mercer Street

West Side

300 Mercer Street
99 Jane Street
650 West 42nd Street, River Place
825 Eighth Avenue, One Worldwide Plaza
322 West 57th Street, BMW
1000 Tenth Avenue, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center
200 West 60th Street, Concerto
45 West 60th Street, Regent
30 West 61st Street, Beaumont
One Central Park West, Trump International Hotel and Tower
1886 Broadway, 30 Lincoln Plaza
One Lincoln Plaza
75 West End Avenue
2 Lincoln Square
145 West 67th Street, Tower 67
1991 Broadway, Bel Canto

Central Midtown

108 Fifth Avenue
5 East 22nd Street, Madison Green
50 Lexington Avenue
230 West 27th Street
1 Pennsylvania Plaza, One Penn Plaza
3 Park Avenue
420 Fifth Avenue
445 Fifth Avenue, Fifth Avenue Tower
1411 Broadway, World Apparel Center
1095 Avenue of the Americas
120 Park Avenue, Philip Morris
101 Park Avenue
1114 Sixth Avenue, W. R. Grace Building
1155 Sixth Avenue
1535 Broadway, Marriott Marquis
1185 Sixth Avenue, Stevens Tower
1211 Avenue of the Americas
1166 Sixth Avenue
575 Fifth Avenue
299 Park Avenue, Westvaco
437 Madison Avenue
12 East 49th Street, Tower 49
611 Fifth Avenue
1251 Sixth Avenue
1221 Sixth Avenue, McGraw-Hill
745 Seventh Avenue
1633 Broadway, Paramount Plaza
1285 Sixth Avenue, Paine Webber
650 Fifth Avenue
645 Fifth Avenue, Olympic Tower
457 Madison Avenue, New York Palace Hotel
40 East 52nd Street
345 Park Avenue
55 East 52nd Street
520 Madison Avenue
31 West 52nd Street, Deutsche Bank
51 West 52nd Street, CBS
810 Seventh Avenue
1345 Avenue of the Americas
1370 Avenue of the Americas
712 Fifth Avenue
550 Madison Avenue
535 Madison Avenue, Warburg Dillon Read
65 East 55th Street, Park Avenue Tower
450 Park Avenue
590 Madison Avenue
725 Fifth Avenue, Trump Tower
118 West 57th Street, Le Parker Meridien Hotel
146 West 57th Street, Metropolitan Tower
888 Seventh Avenue
1755 Broadway, Symphony House
9 West 57th Street, Solow
767 Fifth Avenue, General Motors Building
115 East 57th Street, Galleria
135 East 57th Street
499 Park Avenue

In addition, the following POPS are on 6½ Avenue between 51st and 57th Street:

East Midtown

240 East 27th Street
155 East 31st Street, Windsor Court
200 East 32nd Street, Future
243 Lexington Avenue
401 East 34th Street, View 34
626 First Avenue, The Copper
630 First Avenue, Manhattan Place
560 Third Avenue, Murray Hill Mews
240 East 38th Street
311 East 38th Street, Whitney
330 East 38th Street, Corinthian
250 East 40th Street, Highpoint
222 East 39th Street, Eastgate Tower
600 Third Avenue
622 Third Avenue, Grand Central Plaza
235 East 40th Street, Vanderbilt
212 East 42nd Street, The Westin New York Grand Central Hotel
425 Lexington Avenue
140 East 45th Street, Two Grand Central Tower
685 Third Avenue
303 East 43rd Street, International Plaza
3 United Nations Plaza, UNICEF House
320 East 46th Street, Belmont
240 East 47th Street, Dag Hammarskjold Tower
747 Third Avenue
885 Second Avenue, 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
845 First Avenue, Trump World Tower
100 United Nations Plaza/871 United Nations Plaza
767 Third Avenue
777 Third Avenue
780 Third Avenue
805 Third Avenue, Crystal Pavilion
255 East 49th Street, Sterling Plaza
153 East 53rd Street, Citigroup Center
875 Third Avenue
Paley Park (3 East 53rd Street)
300 East 54th Street, Connaught Tower
420 East 54th Street, River Tower
415 East 54th Street, St. James Tower
245 East 54th Street, Brevard
360 East 57th Street, Morrison
300 East 59th Street, Landmark
425 East 58th Street, Sovereign
418 East 59th Street, Grand Sutton

Upper East Side

200 East 61st Street, Savoy
303 East 60th Street, Evansview
300 East 62nd Street, Paladin
167 East 61st Street, Trump Plaza
188 East 64th Street, Royale
200 East 64th Street, Carlton Towers
200 East 65th Street, Bristol
304 East 65th Street, Rio
200 East 69th Street, Trump Palace
211 East 70th Street
400 East 70th Street, Kingsley
524 East 72nd Street, Belaire
422 East 72nd Street, Oxford
525 East 72nd Street, One East River Place
300 East 75th Street, Fairmont
515 East 79th Street, Austen House
401 East 80th Street
200 East 82nd Street, Wimbledon
400 East 84th Street, Strathmore
300 East 85th Street, America
171 East 84th Street, Evans Tower
455 East 86th Street, Channel Club
201 East 87th Street
50 East 89th Street, Park Regis
200 East 89th Street, Monarch
40 East 94th Street, Carnegie Hill Tower
300 East 93rd Street, Waterford
340 East 93rd Street, Plymouth Tower
301 East 94th Street, Marmara Manhattan
235 East 95th Street, Normandie Court
175 East 96th Street, Monterey

Brooklyn

Downtown

350 Jay Street, Renaissance Plaza
130 Livingston Street, Livingston Plaza
1 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn Commons

Queens

Long Island City

One Court Square

References

^ "Privately Owned Public Space Overview". New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Uberoy, Urvashi; Collins, Keith (July 22, 2023). "New Yorkers Got Broken Promises. Developers Got 20 Million Sq. Ft". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ Kayden, Jerold S. (October 19, 2011). "Meet Me at the Plaza". Opinion. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ Kayden, Jerold S. (2000). Privately Owned Public Spaces: The New York City Experience (1st ed.). New York: John Wiley. ISBN 978-0471362579.
^ "Capital Planning Explorer". New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ "180 Maiden Lane". April 9, 2015.

External links

Privately Owned Public Space in New York City at Municipal Art Society of New York
New York City's Privately Owned Public Spaces at New York City Department of City Planning
Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience Amazon.com

[1] "Privately Owned Public Space Overview". New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[nyt-2023-07-22-2] Uberoy, Urvashi; Collins, Keith (July 22, 2023). "New Yorkers Got Broken Promises. Developers Got 20 Million Sq. Ft". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[3] Kayden, Jerold S. (October 19, 2011). "Meet Me at the Plaza". Opinion. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[4] Kayden, Jerold S. (2000). Privately Owned Public Spaces: The New York City Experience (1st ed.). New York: John Wiley. ISBN 978-0471362579.

[5] "Capital Planning Explorer". New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[6] "180 Maiden Lane". April 9, 2015.

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