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Privately Owned Public Space (APOPS)
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Recent News and Announcements
NYU’s Paulson Center atrium surfaces as a POPS. learn more
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Recent Comments
Jerold Kayden on 130 Livingston Street:
Although the MTA occupies much of the building, some public information indicates that the building and plaza are owned by NCDA/Livingston Street LLC, which possibly is owned by CIM Group, a real estate investment firm. You may want to check with them. https://www.cimgroup.com/our-platforms/assetsasomani on 130 Livingston Street:
Who manages this space? Is it the MTA (since they are listed as the owner)?Jerold Kayden on 115 East 57th Street:
Dear MC, It has been a space that has changed over the years. We last visited it two years ago. It's a bit dark, to be sure, but it fulfills a need as you say when it is cold or hot outside. "Dreadfully quiet" is an interesting phrase. Would some people say it is wonderfully quiet? Just asking! Thanks for the comment and interest in POPS.Jerold Kayden on 133 Bleecker Street:
Dear Allan, If you could send a photo of the interior of the atrium, that would be helpful to us. Thank youAllan on 133 Bleecker Street:
NYU seems to be getting away with the misuse of POPS- for more than a year now, all the seating and most of the interior Atrium has been roped off to everyone including students. They got the permission to build bigger and promised some interior public space now they are using lawyers to manipulate the meaning of the contract. Now that the building makes them a lot of extra money and they don't want to deal with the open space. What can be done!
80 Central Park West
Almost all of the required plaza surrounding the building on the west side of Central Park West and the north side of West 68th Street is covered by planters...continued.
88 Pine Street
The usable part of this L-shaped special permit plaza is located between Water and Front Streets, at the southwest side of the building, in the street...continued.
899 Seventh Avenue
This indoor through block connection is the westernmost of three parallel mid-block passageways linking West 56th and 57th Streets between Sixth and Seventh...continued.
340 East 93rd Street
The “before” and “after” renditions of this residential plaza surrounding the three street frontages of Plymouth Tower on East 92nd Street, the...continued.
61 West 62nd Street | David Rubenstein Atrium
This covered plaza, a two-story skylit atrium, furnishes a required amenity unique among the City’s privately owned public spaces: a “climbing wall,”...continued.
501 West 52nd Street
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
200 East 65th Street
This residential plaza is split into spaces in front and back of its host through-block residential building, on East 64th and 65th Streets east of Third...continued.
299 Park Avenue
The plaza more or less encircles this blockfront building on the east side of Park Avenue between East 48th and 49th Streets. The Park Avenue portion is...continued.
3 United Nations Plaza
On the south side of East 44th Street between First and Second Avenues, this 100-foot-deep rectangular urban plaza effects the look of a postmodern courtyard....continued.
160 Water Street
Immediately adjacent to 180 Water Street to the northeast, this building has a small entrance arcade on the north side of Water Street, a long st...continued.
Featured Items
Kayden, APOPS, and MAS Announce Their Collaboration
On October 18 and 19 at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, more than 1,100 innovative city shapers and thought leaders gathered as the Municipal Art Society presented the third annual MAS Summit for New York City. This forum of ideas featured more than 90 speakers over the two days and highlighted trailblazing initiatives in New York and other cities across the globe. read more
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