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611 Fifth Avenue

Building Entrance Recess Area, Special Permit Pedestrian Circulation Sp

Pockets of outdoor required pedestrian circulation space are located at both ends of this mid-block, through-block building on East 49th and 50th Streets...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

212 East 47th Street

Plaza

A small, oddly shaped plaza area on the south side of East 47th Street and a narrow, rectangular plaza strip on the north side of East 46th Street flank...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

175 Water Street

Open Pedestrian Area, Special Permit Arcade

Under provisions of the now repealed Special Manhattan Landing Development District, this building provided a two-story-high special permit arcade, scooped...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2009)

300 East 54th Street | Connaught Tower

Park, Plaza

Public spaces with prominent artworks frequently become identified in the public’s mind as “the space with the such-and-such sculpture.” That is...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2009)

320 East 46th Street

Residential Plaza

Most of this residential plaza is located behind the building, on the north side of East 45th Street between First and Second Avenues. The design of the...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

300 Mercer Street

Arcade, Plaza

This L-shaped plaza on the east side of Mercer Street and the north side of Waverly Place is replete with built-in concrete seating that is well used during...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

1 Battery Park Plaza

Plaza

This plaza wraps around three of four street sides of this full-block building, on State Street, the north side of Pearl Street, and Whitehall Street....continued.

155 Richmond Terrace

The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

155 East 31st Street

Residential Plaza

The best part of this residential plaza is located within the primary space behind a black metal fence on the north side of East 31st Street west of Third...continued.

111 Livingston Street

Plaza

The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.

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

Privately Owned Public Space – For Whom, By Whom: An Interview with APOPS Founder Jerold Kayden

In an interview conducted by Lara Belkind for FunctionLab, the research arm of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA), entitled “Privately Owned Public Space—For Whom, By Whom,” APOPS founder and Harvard Professor Jerold Kayden discusses the functional uses of privately owned public space in New York City. read more

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