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Privately Owned Public Space (APOPS)
Privately Owned Public Space
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Recent Comments
J, Dortmunder on 432 Park Avenue:
The legally mandated Privately Owned Public Space (POPS) at 432 Park Avenue is currently entirely inaccessible to the public. The ground-level plaza boundaries have been completely boarded up with heavy plywood walls.J. Dortmunder on 432 Park Avenue:
Open 24 hours signSam on 1 Central Park West:
It 2026 and this POPs is still closed!!! 1 CPWNot surprised on 725 Fifth Avenue / Trump Tower:
I was at Trump tower in April 2026 and was told by the security guard that the garden was closed. Considering the owner of the building If this management staff doesn't follow the rules of POP's why would anyone.Maggie on 330 East 39th Street:
Went on a July Thursday at 2 pm and it was locked - gates say Courtyard open from 10 AM - 8 PM daily. A building worker outside let me know the owner likes to keep it locked to keep "bums" out.
500 Park Avenue
Demonstrating empirically that steps are sometimes as functional as benches and chairs, the four lining the edge of this tiny urban plaza parallel to the...continued.
200 East 82nd Street
Having just made the chronological cut before the 1977 residential plaza zoning rules took effect, this plaza presents the standard “as-of-right” uses...continued.
50 Lexington Avenue
This sunny residential plaza locates its primary space at the northwest corner of Lexington Avenue and East 24th Street. From the sidewalk, the space is...continued.
111 Livingston Street
The profile for this POPS has not yet been written, but data is available. ...continued.
17 Battery Place
Set within a recessed area of the building, slightly north of Battery Place on the west side of Western Union International Plaza, this plaza is enclosed...continued.
725 Fifth Avenue / Trump Tower
The covered pedestrian space at Trump Tower is simultaneously New York City’s most famous and least understood privately owned public space. Most famous,...continued.
51 West 52nd Street
Aptly nicknamed Black Rock, this black glass tower, designed by the renowned Finnish architect Eero Saarinen and the firm of Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo,...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.
425 Lexington Avenue
Near Grand Central Terminal on the north side of East 43rd Street about 150 feet east of Lexington Avenue, this rectangular urban plaza offers convenient,...continued.
111 Wall Street
This U-shaped plaza grips the full-block office building on three of its four street frontages, along Front Street, Gouverneur Lane, and South Street,...continued.
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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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