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422 East 72nd Street

Residential Plaza

Pedestrians may be excused for walking past this residential plaza on the south side of East 72nd Street between York and First Avenues. Much of the street...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

575 Fifth Avenue

Covered Pedestrian Space

“I think it’s beautiful. I’m really overwhelmed . . . I didn’t expect this,” says one middle-aged woman visiting this covered pedestrian space...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

499 Park Avenue

Glass-Enclosed Urban Plaza Equivalent, Open Urban Plaza Equivalent, Sidewalk Widening Equivalent, Through Block Arcade Equivalent

Located inside 499 Park Avenue at the southeast corner of Park Avenue and East 59th Street, this elegant, minimalist atrium, legally known by the inelegant,...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

245 Park Avenue

Arcade, Plaza

This ribbon of plaza wraps around the entire building on Park Avenue, East 47th Street, Lexington Avenue, and East 46th Street sides. Elevated several...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

400 East 70th Street

Residential Plaza

A lush landscape of overhanging trees, shrubs, and flowers covers much of this north-facing residential plaza, on the south side of East 70th Street east...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

41 Madison Avenue

Arcade, Plaza

The plaza on the east side of Madison Avenue and the south side of East 26th Street is a strip of additional sidewalk. The tiny arcade is at the front...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

1548 Broadway

Through Block Connection

This indoor through block connection is a straight, modest corridor through the building linking West 45th and 46th Streets 100 feet east of Broadway....continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2009)

780 Third Avenue

Sidewalk Widening, Urban Plaza

The privately owned public and private spaces framing the three street sides of this brownish-red, polished granite-clad building, formerly known as the...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

205 East 95th Street

Residential Plaza

It is easy to miss this residential plaza at the northeast corner of Third Avenue and East 95th Street, even though the red brick paving, several planters,...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

235 East 40th Street

Residential Plaza

Located on the north side of East 40th Street between Second and Third Avenues, the primary space of this well-designed residential plaza subtly allocates...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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