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Matthew Ostman on 10 East 29th Street:
Additional Photo: Tables/Chairs
Matthew Ostman on 10 East 29th Street:
Additional photo: Sheltered seating behind plantings
Matthew Ostman on 10 East 29th Street:
This POPS is spacious and well maintained, with only a couple minor issues. Extensive seating is available - in addition to the 10 required tables with chairs, benches ring the central circle of the space, and a separate path semi-secluded behind plantings on the eastern side of the space provides for more secluded seating. With the exception of the grass on the central mound (which given the time of year of this visit, may have been a victim of the winter), the greenery is well maintained, with a large variety in terms of the plants present in planters. Signage is clearly posted with correct hours. On the downside, two of the four entrances had locked gates across them, though the other two (including the westernmost with the accessible ramp) were open. The required water fountain, while present, appeared to be disconnected or otherwise non-functional.
Matthew Ostman on 172 Madison Avenue:
Additional photo: Street-facing seating; signage
Matthew Ostman on 172 Madison Avenue:
Additional photo: Central area with sittable concrete blobs; non-functional water fountain
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Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

445 Fifth Avenue

Urban Plaza

With its pastel pinks, ornamental lions, and formal colonnade, this small, downward-sloping, rectangular urban plaza 125 feet east of Fifth Avenue on the...continued.

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111 Livingston Street

Plaza

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

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

1 Lincoln Plaza

Arcade, Plaza

Located slightly east of Broadway on the north side of West 63rd Street, this plaza has received a modest facelift since the late 1980s that demonstrates...continued.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

1633 Broadway | Paramount

Special Permit Arcade, Special Permit Plaza, Underground Concourse

Successor owners to the original developer of this Broadway office tower have faced an inherently problematic site condition at their full blockfront special...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2009)

425 Lexington Avenue

Urban Plaza

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.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

2 Gold Street

Urban Plaza

Information on this privately owned public space will be provided shortly. ...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

240 East 47th Street

Non-Bonused Space, Residential Plaza

Located at back of the Dag Hammarskjold Tower at the northwest corner of Second Avenue and East 46th Street, the primary space of this residential plaza...continued.

Photo: APOPS@MAS (2012)

899 Seventh Avenue

Through Block Connection

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.

Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

750 Lexington Avenue

Plaza

This plaza wraps around almost all of the building’s street frontages on East 59th Street, the west side of Lexington Avenue, and East 60th Street. On...continued.