Photo: Kayden et al. (2000)

201 East 17th Street

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The plaza occurs at multiple levels on the three street sides of this full block-front building. On the east side of Third Avenue between East 17th and 18th Streets is a sunken concrete-surfaced strip 12 to 14 steps below the sidewalk dotted with several small planters and trees. Along East 17th Street is a small elevated area five steps up, a terrace in front of the building’s primary entrance with numerous concrete planters with ledges too thin or high for sitting. On East 18th Street is an elevated utility area.

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3 User Submissions

  1. submitted by: Frank Rose

    A wretched “public” space for a wretched building. I’ve lived in this neighborhood for years and it never occurred to me that this was a public space. It’s totally unusable even as a private space.

  2. submitted by: Jonathan

    Even more drab than in the 2000 pictures and definitely no planters or seating! Sad waste of space. May bring a chair for next visit. The 17th street area is nice but since it is by the entrance to the building feels not so public. Also no where to really sit.

  3. submitted by: Eric P

    A very sad space sunken below street level.