Manhattan · New York County
1155 Sixth Avenue
POPS - Outdoor Plaza
- Location
- 1155 Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas), Midtown
- Size
- 0.15 acres
- Hours
- Open during business hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Plaza
1155 Sixth Avenue is a Privately Owned Public Space along the Avenue of the Americas in Midtown, another link in the chain of corporate plazas that characterize this major commercial boulevard.
The building is situated near Times Square and the Theater District, placing its POPS within one of the most heavily visited areas in the world. Over 50 million tourists visit Times Square annually, many of whom walk through the Sixth Avenue corridor.
The Sixth Avenue office towers between 44th and 50th Streets house the headquarters of major media companies, banks, and professional services firms. The corridor's POPS provide outdoor respite for the hundreds of thousands of workers who commute to these offices daily.
The design quality of Midtown POPS has been a persistent topic of discussion in urban planning circles. While some plazas are well-furnished and actively used, others are barren and uninviting. The city has periodically updated POPS design standards to improve the quality of new spaces.
This POPS serves the enormous workforce and visitor population of Midtown, providing public outdoor space in the most commercially intensive district in Manhattan.