Manhattan · New York County
12 East 49th Street
POPS - Indoor Lobby
- Location
- 12 East 49th Street, Midtown
- Size
- 0.06 acres
- Hours
- Open during business hours
- Type
- POPS - Indoor Lobby
12 East 49th Street is a Privately Owned Public Space in the heart of Midtown, between Fifth and Madison Avenues on one of the most commercially valuable blocks in Manhattan.
East 49th Street in this stretch is surrounded by Rockefeller Center, Saks Fifth Avenue, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The POPS exists within this extraordinary concentration of iconic New York institutions.
The indoor lobby space provides climate-controlled public access in a block where the pedestrian density, particularly during the holiday season, is among the highest in the city. Indoor POPS near Rockefeller Center serve as essential overflow spaces.
The blocks between 48th and 51st Streets along Fifth Avenue constitute the commercial and cultural heart of Midtown, with retail flagships, media headquarters, and religious institutions all competing for attention.
This POPS provides a small but valuable indoor respite in the epicenter of Midtown Manhattan's commercial activity.