Manhattan · New York County
156 West 56th Street
POPS - Indoor Lobby
- Location
- 156 West 56th Street, Midtown West
- Size
- 0.06 acres
- Hours
- Open during building hours
- Type
- POPS - Indoor Lobby
156 West 56th Street is a Privately Owned Public Space in Midtown West, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues near Carnegie Hall and the luxury residential towers of Billionaires' Row.
West 56th Street in this block sits one street south of the 57th Street corridor that has become known as Billionaires' Row, where ultra-luxury residential towers including One57, 432 Park Avenue, and the Steinway Tower have risen to extraordinary heights.
The neighborhood's transformation from a mixed commercial area into one of the most expensive residential corridors in the world has reshaped the blocks surrounding this POPS. The cultural institutions of Carnegie Hall and City Center provide a counterbalance to the hyper-luxury development.
The indoor POPS provides publicly accessible lobby space in a building surrounded by some of the most valuable real estate in the world. The contrast between the public accessibility of the POPS and the exclusive nature of the surrounding development is characteristic of Manhattan's complex social geography.
This space serves the mix of cultural visitors, luxury residents, office workers, and tourists that characterizes this rapidly evolving section of Midtown West.