201 East 42nd Street

201 East 42nd Street is a Privately Owned Public Space near Tudor City, the 1920s residential enclave perched above 42nd Street near the United Nations headquarters in Midtown East.

Tudor City, built between 1925 and 1928, was one of the first large-scale residential developments in Midtown Manhattan. The complex's Gothic Revival buildings and private parks create a remarkably self-contained neighborhood that feels removed from the busy streets below.

The United Nations headquarters, completed in 1952 on land donated by the Rockefeller family, is located just east of Tudor City. The diplomatic community associated with the UN gives this section of Midtown East an international character.

42nd Street at this location is a transitional zone between the commercial intensity of Times Square to the west and the diplomatic quiet of the UN campus to the east. The POPS serves both the office workers and the diplomatic community of this unique area.

This plaza provides public space near one of Manhattan's most architecturally distinctive residential complexes, connecting the 1920s charm of Tudor City to the international mission of the United Nations.