Manhattan · New York County
300 East 75th Street
POPS - Outdoor Seating
- Location
- 300 East 75th Street, Upper East Side
- Size
- 0.05 acres
- Hours
- Open during building hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Seating
300 East 75th Street is a Privately Owned Public Space on the Upper East Side, providing outdoor seating one block north of its sibling at 300 East 74th Street, continuing the pattern of residential POPS in the eastern Upper East Side.
The cluster of POPS at residential buildings along the 300 block of the eastern Upper East Side reflects the intensive apartment tower development that occurred in this area during the 1960s and 1970s, when incentive zoning encouraged the creation of public spaces.
The eastern Upper East Side between First Avenue and the river has a character distinct from the more famous avenues to the west. The towers here are taller, more modern, and more oriented toward the river views than the ornate pre-war buildings on Fifth and Park.
The John Jay Park pool and recreation center at East 77th Street and the FDR Drive provides one of the few public swimming facilities on the Upper East Side, serving the eastern neighborhood's families.
This seating area adds to the network of small residential POPS that provide outdoor amenity in the tower-dominated eastern blocks of the Upper East Side.