Manhattan · New York County
500 Park Avenue
POPS - Outdoor Plaza
- Location
- 500 Park Avenue, at East 59th Street, Midtown East / Upper East Side
- Size
- 0.10 acres
- Hours
- Open during business hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Plaza
500 Park Avenue is a Privately Owned Public Space at the Park Avenue / 59th Street intersection, providing an outdoor plaza at the precise boundary between Midtown's corporate corridor and the Upper East Side's residential boulevard.
The building at 500 Park Avenue, designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and completed in 1960, is considered one of the finest International Style office buildings in New York. Its elegant glass curtain wall exemplifies the modernist aesthetic that defined Park Avenue's postwar development.
59th Street marks one of Manhattan's most significant boundaries: south of it, Park Avenue is the world's most prestigious corporate address; north of it, the avenue becomes one of the most exclusive residential streets in the world.
The POPS at 500 Park Avenue sits precisely at this transition, serving both the corporate workers to the south and the affluent residents to the north.
This plaza provides public space at the exact point where corporate Park Avenue becomes residential Park Avenue, one of the most clearly defined boundaries in Manhattan's urban landscape.