Manhattan · New York County
599 Lexington Avenue
POPS - Indoor Atrium / Through-Block
- Location
- 599 Lexington Avenue, at East 52nd Street, Midtown East
- Size
- 0.15 acres
- Hours
- Open during business hours
- Type
- POPS - Indoor Atrium / Through-Block
599 Lexington Avenue is a Privately Owned Public Space in Midtown East, providing an indoor atrium and through-block connection near the Citigroup Center and the Lexington Avenue subway corridor.
The building at 599 Lexington Avenue is adjacent to the Citigroup Center (Citicorp Center), whose distinctive angled top and elevated base create one of the most recognizable silhouettes on the Midtown skyline.
The through-block connection at 599 Lexington helps pedestrians navigate between Lexington and Third Avenues in one of the most congested sections of Midtown. The indoor passage provides weather protection and a shortcut through the long east-west blocks.
Lexington Avenue in the low 50s handles extraordinary pedestrian volumes from the subway stations and the surrounding office towers. Indoor POPS that provide through-block connections are among the most functionally valuable in the entire program.
This atrium and passage serve the enormous daily population of Midtown East with one of the most useful indoor pedestrian connections in the district.