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privately owned public space: 590 madison avenue - IBM building

Return to: Introduction or Central Midtown - Manhattan CD 5

GENERAL INFORMATION
BUILDING LOCATION
      Southwest corner of Madison Avenue and
      East 57th Street

PRIMARY BUILDING USE
      Commercial

NUMBER OF STORIES   43

YEAR COMPLETED   1982

BUILDING ARCHITECT
      Edward Larrabee Barnes

PUBLIC SPACE DESIGNER
      Robert A. M. Stern
      (for alteration in 1995)

PUBLIC SPACE TYPE
      Urban Plaza
      Arcade
      Through Block Arcade
      Covered Pedestrian Space
      Seating Area

ACCESS
	- Urban Plaza, Arcade: Open 24 hours Through Block Arcade, Covered Pedestrian Space, Seating Area: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. - Closing for events: maybe closed to the public with advance notice for 6 private and 6 local community and non-for-profit organization events per year, starting no-earlier than 3:00 p.m. weekdays or 5:00 p.m. weekend days; a sign giving notice of such closing must be posted at each entrance to the indoor public spaces for seven days prior to the event
	Wheelchair access
	Access 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. from the Through Block Arcade to the passageway connecting to the adjacent Trump Tower and to Fifth Avenue
AMENITIES
GENERAL
	Plaque/Sign
	14 trees on street
	Lighting provided
COVERED PEDESTRIAN SPACE SEATING AREA
	Indoor sculpture garden for display of large-scale works of art by major artists of the twentieth century, to be changed two or more times a year
	8 clusters in recessed planting bed
	110 movable chairs within the Covered Pedestrian Space
	Food and coffee kiosk
	32 movable tables provided
	Retail frontage
	10 Litter receptacles
URBAN PLAZA
	66 linear feet of fixed seating
	Sculpture pool

SITE PLAN

SUBWAY STATION
59th street station - 4, 5, 6 trains; 5th avenue station - n and r trains;

view of the through block arcade seating area at 590 madison avenue

view of the covered pedestrian space from the passageway connecting to trump tower at 590 madison avenue

Sources:

Jerold S. Kayden, The New York City Department of City Planning, and The Municipal Art Society of New York Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2000
New York City Department of City Planning, Manhattan Office