Manhattan Place Explained

Manhattan Place
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Status:Completed
Address:630 First Avenue
Location City:New York City
Location Country:United States
Start Date:1983[1]
Opened Date:1984[2]
Management:R.E.M. Residential[3]
Height:111m (364feet)
Floor Count:35
Unit Count:487
Architect:Costas Kondylis
Architecture Firm:Philip Birnbaum & Associates
Developer:The Glick Organization
Other Designers:Thomas Balsley Associates (landscape architect)

Manhattan Place is a 35-story apartment building at 630 First Avenue in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1984, it was one of the city's first high-rise condominiums and the first project in the city for which Costas Kondylis received credit as the design architect.

History

The building, developed by The Glick Organization, is located on the east side of First Avenue between 36th and 37th streets on a 40000square feet site. Previously occupied by a Texaco gas station and a warehouse, the site took three years to acquire and rezone and also included the purchase of air rights from the nearby Bide-A-Wee animal shelter. Negotiations with the New York City Planning Commission and Manhattan Community Board 6 during the planning process resulted in a shifting of the building's orientation so that its street level landscaped plaza would face St. Vartan Park.[1] [4] [5] [6] The developer also agreed to contribute $427,000 to subsidize rents for Bellevue Hospital workers that wish to live in the Kips Bay neighborhood and $900,000 to rehabilitate St. Vartan Park.[7] [8] Groundbreaking took place in 1983.[1]

Designed by architect Costas Kondylis of Philip Birnbaum & Associates, Manhattan Place was one of New York City's first high-rise condominiums and also one of the first residential buildings in the city at that time to focus on luxury design.[9] The 35-story structure contains 487 residential units with ground-level retail along the First Avenue frontage. Its residential tower is a triangular-ended rectangle oriented diagonally to face the northeast and southwest, maximizing the building's unobstructed views of the East River and the Manhattan skyline across St. Vartan Park and the entrance to the Queens–Midtown Tunnel. Several sets of bay windows run along the length of the building, which has a façade consisting of horizontal ribbons of glass and brick. Manhattan Place includes a 6000square feet rooftop health club with a pool, gym, indoor jogging track, and lounge.[1] [6] [10] When asked about the selection of the building's name, Jeffrey Glick of The Glick Organization said "I wanted 'Manhattan' because Manhattan is the best place to live."[11]

Manhattan Place was Kondylis' first success story and his first project in New York City for which he received credit as the design architect.[12] [13] The building caught the attention of Donald Trump, who partnered with Kondylis on the design of other buildings in Manhattan including the Trump World Tower, Trump International Hotel and Tower, and several buildings in Riverside South.[14] [15]

The site includes 16390square feet of public plaza, most of which is contained within a triangular area at the southwest corner of the block and features a multi-tiered circular fountain located adjacent to the sidewalk along First Avenue.[16] [17] The landscaped plaza was designed by Thomas Balsley Associates, the same firm that designed other nearby public spaces including the renovations to St. Vartan Park, the plaza for The Corinthian, and the East River Esplanade Park from 36th to 38th streets.[2] [18] [19]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Oser . Alan S. . March 11, 1983 . Housing Construction Near East River . The New York Times . B7 . October 29, 2022 . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023605/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/11/business/real-estate-housing-construction-near-east-river.html . live .
  2. , p. 258.
  3. Web site: Manhattan Place Condominium . BoardPackager . March 20, 2023 . March 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230311091302/https://www.boardpackager.com/buildings/630_First_Avenue16491 . live .
  4. News: Moritz . Owen . June 20, 1985 . Bide-A-Wee at end of leash . Daily News . New York . 12 . February 15, 2024 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Oser . Alan S. . September 12, 1986 . Zone Shift Spurs Housing on East Side . The New York Times . A24 . October 29, 2022 . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023606/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/12/business/about-real-estate-zone-shift-spurs-housing-on-east-side.html . live .
  6. News: Oser . Alan S. . December 6, 1985 . Rezoning for Residential: East Side Builder's Tactic . The New York Times . B14 . October 29, 2022 . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023606/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/06/business/about-real-estate-rezoning-for-residential-east-side-builder-s-tactic.html . live .
  7. News: Toscano . John . July 15, 1982 . Apt. builder's gifts lay foundation for success . Daily News . New York . 15 . . April 10, 2023 . April 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408022653/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122480303/apt-builders-gifts-lay-foundation-for/ . live .
  8. News: Sutton . Larry . November 8, 1984 . Renovated playground open . Daily News . New York . sec. Manhattan, p. 1 . . April 10, 2023 . April 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408022653/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122480521/renovated-playground-open/ . live .
  9. News: Dykstra . Katherine . April 6, 2006 . NYC's Gold Costas . New York Post . October 29, 2022 . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023607/https://nypost.com/2006/04/06/n-y-cs-gold-costas/ . live .
  10. News: Mincer . Jilian . December 2, 1984 . Day-Care Lags As Housing Amenity . The New York Times . A6 . October 29, 2022 . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023605/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/02/realestate/day-care-lags-as-housing-amenity.html . live .
  11. News: Wolfe . Lisa . July 8, 1984 . What's In A Name? For Buildings, A Lot . The New York Times . A2 . October 29, 2022 . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023605/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/08/realestate/what-s-in-a-name-for-buildings-a-lot.html . live .
  12. Book: Squat Design . May 2011 . Building Stories - Costas Kondylis . Korangy Publishing Inc. . 7 . October 29, 2022 . Issuu . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023605/https://issuu.com/squatdesign/docs/builidngstories_may2011_book . live .
  13. Web site: Calderone . Michael . August 2, 2007 . The World of Costas Kondylis . Haute Living . October 29, 2022 . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023605/https://hauteliving.com/2007/08/the-world-of-costas-kondylis/682/ . live .
  14. News: Keane . Katharine . August 21, 2018 . Prolific New York Architect Costas Kondylis Has Died . Architect Magazine . October 29, 2022 . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023606/https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/prolific-new-york-architect-costas-kondylis-has-died_o . live .
  15. News: Franklin . Sydney . August 20, 2018 . Costas Kondylis, architect of Trump's New York City towers, dies at 78 . The Architect's Newspaper . October 29, 2022 . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023611/https://www.archpaper.com/2018/08/costas-kondylis-trump-architect-obituary/ . live .
  16. Book: Stern . Robert A. M. Stern . Fishman . David . Tilove . Jacob . 2006 . New York 2000: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Bicentennial and the Millennium . New York . Monacelli Press . 397 . 9781580931779 . February 15, 2024.
  17. Web site: 630 First Avenue - Manhattan Place . Privately Owned Public Space in New York City . Municipal Art Society . February 15, 2024 . February 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240216033339/https://apops.mas.org/pops/m060025/ . live .
  18. News: Shaman . Diana . April 29, 1988 . 2 Blocks of First Avenue Become a Neighborhood . The New York Times . B14 . February 15, 2024 . February 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240216033338/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/29/business/about-real-estate-2-blocks-of-first-avenue-become-a-neighborhood.html . live .
  19. March 1999 . East River Esplanade Park . Landscape Design . 15 . 91 . February 15, 2024 . June 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624021351/https://books.google.com/books?id=-G1cEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA91 . live .
  20. Web site: Falling in Love . American Film Institute . October 29, 2022 . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023607/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/57077 . live .
  21. Web site: Movies Filmed at Manhattan Place . MovieMaps . October 29, 2022 . October 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030023605/https://moviemaps.org/locations/8sb . live .
  22. Web site: Young . Michelle . September 28, 2018 . NYC Filming Locations for New Amsterdam, New Medical Drama on NBC . Untapped New York . November 11, 2022 . November 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221111132618/https://untappedcities.com/2018/09/28/nyc-filming-locations-for-new-amsterdam-new-medical-drama-on-nbc/?displayall=true . live .

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