57th Street (Manhattan)

Coordinates: 40°45′54″N 73°58′43″W / 40.7649°N 73.9787°W / 40.7649; -73.9787
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40°45′54″N 73°58′43″W / 40.7649°N 73.9787°W / 40.7649; -73.9787

57th Street
Several multi-story apartment buildings lining East 57th Street, a six-lane road, between First Avenue and Sutton Place
Apartment buildings lining East 57th Street between First Avenue and Sutton Place
LocationManhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
West endWest Side Highway
East endYork Avenue and Sutton Place

57th Street is a broad thoroughfare in the

Sutton Place, Midtown Manhattan, and Hell's Kitchen
from east to west.

57th Street was created under the Commissioners' Plan of 1811. It was developed as a mainly residential street in the mid-19th century. The central portion of 57th Street was developed as an artistic hub starting in the 1890s, with the development of Carnegie Hall. The section between Fifth and Eighth Avenues is two blocks south of Central Park. Since the early 21st century, the portion of the street south of Central Park has formed part of Billionaires' Row, which contains luxury residential skyscrapers such as 111 West 57th Street, One57, and the Central Park Tower.

Description

The Hearst Tower at 300 West 57th Street
Art Students League
at 215 West 57th Street

Over its two-mile (3 km) length, 57th Street passes through several distinct neighborhoods with differing mixes of commercial, retail, and residential uses.[1] 57th Street is notable for prestigious art galleries,[2] restaurants and up-market shops.

The first block of 57th Street, at its western end at

West 57th
.

From Tenth Avenue to

Sixth Avenue), and to the offices of several magazines including The Economist. The corner of 57th Street and Seventh Avenue is home to the city-owned performance venue Carnegie Hall
.

The mid-block between Seventh and Sixth Avenues is a terminus of a north-south pedestrian avenue named Sixth and a Half Avenue.[4]

East of Sixth Avenue, the street is home to numerous high-end retail establishments including Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany & Co., and Bergdorf Goodman. The stores located at 57th Street's intersections with Fifth and Madison Avenues occupy some of the most expensive real estate in the world.[5]

Commercial and retail buildings continue to dominate until

Sutton Place
, the street consists of a nearly unbroken stretch of increasingly upscale apartment buildings with doormen, awnings, and small commercial establishments such as drug stores, bank branches, and restaurants.

57th Street ends at a small city park overlooking the East River just east of Sutton Place.

History

The street was designated by the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 that established the Manhattan street grid as one of 15 east-west streets that would be 100 feet (30 m) in width (while other streets were designated as 60 feet (18 m) in width).[6][7] Throughout its history, 57th Street has contained high-end housing and retail, as well as artistic uses.[8]

Early development

57th Street was laid out and opened in 1857.[9] In the early 19th century, there were industrial concerns clustered around either end of 57th Street, near the Hudson and East Rivers. At the time, the surrounding areas were largely undeveloped except for Central Park two blocks to the north.[10] As late as the 1860s, the area east of Central Park was a shantytown with up to 5,000 squatters.[11] The block of the street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues was still mostly undeveloped and noted for its boulders and deep ravines where squatters lived in shanties.[12][13]

The block between Fifth and Madison Avenues was the first part of 57th Street to see development, when Mary Mason Jones built the "Marble Row" on the eastern side of Fifth Avenue from 57th to 58th Streets between 1868 and 1870.

Stephen Benton Elkins; manufacturer Henry T. Sloane; and politicians Edwin Einstein and Samuel B. H. Vance.[15] At that time, the block's best-known residents were two branches of the Roosevelt family, one headed by James A. Roosevelt and the other by Theodore Roosevelt Sr., President Theodore Roosevelt's father. A directory of 1881 adds the names of other prominent citizens including merchant Augustus D. Juilliard, financier William Bayard Cutting, and banker Jacob Schiff.[16]

The intersection of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue was further developed in 1879 with the construction of the Cornelius Vanderbilt II House at the northwest corner.[8] The block of West 57th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues was described as being "the very best in the city" by 1885.[17] One contemporary observer described the block's family homes as "first-class dwelling houses".[18] Another called them "the brown-stone mansions of rich brewers, the François Premier chateaux of bankers, the Gothic palaces of railroad kings".[19] The area to the west contained townhouses, some of which were known as New York City's "choicest" residences. On East 57th Street, there were homes interspersed with structures built for the arts.[8]

Arts hub

Calvary Baptist Church entrance at 123 West 57th Street

An artistic hub developed around the two blocks of West 57th Street from Sixth Avenue to Broadway during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, following the opening of

Louis H. Chalif Normal School of Dancing at 165 West 57th Street, and Society of American Artists.[8][21]

Following World War I, the block of 57th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues transitioned from residential to commercial as speculators bought and transformed the block's mansions into upscale retail establishments. A real estate specialist was quoted in 1922 as saying 57th Street was "the greatest street in New York".[22] As the transformation to fashionable shopping district proceeded, reporters began referring to the block as "Rue de la Paix of New York" or "the Rue de la Paix of America".[23][24] Furthermore, after about 1921, art galleries started to supplant residences on 57th Street,[11] and other art galleries developed on the street in general.[25] For instance, the Fuller Building at 41 East 57th Street has traditionally contained many galleries since its completion in 1929.[26] During the early 20th century, many of the original townhouses on East 57th Street were rebuilt as art galleries. Interior decorators also moved to the area, converting existing houses or erecting new structures such as the Todhunter Building at 119 East 57th Street.[8]

During the mid-1920s, two major piano showrooms, Chickering Hall and Steinway Hall, were developed on West 57th Street, as was the

Hearst Magazine Building was constructed at Eighth Avenue and 57th Street between 1927 and 1928, while a skyscraper for the Calvary Baptist Church was erected at 123 West 57th Street between 1929 and 1930. On East 57th Street, several luxury apartment buildings were also developed.[8]

Billionaires' Row

Main article: Billionaires' Row (Manhattan)

Starting in the 2010s, quite a few very tall ultra-luxury residential buildings have been constructed or proposed on the stretch of West 57th Street between Eighth and Park Avenues, which is largely within two blocks of Central Park.[27] The first of these was One57, a 1,004-foot (306 m) apartment building between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, which was completed in 2014.[28] Due to the often record-breaking prices[29][30] that have been set for the apartments in these buildings, the press has dubbed this section of 57th Street as "Billionaires' Row".[31][32][33] These projects have generated controversy concerning the economic conditions[34][35] and zoning policies[36] that have encouraged these buildings, as well as the impact these towers will have on the surrounding neighborhoods and the shadows they will cast on Central Park.[37]

Transportation

The

57th Street – Seventh Avenue station on the BMT Broadway Line is located at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, served by the N, ​Q, ​R, and ​W trains.[38]

The

York Avenue.[39] Several express buses from Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island serve 57th Street as well.[40][41][42]

Notable places

Shopping

The following high-end stores can be found between

Sixth Avenue and Park Avenue
:

References

Notes

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  7. ^ A History of Real Estate, Building, and Architecture in New York City. New York: Real Estate Record and Guide. 1898. p. 34.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "130 West 57th Street Studio Building" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. October 19, 1999. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 23, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  9. ^ N. Y. Supreme Court; General Term; Nancy L. Sherwood and Mary E. Blodgett, Respondents, vs. The Metropolitan Elevated Railway Company and the Manhattan Railway Company, Appellants. New York: Martin B. Brown. 1890. p. 23.
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  15. ^ John Fowler Trow (1876). New York City Directory, 1876/77. New York: The Trow City Directory Co.
  16. ^ Phillips' élite directory of private families and ladies visiting and shopping guide for New York City. New York: W. Phillips. 1881. p. 360.
  17. ^ "How the Great Apartment Houses Have Paid". The Real Estate Record: Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide. Vol. 35, no. 882. February 7, 1885. pp. 127–128.
  18. ^ N. Y. Supreme Court; General Term; Nancy L. Sherwood and Mary E. Blodgett, Respondents, vs. The Metropolitan Elevated Railway Company and the Manhattan Railway Company, Appellants. New York: Martin B. Brown. 1890. p. 78.
  19. ^ "Through the New York Studios". Illustrated American. Vol. 12, no. 131. New York: Illustrated American Publishing Co. August 27, 1892. p. 81.
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  22. ^ Cushman, J. Clydesdale (March 26, 1922). "Keystone of Uptown Business Section Will Always Be 57th St". New York Herald. p. 74. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
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  28. ^ "Justin Davidson on One57 -- New York Magazine Architecture Review - Nymag". New York Magazine. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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  33. ^ Goldberger, Paul. "New Condo Towers Are Racing Skyward in Midtown Manhattan". Vanity Fair. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  34. ^ Rosenberg, Zoe (March 18, 2015). "New York's Megatower Boom Reduced To Mere 'Vertical Money'". Curbed NY. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  35. ^ "Why Billionaires Don't Pay Property Taxes in New York". Bloomberg. May 11, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  36. ^ "Why 57th Street Is the Supertall Tower Mecca of New York". Curbed NY. September 25, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  37. ^ "New Yorkers Protest Long Shadows Cast By New Skyscrapers". NPR.org. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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