50 United Nations Plaza
50 United Nations Plaza is a residential condominium building in Manhattan, New York City. The 44-story tower, designed by Norman Foster's architectural firm Foster and Partners, is the first residential high-rise building in the United States designed by Foster.- Type: Building
- Description: residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
- Address: New York
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United Nations Headquarters and Empire State Building.
United Nations Headquarters
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The headquarters of the United Nations is on 17 to 18 acres of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It borders First Avenue to the west, 42nd Street to the south, 48th Street to the north, and the East River to the east. United Nations Headquarters is situated 810 feet south of 50 United Nations Plaza.
Empire State Building
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931. Empire State Building is situated 1 mile west of 50 United Nations Plaza.
Grand Central Terminal
Railway station
Photo: Fcb981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Central Terminal is a commuter rail terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Grand Central is the southern terminus of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines, serving the northern parts of the New York metropolitan area. Grand Central Terminal is situated 2,500 feet west of 50 United Nations Plaza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tudor City and Murray Hill.
Tudor City
Neighborhood
Photo: Niklem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tudor City is an apartment complex on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, bordering the Turtle Bay and Murray Hill neighborhoods. It lies on a low cliff east of Second Avenue, between 40th and 43rd Streets, and overlooks First Avenue to the east.
Murray Hill
Neighborhood
Murray Hill is a neighborhood on the east side of Manhattan in New York City. Murray Hill is generally bordered to the east by the East River or Kips Bay and to the west by Midtown Manhattan, though the exact boundaries are disputed.
Diamond District
Neighborhood
Photo: ChrisRuvolo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A diamond district is an area where the cutting, polishing, and trade of diamonds and other gems takes place. There are a number of these districts around the world, including: It may also refer to Diamond District, an American hip-hop group formed by Oddisee, Uptown XO & Yu.
50 United Nations Plaza
- Category: tower block
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.75175° or 40° 45′ 6″ northLongitude
-73.96831° or 73° 58′ 6″ westOpen location code
87G8Q22J+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 272554339OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q21198107
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“50 United Nations Plaza” goes by many names.
- German: “50 United Nations Plaza”
- Spanish: “50 United Nations Plaza”
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Highlights include Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations and Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations.
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