54th Street (Manhattan)

Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street
	Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Location within Manhattan
Location	5-15 W. 54th St., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°45′42″N 73°58′35″W / 40.76167°N 73.97639°W
Area	less than one acre
Architect	Multiple: Henry Janeway Hardenbergh (13 and 15 West 54th Street); McKim, Mead & White (11 West 54th Street); John H. Duncan (7 West 54th Street); R. H. Robertson (5 West 54th Street);
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	89002260
Added to NRHP	January 4, 1990

54th Street
	54th and Broadway
Maintained by	City of New York
Length	2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Location	Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
West end	NY 9AWest Side Highway
East end	Sutton Place

54th Street is a two-mile-long (3.2 km), one-way street traveling west to east across Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

Notable places, west to east

Twelfth Avenue

The route begins at Twelfth Avenue (New York Route 9A). Opposite the intersection is the New York Passenger Ship Terminal and the Hudson River. This is the only two-way portion of 54th Street; the remainder (east of Eleventh Avenue) is one-way eastbound.
De Witt Clinton Park. The West Side neighborhood of Clinton derives its name from the park. (south)

Eleventh Avenue

Clinton Towers Apartments, 39-floor apartment building completed in 1974 (north)
Harborview Terrace, Building 2 in New York City Housing Authority complex (north)
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore studios
AT&T Switching Center at 811 Tenth Avenue, 21-story, 113 m/370 ft switching station completed in 1964 (south)

Tenth Avenue

Sony Music Studios, 460 West 54th (south)
The Hit Factory, 421 West 54th (north)

Ninth Avenue

New York City Transit Rapid Transit Division's Rail Command Control Center, on former site of 54th Street Bus Depot and Ninth Avenue Railroad barn at 354 West 54th (south)
Midtown Community Court (south)
Midtown North precinct of New York City Police (south)

Eighth Avenue

The section between Eighth and Broadway is signed Señor Wences Way, for the ventriloquist who had appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show (produced nearby) and who lived in the Ameritania Hotel.
The Marc, 260 West 54th, 42-floor, 142 m / 464 ft apartment tower on top of municipal garage (south)
Studio 54 (south)
Ameritania Hotel (south)

Broadway

The corner of Broadway and 54th is signed "Big Apple Corner" in honor of writer John J. Fitz Gerald who lived there and popularized the phrase Big Apple.
1700 Broadway, 42-story, 162 m / 533 ft office tower that is headquarters of King World Productions

Seventh Avenue

1325 Avenue of the Americas (north) (actually closer to Seventh Avenue) 35-story 153 m / 502 ft, is the office tower that was portrayed in Seinfeld as Elaine's workplace. It is connected to the Hilton Hotel. (south)
Conrad (formerly The London NYC), 54-floor 180m/590 ft mixed-use tower; tallest building on West 54th (north)
Ziegfeld Theatre (north)
New York Hilton Hotel, 49-floor, 148 m 487 ft (148 m) hotel completed in 1963. Designed by Lapidus, it was originally supposed to resemble Miami Beach's curved Fontainebleau Hotel, but was later changed to resemble the nearby New York Sheraton which Lapidus had also designed. (south)
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 50-story, 191 m / 625 ft office tower (north)

Sixth Avenue

1330 Sixth Avenue, called "Brown Rock" when it was headquarters of ABC Television (south)
Financial Times Building, 41-story, 151 m / 496 ft office tower completed in 1965 (south)
The Warwick Hotel, 36-story, 111 m / 363 ft hotel completed in 1927 (north)
Tower Verre, an under-construction 77-story, 320 m / 1,050 ft tower at 53 West 53rd Street (south)
Museum of Modern Art (south)
Museum Tower 52-story588 ft (179 m) Cesar Pelli tower completed in 1985
Rockefeller Apartments, a New York City landmark
Residences at 5–15 West 54th Street, a series of townhouses built in the late 1890s. All of these are New York City designated landmarks and collectively form a National Register of Historic Places district called the Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street.
- 13 and 15 West 54th Street occupied by John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Nelson Rockefeller
- 9–11 West 54th Street, occupied by James J. Goodwin and Josephine Goodwin
- 7 West 54th Street occupied by Philip Lehman and Robert Lehman
- 5 West 54th Street, occupied by Moses Allen Starr and Alice Dunning Starr
4 West 54th Street, Mansion and Residence of John D. Rockefeller (now Museum of Modern Art)
University Club (north)

Fifth Avenue

520 Madison Avenue, 43-story, 176 m / 577 ft office tower with sloping lower walls and a section of the Berlin Wall in its adjoining park (south)
William H. Moore House, 4 East 54th Street (south)
689 Fifth Avenue (north)
19 East 54th Street (north)

Madison Avenue

Dillon, Read & Company Building, 36-story 141 m /464 ft building completed in 1982
527 Madison, 26-story, 107 m 351 ft (107 m) building completed in 1986
Hotel Elysee (south)

Park Avenue

399 Park Avenue, headquarter of Citigroup (south)
Lever House (south)

Lexington Avenue

Citigroup Center, tallest building on street (south)

Third Avenue

Lipstick Building (south)
909 Third Avenue, 32-floor tower built above the FDR Station (a post office) (north)
- 40°45′30″N 73°58′04″W / 40.758279°N 73.96786°W / 40.758279; -73.96786 (909 Third Avenue)

Second Avenue

Neighborhood Playhouse, 340 East 54th Street
Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center
Mondrian Condominiums, 43-story 134 m 439 ft (134 m) apartment complex completed in 1992

First Avenue

Rivertower Apartments, 39-floor apartments (south)
Saint James' Tower, 30-floor apartments

Sutton Place South

The street ends at a cul-de-sac off Sutton Place South.

References

↑ "Clinton Towers Apartments, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "Harborview Terrace" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
↑ "AT&T Switching Center, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "The Marc, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "Ameritania Hotel New York, New York Hotels by CRS". Ameritaniahotelnewyork.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "1700 Broadway, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "The London NYC, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "New York Hilton Hotel, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
1 2 Andrew Dolkart (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
↑ "Financial Times Building, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "Tower Verre, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
↑ "520 Madison Avenue, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "Dillon, Read & Company Building, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "527 Madison, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "909 Third Avenue, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "FDR Station - Post Office". USPS. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
↑ Kadinsky, Sergey (March 30, 2025). "Turtle Bay Interiors". Forgotten-NY. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
↑ "Mondrian Condominiums, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "Rivertower Apartments, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "Saint James' Tower, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

External links

54th Street: A New York Songline - virtual walking tour

[1] "Clinton Towers Apartments, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[2] "Harborview Terrace" (PDF). New York City Housing Authority. Retrieved February 4, 2026.

[3] "AT&T Switching Center, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[4] "The Marc, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[5] "Ameritania Hotel New York, New York Hotels by CRS". Ameritaniahotelnewyork.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[6] "1700 Broadway, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[7] "1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[8] "The London NYC, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[9] "New York Hilton Hotel, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[nrhpdoc-10] 1 2 Andrew Dolkart (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[nris-11] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[12] "Financial Times Building, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[13] "Tower Verre, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[14] White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.

[15] "520 Madison Avenue, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[16] "Dillon, Read & Company Building, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[17] "527 Madison, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[18] "909 Third Avenue, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[19] "FDR Station - Post Office". USPS. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[20] Kadinsky, Sergey (March 30, 2025). "Turtle Bay Interiors". Forgotten-NY. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

[21] "Mondrian Condominiums, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[22] "Rivertower Apartments, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[23] "Saint James' Tower, New York City /". US /: Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

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