74th Street Generating Station

74th Street Generating Station
The power station in 2023
Interactive map of the 74th Street Generating Station area
General information
Location503–507 East 74th Street, New York City, United States
Coordinates40°46′5″N 73°57′4″W / 40.76806°N 73.95111°W / 40.76806; -73.95111
Construction started1899
Opened1902
OwnerConsolidated Edison
Dimensions
Other dimensions500 ft (150 m) (smokestack)
Design and construction
DeveloperManhattan Railway Company
EngineerGeorge H. Pegram
Other designersW. E. Baker, E. D. Leavitt, L. B. Stillwell

74th Street Generating Station is a steam power plant located adjacent to the FDR Drive on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. The plant was originally built by the Manhattan Railway Company as a power station for elevated railways. When it opened in 1902, the facility was one of the largest electrical power plants in the world and contained what are thought to be the largest stationary steam engines ever constructed. The power plant was sold to Consolidated Edison in 1959 and subsequently repurposed to produce steam for the New York City steam system.

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