East Midtown Plaza
| East Midtown Plaza | |
|---|---|
Looking east along 23rd St. in 2012, with the tower at 401 Second Ave. in the foreground | |
Interactive map of the East Midtown Plaza area | |
| General information | |
| Location | East 23rd to 25th streets between First and Second avenues, Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°44′17″N 73°58′45″W / 40.73806°N 73.97917°W |
| Year built | 1968–1974 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 28 (319 East 24th Street) 27 (400 Second Avenue) 22 (401 First Avenue) |
| Grounds | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Davis, Brody & Associates |
| Developer | East Midtown Community Housing Corporation |
| Structural engineer | Robert Rosenwasser |
| Services engineer | Cosentini Associates |
| Other designers | M. Paul Friedberg & Associates (landscape architect) |
| Main contractor | Cauldwell-Wingate Company |
East Midtown Plaza is a housing cooperative development in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, United States. Developed as part of the Mitchell–Lama Housing Program, the six-building complex occupies an area of nearly two city blocks, bounded by First and Second avenues and East 23rd and 25th streets. It contains a total of 746 units spread across a mix of high-rise and low-rise apartment buildings. The development was constructed in two phases from 1968 through 1974, with the first stage opening in 1972. Since the turn of the 21st century, residents have debated privatizing the housing complex by exiting the Mitchell-Lama program.