Manhattan Place is a 35-story apartment building at 630 First Avenue in the Murray Hill neighborhood of

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. Opened in 1984, it was one of the city's first high-rise

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and the first project in the city for which

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received credit as the design architect.

History

The building, developed by The Glick Organization, is located on the east side of First Avenue between 36th and 37th streets on a site. Previously occupied by a

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gas station and a warehouse, the site took three years to acquire and rezone. Negotiations with the

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and

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during the planning process resulted in a shifting of the building's orientation so that its street level landscaped plaza would face

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. Groundbreaking took place in 1983. Designed by architect Costas Kondylis of Philip Birnbaum & Associates, Manhattan Place was one of New York City's first high-rise condominiums and also one of the first residential buildings in the city at that time to focus on luxury design. The 35-story structure contains 487 residential units with ground-level retail along the First Avenue frontage. Its residential tower is a triangular-ended rectangle oriented diagonally to face the northeast and southwest, maximizing the building's unobstructed views of the

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and the

skyline across St. Vartan Park and the entrance to the

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. Several sets of bay windows run along the length of the building, which has a façade consisting of horizontal ribbons of glass and brick. Manhattan Place includes a rooftop health club with a pool, gym, indoor jogging track, and lounge. When asked about the selection of the building's name, Jeffrey Glick of The Glick Organization said "I wanted 'Manhattan' because Manhattan is the best place to live." Manh Place 630 First n Horizon 415 E37 jeh

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Manhattan Place was Kondylis' first success story and his first project in New York City for which he received credit as the design architect. The building caught the attention of

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, who partnered with Kondylis on the design of other buildings in Manhattan including the

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, and several buildings in Riverside South.

In popular culture

* In the 1984 drama movie ''

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'', Manhattan Place is shown in several scenes as the construction site that Frank is working at. * Manhattan Place is depicted as the ''Rutherford Hotel'' in the ''

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'' episode in the fourth season of the TV series ''

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'' (originally aired on November 11, 2014). * The rooftop of Manhattan Place was the filming location for a coffee break taken by Dr. Goodwin and Dr. Sharpe on top of

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in the ''Rituals'' episode in the first season of the TV series ''

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'' (originally aired on October 2, 2018).

References

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