Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village
Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village (/ˈstaɪvəsənt/), sometimes shortened to StuyTown, is a large post–World War II private residential development on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The complex consists of 110 red brick apartment buildings on an 80-acre (32 ha) tract stretching from First Avenue to Avenue C, between 14th and 23rd Streets. Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village is split up into two parts: Stuyvesant Town, south of 20th Street, and Peter Cooper Village, north of 20th Street. Together, the two developments contain 11,250 apartments.
Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village | |
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Stuyvesant Town as seen from the south at First Avenue in 2006 | |
Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40.732°N 73.978°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Community District | Manhattan 6 |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 21,049 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • White | 74.1% |
| • Asian | 12.6 |
| • Hispanic | 6.7 |
| • Black | 3.6 |
| • Other | 3.0 |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $99,324 (Peter Cooper Village), $86,345 (Stuyvesant Town) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 10009–10010 |
| Area codes | 212, 332, 646, and 917 |
Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village was planned, beginning in 1942, and opened its first building in 1947. It replaced the Gas House district of gas storage tanks. The complex has been sold multiple times, most recently in 2015 when it was sold to Ivanhoé Cambridge and Blackstone for $5.45 billion.
Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village is part of Manhattan Community District 6, and its primary ZIP Codes are 10009 and 10010. It is patrolled by the 13th Precinct of the New York City Police Department (NYPD).