BEEKMAN PLACE (MANHATTAN)

'Beekman Place' is a small neighborhood on the east side of Manhattan. It is known for its atmosphere of understated wealth and as an oasis of quiet amid the roar of midtown. As such, it is a highly desirable address although it is far from public transportation and does not have the cachet of Fifth or Park Avenues. It is also less known than the contiguous enclave of wealth, Sutton Place, directly to the north, which is separated from Beekman Place by 52nd Street, which reaches a dead end at the river and is itself a desirable street. Notable residents of Beekman Place generally remain hidden from public view but the area is likely home to many high-level affiliated people from the United Nations directly to the south. It is an area that ranges in socioeconomic diversity from the upper middle class and the "working rich" business executives to extraordinarily rich families whose names are familiar to the American public and who own large town houses in the area, often actually several townhouses combined to form colossal mansions of understated spectacularity.
The site of Beekman Place refers to the location on which the Beekman family built its then summer house. Their main lodging was on Beekman Street, in Downtown Manhattan.
The New York Historical Society holds numerous records on the role of the Beekman family in the development of New Amsterdam, as New York was first known.
===Popular Culture===

★ In the 1966 Broadway musical, "Mame," Beekman Place is specifically mentioned:
"Beekman Place... dear, loyal Beekman Place!"