New York apartment building set to have a 'poor door' entrance for those living in cheaper condos

An apartment block is being planned on the Upper West Side of Manhattan which will separate the rich tenants from the poor.

Developer Extell has applied for tax breaks amid construction of a massive complex stretching ten blocks as it will include 55 low-income homes.

However, these will reportedly be separated from the rest of the luxury river-view condos with a different entrance at the rear of 40 Riverside Boulevard.

Locked out: The Manhattan complex is reportedly to have affordable housing units... but will separate those tenants from the more wealthy condo owners with riverfront views by a separate door

'You know that show ‘Downton Abbey’? Where the servants have to come and go through separate entrances and bow their heads when they see a noble?

'Well, there could soon be a version right here on the Upper West Side!' wrote blogger West Side Rag.

New York City offers an Inclusionary Housing Program which lets developers access tax breaks and other bonuses by creating or preserving low-income homes.

40 Riverside Boulevard is set to be a 33-story tower comprising of 530 units.

The New York Post reported that the low-income units - on only the second to sixth floors - will cost $845 for a studio, $908 for a one-bed and two-beds for $1,099.

In comparison, luxury, seven-bedroom homes over three levels in the neighboring 60 Riverside Boulevard sell for $15.9million.

Manhattan lifestyle: The luxury condos on the Upper West Side look out onto the Hudson