Construction is ramping up at 1477 Third Avenue, the site of a 15-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Noam Shemel of Kano Real Estate Investments, the 159-foot-tall structure will span 25,754 square feet and yield nine condominium units with an average scope of 2,677 square feet. The development will also contain 1,658 square feet of commercial space, a cellar level, and a 19.5-foot-long rear yard, according to permits filed in 2022. The 4,745-square-foot property is located between East 83rd and East 84th Streets.
The street-level rendering above shows the full western elevation. The slender building will match the height of its abutting neighbors, and most of the western face will protrude further forward toward the street than the adjacent buildings. The façade will be composed of beige brick surrounding floor-to-ceiling windows, with light gray stone cornices on the seventh, 13th and 15th stories. The latter two levels will also feature arched windows. A small balcony is also depicted on the southern end of the final floor.
The rendering closely matches the below axonometric zoning diagram, which depicts a straightforward massing with two corner cutouts on the southern elevation. An additional setback is located on the top floor, and the building will culminate in a mechanical bulkhead along the northern edge of the roof.
1477 Third Avenue zoning diagram.
The low-rise former occupant of the lot has been fully razed since our last update last May, when demolition prep was just getting underway. Foundations could begin formation sometime this spring, followed by the rise of the new superstructure later in the year.
1477 Third Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
The site was formerly occupied by a two-story commercial building, as seen in the below Google Street View image from before the start of demolition. Kano purchased the property from Rodney Spring & Spring Swinehart for $8.5 million in 2022. Cuashman & Wakefield brokered the deal.
1477 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side via Google Maps
The nearest subway from the development is the Q train at the 86th Street station to the east along Second Avenue.
1477 Third Avenue’s anticipated completion date is slated for June 2027, as noted on site.
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Thanks for posting the skinny on this project.
Wow, this building really stands out..maybe cause everything else around it is out of focus?
Ugh. This could have been sculptural and interesting. But instead it looks like a vertical strip mall.
I can’t tell if the side windows seen in the photo of the existing building on the right will be blocked by this new building. Can anyone tell?
Every new construction will always block the abutting windows. What a sad affair for people that will live those caves in perpetual darkness and airless.
I love how you make it sound like it’s still 1890.
The loss of bathroom windows means putting in a ventilation system.
Maybe they’re just staircases windows?
Is it like 15 feet or 25 horizontal? Lol
Nice looking infill I think