Permits have been filed for a 23-story mixed-use building at 1655 First Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Located between East 86th Street and East 87th Street, the lot is one block east of the 86th Street subway station, served by the Q train. Cheskel Schwimmer of Chess Builders LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 235-foot-tall development will yield 145,086 square feet, with 140,543 square feet designated for residential space and 4,543 square feet for commercial space. The building will have 99 residences, most likely condos based on the average unit scope of 1,419 square feet. The concrete-based structure will also have a cellar and a 30-foot-long rear yard.
S. Wieder Architect is listed as the architect of record.
Demolition permits were filed in September for the four-story structure on the site. An estimated completion date has not been announced.
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just what we need more condos for the super rich
Do you ever shut up about making the same comment? It’s New York City! There’s construction everywhere. Deal with it nimrod
living in Manhattan is a choice and luxury, not a requirement or rights
Arnelo/guesser, complaining about construction while living in New York is as pointless as in other booming cities like Miami, Austin, Toronto, or Dubai. You make a choice to live in a city that’s subject to change; don’t live in one if it always gets under your skin.
Your wishful thinking to make NYC stay in a regressive underdeveloped state just to be spiteful toward people that are more well off than you isn’t just contemptuous, it’s shear entitlement.
And stop saying “super rich” to describe ALL rich people. As if these future residents are part of the .0001% of society; it’s insanely inaccurate of you and you clearly know it 🙄😒
Actually, you’re right. Manhattan desperately needs more housing. And obviously market rate housing on the Upper East Side will be for the wealthy. That’s a good thing. You need a tax base.