Upper East Side

Views Revealed for 180 East 88th Street, the Upper East Side’s Future Tallest Building Above 72nd Street

6:00 am on September 24, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Over the summer, Tribeca-based DDG broke ground on a 32-story tower at 180 East 88th Street, which will one day by the tallest building above 72nd Street, standing 521 feet to its pinnacle. Now, YIMBY has the first look at what the view from the upper reaches of the tower will entail. The building’s 48 condominiums will feature two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations, and a penthouse duplex will be located on the top two floors. Commercial space will also span 52,000 square feet in the base. HTO Architect is the architect of record, while DDG is designing in-house, and sales are expected to launch this fall.

328 East 62nd Street, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: 328 East 62nd Street, Upper East Side

7:30 am on September 17, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

A corner lot next to an off-ramp for the Queensboro Bridge seems like an unusual place to build a school or medical center, but one developer intends to do exactly that. New building applications were filed for a seven-story community facility building at 328 East 62nd Street, on the corner of a four-block-long street that cuts north between First and Second Avenues and shuttles cars off the bridge.

Renderings Of 30-Story, 115-Unit Condo Conversion At 200 East 62nd Street, Upper East Side

10:00 am on August 25, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last spring, YIMBY brought you news of the condo conversion underway at 200 East 62nd Street, where 115 condo units are being sculpted out of a 30-story rental tower. YIMBY can now reveal new renderings of the transformation, which is being designed by Greenwich Village-based Messana O’Rorke.

New Look: 152 East 87th Street, Upper East Side Condo Conversion and Expansion

8:00 am on August 25, 2015 By Nikolai Fedak

Back in January, the Daily News reported that Gordon Haskett & Co. was set to convert and expand an old parking garage at 152 East 87th Street into a residential building, and the story came with…

Exterior Construction Wraps Up on 20-Story, 82-Unit Rental Building At 501 East 74th Street, Upper East Side

10:00 am on August 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last summer, YIMBY revealed renderings for Benjamin Ohebshalom’s planned 20-story, 82-unit rental building at 501 East 74th Street, on the Upper East Side, and then YIMBY reported the structure’s topping out last February. Now, per DNAinfo, the façade is being installed, and move-ins are expected this November. The building is being dubbed The Rose Modern, and leasing is expected to kick off next month. The Stephen B. Jacobs Group is the project’s architect.

Developer Acquires Vacant Property At 34 East 62nd Street, Upper East Side

4:00 pm on August 20, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Rye, NY-based Woodbine Company has purchased the development site at 34 East 62nd Street, on the Upper East Side, for $11.9 million from Russian developer Janna Bullock. Back in 2007, she filed permits for a five-story townhouse, but plans stalled out. The vacant property has 8,000 square feet of development rights, but can be expanded by 6,000 square feet with the purchase of additional air rights. No new building applications have been filed.

Extell To Expand Assemblage With 350 East 86th Street Purchase, Upper East Side

10:00 am on August 19, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Extell Development is in contract to purchase the single-story grocery store at 350 East 86th Street, on the Upper East Side, for $100 million, Crain’s reports. The developer also owns neighboring sites, and can build a 20-story, 230,000 square-foot condominium building, with 200 units and retail space. The acquisition is expected to close next year, also when Gristedes’ lease expires. Extell’s plans have yet to be disclosed, and assemblage could be expanded with further acquisitions.

Six-Story, Six-Unit Residential Building Filed At 316 East 81st Street, Upper East Side

6:30 am on August 17, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The head of the Midtown-based law firm King & Spalding has filed applications for a six-story, six-unit residential building at 316 East 81st Street, on the Upper East Side, in Yorkville. The building will measure 11,660 square feet in total, and units will likely be condominiums, averaging 1,943 square feet apiece. Issac & Stern is designing, and an old three-story townhouse must first be demolished; the building was purchased in 2012 for $3.2 million.

Icon Realty Planning Mixed-Use Building At 1538 2nd Avenue, Upper East Side

6:30 am on August 12, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Last year, YIMBY brought you news of Icon Realty’s planned 14-story, 12-unit mixed-use building at 1562 2nd Avenue, on the Upper East Side, and now the developer is planning another luxury residential and retail building at 1538-1546 2nd Avenue, a block to the south, between 80th and 81st Streets. According to the New York Post, demolition is underway to remove existing tenement buildings. Although applications are not on file for 1538 2nd Avenue, construction is expected to start in early 2016, or around the same time as their project at 1562 2nd Avenue.

Bedrock Tests Underway At 200 Amsterdam Avenue, Lincoln Square

6:00 am on August 7, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Bedrock exploration is now taking place at 200 Amsterdam Avenue, near 70th Street in Lincoln Square, according to West Side Rag. Earlier this year, the site — which has 388,000 square feet of development rights — was placed on the market with an asking price of more than $400 million. It’s unknown who exactly is behind the tests, as a developer and architect have not been disclosed. Demolition permits for the existing structure have not yet been filed.

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