Upper East Side

439 East 77th Street Completes Demolition on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on December 16, 2024 By Michael Young

Demolition is complete at 439 East 77th Street, the site of a seven-story residential building in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by ARC Architecture + Design Studio for Jack Ezra of Urban Spring Capital, the 74-foot-tall structure will span 28,923 square feet and yield 16 condominium units with an average scope of 1,807 square feet, as well as a cellar level, a 30-foot-long rear yard, and two enclosed parking spaces. The property is situated on an interior lot between First and York Avenues.

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Demolition Prep Underway at 1655 First Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on December 15, 2024 By Michael Young

Demolition preparations are underway at 1655 First Avenue, the site of a forthcoming 23-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by S. Weedier Architect for Cheskel Schwimmer of Chess Builders LLC, the 235-foot-tall structure will span 145,086 square feet and yield 99 condominium units with an average scope of 1,419 square feet, as well as 4,543 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, a cellar level, and a 30-foot-long rear yard. The property sits at the corner of First Avenue and East 86th Street.

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Foundations Underway At 1448 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on December 13, 2024 By Michael Young

At number 19 on our countdown of the tallest construction projects in New York is 1448 Third Avenue, a 478-foot-tall residential tower in the Yorkville section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by Douglaston Development, the 39-story structure will span 287,632 square feet and yield 125 units with an average scope of 1,804 square feet, as well as 40,864 square feet of commercial space, 21,224 square feet of community facility space, a cellar level, and a 20-foot-long rear yard. The property is alternately addressed as 170 East 83rd Street and located at the corner of Third Avenue and East 82nd Street.

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RAMSA’s 255 East 77th Street Rises Steadily on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on December 12, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

At number 20 on our year-end countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is 255 East 77th Street, a 500-foot-tall residential skyscraper in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects with Hill West Architects as the architect of record and developed by Naftali Group, the 36-story structure will span 170,481 square feet and yield 62 condominium units in two- to five-bedrooms layouts, as well as 3,861 square feet of retail space, two cellar levels, and 33 enclosed parking spaces. The property is alternately addressed as 1481 Second Avenue and located at the corner of Second Avenue and East 77th Street.

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New Renderings Revealed For The Met’s $500 Million Expansion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on December 11, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently released new renderings for the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing, a $500 million expansion of the world-famous institution on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Frida Escobedo Studio with Beyer Blinder Belle as the executive architect, the addition will span 126,000 square feet, including 71,000 square feet for The Met’s 20th- and 21st-century art collection, as well as 18,500 square feet of outdoor space. The new structure will rise from within the museum’s existing footprint, replacing the aging 120,000-square-foot wing that currently sits at the southwest corner of the site.

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