Upper East Side

Elodie at 439 East 77th Street. Rendering courtesy of Trove Partners.

Renderings Revealed for Elodie At 439 East 77th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on May 3, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Renderings have been revealed for Elodie, a seven-story residential building under construction at 439 East 77th Street in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by ARC Architecture + Design Studio and developed in a joint venture between Salomon Cojab of Visabe Corp. and Jack Ezra Cattan of Urban Spring Capital called Grand Cru Real Estate, the 74-foot-tall structure will span 33,190 square feet and yield 16 condominium units with an average scope of 1,807 square feet. The project will also include a cellar level, a 30-foot-long rear yard, and two enclosed parking spaces. PKSB is serving as the design architect and ARC is the architect of record for the property, which is situated on a 70-foot wide interior lot between First and York Avenues.

500 East 81st Street. Rendering courtesy of Rybak Development.

500 East 81st Street’s Exterior Progresses on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on April 21, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Exterior work is moving along on 500 East 81st Street, an 11-story residential building in the Yorkville section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by S20M and Zproekt Architecture and developed by Rybak Development, the 100-foot-tall structure will span 37,378 square feet and yield ten condominium units. The project will also include a parking garage and ground-floor retail space. The 3,104-square-foot property is located at the southeast corner of York Avenue and East 81st Street.

171 East 86th Street. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

SOM-Designed Tower Progresses at 171 East 86th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on April 17, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Exterior work is progressing on 171 East 86th Street, a 17-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by ZD Jasper, the 210-foot-tall structure will yield 25 condominium units with an average scope of 2,280 square feet. The project will also include 2,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space and two cellar levels. Archimeara is the architect of record for the property, which is located at the northwest corner of East 86th Street and Third Avenue.

1482 First Avenue. Designed by Hill West Architects.

Foundations Underway for 30-Story Tower At 1482 First Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on April 14, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Foundation work is moving along at 1482 First Avenue, the site of a 30-story residential tower on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Alchemy-ABR, the 395-foot-tall structure will span roughly 161,000 square feet and yield 89 rental units. 18 of the apartments will be rent-stabilized for residents earning 80 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). The project will also include nearly 1,500 square feet of commercial space. Paris Forino as the interior designer for the property, which is comprised of two conjoined interior lots by the intersection of First Avenue and East 77th Street.

242 East 71st Street. Photo by Michael Young.

RAMSA’s 242 East 71st Street Breaks Ground on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on April 7, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Earthwork is underway at 242 East 71st Street, the site of a 22-story residential tower in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects and developed by Avdoo, the 172,000-square-foot structure is slated to yield 50 condominium units, ground-floor retail space, and enclosed parking. The nearly 10,000-square-foot property is located at the southwest corner of Second Avenue and East 71st Street.

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