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The Wales at 1295 Madison Avenue - Courtesy of VMI Studios

YIMBY Tours The Wales At 1295 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on October 30, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

YIMBY toured The Wales, a newly converted 11-story condominium building at 1295 Madison Avenue in the Carnegie Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Developed and owned by Adellco, which purchased the site from LJ Real Estate Capital Partners in 2018 for $56.3 million, along with Parisian design studio PINTO, the historic building features a collection of 21 condominium units and accompanying amenity spaces. Form4 Design Studio and Higgins Quasebarth designed the renovations and upper two-story expansion, and Press Builders served as the general contractor for the property, which was formerly known as Hotel Wales and stands at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 92nd Street. Condominium closings commenced back in March with residences priced from $3.59 million to $21.5 million for the penthouse.

Updated Plans Revealed for 231 East 94th Street Skyscraper on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on October 28, 2023 By Michael Young

Revised plans have been announced for 231 East 94th Street, an upcoming 46-story residential skyscraper in the Yorkville section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by The Chapman Group, the 524-foot-tall structure will span 385,831 square feet and yield 452 units in studio- to two-bedroom layouts with 113 of the homes dedicated to affordable housing, as well as ground floor commercial and community facility spaces and a rear yard. The development will replace two low-rise parking garages, an auto repair shop, and a vacant five-story apartment building between Second and Third Avenues.

1299 Third Avenue Rises Past the Halfway Mark on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on October 26, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction has risen past the halfway mark on 1299 Third Avenue, a 33-story residential tower on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Elad Group, which purchased the plot for $61 million in April 2022, the 420-foot-tall structure will yield 47 condominium units. Press Builders is the general contractor for the property, which is located on an interior lot facing Third Avenue with two small extensions to East 74th and East 75th Streets.

200 East 75th Street Tops Out Over Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on October 25, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction recently topped out on 200 East 75th Street, an 18-story residential building in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by EJS Development, which purchased the property for $32.5 million in March 2021, the 214-foot-tall structure will span 97,569 square feet and yield 36 condominium units and ground-floor retail space. Triton Construction Industry is the general contractor for the project, which is alternately addressed as 1305-1307 Third Avenue and located at the intersection of Third Avenue and East 75th Street.

Hospital For Special Surgery’s Expansion Begins to Take Shape on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on October 24, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is underway on The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Tower, a 12-story waterfront expansion of the Hospital For Special Surgery at 535 East 70th Street in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by EwingCole, the $200 million addition will span 100,000 square feet directly over FDR Drive and connect to the main hospital wing to the south via a sky bridge. Tishman Construction Corp. is the general contractor for the property, which is located between East 71st and 72nd Streets.

Rendering of Iron Horse Labs at 309 East 94th Street - Perkins & Will; Elevate Research Properties

Construction Begins on Iron Horse Labs at 309 East 94th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on October 24, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Work is taking shape at 309 East 94th Street, the future site of an eight-story 200,000-square foot life sciences facility on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Perkins + Will and developed by Elevate Research Properties, the life sciences subsidiary of Taconic Partners, Nuveen Real Estate and Flatiron Equities, the building is going to be expanded, recladded, and fully renovated. The project will be called the Iron Horse Labs, named after New York Yankees legend Lou “Iron Horse” Gehrig who was born at the same address. 309 East 94th Street Property Owner LLC is listed as the owner and JRM Construction Management is the general contractor for the property, which is situated on a large interior lot between First and Second Avenues.

Stephen and Christine Schwarzman Animal Medical Center’s Expansion Progresses on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on October 23, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is steadily moving along on the Stephen and Christine Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, a ten-story veterinary hospital at 510 East 62nd Street in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Perkins + Will, the $100 million non-profit project will add 11,000 square feet to the existing 26,000-square-foot, 63-year-old structure. Turner Construction Company is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by the East 62nd Street to the north, East 61st Street to the south, FDR Drive to the east, and York Avenue to the west.

The Wellington’s Renovation and Expansion Progresses at 1290 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on October 22, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction and renovations are progressing on The Wellington, a historic six-story, 25,000-square-foot building at 1290 Madison Avenue in the Carnegie Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Page Ayres Cowley Architecture, LLC for 1290 Madison LLC, the project involves the conversion of the interiors to yield ten condominium units spanning 21,600 square feet, the construction of a one-story addition above the parapet, the restoration of the Renaissance Revival façade, and modernization of the 3,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. First Standard Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 92nd Street.

Weill Cornell Medicine Unveils Plans for $260M Student Residence Hall on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:00 am on October 19, 2023 By Max Gillespie

Weill Cornell Medicine has announced plans for a $260 million student residence hall, set to transform the city’s housing landscape for graduate and medical students. Located at the junction of East 74th Street and York Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the 16-story structure is projected to open in 2025.

Aerial view of construction at the National Black Theatre and Ray Harlem tower - Photo by Brett Tiagwad

National Black Theatre and Ray Harlem Top Out at 2031 Fifth Avenue in East Harlem

7:30 am on October 13, 2023 By Sebastian Morris

A 21-story residential tower and cultural center has topped out at 2301 Fifth Avenue in East Harlem. The base of the building will house the National Black Theatre, retail space, a multipurpose “communal living room” open to the public. The upper levels of the building will house Ray Harlem, a 222-unit rental component.

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