Crime & Safety
Fire Breaks Out In New Upper East Side Luxury Building
A new luxury condo tower caught fire on the Upper East Side Friday morning, prompting a large emergency response.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A fire broke out Friday morning in a newly-built luxury tower on the Upper East Side, prompting emergency vehicles to swarm the street below.
Flames broke out around 10 a.m. on a lower floor of 180 East 88th St. — a 50-story condominium tower completed last year between Third and Lexington avenues, witness Sachyn Mital told Patch.
A visible plume of smoke rose from the tower as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.
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Around 14 minutes later, the smoke had dissipated, though firefighters were still poking around the inside of the building, Mital said.
The FDNY did not immediately respond to questions, though the agency confirmed in an alert that it was responding to a fire at the building.
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The building has faced its share of controversy: local officials filed an unsuccessful lawsuit against developers DDG Partners in 2018, alleging that the tower's plans did not adhere to city building rules.
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