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Whole Upper East Side Corner To Be Demolished, Across From Extell Site
"It's heartbreaking," says the owner of Aero Locksmith, one of a dozen businesses being displaced by Yorkville's latest major teardown.

"It's heartbreaking," says the owner of Aero Locksmith, one of a dozen businesses being displaced by Yorkville's latest major teardown.

The palatial Lenox Hill townhouse where Ivana Trump lived and died has been listed for $26.5 million. Take a look inside.

An old Upper East Side medical building where residents had complained of rodents and leaky ceilings is being demolished, new plans show.
This week, inspectors found mice on the Upper West Side, roaches on the Upper East Side, dangerously hot water in Crown Heights, and more.
Ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer's company will replace its longtime rental building with a pricey Fifth Avenue condo tower, according to new plans.
Nearly a year after the pandemic-era eviction ban ended, more and more households and businesses are being displaced on the Upper East Side.
A nondescript Upper East Side building has an unusual distinction: it makes up one of the only all-rental ZIP codes in the U.S.
The carriage-style building will be transformed into a multi-story apartment tower after a landlord moved to evict its remaining tenants.
The legendary actor and singer's former Upper East Side co-op sits on East 74th Street near Central Park.
A decades-old Yorkville factory-turned-office building will be reborn once again as a sprawling life science lab, according to new plans.
Big changes could be coming to a Lenox Hill block, where a developer plans to demolish at least two of its low-rise buildings.
An eye-catching new Yorkville church would render next-door apartments "uninhabitable" by blocking their light and air, a landlord alleges.
The developer may no longer need to build awkwardly around a single tenant thanks to a new ruling, which some say sets a worrying precedent.
This week, city inspectors found mice in a Harlem apartment, roaches in Crown Heights, lead paint on the Upper West Side, and more.
The medical giant revealed plans for its full-block Third Avenue medical center, after resolving a legal fight with the next-door landlord.
A plastic surgeon says he "lived in fear" when his neighbors' renovation shrouded his townhouse in scaffolding and pelted it with debris.
A brand-new luxury building on the Upper East Side is plagued by shoddy construction and misdeeds by its developers, residents allege.
A developer wants to construct a 500-unit apartment tower on a midblock Yorkville site, potentially triggering another rezoning battle.
It would appear to be Manhattan's tallest building north of 72nd Street — but would contain fewer apartments than the block used to have.
An Upper East Side co-op tower faces penalties for chaining off its "privately owned public space" and letting it crumble, the city says.
The billionaire founder of ALDO shoes wanted an UES triplex for his daughter, but helped destroy a medical office instead, a suit alleges.
The development that roiled the Upper East Side last year could finally get underway after a judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by neighbors.
Goddard Riverside withdrew from the 91st Street Safe Haven after the city changed its model — the latest setback for the Yorkville facility.
A century-old Upper East Side church is trying to sell two next-door buildings that it owns — without proper permission, a lawsuit alleges.
The landlord of a CBD supplements shop on Lexington Avenue says it owes thousands in unpaid rent. The store says the claim is misleading.
The famed restaurateur is accused of blocking a long-planned Yorkville Safe Haven shelter. Neighbors want him to let it proceed.
More apartments are opening up on the Upper East Side, but so many are being abandoned by priced-out tenants that prices are still rising.
A developer is pushing ahead with a 22-story tower on Second Avenue after winning a bitter lawsuit against the next-door landlord.
The century-old building has been sold to a real estate investor by the former owners of Wankel's Hardware, which closed down last month.
The last building left on a demolished Upper East Side corner could soon be torn down as developers seek to build a medical center there.
Developer Extell has filed plans to demolish a prominent 86th Street corner that includes the Papaya King flagship, which faces legal woes.
In a rare bit of good news for Upper East Side tenants, the number of open apartments is finally inching up — though prices haven't dropped.
Blumenfeld Development Group Signs Optimum to 5-year lease
A son seeking to remove his own mother from his father's trust is pointing to the poor conditions in the rental buildings she controls.
After reaching a $100K settlement with his building over unpaid wages, a former super says the UES co-op torpedoed his next opportunity.
The longtime Yorkville auto repair shop where an employee was shot and killed last year could be torn down to make way for a new building.
A brand-new "boutique luxury condominium" on the Upper East Side is plagued by dangerous construction and "sewage odors," residents allege.
A 400-foot tower has been approved for a rapidly-changing Upper East Side block — even as one local expert insists the project is illegal.
The vacant corner formerly home to Bistro Le Steak and Candle Cafe will soon become an 18-story apartment tower, according to new filings.
An elderly woman says her Upper East Side condo board is "pushing [her] to the edge" after they sued her, alleging disruptive behavior.