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21-Story Tower, Affordable Housing Coming To Upper East Side Block
The developer planning to demolish half of a Second Avenue block has revealed what it will build: a tower and a shorter, affordable project.

The developer planning to demolish half of a Second Avenue block has revealed what it will build: a tower and a shorter, affordable project.

The project that has roiled an UES block for years saw a new twist this week as its owner dropped plans. Preservationists are still unhappy.

The concept of a "COVID deal" is now a distant memory, as Upper East Side rents jump and Manhattan hits record highs, a new study found.
A series of shops in a famed Upper East Side condo are facing foreclosure, according to a new lawsuit against their billionaire landlord.
The owner of a landmarked Upper East Side townhouse built an unpermitted addition, amassed thousands in fines — and is now asking for more.
Years after she shelled out $15 million for a three-floor Fifth Avenue penthouse, an heiress is now suing the building over leaky ceilings.
An Upper East Side landlord is going to court after a neighbor erected a sidewalk shed that blocks views from a swanky rental building.
In the market for an Upper East Side townhouse? A new listing comes with an unusual amenity: a famed antique shop whose owner is moving on.
A longtime Yorkville building will soon be demolished to make way for an unusual development: a 12-story church. Here's what to know.
It's a holy mess: an Upper East Side pastor is accused of breaking state law when he sold his church-provided apartment for $2 million.
A large chunk of a Second Avenue block will soon be torn down, city records show, with a high-rise development likely to follow.
After remaining open for 119 years, Hotel Wales was converted into a luxury condo building starting in 2020. Check out the new penthouse.
Accusations of violent threats tainted the emptying-out of these Second Avenue buildings, which are now set to be demolished.
A 200-bed cancer care tower will rise on York Avenue, the hospital said Tuesday: the latest medical building to reshape the UES skyline.
Drilling for a new self-storage building in Yorkville has made neighbors' homes "unlivable" and even prompted a summons from the city.
The co-founder of Russia's largest private bank may now be offloading his Upper East Side townhome, the New York Post reported.
This seven-story Upper East Side mansion boasts a pool, rooftop garden, screening room and even "staff quarters." Take a look inside.
Another lawsuit accuses an Upper East Side property owner of halting a planned tower: this time, a medical center by Northwell Health.
The medical school residence replacing a prominent church was revealed to an UES board. Meanwhile, the Ruppert Park dog run won support.
"I’ve cuddled lions and I love lions," said one community board member who backed a billionaire's plans to adorn his Upper East Side home.
The post-pandemic real estate recovery may be bad news for Upper East Side renters, as prices jump while vacant apartments dry up.
A synagogue is holding up the construction of an apartment tower on East 86th Street, arguing that the project would endanger children.
Two ornate mansions built nearly a century ago were sold for $20 million to paper heir Peter Brant, according to records and news reports.
Apartment towers will soon replace the lot where neighbors hoped to open a garden, and another corner now home to restaurants and tenements.
A company that rents out "trendy," furnished apartments around the city has purchased a Yorkville building as its next property.
The top floors of an Upper East Side townhouse were torn down after construction work triggered a near-collapse, angering preservationists.
The "To Kill a Mockingbird" author reportedly lived for decades in this modest Yorkville unit — which could be yours for $3,150 a month.
A 270-foot tower will soon rise on the busy Second Avenue corner formerly home to Cafe d'Alsace, according to city records.
The Upper East Side is again being asked to approve a zoning change to make way for a bigger building — this time, for an art gallery.
A United Nations employee says he developed cancer after an electric transformer was installed on his Roosevelt Island co-op building.
A $73 million sale has likely doomed the dream to convert a First Avenue lot to a new green space, but advocates plan to broaden their push.
Upper East Side landlords falsely claimed a building was habitable after a fire — and are now trying to drive out tenants, a lawsuit says.
"No sign for you!" said the city to the Madison Avenue developer, who was forced to tear down the sign that first appeared last fall.
A developer intends to tear down seven buildings that have lined an Upper East Side block for a century — but one tenant may be holding out.
Big chunks of Upper East Side blocks were sold to developers in recent days—including the auto shop where a man was fatally shot in August.
The last building standing on an Upper East Side corner will be demolished after a tenant moved out. A new development will take its place.
Home prices and asking rents are still increasing on the Upper East Side as Manhattan's inventory rapidly shrinks, a new report found.
An East Side doorman says he now has proof that a late resident promised him millions. Lawyers for the man's estate reject the forms.
Extell is planning another big Upper East Side tower — but they'll be forced to build around a lone tenant who just defeated them in court.
Dozens of tenants at the Normandie Court complex are suing their landlord, alleging their stabilized rents are being illegally jacked up.