821 Park Avenue

A neo-Renaissance style apartment building designed by F.B. and A. Ware and built in 1924- 25. Application is to construct additions, modify and create window openings, and replace windows.

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1143 Park Avenue

A rowhouse designed by John Sullivan built in 1884-85 and altered by Emery Roth in 1924. Application is to modify the front façade, install a cornice, and construct rooftop and rear yard additions.

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2025 Ambassador of the Upper East Side Award Dinner

On September 30, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side gathered for a special evening to present the 2025 Ambassador of the Upper East Side Award to Christian Keesee and Larry Keigwin. Honored for their remarkable contributions to the arts, culture, and historic preservation in New York City, the event celebrated

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Grand Army Plaza

1 Grand Army Plaza

A plaza originally established in the 1860s and expanded and redesigned by Carrere and Hastings in 1913-1916. Application to install light poles and related equipment.

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1 East 60th Street – Metropolitan Club Building

A neo-Italian Renaissance style club building designed by McKim, Mead & White Architects and built in 1892-94, with alterations in 1912 by Ogden Codman Jr.

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831-837 Madison Avenue

A no-style building remodeled in 1956 (no. 831), two neo-Grec style rowhouses designed by Charles Buek & Co. and built in 1885-1886 (nos. 833 and 835), and a Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by Thom & Wilson and built in 1884 (no. 837).

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Mayor’s Charter Revision Push Goes to Voters This November

This November, New Yorkers will not only vote for elected officials—they will also decide on a series of ballot measures that could significantly expand mayoral authority and reshape longstanding mechanisms for community oversight in the city’s land use and development process. Behind the bureaucratic language of “streamlining” and “fast-tracking,” the

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1009 Fifth Avenue

1009 Fifth Avenue

A Beaux Arts style mansion designed by Welch, Smith & Provot and built in 1899-1901. Application is to reconstruct bulkheads and modify balustrades.

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10 East 82nd

A rowhouse built in 1888-89 and altered in the neo-Federal style by Bradley Delahanty in 1924. Application is to alter the front façade, construct rooftop and rear yard additions, and excavate beneath the cellar and rear yard.

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118 East 95th Street

A Queen Anne style rowhouse designed by C. Abbott French & Co. and built in 1887-88. Application is to excavate the cellar.

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