700 Park Avenue
An apartment building designed by Kahn & Jacobs, Paul Resnick, and Harry F. Green and built in 1959. Application is to replace a window assembly.
Another Piece of Yorkville’s History Shattered: St. Elizabeth of Hungary to Be Replaced by Luxury Condos
For more than 130 years, St. Elizabeth of Hungary at 213 East 83rd Street served as a spiritual home and cultural cornerstone for generations of German and Slovak immigrants in Yorkville. Built in 1893, the church stood at the heart of the neighborhood’s working-class community, sustaining faith, language, and tradition
48 East 73rd Street
A rowhouse built in 1885-86, altered in the neo-Federal style by S. Edson Gage in 1916, and again in 1979.
31 East 63rd Street
A rowhouse built in 1877-79 and altered in 1938 by Treanor and Fatio. Application is to construct a rooftop addition.
The Doelger Building Deserves Protection, Not a Wrecking Ball
FRIENDS is deeply dismayed by reports that the Doelger Building will be demolished and replaced with a luxury condominium tower. Another irreplaceable piece of Yorkville’s architectural and cultural heritage now stands on the brink of erasure. The four-story Art Deco Doelger Building at Third Avenue and East 84th Street is
168 East 75th Street
An Arts and Crafts style building designed by B. Muldron in 1902. Application is for a 2-story vertical addition to an existing 2-family and a conversion to a 1-family.
133 East 95th Street
A Neo-Federal style building designed by Frank Wennemer and constructed in 1189-90.
1185 Park Avenue
A neo-Gothic style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1928-29.
The Vertical Shift: Supertalls Push Into the Upper East Side
A new generation of supertall towers — some soaring well beyond 1,000 feet — is pushing north from Midtown and reshaping the neighborhood’s identity. Even just beyond the UES line, projects like the proposed 1,240-foot tower at 625 Madison Avenue illustrate how supertalls are edging ever closer, pressing against the
53 East 77th Street
A modified neo-Spanish Renaissance style residence altered by Pleasants Pennington in 1926-27, from what was originally a Beaux Arts style residence designed by Henry Rutgers Marshall and built in 1900-01. Application is to amend Certificate of Appropriateness 25-04569 to modify previously approved changes to the front façade and install rooftop