972 Fifth Avenue
A high Italian Renaissance style house designed by McKim, Mead, and White and built in 1902-1906. Application is to install light fixtures.
41st Annual Meeting and Awards
Every year, we look forward to gathering with members and friends to celebrate and recognize the fine restoration, renovation, and advocacy work completed on the Upper East Side. We were delighted to celebrate our 41st Annual Meeting and Awards in person on Wednesday, April 12.
Watch It Again: “Fact and Fiction about the 12FAR Cap” with George Janes
Watch a recording of our online talk "Fact and Fiction about the 12FAR Cap" by urban planner and zoning expert George Janes held on March 21st and co-sponsored by FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts and Landmark West!
63 East 93rd Street
A Renaissance Revival style rowhouse designed by A.B. Ogden & Son and built in 1891. Application is to construct rooftop and rear yard additions.
167 East 73rd Street
A Beaux Arts style carriage house designed by George L. Amoroux and built in 1903-4. Application is to install flagpoles and signage.
Advocacy Alert: State Still Pushing to Lift the Lid on NYC Residential Development
For the third time in recent years, there is a fast-moving proposal at the State level to lift the longstanding cap on residential development in New York City. Lifting the 12 FAR cap would potentially unleash a flood of development rights that are likely to yield more supertall superluxury development,
980 Fifth Avenue
An apartment building designed by Paul Resnick and Harry F. Green and built in 1965-68. Application is to construct a rear addition.
234 East 61st Street
A rowhouse designed by F.S. Barnes and built in 1873. Application is to construct a rooftop addition.
New 2023 Expansion Plans for Northwell Health, Lenox Hill Hospital
After shelving expansion plans during the pandemic, Lenox Hill Hospital has once again come forward with a rezoning proposal to radically expand the scale of its full-block campus between 76th and 77th streets and Park and Lexington avenues. Although the residential tower on Park Avenue has been dropped from the
828 Madison Avenue
A Neo-Renaissance style hotel building designed by George F. Pelham and built in 1925-26. Application is to modify a masonry opening, install new infill and replace windows.