Yorkville’s Affordable Housing Is Disappearing—and the City’s Fair Housing Strategy Isn’t Saving It
FRIENDS has been sounding the alarm for years: Yorkville is losing its affordable housing as older, lower-rise buildings—many of them rent-regulated and relatively affordable—are demolished and replaced with luxury towers.
It’s a Wrap: Replacement for Jetson-esque Building Tops Out on Second Avenue
Earlier this year, four historic tenement buildings on the southeast corner of East 75th Street and Third Avenue were demolished to pave way for a new 214 foot tall building, developed by the EJS Group and designed by Beyer Blinder Belle.
1059 Third Avenue
The nearly completed Manuel Glas design at 1059 Third Avenue first received its zoning approval in 2015. Despite its plans being amended and approved by DOB multiple times, including the most recent zoning diagrams filed in November 2019, they still have serious errors and present odd solutions to make up