3 East 78th Street
A neo-French Renaissance style town house designed by C. P. H. Gilbert and built in 1897-99. Application is to modify a window opening.
714 Madison Avenue
An Italianate/neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by Gage Inslee and built in 1874, with a storefront addition built in 1926. Application is to install signage, awnings and light fixtures.
Call for Art: Beyond the Bricks
FRIENDS is joining forces with Art on the Ave and Manhattan Sideways to showcase the breadth and diversity of local businesses in the Yorkville neighborhood and highlight immigrant connections of both current and past retail and residential tenants. One element of this project is to spotlight local retail spaces themselves,
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.
53 East 79th Street
An Italian Renaissance style townhouse designed by Trowbridge & Livingston and built in 1916-17. Application is to construct a rear yard addition.
Proposed Council Districts: Your Interests are About to Take a Backseat
New district lines for New York City’s 51 Council Districts are now being considered for adoption, and as proposed, big changes are coming to representation in local government for the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island.
More Buildings ≠ More Housing, and More Housing ≠ Affordable Housing
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.
1071 Fifth Avenue
A Modern-style museum building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1956-59, and subsequently enlarged by an addition designed by Gwathmy Siegel and Associates and built in 1988-92. Application is to modify designated interior spaces.
1014 Fifth Avenue
A Beaux-Arts style townhouse designed by Welch, Smith & Provot and built in 1906-1907. Application is to alter the areaway, modify windows and doors, and enlarge a rear yard addition.
18 East 68th Street
A Beaux-Arts style residence designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1904-05. Application is to install a gate at the entrance stairs.