18 East 68th Street
A Beaux-Arts style residence designed by C.P.H. Gilbert and built in 1904-05. Application is to install sculptural figures and a gate at the stoop.
112 East 75th Street
A Modern style synagogue building designed by Schuman & Lichtenstein and built in 1964-1968. Application is to alter the façade, enclose the recessed ground floor and replace windows.
Advocacy Alert: Say NO to Lifting the Cap
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,
Preservation Alert: 21 East 65th Street demolished due to emergency order
In mid-December 2021 FRIENDS learned the disturbing news that the upper stories of 21 East 65th Street, a historic building located in the Upper East Side Historic District, were being demolished due to the appearance of an 8-inch-wide crack in floors 3-5 of its front facade. The Department of Buildings
21 East 63rd Street
A Beaux-Arts style rowhouse built in 1900 and designed by Buchman and Fox and altered in 1980. Application is to remove the stoop, alter the ground floor and modify the areaway walls and ironwork.
1022 Lexington Avenue
A neo-Grec style rowhouse built in 1880-1881 and designed by Thom and Wilson. Application is to replace storefront and entrance infill and modify openings.
2022 Annual Awards
This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will once again celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our 39th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony.
980 Park Avenue
A Second Empire/Gothic Revival style church parish hall and rectory designed by Patrick Charles Keely and built in 1881-1883. Application is to install a canopy.
Blood Center Approval: Political Pressures Prevail Over Common Sense
Today the New York City Council voted 43-5 to approve the modified Blood Center/Longfellow tower over the extensive and persistent opposition to the plan by the community and Council Member Ben Kallos.
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