A Perilous Path to Protection: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of a Landmark
April 2020 marks the 55th anniversary of the New York City Landmarks Law, and this year, our neighborhood has something extra special to celebrate as we honor this milestone year. As of October 2019, the City and Suburban First Avenue Estate has been saved from demolition, thanks to a years-long,
1185 Park Avenue
A neo-Gothic style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1928-29. Application is to replace guard booths.
800 Fifth Avenue
A Postmodern style apartment building designed by Ulrich Franzen & Assoc. and built in 1978. Application is to alter the garden and plaza.
740 Park Avenue
An Art Deco style apartment building designed by Rosario Candela and built in 1929-30. Application is to install through-the-wall air conditioning units.
807 Park Avenue
An altered apartment, originally built as a Romanesque Revival/neo-Renaissance style residence designed by Neville & Bagge in 1898-99, and enlarged in the 1980s. Application is to demolish the building and construct a new building.
Annual Awards 2020: An Ethereal Tour of the Upper East Side
Today we celebrate the recipient of our 2020 Renaissance Award, Park Avenue Synagogue. Last year the Synagogue completed a campus-wide renovation, with a program for the East 87th Street Synagogue House in tandem with the newly acquired building on East 89th Street.
Annual Awards 2020: Honoring New York City Council
In this second of our series to celebrate FRIENDS 2020 Annual Awards recipients we highlight our 2020 Expression of Thanks Awardee New York City Council for adopting Resolution No. 916, which amends the Zoning Resolution to put a cap on exempt mechanical void space within new buildings in residential neighborhoods.
East Side Extra: Home, Health and History in Yorkville
Today, New Yorkers are staying home in order to help stop the spread of coronavirus. The fact that our homes have become a first-line defense in the fight against infection adds this moment in New York City to a timeline, spanning well over 100 years, when the relationship between apartment
1109 Fifth Avenue
A rowhouse designed by W.P. & A.M. Parsons, originally built in 1881-1882, and later altered c. 1939 by George B. Post & Sons. Application is to construct rooftop additions.
106 East 78th Street
A rowhouse designed by W. P. & A. M. Parsons built in 1881-1882, and later altered c. 1941. Application is to construct a new building.