700 Park Avenue
An apartment building designed by Kahn & Jacobs, Paul Resnick, and Harry F. Green and built in 1959. Application is to replace a window assembly.
Another Piece of Yorkville’s History Shattered: St. Elizabeth of Hungary to Be Replaced by Luxury Condos
For more than 130 years, St. Elizabeth of Hungary at 213 East 83rd Street served as a spiritual home and cultural cornerstone for generations of German and Slovak immigrants in Yorkville. Built in 1893, the church stood at the heart of the neighborhood’s working-class community, sustaining faith, language, and tradition
48 East 73rd Street
A rowhouse built in 1885-86, altered in the neo-Federal style by S. Edson Gage in 1916, and again in 1979.
31 East 63rd Street
A rowhouse built in 1877-79 and altered in 1938 by Treanor and Fatio. Application is to construct a rooftop addition.
The Doelger Building Deserves Protection, Not a Wrecking Ball
FRIENDS is deeply dismayed by reports that the Doelger Building will be demolished and replaced with a luxury condominium tower. Another irreplaceable piece of Yorkville’s architectural and cultural heritage now stands on the brink of erasure. The four-story Art Deco Doelger Building at Third Avenue and East 84th Street is
168 East 75th Street
A rowhouse built in 1880-81, and altered as an Arts and Crafts style garage building by Edmund C. Stout in 1902. Application is to construct a rooftop addition, modify masonry openings, replace windows, and alter the rear façade and extension.
133 East 95th Street
A Neo-Federal style building designed by Frank Wennemer and constructed in 1189-90.
1185 Park Avenue
A neo-Gothic style apartment building designed by Schwartz & Gross and built in 1928-29.
The Vertical Shift: Supertalls Push Into the Upper East Side
A new generation of supertall towers — some soaring well beyond 1,000 feet — is pushing north from Midtown and reshaping the neighborhood’s identity. Even just beyond the UES line, projects like the proposed 1,240-foot tower at 625 Madison Avenue illustrate how supertalls are edging ever closer, pressing against the
53 East 77th Street
A modified neo-Spanish Renaissance style residence altered by Pleasants Pennington in 1926-27, from what was originally a Beaux Arts style residence designed by Henry Rutgers Marshall and built in 1900-01. Application is to amend Certificate of Appropriateness 25-04569 to modify previously approved changes to the front façade and install rooftop