841 Lexington Avenue
A simplified Colonial Revival style store and apartment building designed by Thomas W. Lamb Inc. and built in 1929.
680 Madison Avenue
A neo-Georgian style apartment building designed by K. B. Norton and built in 1950-51. Application is to replace windows and spandrel panels at the 2nd and 3rd floors.
The Park Avenue Historic District Hearing Date is Tuesday
The Park Avenue Historic District Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, February 11th. Stretching from 79th to 96th Streets, this section of Park Avenue is in keeping with the character, history, and architecture of the other designated portions of the avenue.
791 Madison Avenue
An Italianate/neo-Grec style row house designed by F.S. Barus and built in 1871. Application is to alter the facades.
817-819 Madison Avenue
A Beaux-Arts style mansion designed by Carrere & Hastings and built in 1892. Application is to construct a rear yard addition.
Over thirty years of keeping the Upper East Side livable and lovable!
Without protection, the special character of our Upper East Side neighborhood could disappear. FRIENDS of the Upper East Side fights to keep our neighborhood vibrant, unique and livable.
Call for Entries – 2014 Annual Awards
This spring, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts will celebrate outstanding achievement in preservation, architecture, and advocacy on the Upper East Side during our Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony.
Central Park, Fort Clinton and Nutter’s Battery Overlooks
Two overlooks, one designed in the 1940s and the other redesigned in the 1940s, at the sites of early 19th century fortifications within and English Romantic style public park designed in 1856 by Olmsted and Vaux.
1290 Madison Avenue
A Renaissance Revival style flats building with stores designed by A.B. Ogden & Co. and built in 1898. Application is to construct a rooftop addition, install storefront infill, create an entrance on East 92nd Street, and install a canopy. A second application is to request that the Landmarks Preservation Commission
12 East 82nd Street
A house built in 1888-89 and altered in the neo-Federal style by Bradley Delehanty in 1920.